Posts Tagged ‘thai food’
Chanpen Thai in Midtown West
I’ve eaten at Emapanada Mama enough times to have at least tried this Thai restaurant, Chanpen, right next door earlier — but for some reason I never have until now. Now, I feel like there have been way too many missed opportunities because every dish we had here was so delicious. And SPICY. Very spicy. Like, nose running spicy. If you like/can handle spicy food, you’ll love this place.
Chanpen curry puffs
I think these curry puffs were stuffed with lobster, but I can’t remember exactly. I love coconut-based panang curry (remember when I said I judge a Mexican place by its chicken? I normally judge a Thai place by its panang curry…no, not their pad thai. Not a huge pad thai lover.). So anyway. I usually default to this dish, though this is the first time I ordered it with tofu. Loved it.
Panang curry with tofu
Pad Khi Mao* chicken, sauteed with mixed vegetable, chili and basil
Noodle Bar in Greenwich Village…Love
There’s nothing I didn’t love about the food we had at Noodle Bar down in Greenwich Village. Their Pan-Asian food is a healthy mix of Thai, Indian, and Korean-inspired (at least by my count). I ordered their Coconut Shrimp dish with spicy flat noodles.
Coconut Shrimp & Spicy Rice Noodle, $11
What I loved about this dish was the jumbo shrimp was covered by a thick fried coconut shell where you can really taste the flavor. The flat noodles were delicious too, not overly-doused in oil.
Room Service in Hell’s Kitchen
I just realized how creepy that title is.
But the Room Service I’m talking about is the fairly new Thai restaurant that just got cozy on 9th Ave between 47th and 48th. The restaurant itself is gorgeously outfitted in silvers and blacks, and aligned with a pretty ratio of chandeliers and mirrors that makes you feel like you’re actually eating at a nice swanky hotel.
I’ve always passed by and wanted to eat here and finally got a chance recently with a friend who has eaten here a few times before and loves it herself. We ordered the Tamarind Dish and Pad See Euw.
Tamarind Dish
Thai Market in Harlem
Three things I seldom do, if ever: (1) trek up to Harlem for dinner, (2) order a seafood starter; (3) go for steak at a Thai place.
But if my trip to Thai Market taught me anything, it’s that sometimes change is good…Great.
Salmon Wrap, $7
