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Review: Little Rangoon - Scottsdale
I ate at Little Rangoon a few weeks ago. I have no real complaints about the food, except that more than half of the menu is not Burmese food. A lot of the food is from the neighboring countries like Thailand, Viet Nam and China. I had the Coconut Milk Chicken Curry, which was good, but I thought it was bland, spice-less, with the exception of the onions and garlic.
My real issue was with the service. I thought the host, presumably the manager or owner, was extremely rude to his employees. We witnessed him criticize our waitress numerous times- she wasn't fast enough, she was being "too friendly". He came over to apologize for her lack of experience, which I did not think was the case. We asked questions. She answered. I worked as a server for almost eight years, and I thought her performance was just fine. He went on to contradict himself by standing by our table for the next five minutes telling us about the restaurant. Which is okay, but it bothered me that he reprimanded his employee.
The restaurant attempts the appearance of upscale, but the tacky Ionic columns, and fake foliage make the place seem cheap. They even have point-cards, and gift certificates one can buy at Cosco. The food is fairly priced, $10-15 for most entrees, but I would only recommend it as moderate southeast Asian food.
