Udom Thai

This is more like a 3+ star place overall, but I wasn't quite impressed enough to give it four stars, even understanding that the standards are lower since we're in the suburbs in Colorado.

The restaurant is clean and the wait staff was attentive and friendly.  We were a group of seven and they were able to accommodate our myriad of requests (family style for one half of the table, no spice for some, spicy for others). On a weeknight the restaurant was not full which meant we didn't have to wait for seating.

The menu has a decent selection of Thai dishes with the odd Chinese, Vietnamese, or "Chinese" dish thrown in for reasons that are mysterious to me. In my opinion, the world will be a better place when "orange chicken" no longer appears on menus. But I digress.

I shared a chili fish dish with bell peppers and eggplant (tasty but not very spicy), a green curry with shrimp (a bit spicy), and a flat rice noodle dish (name is escaping me at the moment). The noodle dish did have some nice heat to it which was a pleasant surprise after the other dishes.

The prices were reasonable and parking plentiful. The place is a bit challenging to find since my maps app put it on the opposite side of the street from where it really is located. For your reference, it is behind the Wells Fargo bank building.

I struggled to find good Thai food in Denver for two years after I moved from Boston. I learned Denver just didn't make the cut. Then a friend who is from Thailand introduced me to Udom.  Oh baby.

Finally good Thai food in Denver. You can ask for the spicy level you want, and you may or may not be able to handle it.  So good I could eat there daily.  The catfish is good, the noodle dishes are good, everything is good. I have yet to find something bad there.

I'm definitely not a Thai food expert but if you want a great lunch at a really great price this is a great place to go!