This being San Francisco, the choices for dining are limitless. Thursday four of us went for Thai at a local chain, OSHA. We chose the Glen Park location for its convenience.
The decor is fairly standard at each of the restaurants: molded white walls, interesting tableware and slick, soothing colors. The servers and assistants are stylish as well; being more concerned with their looks than with the diners.
We began our meal with crab Rangoon, which consisted of six wontons filled with a crab/cream cheese combination and deep fried. The presentation was beautiful, and the taste was nice if uninspired. We already noticed that the service was shoddy....
Our next dishes came quickly: pork larb, volcanic beef, and spicy string beans with calamari. No one asked how spicy we wanted the dishes, so they made them "medium". All were nearly too spicy for any of us to eat. Generally one is asked, but our server was much more concerned with his hair. Quite annoying. When asked a direct question, he would respond with a blank stare. Either he was high or just stupid.
A bottle of wine was ordered and served totally without fanfare. Strike two! Usually at least some pretense is made to act like the server knows how to wait tables; this was basically dumped into one glass and the bottle left for us to pour. Lazy and idiotic. If you have a restaurant, you serve the food, and you pour the wine. Simple or open a hamburger joint!
The service continued to disintegrate. Noone came back to the table until two of our party stood up and waved their arms and shouted. All subtle attempts to call the server, the server's assistant or anyone were in vain. We were offered water AFTER completing our dinners.
The food was good, not great. The presentation was beautiful on each dish. The actual flavors were a bit heavy and overspiced. We left about 1/3 of each dish except the pork larb. Looking at the restauant check, the larb was marked "medium" as well, however it was completely bland. No consistency.
The check finally came, after all four of us stood up and looked at the server who was busy adjusting his hair once again. The rest of the staff was totally oblivious. I paid the bill with on my card and added a gratuity. Upon checking on line when I got home, I noticed that the total and the receipt total differed. Strike three!!
Seems they can not do much correctly. Presentation is important, but not everything. Groom before you start working. If you want a career as a model/waiter/actor move to LA or New York.
I also got violently sick later that evening from the food....the end of a perfect meal? for $90 it was no bargain!
Avoid OSHA 6 in Glen Park at 2922 Diamond St.
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