Tucked behind Hung Phat market, this little cafe specializes in authentic noodle dishes, such as pad Thai, and spicy soups, such as hot and sour lemongrass.
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I tried this restaurant after reading a very good review in the Washington Post. I've been there twice. The first time everything went pretty good and the food was very good. The second time was awful. Four of us went and ordered our appetizers and main course at the same time. The appetizers came after maybe 8-10 minutes, no problem. We then waited 20 minutes after we had finished them before 3 of our meals came (luke warm). The final meal came after another 20 minutes (we were told many time it's coming in a minute). I went to the owner and explained what was going on and she just shrugged her shoulders and didn't say one word. I will never go there again.
I was so impressed with the food. I ordinarily avoid eating pork belly because I don't like the texture but the crispy pork with chinese broccoli was one of the best dishes that I've ever eaten. The pork had been fried before sauteing with the broccoli so that the fat was still crisp. I was a bit squeamish about eating the floating market soup (not a huge fan of pork blood) but the soup was amazingly good and flavorful-it was still pretty spicy even though they had toned it down for me.
After moving to the new place, the staff is bigger and more equipped to handle the crowds of people who come in. Wonderful flavors and very yummy floating market soup. I just wish they would use better quality beef and fish. Also great for the value.
I debated between a rating of 2 or 3 on this one. The food is solidly good--each dish of the five we tried was certainly better than the typical DC-area Thai restaurant. The service, however, was somewhere between inattentive and oblivious. The restaurant was about 1/3 full at most and it took many minutes to get help each time we needed it.
While the food was great, the wait was long (one hour) and the service lacking (the bar isn't staffed). Granted we went on Saturday at 7pm just after the restaurant was reviewed... I would give them a few more weeks to iron out the kinks, get their liquor lisence and improve the service.
Nava Thai has moved to a new roomier location a few doors down. The menu has expended and the food is still fantastic. IF you love hot and spicy food, you won't be disappointed. The taste is authentic--definitely not watered down for the general public. Highly recommended.
I really wish I could leave a position review, but regrettably, the experience doesn't substantiate it. I made a special trip out to Wheaton after reading the review and Man O Man was I surprised! I walked out and reread the sign to make sure I was at the right place, because the Pad Thai was just so bad. I'd never seen brown Pad Thai before (LOT of soy sauce), and the noodles were limp, stale, and caked together like it had been sitting around for a while. The portion was generous, the people nice, but the food was pretty awful. I took a friend, and felt so bad afterward, I took him out again. To give them the benefit of doubt, I can only guess that they had a substitute cooking that day.
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