Thai restaurant Surin West is getting a face lift inside and out.

The restaurant has been its Southside location since 1995, and the restaurant hasn't been renovated in about five years, general manager Thanes Sittivorapong said.

"Everything is going to be totally changed - the furniture is going to be totally changed; the interior wall is going to be knocked down," Sittivorapong said. "It's going to be a big change, about a half a million dollar process."

Surin West got approval from the Birmingham Design Review Committee this week.

The restaurant started the design process in November and is still finishing the final plans. Sittivorapong said Surin is going to try to close only portions of the restaurant at a time, but probably won't start construction until summer, when business tends to be slower anyway.

"It's going to be a help for the whole community. It's time to make it look nice and fresh for our customers, and make them feel like we really care," Sittivorapong said.