We arrived around 7:20 and waited until about 8 to be seated.Didn’t get our food until 8:20-8:30 when the restaurant closes at 9. We waited about 10 minutes before someone took our order.We were in the middle of eating when the niece of the owner throws to go boxes and bags on our table and states that they need to clean the restaurant for 30 minutes.She was very rude and to rush paying customers out of the establishment is not professional. And it wasn’t our fault that we had to wait for everything.Having been employed in customer service I understand what it’s like to have customers stay past closing, it can be frustrating. But you do not turn away money. Especially when we left just 15 mins past closing. They treated us like we were there until 10pm. And we weren’t the only table that they rushed out.Overall the food wasn’t that great because you could tell it was rushed but still managed to all come out at different times (mine being the last brought out). But then was rushed out! I left the to-go boxes and the food, wasn’t worth bringing home in my opinion. The service was awful, I have never been told to basically stop eating my food and to get out because the niece “has an hour drive home”. Not sure how that’s relevant when I know people who drive 2hrs to and from work and don’t get home until 2am, go to bed, wake up and do it all over again.Not all of the staff members were terrible. It was mainly the niece and there was a young lady at the front, who was rather short with us as well and all we did was make sure that she had the correct tab in hand, since WE NEVER GOT TO LOOK AT ONE! We weren’t going to assume nor were we going to just pay for whatever they wrote down. It wound up being incorrect and items we did not order were on our bill, but we never got to look at it anyway. Terrible!We live in Austintown and it was unanimously agreed that we’d much rather continue to travel an hour for our Thai dinner outings.We will not be going back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Ashton Jones
The food is actually really good and the service is amazing the interior could use some work but it’s overall great would
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mack Shearer
Will absolutely be back. If you like to try new foods, you definitely need to stop at Elephant #8. The Alaskan and eel roll, Lava shrimp, green curry, and crispy duck was all fantastic. Do your palate a favor and try this place out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabriel O
So I have mixed feelings about this place. It's a much needed upgrade to local restaurants and finally something interesting, however the service falls flat for me. There aren't really traditional waiter/waitress roles and specifically one person doesn't specifically check up on your table or come back periodically. Getting a refill or asking for something you need is really difficult to do and it's awkward to get someone's attention. This has been an issue for me every time I've gone here. The food is decent, the menu is big enough with lots of interesting dishes, it's a bit pricey IMO but the service throws me off every time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Michael Flugher
Food was average for Thai places, which in my opinion have higher quality food, can't really complain about food qualityIn person service was dreadful. friendly lady up front was the only one attentive. I'm not sure we had an assigned server... the lady who seated us came back after about 15 minutes, took the order, then brought drinks. The couple seated about 5 minutes after we were seated had already ordered a while ago at that point. Their food arrived shortly after we got our drinks. Our apps, then dinner, were delivered by a young gentleman who appeared to be an expiditor or busboy but never saw the lady who seated/ took our order again. We were not offered a drink refill, nor were we delivered a check, but that might be their policy to just bring your table number to the front to pay, and other than a busboy clearing some plates we never saw a server again. we did leave 15% tip begrudgingly since i know the wait staff gets basically no salary outside tips, but honestly, we should have probably stiffed them based on service.There was absolutely no privacy at 2 person tables, had I stretched my arms out in either direction I could place my hand on the back of the head of my neighbors dining at 2 person tables to right and left side of me. Any conversation was sure to be overheard by neighbor tables.Sound insulation was non exsistant, so conversation was difficult regardless.I mean Thai food options in Hermitage /Sharon are minimal. So if you go, just be aware of what you are in for. Hopefully, my experience is not regular service levels.Perhaps take out is a better choice, the food was fine.price was aggressively high compared to other places I've been, they assist to be selling an experience, very hipster mod, but honestly, I'd appreciate a calmer setting with space to not feel like I was forced eavesdropping on my neighbors conversations.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Chris Neiss
