papaya

no happy hour - fyi. i was searching forgoodfood prices and happy hour specials. this place came up. called the landing to see what hh specials are.... they dont have a hh menu or specials.

nothing special. my wife and i were visiting from out of town and saw that papaya was in walking distance of the hotel. we looked at the website and thought it would be a fun place to try. the service was slow but the waitress was kind and helpful. the salad my wife ordered looked like someone opened a bag of lettuce from the grocery store and poured a very small amount of dressing on it. nothing special at all. i had sushi which wasgoodbut not as tasty as the sushi we had the night before at encore. my dinner was the pad thai with beef. this was disappointing. we had eaten at thai orchid prior to this and they set a bar that papaya fell short of. the meal was rather bland and disappointing. overall for the price we left feeling like we did not get our moneys worth. the dinner felt like something we could have thrown together at home and when you go out to eat you hope that you feel your money was well spent.

good. it was good. . the korean stew had great flavor, but the shellfish was rubbery and i would rather have not had to dig through it with my bare hands to remove the shrimp tails & mussel shell. fried calamari was ok, nothing special. tried a piece of some sort of sushi roll special, tasty.
my entree was quitegood& i had enough leftover to take home for lunch next day - fiery thai udon noodle.

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so-so. thegood- nice atmosphere, attentive staff, expansive menu of teas and an attractive presentation. the salad rolls are delicious, if expensive.

the bad - very bland broth on the soups that no amount of basil leaves and hot peppers can cure. the best part of a soup should be a rich base, but of the four different soups we ordered, none were good. i had the soft shell crab and they were scrawny and tasted of freezer.

overall, too expensive for a mediocre meal. there are many mom 'n' pop vietnamese places with much better food.

i don't like it. i'm not really a fan of thai food, but i decided to try papaya anyway because i heard so manygoodthings about it. i didn't like the food and i thought it was over priced.

overrated. not a whole lot to choose from on this [pricy] menu. on the plus side, they have a few reallygooddishes and the place is usually pretty clean.

offered sample and then charged us. we had been regulars at papaya. this food isgoodand the prices higher than most. one night we were offered a sample of a special dessert. we didn't like it at all, told them so, they continued to tell us that we should like it and they still billed us for it. we haven't been back since.

excellent, friendly staff. very welcoming. prices just a tad high, but it's the landing. the pho was above average. my wife had a reallygoodmarinated beef dish. would like to see a little bit bigger menu, but will come back for what they have. goes out of their way to cater to the boeing crowd with a bunch of little plane models - nice touch.

customer service excellent. i really love the food here. maybe other places have more choices... i'm not sure. i love everything i've had here and their customer service is excellent! they also have some beers you can't get else where. i only thing i can think of saying that might not begoodabout this place is the dumb cartoon people on the walls, but they don't bug me enough not to keep coming back. i only mention them to give two sides,good& bad. my bad side might be a great side if you have kids.

i had the pho. it was pretty good, but is hard to make a bad one. other places have more choices and variety of meats. overallgoodfood for the money.