Now Open: Fo Thai, where you do it their way
There’s a quote attributed to Buddha: “To live a pure, unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.”
But sometimes, the temptation to be selfish is too great, despite one’s best intentions. There’s a very big Buddha — and an abundance of culinary offerings — to be found in the stylish dining room of Fo Thai restaurant in Leawood’s One Nineteen Shopping Center. The place is actually an overload for the senses, unless you’re seated at one of the darker corners of the room, where the lighting is so dim, you practically need to hold up a flashlight to see the faces of the servers bringing out the food. And you’ll want to see their faces: The restaurant must have hired the front-of-the-house staff from the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog.
Today, the three-week-old restaurant began serving lunch; Fo Thai has offered its eclectic dinner menu — it’s not traditional Thai cuisine, but executive chef Chee Meng So’s “fusion” of Asian influences — since it opened in November. The lunch dishes, priced between $9 and $16, are smaller portions of the dinner choices but include a “complimentary featured appetizer and beverage” as part of the package.
