OCHA Thai food (2)

 To get to Verona from Oakland, take Fifth Avenue away from
 downtown--follow it across Penn (where it becomes Washington Blvd) and
 until it ends at Allegheny River Blvd.  Turn Right on ARB.  Follow until
 you come to Verona.

 However, I don't know how to get to the resturant once you get there.....

 toodles, gretchen

 So the restaurant is in Verona.  How does one get to Verona from Oakland?

 Steve

 OCHA is near the Little Ceasar's which is right on the main drag
 (Allegheny River Blvd) in Verona.  Turn left at LC's, OCHA is on the
 right.

 I had dinner there last night.  I asked for Pad Prik Bai Grapao Gai
 which I couldn't find on the menu and they did a pretty good job with
 it.  I think they skimped on the flavors, though, since I don't look
 Asian.

 The Tom Yum had good flavor, and sufficient fish sauce, but was very
 mild.  The Gang Kiew Wan was also somewhat bland and I think the beef
 was pressed sliced reconstituted minute steak-umms.

 The way I learned to make Thai food, you chop the peppers up in little
 bits so the flavor blends through the whole dish.  OCHA had the
 peppers in the dish, whole, probably so us white folks could pick them
 out more easily...

 Also, everything seemed a bit too salty.  I think I've had that happen
 when I use the wrong kind of soy sauce.

 SUMMARY:  I'll probably go again soon and see if I have passed muster
 and qualify for the real thing, now.  But based solely on my initial
 experience, I probably would stick with the Siamese Balcony or My
 Ngoc (their vietnamese-style thai is better than chinese-style thai),
 if only because they're much closer to my house.  If I lived in
 Oakmont or Verona, I'd probably eat there instead of trekking in to
 Pittsburgh.   Verona seems like a tough venue for a Thai/Chinese
 restaurant which doesn't offer General Tso's Kentucky Fried Chicken
 McNuggets.