Linda Modern Thai

I found myself in the Don Mills area one day and decided that I don't eat enough Thai food (that's not entirely accurate - I tend to get takeout), so my mom met me at Shops on Don Mills.

Restaurant: Linda Modern Thai
Location: Don Mills
Meal: Lunch
Day: Thursday
Son's Age: 6 months

Linda Modern Thai is an upscale restaurant brought to you by the people behind Salad King, aka the place that made me realize that I like Thai food. Obviously, I went in with high expectations.

Accessibility: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Right off the bat, this restaurant has an automatic door, which, to be fair, is probably meant for wheelchairs rather than strollers, but worked well for me nonetheless. The host seated us at a table for four and removed a chair so that I could park my stroller.

Side note in case you're wondering - my son can only sit unassisted for a little at a time and thus cannot sit in a wooden high chair yet, so I keep him in the car seat whenever I eat out in case I need to fold the stroller up. You probably don't actually care. I just feel the need to say it because my son does in fact now sit in the proper stroller seat. But anyway, back to the topic. Washroom!

This is pretty much the best scenario. Single washroom with more than adequate space for a stroller, plus a proper change table. Perfect!

Service: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The service was good - I had an embarrassing moment where I figured what I wanted to order and loudly said "okay someone serve me now!", and immediately the server was at our table. I wasn't actually being demanding; I was just joking around with my mom, but man are they prompt. The server also commented on how cute my son was, which I always appreciate.

Food: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The restaurant has a weekday lunch menu, which I like since dinner portions tend to be too large for midday. I ordered the panang curry with crispy beef.

I admit that I didn't know what I was expecting when I ordered this. I suppose I thought the beef would be entirely crispy somehow, although now that I say that I don't see how that makes sense. Anyway, the beef has a crispy fried skin around it, and is then sliced to reveal tender beef on the inside. It is also sitting in the curry rather than mixed in. I found overall it was quite good, although the beef was slightly on the dry side. The curry had great flavour, and there was just enough for the rice to soak up without a lot of excess sauce.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
The food is nice and the place is very baby-friendly, so overall I recommend bringing your baby here.