Baan Chan Thai Restaurant in Orlando

Good food and a decent price, although portions were a little small for my appetite.  We ate here a while ago and kinda forgot about it since it's off the beaten path, which made it a great choice for Black Friday as we figured Waterford would be nuts. I ordered the Tom Yum Soup which was good and had a nice spice to it.  The broth was flavorful and it had a lot of onions and mushrooms.  It was lacking something green which would have given it a freshness that it needed.  It was good, but I feel I've had better. The Ka-Praw with Tofu was nice and flavorful with the medium spice.  It was enough to get my nose running, but I could still eat it. The portion size was a bit small for the main dish, but there was a nice portion of white rice with it. The ramen came with a nice portion of fried tofu and the broth was flavorful (according to the 17 year old girl eating it).  She enjoyed that and the Thai tea she ordered.  The Mrs. had a beef noodle dish which looked a lot like stroganoff to me, but was tasty (I tried some). One thing to note is that everything is served on paper plates with plastic cutlery or in to-go containers.  I understand the reasons, but also can be sick and tired of it.  Eating soup with a tiny plastic spoon felt like a size above the ones you sample ice cream with.  Especially with ramen. The flavors are good, the wok behind the counter throws flames high in the air, and the staff is...

This is a place that either I need to visit more or I need to forget about altogether. I had a basic Tom Yum soup, vegetarian, and it really did not have much veggies. I could have also asked for some tofu, but I didn't think about it. To be honest, it was not that great of a soup. I also had a Pad Thai, and again it was not great. I should be rating at 3 stars, but I have had their curry and it was amazing, so maybe I came on a night off, or things have changed for the bad. I will pop up cautiously in the future, although my S/O really likes this place.

The food here is very authentic and affordable! There are only two or three other Thai places within 10 miles, but neither have the same home-y feeling or level of cleanliness. I definitely suggest being honest about your comfort level of spice, because there's a punch packed in every dish - in a wonderful way!