Blue Taleh

You like fancy then this Is it for a Restaurant that’s for sure. Not so much the decors or the elegancy of the place but the food set up. That’s most likely why the price was higher than other places. Has a bar area and the food was good. Service was friendly. Menu was not overpowering and simple. This place is always busy during lunch or dinner.

Cute downtown Lowell place, in an old brick building on a busy street, which creates a cool, unique atmosphere. We were greeted right away by a friendly staff member who was busy, but seemed happy to welcome us. Although we wanted to sit at a table and enjoy dinner, we were told that all tables were reserved, so we had to sit at the bar. Now, there were about 20 tables, only one of which was occupied. So, the restaurant looked empty, but sure enough, each table had a hand written note that said it was reserved, with a reservation time (most of them 5:30 or 6:00). We got there a little after 4:00, so I didn't really understand why we couldn't sit at a table. They could have told us we had to be done by the (5:30 or 6:00) reservation, and we would have been fine with that. Fast forward to when we left... it was just a little after 5:00, long before the reservation parties arrived, so the restaurant was still empty. I'm not an expert in the restaurant business, but that didn't seem right. We're not the "sit at the bar" types, so that wasn't great. The food was pretty good... I'd give the food a solid 8/10. Very friendly, attentive servers. Food took time to arrive, but not too long; I just wouldn't say they were fast. Probably understaffed like everyone right now. Also a little pricey, like everyone lately, so that's to be expected. Overall, good place and worth the visit. I'd go back. And I'll make reservations next time.

I've eaten many things at this restaurant that were very good including most sushi dishes, pad Thai and hot and sour soup. Unfortunately, their "papaya" salad was incredibly disappointing. The papaya I know is yellow and sweet. The papaya they use is what they referred to as "young" papaya. Absolutely NO flavor to it so the salad was a waste of money

Sushi was good, as well as the tempura and Thai rolls, but do NOT order the chicken satay, if you can even really call it that. There was no seasoning on the chicken besides maybe some salt and pepper, and the peanut sauce was really oily. I also had to wait an extra 30 minutes after arriving at the restaurant for my order to be ready, but I am mostly disappointed in the fact that a Thai restaurant would serve such bland chicken satay. I don't think I can give this place a second chance, but if you do, DO NOT order the chicken satay

This is a great restaurant. The sushi here is great with a lot of different rolls and the specials are always delicious. There are also a lot of other dishes and the Thai curries or fried rice are delicious. There can be limited seating but I have never waited more than 10 minutes for a seat and can always have one of their great cocktails while I waited.