Best Thai food we have found since moving to the area. Very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon 5, Crispy Veggie Spring Roll 5, Pad Kee Mao
Aryll Serenity
Just as lovely as the slippery rock location????????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rick Lehtonen
I love the Elephant #8 in Mercer PA. It has delicious food well served and impeccably prepared. And I expected that at Elephant #8 in Sharon. (Foreshadowing) It’s a beautiful place, a nicely designed and appointed restaurant both welcoming and warm. It looks great! And we were welcomed and seated and attended to with grace and charm. Not that deep, but really great customer service.Then we ate. I got the crispy duck. It was perfectly prepared. The skin was crispy! The duck was cooked perfectly, not over cooked and tough like I seem to always get when I order duck. It was succulent. And it was covered in duck sauce. Sweet duck sauce. A surprise, but it was good. I just did not expect that taste in this place. Wife got Pad Thai. We eat Thai, a lot. All over. That place in Wilmington NC? Many times. (It’s easy to find on Facebook, and you know it when you see the pictures). Myrtle Beach had a couple of great ones. Wives from the Air Base that used to be there. Pittsburgh. Love Nicky’s! And all my assorted friends wives while I was in the Air Force. So, I’m pretty familiar with an authentic Thai taste profile. The five components, and when restaurants leave out seasonings, or dummy down their food for American tastes, don’t like it. Anyways, wife’s Pad Thai she ordered spicy. I had read this place does not do the 1 to 10 spice level thing, well, they don’t. Tried to get it across to the waiter want it spicy, but not hot. Just a bit. But Thai food has to have some heat, even limited heat. The waiter said ok, and brought out her Pad Thai. She tried to eat it, I tried to eat it. (I was in Korea for two years also. I laugh at spicy food) this stuff was hot! The noodles and sauce were full of red pepper. I never send food back. I mean never. This was my first time ever. This wasn’t moderate, it was full on furnace. Which is appropriate for when you say “10” and they try to warn you off. It came back, after I sent it back, zero spice, (so the prior reviews are correct, don’t get spicy, and try to get light, or medium, like literally what every Thai restaurant and home I have eaten at literally around the world has) and covered with that sweet duck sauce stuff. It looked funny when she got it. I’ve never seen Pad Thai before that was literally covered in an orangish sauce. It always looks clean, fresh. That’s one of the reasons I like Thai food so much. It’s seasoned, not sauced, like some plate of chow-mein at the Chinese buffet. And with a fragrance that is so familiar you know it when you get it. I’m assuming the area there prefers sweetly flavored food. Not going back. I am going to the one in Mercer. But not Sharon. I’m not a fan of places that try to fit their food to local tastes. Which is why I hate Asian fusion, but I’ll go because I’ve been warned. And don’t take this as a negative review. I could take my mom here and she would love it. And it was beautiful inside. And the service was great, and I did over-tip when we paid, because I sent back that food. And took all the blame for it when we paid and left. Here’s some pics! The duck was great! The Pad Thai? Not so much. Oh, the summer rolls sucked too. One Thai basil leaf per half? And no seasonings I could detect. Nope, hard pass for me. If anyone reading this who actually knows what they’re saying when they write a review and say “it tastes authentic!” Based on what? That place you ate at in Iowa? Sorry, that was uncalled for. I apologize, it was my fault…(Take a close look at the Pad Thai. Mmm orange sweet sauce! Oh, seriously, look up five Thai tastes, you’ll say “that’s why it’s so good” at other places. But like I said, mom will love it here)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kala 101
Ordered take out and the Food was amazing like ALWAYS!!! Fresh and nice portion size ?
Isaiah The Ox
Beautifully decorated, full of plants, and fascinating damaged cement aesthetics. (You'll understand once you visit) The menu was helpful with photos of every dish. Prices felt reasonable (lower then expected). Good food, lots of choices. Recommend the Thai ice coffee and Thai donuts and dumplings.
