You can find Wild Ginger Thai Cuisine at 2201 Savoy Dr, Atlanta, GA 30341, this is the access road that parallel's I285 across the North-Eastern arch, inside the perimeter between N. Peachtree Rd and Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd (the access road North of the perimeter is Cotillion). Wild Ginger is in a small cluster of buildings near N. Peachtree Rd just before it turns into the access ramp to I285 East. Parking is in the front or anywhere you can find a space.
This is one of those places that I'd head of but had never tried until we ordered some take out at work. The reviews looked promising so we ordered about 8 dinners. I really wasn't very impressed by the takeout but when someone at work wanted to try Wild Ginger we came as a group of about 9 people and my thought was that perhaps it would be better on-location.
The exterior and interior are very simple and the staff very kind and efficient. We were given a two-sided menu with most of the typical Thai options. I really, really wanted to like the restaurant more than I did, however I found the food I tasted for the most part flavorless. The ingredients were fresh but the flavors just seemed very bland to me. We ordered a large variety so I was able to try pretty much everything - even my favorite Thai dish, Penang Curry Chicken seemed under-spiced and mediocre. They do hand out bowls of shrimp chips - first I've seen in a Thai restaurant (I think they're more of a Cantonese thing?)
Don't get me wrong, the food execution was very competent and the ingredients very fresh - also the service was extremely good - I just can't help but compare the food to Thai Restaurant of Norcross or Siamese Basil Thai Restaurant and it comes up wanting. There's a lack of richness to the curries, a sweetness to the Spicy Basil dishes and a lack of depth to the other sauces that didn't work for me. I still think that it's worth visiting and that many would like the flavors and food here, it just didn't work for me.
-- John
(also posted to Yelp)
This is one of those places that I'd head of but had never tried until we ordered some take out at work. The reviews looked promising so we ordered about 8 dinners. I really wasn't very impressed by the takeout but when someone at work wanted to try Wild Ginger we came as a group of about 9 people and my thought was that perhaps it would be better on-location.
The exterior and interior are very simple and the staff very kind and efficient. We were given a two-sided menu with most of the typical Thai options. I really, really wanted to like the restaurant more than I did, however I found the food I tasted for the most part flavorless. The ingredients were fresh but the flavors just seemed very bland to me. We ordered a large variety so I was able to try pretty much everything - even my favorite Thai dish, Penang Curry Chicken seemed under-spiced and mediocre. They do hand out bowls of shrimp chips - first I've seen in a Thai restaurant (I think they're more of a Cantonese thing?)
Don't get me wrong, the food execution was very competent and the ingredients very fresh - also the service was extremely good - I just can't help but compare the food to Thai Restaurant of Norcross or Siamese Basil Thai Restaurant and it comes up wanting. There's a lack of richness to the curries, a sweetness to the Spicy Basil dishes and a lack of depth to the other sauces that didn't work for me. I still think that it's worth visiting and that many would like the flavors and food here, it just didn't work for me.
-- John
(also posted to Yelp)
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