Aloy Modern Thai

Alloy Modern Thai just opened right across the street from my loft, (in the space that Trillium restaurant vacated), so VERY upscale. I was very excited to have a high quality Thai restaurant in the neighborhood. And it does seems to be high quality, maybe too high quality frankly. I know that seems strange to state, but let me elaborate. I ordered the green curry with chicken. I asked if I could get it with tofu and my waitress went to ask but came back with a negative. Okay, so I ordered the dish anyways. Green curry is my default dish when I eat Thai and it’s how I gauge the quality in general. I asked if the dish had vegetables as the menu didn’t state it did. The waitress said yes it did. Well, it had 2 prices of roasted beets and one piece of charred eggplant. Those pieces of vegetables were tasty and well presented. And the Chicken was VERY well prepared and juicy. The green curry sauce itself was nice, thick and well seasoned, though slightly altered from what would normally be expected from a green curry. I didn’t taste any Magrood Thai lime leaves and there wasn’t any basil in the dish. Additionally, the sauce was not Spicy. There was also a small scoop of rice on the plate.
The instant my dish arrived I knew I’d leave there hungry having spent $ 16 for the dish. The waitress was accommodating and got the kitchen to give me some more sauce and another scoop of rice. Still I left hungry.
So, I get that they are trying to go for a fine dining experience and I’m no stranger to fine dining in Denver. It’s just that I don’t think it’s going to work for them.
If you go, treat it like you are going to Cho Lon or Linger, and you’ll probably leave full and content with the quality and service. You’ll definitely need a small plate and an entrée. And if you get a drink you’ll be looking at around $ 40 per head or more for a nice non traditional Thai fine dining experience.
As for me, when I want Thai, I’ll go to Chada Thai. I can get very good quality there and pay far less and get the choices I want at a Thai restaurant.
I suggest that they move towards a more typical Thai restaurant but very high quality. There isn’t an exceptional Thai restaurant in Denver so I suspect they will head in that direction in the future. In doing so, they will capture a much larger audience and acquire busy take out service.

We came here for a soft opening to benefit Slow Food Denver and it was fantastic! I’m a firm believer in giving businesses some slack in their opening weeks since they are working out kinks but I can definitely say I’m a fan of Aloy. Aloy is a new addition to the east end of Larimer Street, occupying the old space that Trillium once lived in.
The vibe is modern and hip, not your average Thai restaurant that you would find in a strip mall near a liquor store. We got to try a myriad of appetizers from the menu including fried tofu, pork belly lettuce wraps and mussels. I’m a huge pork belly fan so the lettuce wraps were my favorite but everything else was on point as well.
We then started off with the Tom Kha soup which was some of the best I’ve ever had followed by the Kobe beef Pad Thai which was delicious but a smaller portion than what I was used to and not too saucy. Then we got to indulge in dessert, the sticky rice with fresh mango and coconut sorbet was a perfect after note to all the flavors we experienced.
The part about Aloy that wins me over is that it’s all locally sourced ingredients… from the basil to the meat to the vegetables thrown in their entrees. They support a number of charities in town which is always fabulous to see local businesses giving back along with being sustainable.
This place is pretty chic so prices are higher and portions are smaller but it’s due to doing local business which is definitely worth the trade off.