Great new place. I only tried one item, but it was good. I will go back and reevaluate after I try more of the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon 5
Nina Joyner
Don't sit at the bar area if you want good service. It was very slow.Vegetarian options: There are many vegetarian options, although they are not marked well. You must read the descriptions.Dietary restrictions: You must read descriptionsParking: There is a parking garage nearby, but I am unsure of the cost, if any.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon 5, Crispy Veggie Spring Roll 5, Summer Rolls
We arrived around 7:20 and waited until about 8 to be seated.Didn’t get our food until 8:20-8:30 when the restaurant closes at 9. We waited about 10 minutes before someone took our order.We were in the middle of eating when the niece of the owner throws to go boxes and bags on our table and states that they need to clean the restaurant for 30 minutes.She was very rude and to rush paying customers out of the establishment is not professional. And it wasn’t our fault that we had to wait for everything.Having been employed in customer service I understand what it’s like to have customers stay past closing, it can be frustrating. But you do not turn away money. Especially when we left just 15 mins past closing. They treated us like we were there until 10pm. And we weren’t the only table that they rushed out.Overall the food wasn’t that great because you could tell it was rushed but still managed to all come out at different times (mine being the last brought out). But then was rushed out! I left the to-go boxes and the food, wasn’t worth bringing home in my opinion. The service was awful, I have never been told to basically stop eating my food and to get out because the niece “has an hour drive home”. Not sure how that’s relevant when I know people who drive 2hrs to and from work and don’t get home until 2am, go to bed, wake up and do it all over again.Not all of the staff members were terrible. It was mainly the niece and there was a young lady at the front, who was rather short with us as well and all we did was make sure that she had the correct tab in hand, since WE NEVER GOT TO LOOK AT ONE! We weren’t going to assume nor were we going to just pay for whatever they wrote down. It wound up being incorrect and items we did not order were on our bill, but we never got to look at it anyway. Terrible!We live in Austintown and it was unanimously agreed that we’d much rather continue to travel an hour for our Thai dinner outings.We will not be going back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food is actually really good and the service is amazing the interior could use some work but it’s overall great would
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Will absolutely be back. If you like to try new foods, you definitely need to stop at Elephant #8. The Alaskan and eel roll, Lava shrimp, green curry, and crispy duck was all fantastic. Do your palate a favor and try this place out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So I have mixed feelings about this place. It's a much needed upgrade to local restaurants and finally something interesting, however the service falls flat for me. There aren't really traditional waiter/waitress roles and specifically one person doesn't specifically check up on your table or come back periodically. Getting a refill or asking for something you need is really difficult to do and it's awkward to get someone's attention. This has been an issue for me every time I've gone here. The food is decent, the menu is big enough with lots of interesting dishes, it's a bit pricey IMO but the service throws me off every time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
Food was average for Thai places, which in my opinion have higher quality food, can't really complain about food qualityIn person service was dreadful. friendly lady up front was the only one attentive. I'm not sure we had an assigned server... the lady who seated us came back after about 15 minutes, took the order, then brought drinks. The couple seated about 5 minutes after we were seated had already ordered a while ago at that point. Their food arrived shortly after we got our drinks. Our apps, then dinner, were delivered by a young gentleman who appeared to be an expiditor or busboy but never saw the lady who seated/ took our order again. We were not offered a drink refill, nor were we delivered a check, but that might be their policy to just bring your table number to the front to pay, and other than a busboy clearing some plates we never saw a server again. we did leave 15% tip begrudgingly since i know the wait staff gets basically no salary outside tips, but honestly, we should have probably stiffed them based on service.There was absolutely no privacy at 2 person tables, had I stretched my arms out in either direction I could place my hand on the back of the head of my neighbors dining at 2 person tables to right and left side of me. Any conversation was sure to be overheard by neighbor tables.Sound insulation was non exsistant, so conversation was difficult regardless.I mean Thai food options in Hermitage /Sharon are minimal. So if you go, just be aware of what you are in for. Hopefully, my experience is not regular service levels.Perhaps take out is a better choice, the food was fine.price was aggressively high compared to other places I've been, they assist to be selling an experience, very hipster mod, but honestly, I'd appreciate a calmer setting with space to not feel like I was forced eavesdropping on my neighbors conversations.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Best Thai food we have found since moving to the area. Very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon 5, Crispy Veggie Spring Roll 5, Pad Kee Mao
