We had to pick up something nearby and wanted to eat out since it was already 8pm. Google came to the rescue as usual and found a few Thai restaurants in the area. Mr. Thai was only a few minutes away and had good online recommendations.
We have always been looking out for good Thai (and Chinese, Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, German, etc, etc, etc ;-) ) food places. Most ethnic foods in the States are "americanized". This usually means not spicy enough (both fragrant spices and hot spice), too salty/sweet/bland, and definitely too-large portions, though I don't usually mind the last one. A hole-in-the-wall place we tried before, Thai Cafe, had pretty good and authentic food. More options is always a good thing.
With Mr. Thai, the fragrant spices were very well controlled, distinct and not overwhelming, nor overwhelmed by the heat. They offer various grades of heat from none, mild, right up to very hot, and I do mean very hot. Good for us since we love spicy-hot food. I ordered the Pad See Ew with beef (very hot) and Jia Nin had the curry seafood fried rice (hot). Both were excellent. It was obvious that things were cooked in a very hot (temperature) wok, the way it was meant to be. Definitely going back to try the rest of the menu.
got phad thai??
ReplyDeletemy favourite :)
Yes, it's usually the dish I start with when going to a new Thai place. But I felt like having rice that night. Pad Thai and Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles) are definitely on the must-try list.
ReplyDeletehmmm have never tried pad kee mao. Will be on a lookout when i next go to a thai restaurant :)
ReplyDeletewhat's the diff???? looks darker....
the Pad See Ew (see ew is dark soy sauce, i think) tastes alot like a very sweet char kuay teow.. just need some cockles..
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