Thai 5

For a Mexican't joint to not make it in L5P, let alone anywhere in Atlanta, is baffling to me. Well, maybe not... Anyone who has eaten at the previous Luna Nueva can concur to the fact that the Doritos Loco Taco trumps anything on their menu. L5P is pretty diverse as we all know and the food scene, well, not so much. There has been a few turnovers throughout the years (ie: Sweetlime to OMG Taco)... So, can another Thai/Sushi/Fusion joint make it in this hood? Let's take a quick look...


Papaya salad. Gotta love the whole peanuts. I think you missed a step there, Skip. You need to crush them like how your wife does with your nuts. Salad, yes. Papaya salad, no. This had no dressing, no evidence of Thai flavors such as fish sauce nor spiciness. It was pretty bland and boring like so many other pseudo Thai spots around town. But I assume that they don't expect the patrons around here are looking for authenticity. It's like the odds and ends you find in your fridge and threw it all into a bowl, crap in a bowl. Weak.


Massaman curry with tofu, Thai Hot. I never understood why so many Thai restos here would serve a curry dish on flat plates, they should be in bowls with another bowl of rice on the side. But anyways, this curry is the same curry you would find anywhere else around town. Usually, the base curry paste are from a tub and mixed with coconut milk. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't exactly Thai either. Was it spicy and Thai Hot? What do you think? That flat plate is a symbol of the flavors, flat. The presentation still fucking bothers the shit outta me. Imagine serving a can of Dinty Moore stew or Campbell's NE clam chowda on a plate. Yeah, exactly my point.


Red curry with pork. Thai Hot. Holy deja-fucking-vu... This red curry looked and tasted exactly like the Massaman. Was it Thai Hot at least? Shiiiit, Tony Jaa... This was as spicy as a strawberry smoothie. Another Thai spot that failed to deliver the heat. The Thai eggplant as promised turned out to be Chinese eggplant because you quarter the golf ball sized Thai eggplant and not sliced. But what whitey don't know, won't hurt whitey. I have seen real Thai eggplant in only one spot in Atlanta and that specimen wasn't that good either. I don't know why they can't get it right, there's a ton of real Thai eggplant at all the farmers market... Wait, Chinese eggplant is cheaper. Bingo.


Pad Thai with tofu. Yeah, it's some kinda Pad, alright... But this was bloody boring and bad. How does something that looks like it has flavor turns out to be so bland, rubbery and dry? Come to think of it, everything was bland in this place.

Thai 5? They should just call it Thai Dye... Everything was basically thrown together into the same cooking vessel with the same flavors then slopped onto a plate. It looked the same, smelled the same and tasted the same. Just a real snoozer. The service wasn't much better either. It's like they posted help wanted signs at the Bass Lofts, every half-baked nitwit applied.

No Rating.

1148 Euclid Ave
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-521-3555