[JohnZ]

As with most Thai food places, if you ask them to spice it up, you'll get it SPICED up, otherwise you might as well eat Chinese. I like my Thai cuisine at the nuclear level and that's exactly what I got at Thai Orchid. They serve up most dishes at the low level unless you ask otherwise...and that "low level" is even too picante for most folks in these parts. It's always a good idea to "taste" the sauces "before" adding. Thai cuisine usually has two kinds of hot sauces....a red pepper sauce (its red and you can see seeds in it) and a knock your socks off clear clear red oil concoction with teensy weensy little green pepper things that can kick like an army mule. If you want spicy, all Thai restaurents have it. When eating Thai, I always try to order the "hotness" level up front. That said, most Thai currys are served mild and its up to you to kick it up.