September, 2010
Rating : 5 out of 10
Tariff : Dinner
for two
- 1 appetizer
- 2 entrees
- 2 imported beers
- $ 46
Atmosphere
There is a small, old shopping center set
sideways off of Tamalpais Drive not far past the mall. In it is the non
descript storefront of Tub-Tim Thai. Without the guiding light of the
Entertainment Book this restaurant would be easily missed. Tub-Tim Thai,
once a local favorite, according to my sources, had fallen out of favor.
Never having found any Thai meal to be bad, we decided to try it for
ourselves. The dining room is a long narrow T shaped room and the decor
is decidedly dated: gold framed posters of Thailand, maroon
indoor-outdoor carpet, metal & vinyl cafeteria chairs, fake ficus
trees, large painted fans, etc. Each table, however, had a live orchid,
which was very pretty.
Service
Our service was good, the waitress young and
inexperienced but nice, the host very soft spoken and friendly.
Food was prepared quickly, but in our case since the chicken was
undercooked this wasn't a good thing. Also in 'fixing' the chicken
dish I'm pretty sure they just microwaved the whole plate because the
same entree returned within 2 minutes steaming!
Food
We shared the fish cake appetizer and found it to
be very spongy. That in and of itself wasn't all bad. The
fried dumplings had scallions mixed in and came with sliced pickled
cucumber and chopped peanuts in a sweet/hot sauce. Wondering just how
oily they were I discretely squeezed one and positively wrung oil out of
it-eek! A cup of nicely seasoned broth containing tiny bits of tofu,
grated carrot and lots of fresh cilantro came with the dinner. One
entree was a special that night: chicken pumpkin curry was flavorful,
including basil in a rich creamy yellow curry. The pumpkin had
been overcooked a bit, though and so the overall texture was mushy
instead of chunky. Our other entree was the 5 spice roasted chicken and
it was served in a sectioned platter with lettuce, cucumbers, seasoned
rice, spiced grilled chicken pieces (1/2 chicken!), and a bit of hot &
sour sauce. The chicken, as mentioned above, was uncooked in the center
and the skin was rubbery even though some of the spice coating was
charred. It had to be sent back to be cooked more. The Singha beers we
sipped were the only dependable element of the meal, unfortunately.
Tub Tim Thai
Restaurant
510 Tamalpais Drive
Corte Madera, CA 94925
415-924-1223
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