Just as lovely as the slippery rock location????????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the Elephant #8 in Mercer PA. It has delicious food well served and impeccably prepared. And I expected that at Elephant #8 in Sharon. (Foreshadowing) It’s a beautiful place, a nicely designed and appointed restaurant both welcoming and warm. It looks great! And we were welcomed and seated and attended to with grace and charm. Not that deep, but really great customer service.Then we ate. I got the crispy duck. It was perfectly prepared. The skin was crispy! The duck was cooked perfectly, not over cooked and tough like I seem to always get when I order duck. It was succulent. And it was covered in duck sauce. Sweet duck sauce. A surprise, but it was good. I just did not expect that taste in this place. Wife got Pad Thai. We eat Thai, a lot. All over. That place in Wilmington NC? Many times. (It’s easy to find on Facebook, and you know it when you see the pictures). Myrtle Beach had a couple of great ones. Wives from the Air Base that used to be there. Pittsburgh. Love Nicky’s! And all my assorted friends wives while I was in the Air Force. So, I’m pretty familiar with an authentic Thai taste profile. The five components, and when restaurants leave out seasonings, or dummy down their food for American tastes, don’t like it. Anyways, wife’s Pad Thai she ordered spicy. I had read this place does not do the 1 to 10 spice level thing, well, they don’t. Tried to get it across to the waiter want it spicy, but not hot. Just a bit. But Thai food has to have some heat, even limited heat. The waiter said ok, and brought out her Pad Thai. She tried to eat it, I tried to eat it. (I was in Korea for two years also. I laugh at spicy food) this stuff was hot! The noodles and sauce were full of red pepper. I never send food back. I mean never. This was my first time ever. This wasn’t moderate, it was full on furnace. Which is appropriate for when you say “10” and they try to warn you off. It came back, after I sent it back, zero spice, (so the prior reviews are correct, don’t get spicy, and try to get light, or medium, like literally what every Thai restaurant and home I have eaten at literally around the world has) and covered with that sweet duck sauce stuff. It looked funny when she got it. I’ve never seen Pad Thai before that was literally covered in an orangish sauce. It always looks clean, fresh. That’s one of the reasons I like Thai food so much. It’s seasoned, not sauced, like some plate of chow-mein at the Chinese buffet. And with a fragrance that is so familiar you know it when you get it. I’m assuming the area there prefers sweetly flavored food. Not going back. I am going to the one in Mercer. But not Sharon. I’m not a fan of places that try to fit their food to local tastes. Which is why I hate Asian fusion, but I’ll go because I’ve been warned. And don’t take this as a negative review. I could take my mom here and she would love it. And it was beautiful inside. And the service was great, and I did over-tip when we paid, because I sent back that food. And took all the blame for it when we paid and left. Here’s some pics! The duck was great! The Pad Thai? Not so much. Oh, the summer rolls sucked too. One Thai basil leaf per half? And no seasonings I could detect. Nope, hard pass for me. If anyone reading this who actually knows what they’re saying when they write a review and say “it tastes authentic!” Based on what? That place you ate at in Iowa? Sorry, that was uncalled for. I apologize, it was my fault…(Take a close look at the Pad Thai. Mmm orange sweet sauce! Oh, seriously, look up five Thai tastes, you’ll say “that’s why it’s so good” at other places. But like I said, mom will love it here)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ordered take out and the Food was amazing like ALWAYS!!! Fresh and nice portion size ?
Beautifully decorated, full of plants, and fascinating damaged cement aesthetics. (You'll understand once you visit) The menu was helpful with photos of every dish. Prices felt reasonable (lower then expected). Good food, lots of choices. Recommend the Thai ice coffee and Thai donuts and dumplings.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Great new place. I only tried one item, but it was good. I will go back and reevaluate after I try more of the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon 5
Don't sit at the bar area if you want good service. It was very slow.Vegetarian options: There are many vegetarian options, although they are not marked well. You must read the descriptions.Dietary restrictions: You must read descriptionsParking: There is a parking garage nearby, but I am unsure of the cost, if any.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Crab Rangoon 5, Crispy Veggie Spring Roll 5, Summer Rolls
First time. Food was amazing ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We will definitely
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Fried Rice, Pineapple Fried Rice
A wonderful addition to our area. We have tried many different items and they are all delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Veggie Spring Roll 5, Crispy Spring Roll