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    Thai Lotus Restaurant

    4.2 (51 reviews)
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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Amazing papaya salad
    Kira B.

    Quite charming atmosphere and attentive service. They let me customize my masamun curry with veggies of choice. The dish was very flavorful with a generous amount of shrimp. The real star was the crispy tangy papaya salad. If you haven't tried this you are really missing out. Extra points for bringing me my own bottle fish sauce and it's the same brand I shower my food with at home for that skanky umami taste am addicted too. I look forward to returning

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    Best Thai in hickory! I highly recommend their tomka soup or panang curry.

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