Busaba serves genuine Thai food in Louisville

LOUISVILLE – Shan Phairatphiboon and her brother, Oak, have worked in their fair share of Thai restaurants – all of which are now closed due to financial challenges.

So they know, firsthand, how difficult it is for a restaurant to succeed, especially in this economy. But when their most recent employer shut down, they knew the time was right to open Busaba Thai in Louisville.

“We’d been thinking about it for a long time, but nothing (until then) really pushed us to do it,” Phairatphiboon said.

Phairatphiboon, who owns Busaba Thai with her brother and mother, knows that to stay afloat her restaurant…