There tends to be two camps of people when it comes Thai food in New York. One believes it’s too Americanized and not spicy enough. The other loves Pad Thai. Nothing wrong with either. In fact both should be able to enjoy a meal here (although there are currently no […]
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Fish Cheeks
I’ve got no beef with a good Pad Thai or Drunken Noodle, but it’s good to see New Yorkers finally getting excited about traditional Thai food. After spending a month in the country, I know how much more complexity there is to the cuisine and I’m happy to finally see […]
Bangkok Cuisine
Why Come Here? Unique and excellent Thai cooking is a gorgeous palatial setting Most Thai restaurants in Manhattan offer a similar assortment of overly sweet stir frys, under-spiced currys and uninspired noodles in something that resembles the lobby bar of a not-as-trendy-as-it-wants-to-be hotel. The few that don’t tend to be clustered in a handful of […]
Look by Plant Love House
Why Come Here? Some of NYC’s best, most authentic Thai The original Plant Love House in Queens was better known for their showy desserts than traditional Thai cooking. Part of this may have had to do with the fact it looked a lot more like a bakery than a restaurant. The other […]
Plant Love House
Why Come Here? Hard-to-find Thai specializes, the Sizzling Brownie Plant Love House is located in the Thai food haven around Elmhurst, Queens. So the fact that they serve Thai dishes relatively unknown to Americans shouldn’t come as a surprise. What does is the fact that they (or any Asian restaurant […]