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Pandan Room

Pandan Room

East Moore Street, Hackettstown, 07840, United States Of America

Thai • Fish • Cheese • Chicken


"Another deceptive, as in reviews and such which had us take a chance on it, to try it out, on a ride home from being out of area. Hungry and looking for Thai options, the unknown is always a risk. Here it was disappointing indeed as we eat Thai often and decades worth. Many places, within NYC, NJ and the like. I prefer a dish always order and appetizers usual, we 'll include Satays, and such. Satay here major ripoff, plain tasting and thinnest I ever had, was 4 very small thin sticks, at 9 bucks? Damn. Had it been good maybe not as hurtful but c 'mon., it was maybe not even a bucks worth of breast meat and wasn 't even that good. Moving on to main dishes, just way oversauced and seen as soon as they plopped our plates down, clearly more so in my friends Beef/Veg dish, all basking in oily, viscous dark sauce, there were vegetables not even stated on menu and rice was scant, so he orders an extra (sticky) rice of which so fast became a hard, dense ball of rice glue, then inedible. My Pad Sieuw dish, made of chicken/noodles/sweet soy, was so very bland, in both chicken and noodles, noticeably so, where I wondered how is this even possible? No place before have I ever felt that way about this exact dish. It was disappointing. Regrets were had but hungry and annoyed, we just ate some of what we could, not even maybe half the dishes, we paid, left behind the food. Nobody asked us why but I did tell the waiter about the sauces, said he was sorry but then why apologize when he didn 't cook it. Do what you will but my Thai food advice is if you know Thai food and expect it to be at a level it should be, you may not find it here and this place claims to be of a Pan Asia menu but I saw mostly Thai/Indo menu. Seems like a small Thai place located in/nearby to rural and perhaps even these areas don 't scrutinize as I will, on the food details but to me, they truly matter. I do know as a cook and with skills in culinary, this cook does have a heavy hand with sauces, which ruins and makes veg soggy fast. They had plenty of take out orders going, surely is a lot of take out business as well. Small inside but I bet it stacks up with even a wait at times Anyhow, Thai food, it 's IYKYK, that 's that."

Shades Of Green

Shades Of Green

3384 Main St, Birdsboro, United States

Salad • Grill • Coffee • American


"Being from Central Jersey, I've gotten accustomed to the hustle and bustle of daily life. But when I head into the woods or the hills the piney in me comes out. I love small town America and down to earth people. Welcome to Shades of Green. We were out in the hills of Pennsylvania and the family was hungry. We're sick of the standard chain restaurants and just wanted a local place to get lunch. We just stumbled upon this little gem. Ok, so the parking is a little sketchy. But then again, this place is a local joint so I'm sure the locals are accustomed to it. Once you get inside it's like walking back in time. The clock literally slows down. This is the way America used to be, the way it was meant to be. The food took a little longer then we expected, but we soon found out why. It appeared to be all freshly made. That's right, no frozen Bubba Burgers here. Real burgers on real buns. And no skimping on the fries here, we got a full old school serving. My son opted for pickle fries which were odd but actually pretty good! I got an S.O.G burger, which was fantastic. My only gripe was that it didn't come with lettuce and tomato, though, in hindsight, if I asked I'm sure it wouldnt have been a problem. The service was personal and friendly. We were made to feel right at home. And it was considerably less expensive then the mediocre fare found in Central NJ. If you're even remotely close by here you need to stop in. Old school service with homemade quality leading to an amazing experience. Put the hustle and bustle behind you, find that inner piney, and get yourself a taste of what America was always meant to be. Get yourself a taste of Shades of Green."