Tag: thai

RIN Thai

Post author By Jason Lam
Post date Oct 1, 2009
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A pretty waterfall wall. Nice crunchy dumplings (an appetizer comes with the lunch special). Poor Spicy Basil Fish. Too much soy sauce and not really spicy. I would have loved to see this not fried, no soy sauce, more basil and spicy heat. I don’t know. Is Spicy Basil Fish a traditional dish? Am I asking for General Tso’s chicken to not be fried? I hate writing bad things about places. Am I being General Chode?

I just found out that I have Food Network. Chopped is on. Dang, all those judges sure are dicks. They’re no Simon Cowell. I wish they would wear tight Simon shirts. I could take them less seriously. I feel like their rubbing off on me. Eh…

RIN Thai – 265 W 23rd St (btw 7th & 8th Ave) New York 10011

Tags chelsea, review, thai

lunch restauranting

Pongsri Thai’s Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles)

Post author By Jason Lam
Post date Sep 12, 2009
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Thai at Pongsri was common with my lunch crew at work a few years back. We’d get some Thai Ice Teas and wonder about Thai Todd the waiter (I don’t think that was his real name). My usual was the Massaman curry and occasionally the Pad Key (Kee) Mao or commonly called Drunken Noodles.

The Pad Key Mao is spicy enough to leave me with a light sweat, but the real key to Pongsri’s version is the strong fragrant aroma of the basil leaves, which leaves my mouth feeling like a fresh herbal garden with some spicy broad noodles in there. I didn’t see Thai Todd this time around and it wasn’t as fragrant throughout as I remembered, but still had it’s moments. Bring Thai Todd back! Donna Martin Graduates!

Pongsri Thai Restaurant – 165 W 23rd St (between 7th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas) New York, NY 10011

Tags chelsea, noodles, review, thai

bar/drinking

Wok this Way…

To meet Judson, Lara and Aaron for some March Madness. I stopped by Thai Me Up to try their Thai sandwich. Sounds awesome. Thai stir fry on a French baguette –a Thai style banh mi. I got the beef with white ginger sauce (coconut, ginger, lemongrass). That is one of the tastiest sandwiches. It’s up there with the #1 Pork banh mi. Make sure you sauce it up with their fancy sauce and hot sauce. While I was there, the owner was drilling his employees on how to cook the right way. Reminded me of Hell’s Kitchen. I guess that’s a good thing …an owner who cares about his product.

Then off to Professor Thom’s to watch the b-ball. I had to try the deep fried mac n cheese. Brilliant idea, poorly executed. I think it’s actually from the grocer’s frozen food aisle. And they’re wimpy sized. They should take a whole dish/bowl of fresh plump mac n cheese and plop it down in the fryer –fry it up until it looks like a giant Rice Krispie square. And use GruyÃ¨re cheese. Fancy cheese! Or do I just think it’s fancy because it has that accent mark?

Thai Me Up – 238 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave) New York 10003
Professor Thom’s – 219 Second Ave. New York, NY 10003

Tags bar, east village, review, sandwich, thai

restauranting

Ramen & Friends: Sripraphai Night

Post author By Jason Lam
Post date Mar 14, 2009
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Yippee. I finally get to try the hype …and that’s all it was. Harsh I know. But I’ve heard so many good things about Sripraphai (the most authentic Thai you can get in NYC) and the only differences I noticed from the Manhattan/Brooklyn Thai is more fish oil and less techno music. At least I was with Ramen and Friends and we got to try a lot of dishes –for that I’m grateful. Maybe I’m just bitter because I don’t know how to pronounce Sirprifiphi. Dang I can’t even spell it.

Then we walked to Jackson Heights for some Indian sweets. I thought eating the foil topping was neat and the spicy cashews tasted like egg farts. Dang I’m bitter.

I was just thinking how I’m going to write this post since I’ve never really written a negative one yet. Then a Simpsons episode came on where a happy go-lucky travel reporter goes to Springfield and it was his first bad review. Then Seinfeld came on next and Jerry got mad that his parents sent him a check for $50 –this right after I got mad that my parents sent me a check too. What is my 42″ plasma trying to tell me? …Jerry, your parents have all good intentions doing what they think is in your best interest. Suck it up, Jerry. And say thank you.

Sripraphai – 64-13 39th Ave., Queens, NY 11377
Maharaja Quality Sweets & Snacks – 92-73 37th Ave, Queens, NY 1137
Ramen & Friends cross post

Tags ramen and friends, review, thai, woodside

restauranting

Pagoda Thai

Suzy Chapsticks and Ivy in town along with Danny and Theresa’s sister. It’s a full house. Checked out the new Thai on Graham. Right now it’s BYOB. I love BYOB! BYOB Saget.

Pagoda – 333 Graham Ave (btw Devoe & Metropolitan Ave) Brooklyn, NY 11211