Somtum Modern Thai Cuisine

A very solid dining experience on the main shopping street of West Roxbury. Protip: there is a parking lot right across the street.

0.5 star- ambiance. Well-lit and clean restaurant with nice Thai pop (I think?) playing in the background. Bathroom was clean as well. Not exactly fancy or particularly quirky but a little
1 star- taste. Everything was yummy. The mango sticky rice came with fresh mango, which we loved. The glass noodle appetizer was pretty special, with spicy ground chicken and glass noodles as well as celery greens. We had to forcibly prevent ourselves from eating everything so we'd have leftovers for the next day.
1 star- friendly, fast service. We were the only dine-in customers in the restaurant and the server balanced speed, attentiveness, and friendliness very well.
1 star- value. We had a Nift so saved $15 but otherwise, apps are $10 or under, entrees are $10-20, and desserts are $5-8. Reasonable prices.
0.5 star- innovation. The glass noodle salad appetizer was really tasty -- good balance of heat and acidity -- but otherwise everything else on the menu appeared to be standard Thai restaurant fare.

Not sure about the dishes if you eat there. Catering food quality is not consistent: either too salty or too tasteless, while the texture of stir-fried carrots is not right. Maybe those food-in-bulk are made by entry-level chef? Definitely need improvement.

This place is great! The country pad Thai was delicious as well as the pineapple fried rice. The staff was super helpful. I'll be returning again for sure!

Decided to dine in on a Friday night. We were the only ones dining (a few people came in after us) we ordered crab rangoons, green papaya salad, ginger crispy duck & mango curry. Everything was fresh and delicious. Service was attentive and the atmosphere was very nice.