Lemon Thai Cuisine Somerville

I live right around the corner and my roommates recommended it when I moved in last August. To this day it's been my favorite go to. Not because of location convenience but I am a big fan of many styles of Asian cuisines. I've had different dishes from their menu but still haven't tried every single one as I always go back to my same "usual" which is the Country Style Pad Thai. My usual may be a cliche dish as a typical white "Foreigner" but I've had this dish at many places over the years and Lemon Thai beat all of them when it comes to quality, freshness and overall flavor of umami. You don't get the typical side of lime wedges with this. Sure, their chicken as an option for a protein choice may come off as a bit dry but they're overall flavor of this dish really makes up for it. Honestly, any of the protein choices you decide for the dish complement it very well. I will also add the quantity is worth the price, two dishes in one with this meal. This is not the place to come and judge to have the best wonton soup because it will not be here. That genre of food is specifically towards Chinese American cuisine. Sometimes when I order my usual I will also get their Tom Kar soup as a side dish or to eat it on a different day. You will not get an abundance of visual color nor noodles with this dish. But as I said the flavor is what keeps me coming back. When and if I find it in me to explore different dishes that I hardly ever had I will do so and report back. This restaurant has offered nothing but kindness to me and I probably ordered about 50 dishes since I moved here in August and not once have they slipped up on my order (I've ordered more and variety when friends and family came to visit). I'm the kind of person that loves diversity and try to pay it forward as much as possible so I usually tip 20 or 25%, yes for takeout. When I'm in a pinch financially because I am a full-time student I would do 10% or a little cash in person, but the fact that COVID is still affecting so many restaurants to this day the last thing I want to see is have a restaurant shut down without notice due to that, especially really reputable ones. I would hope they're doing fine financially, I'm not one to ask nosy questions in person. But if not I would highly recommend they set up a GoFundMe page as me, my roommates and several others that I know would definitely vouch for them to keep them afloat.