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His smile is infectious and it makes me happy just being in his presence.

I used to have a favorite place in the city called Kin Kaow on Spring Street. Unfortunately hit buy the economic downturn - it is gone...but I have found a really good substitute. Som Tum is one of those dishes that I feel is a good indicator of the freshness of the food. At Wantana this dish is crunchy, fresh, spicy and peanutty. It has a very distinct dressing and at times can tilt toward the nam pla (fishy) side but here they have perfected it. Their beef salad was also very fresh and spice filled. We first ordered the traditional, Pad Thai, Chicken Cashew Nut and Chicken Massaman Curry,. Pad Thai was chewy and nutty. Chicken Cashew was filled with fresh veggies and the Massaman was comfort food to the fullest. I have gone back and since ordered the Fried rice, it was a delightful mix of spices. Gang-Keow-Wan (green curry) with chicken and beef - it was VERY spicy (just how I like it) and was filled with meat. The sticky rice was very good but I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have coconut rice. No outdoors Kid friendly - yes _www.theBKdiner.com

My husband and I love Watana. While it doesn't exactly remind me of my time living in Chiang Mai, it comes damn close!

I love Thai food and have eaten it at more places than I could count. The chicken fried rice at this place is inedible. First of all, it's waaaay too spicey for Thai fried rice. There is a ton of basil (I've never had this dish with any basil) and too much black pepper. The flavor is not at all recognizable as Thai fried rice. I thought this would have been one of the easier dishes to get right, I guess not.

hands down the best thai in park slope. especially for delivery, they are SUPER fast and friendly. Going there is fun as the staff are very polite and welcoming to go along with the food. You can't beat their lunch specials!

Their service was so wonderful, I asked if I was being helped by 3 people after trying to make up my mind for a few minutes. Great atmosphere and attitudes of the folks working there, the energy was also quite nice. I find a lot of these places on 5th and 7th don't have this kind of warmth and lightheartedness. They are all about taking the money and preparing your food slap-hazzardly. The BASIL WITH VEG was phenomenal, leftovers even better (this was take out) Sweet Sour Tofu was good as well, though not a fave and I probably would not order it again but would suggest it to a friend looking for something spicy! They are also reasonably priced. The cons: they forgot the rice to go with my sweet/sour tofu chicken, although I ordered basil fried rice, they shouldn't have assumed that I was going to put the two together. I didn't stay but as we are gearing up for winter the back area was a big chilly.

Among many options for Thai food in Park Slope, Watana wins out by far. Incredible value, especially taking the BYO policy into account (there is a wine store a block further on 7th and many bodegas for beer). Try the Ki Mow, Panang Curry and all the soups!