Blue Orchid Thai Kitchen

"absolutely amazing. hands down. stop reading - go eat."

"Sitting in a new little commercial area in the middle of nowhere 10 min South of the strip this location must attract primarily residents in the nearby new apartments and the residents of Upscale Neighborhoods in West Henderson/Anthem. The inside decor with all the fake hanging plants is very well done creating expectations of an extraordinary dining experience. It was 20% full at 6pm on a Friday and 40% full at 8pm when we left (not a great sign.) Drink service was a bit slow, most $14 craft cocktails were very sweet and not strong. Wine pours might prompt you to ask if they were a joke, 3-4 ounces. No exaggeration. Basically a half glass. Draft beers for $8 were served in a small, probably 10-12 ounce max glass. Definitely not a typical pint (16 oz.) Beer was also almost room temp. Spring rolls were bland and boring filling just 90% cabbage. And served too hot a couple people burned their tongues. Yellow Curry, Phad Thai (looked not like typucal family size shareable portion), and deep fried Cod special were good, not spectacular. Fried rice were good tasting especially the pineapple fried rice served in a half pineapple but there was way to much oil in the rice. Thom soup served at table was gimicky but enjoyable. Their signature Khao Mun Gai dish was a ripoff. It consisted of a small portion of boneless chicken thighs like you get at a teriyaki shop for $12 but half as much chicken (and $27) on a huge pile of rice with this delicious gravy sauce which they gave too little of. The chicken had a hint of marination and pieces varied from juicy to rubbery. Overall a disappointment mainly on protein portion size given the price and the fact it was just thigh meat. I could not keep thinking of the word Shrinkflation when leaving this place. If you temper your expectations, aren't very price sensitive, don't drink alcohol, and happen to order a hit rather than miss off the menu you might find Blue Orchid quite enjoyable living up to a 4.5 star average. Otherwise it seems to me the great decor may have clouded peoples' judgements a bit on the value and quality of the food and drinks on the whole. Caution on service expectations as it appears understaffed so service could be slow when it's over 50% capacity"

"I'm a green curry fan and id give it 4.5 stars it's pretty good compared to a lot of the other places I've gone to."