Lacha somtum

It’s being passed over because it’s boring for the most part, or else just not good enough to compete. Your own post ends by saying people ought to go to Luv2Eat, Isaan Station, and Jitlada first. Even the standout dishes sound quite boring in comparison to the exciting dishes at those places.

When I went, I thought it was not worth returning to. The fish kidney curry had no flavor, just obscene heat, and everything else fell so flat I can barely remember it, even the supposedly super funky “kitchen sink” tom sum I ordered.

shrugs I guess YMMV