Talk of the Point

Don’t count your kernels of brown rice just yet, but things seem to be moving forward at Kao Sarn, the Point’s new Thai restaurant. Next Wednesday the city health department holds its final inspection. If the place passes muster, owner Joe Phoonpirom says he could be open about three weeks later.

Long ago, before the summer solstice, Joe and his wife Pat hoped for a July opening. They said so at the Stroll in May, as they stood outside the site and happily met so many future customers. Afterwards, they turned to the dark, powerless, permit-less space. Their nightmare began with a 12-week wait for PG&E to install power. So much for a July opening.

Those who know that Kao Sarn occupies Annie’s Cafe old space may wonder what took so long. That may have been what Joe and Pat thought. After all, it shouldn’t be so hard for a new restaurant to follow the tail of and old one, should it? The fact is that there was nothing left of Annie’s when the Kao Sarn signs went up. The place had been stripped down to bare wood.

Among Point restaureurs, Joe might be the most soft-spoken and diffident. And I have a hunch the food will be worth the wait.

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