Baan Sawan Thai Bistro

We love this place. Run by two brothers, they make food with so much love, care, and creativity. The menu shifts each week but they keep the website updated. A few parking spots in front and more around the back. Usually if you get there by 5, 5:30 you can get a table. 6, 6:30 is more dicey since their seating is so limited

It pains me to write a critical review of my once favorite Thai fine dining options in town. I loved this bistro when they were completely focused on the dining part, and had full table service, but perhaps this isn't what their vision is anymore. I am reviewing specifically the bistro component, less so the used books part. The service is fantastic, never any complaints, everything came out in reasonable time, and everyone was extremely cordial. The criticism comes to the food, where for the price point of the restaurant it's reasonable to expect the food to be elevated past another fast Thai food restaurant. But I think the food here fell short of that unfortunately. Each of the dishes were quite unfortunate in their flavor profiles while reasonable plated for my rib dish. The meat wa

Best Thai restaurant in Columbia. They do their own take on the dishes so it's not "pure authentic Thai cuisine" but Thai recipes infused with some Guatemalan cuisine some times or just simply experiments it seems to me from the chefs. But it works, we read the menu every week and when we see something that sounds new and exciting, we go. If you are not an adventurous eater, it might not be for you, but if you like new culinary experiences, give it a go, in Columbia, you won't find anything better.

You had me at Thai + used book store. We were only in the area for a couple nights and I am always looking for unique things to try and this place kept popping up on my radar. It's tiny, only open 2 nights a week, and has a rotating menu that you can see online. What's on the menu is what they have so if you don't see it, it's probably not available. It was a little bit of a challenge to feed our sometimes picky kids but my husband and I enjoyed it immensely. The kids were entertained with the assortment of board games available and the bookshop. Perfect service.

Beautiful atmosphere, delicious food and excellent service! I had the ginger tofu and my sister had the lamb meatballs. They were both so good!