My husband and I went to Sukhothai for a quick, light lunch. The menu has pictures of a lot of the dishes offered on the menu, which is very helpful.

My husband ordered the chicken sticks which came with a great peanut sauce and a small dish of cucumber/carrot salad ($9.99). Very yummy. I ordered the yellow curry with chicken ($8.99). It was very good. I only had water to drink and my husband a Coke.

We got our bill and saw that it was $31! I got up to retrieve a menu to compare the prices on the bill versus the prices on the menu and saw that the prices we were charged were a few dollars more per dish, plus I had been charged for a bowl of rice that had been served with the curry. I don't think I have ever been to a restaurant where rice was not served with a curry, but must be ordered separately. I questioned the waitress, who did not really speak English well, and I did not speak Thai well, so there was definitely a language barrier. She explained that there were two people at our table, so she had the cook increase the size of the dishes to serve two instead of just one diner. Huh???

We paid the bill and left. We were full but feeling ripped off. The sad thing was that we had enjoyed our meal and would have returned again if the prices hadn't been inflated due to a language barrier.

This little Thai restaurant in a nondescript strip mall serves very good Thai food. The staff is actually Thai, which must be why the food tastes authentic. The problem is that they don’t make you feel welcome at all. You receive no greeting upon entering. You’re waved over to a table and are silently handed your menus. Your questions about the menu items are insufficiently answered, and once the food, slow to arrive, is on your table, you are not checked on again except to be handed your bill. What a pitiful dining experience. I would probably order it to-go next time.

I live here on Kauai and love this place. My husband and I come to Sukhothai when we are on the east side of the island. It's a small place in a small shopping plaza. Kind of a hole in the wall, so if you are looking for a stylish place with classy ambiance, this isn't the place for you. But if you are looking for good Thai food at a pretty good price, and like Thai elevator music this is a good place. The Lemon grass coconut soup is SO good! So is the green curry. It's very tasty.