A Great Meal And An Interesting, Yet Depressing, Conversation At Little Orchids

I have this thing about having Asian food on Christmas.  I think it goes back to my youth when late on Christmas Day, after dinner with the family, me and my friends would go out for a movie and afterward the only places that were open were Chinese restaurants.

On Christmas last year I went to Little Orchids Thai restaurant for the first time with a friend of mine.  We had a great time, and enjoyed some great food.  I went back several times after that, and also began to regularly get delivery.  Little Orchids has amazing curries and I generally love the food there.  The red curry is great, but the green curry blows my fragile mild.

Since times are a little tighter nowadays, I’ve ratcheted back my insane love of Thai delivery.  I hadn’t been back to Little Orchids in a while, so I decided to drop by last night.  While I was there, I was able to talk to Sam, the owner.

Sam, sadly, is dismayed and discouraged by how slow business has been.  “This is a tough business,” he tells me.  “You make great sacrifices to work in this business.  You have to work long hours, and right now  it is very slow.  And you have to deal with your employees, their problems, and everything else.  It is a great sacrifice to run a restaurant.”

I sympathize greatly with Sam.  I see the restaurateurs working long and hard hours, just like many small business owners.  And, it is easy to be content when business is good.  But, when things slow down and the money is not there, you begin to question the sacrifices you make and start to ask yourself, “Is this worth it anymore?”

Busting your ass is one thing when you are making money.  When you are not, it is a different thing entirely.  This upsets me because I do love the food at Little Orchids.  To me, it is the best, freshest, and highest quality Thai food in the area – Woodland Hills, and beyond.

I’d like to ask my readers to visit Little Orchids and have a meal.  This is a good place, and I want to see Sam make it through these difficult times.  They have great delivery.  Stop by and grab a delivery menu.  There is one online here, but it may be outdated in terms of offerings and pricing.  The inside of Little Orchids is bright, clean, warm and inviting.

Last night I wasn’t in a curry mood so I had the Hot & Sour Soup with Chicken as an appetizer, and the #45 Garlic Chicken Noodle as an entree, and they were both excellent.

I hope you guys can stop in and show your support for Sam and Little Orchids.

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