new owners / what happened ? !. boy do i hate to do this . i adore thai . i live in florence and since anne of annes thai passed away we have been stuck with the thai house here . i drive to the beach and columbia and esp charlotte for my thai fix now. imagine my surprise when i just learn of bow thai . i don't know how i never heard of them . i read all the amazing reviews here and bolt last night tohartsville. it was terrible . beat me all up want but before you do you better go back ... i had satay , tom yum and tom kai gai soups as well as fresh and fried spring rolls.
satay was a zero. it was press board chicken slats that had as much taste as wood. the sauce was watered down peanut butter and nuts . no spice . no heat . the soups were marginally better but get a can of tom yum powder and put one teaspoon per cup of water and some lemongrass , ginger and veggies and thats what you have here , the tom kai gai was tom yum, add milk . yuuuugggghhhh...
the prior owners sold out a couple of months ago the prior owners sold it a couple of months ago .i learned the cook came from charlotte restaurants . if that is so then he know better believe me and he is dumping the lowest denominator on poor unsuspecting backwoods hartsville.
these guys better do a 360 or they too will be on a slow boat to asia .
now that's the mean part .
this is meant to be a wake up call . i would prefer they up their game and stay and flourish . the owners wife seems adorable and their kids just too precious . i like the atmosphere ok and its a nice location . i hope they get it together and kick things up several notches. i want more se asian choices within driving distance .
i will return in 2 months and will delete / add a new review if it warrants it .