There was a Thai place I used to go to a lot. Hours were inconsistent and they would close for months at a time when the brothers who owned it would go back to Thailand from time to time. Best Thai food I've ever had. More impressive though was their customer service. Super friendly and they remembered everyone's names.

You could go there for the first time, not go again for months, and the next time you showed up they'd greet you by name and remember what it was you had ordered last time.