It was the best of Thai, it was the worst of Thai.

Restaurant inconsistency is the bain of modern dining. How can one dish at a restaurant be atrocious and another be heavenly. I am not talking about the Salvadoran dive that does great pupusas and shoe-leather filet mignon, but thai food, coming from a thai restaurant.

A group of friends and I went to Asia Nine recently on the recommendation of a friend of the chef. I ordered, when done right, one of my favorite dishes - Thai Basil Chicken. Usually a tasy mix of chicken, vegetable, fresh thai basil, fish sauce - mmm I can taste the goodness. In this case however it was an absolute salt lick - overuse of fish sauce or soy or just plain old salt. Generally I would say inedible. Most incredible perhaps was the fact that it was recommended by the waitress.

On the other hand, a friend odered the green curry with chicken which was divine. Perfect blend of coconut and green curry, just the rice level of spice - absolutely heavenly. In fact, it was so good that two of us ordered the green curry to go following our meal.

The menu isn't huge here, so I would expect that each dish would be carefully prepared. Not sure what happened. Atmosphere is not great - it was a Tuesday night so perhaps a full crowd later in the week makes the lounge decor look a little less tired. My recommendation on this one is to order the curry and take it home for an excellent comfort meal.