Going out for Thai food tonight

MrM27
MrM27 Posts: 18,355 Member
edited November 11 in Food and Nutrition
Going to eat some Thai food tonight. I'm ashamed to say it but even though I live in NYC I've never bothered to eat Thai food before. I didn't pick the restaurant, a client is taking me there. What do you recommend? I enjoy semi spicy but not to the point where you can't enjoy the food.

I don't do low carb
I don't do low fat
I don't do high sadness in a bowl

I'm looking for good, tasty recommendations. The last word I'm looking for in a suggestion is "healthy".
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  • Cortelli
    Cortelli Posts: 1,369 Member
    Sweet basil chicken. Despite the "sweet" it is nice and spicy!
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    I recommend sticky rice if they have it. I recommend scowling and frowning if they don't have it.

    I love thai curries, in all varieties. Green is usually the spiciest, whereas yellow is usually pretty mild.

    Green papaya salad is the BOMB.
  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    Chicken Green Curry with rice (or without), spicy basil noodles (but only 1/2 the portion), any spicy basil combination with chicken or seafood. I'm getting hungry!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited January 2015
    Tom Yum soup :) and below what jkwolly suggests too.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    SUUUUPER spicy shrimp pad thai! YUUUUM!
  • spoonyspork
    spoonyspork Posts: 238 Member
    I have not tried a dish at a Thai place I did not like. Pad Thai is my favorite, followed by Pad Se-ew. Both are more on the sweet side though you can usually ask for a 'spice plate' and you'll get various spices and oils to add the heat you want.

    If they ask you if you want it spicy, ask for medium or 'American' spicy. Otherwise you will be killed by spice.

    Thai tea is a must try (VERY sweet though!)

    (if I DO want 'healthy' I go for one of the veggie and ginger sauce plates and only get a serving spoon of rice... because the other dishes contain a *serious* huge amount of noodles that I don't always feel like eating. Still plenty flavorful)
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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Fack now I want pad thai sew bad :s
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Beef satay with peanut dipping sauce.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    edited January 2015
    If you want something awesome that has basically no calories, pork larb. It's a cold spicy (flavor spicy even if you ask for low heat) minced pork (can be chicken too at some places) salad type dish it's yum yum.

    If you like creamy - Tom Kha soup is my favorite Thai dish, it's a broth and coconut milk soup with veggies and it's the ultimate comfort food. Tom yum soup is Tom kha without the coconut milk.
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    I love curries - yeah the different red/green/etc curries do have different flavors, but they're all yummy and similar enough. So choose based on the veggies - some will have potato and carrots, some basil and peppers, etc.

    But also if it's a nice place with a good chef, don't be afraid to try their house specials. Thai food is basically all freaking delicious.

    They'll usually ask you how hot on a scale of 1-10. Stay under 5.

    **I had Thai last night, now thanks to you I will probably have it again tonight.
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  • spoonyspork
    spoonyspork Posts: 238 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    spoonyspork wrote: »
    I have not tried a dish at a Thai place I did not like. Pad Thai is my favorite, followed by Pad Se-ew. Both are more on the sweet side though you can usually ask for a 'spice plate' and you'll get various spices and oils to add the heat you want.

    If they ask you if you want it spicy, ask for medium or 'American' spicy. Otherwise you will be killed by spice.

    Thai tea is a must try (VERY sweet though!)

    FIFY

    Haha, fair enough, though I'm just saying there's stuff other than noodle dishes that have lots of flavor. Really, if you just close your eyes and point it's guaranteed to be good!

    Some places have a 'red' rice that is super-complex in flavor. I can't remember what it's called but it adds... 'something' to all of the flavors in Thai dishes. If you go for a rice plate (anything that's not a noodle plate usually has rice), see if they have that.

    (lol, I ate Thai last night and now I may need to have it again XD )
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Beef satay with peanut dipping sauce.

    But the real question is.......is that really you in your avatar or is it your online persona?

    We both love satay with peanut sauce!



    Or do we?? o:)
  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Oh and it's traditional to eat Thai food family style. So unless you're with a bunch of people who are squirmy about sharing, you should have the opportunity to try a lot of different things.
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    sticky rice with peanut sauce always my fav. High Carb, High fat and addictive. I won't suggest beef with broccoli because it sounds too sensible
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    In Curry (you can ask them to make medium spicy)
    1) Panang
    2) Pad Prik King

    In Noodles (Hands Down)
    1) Drunken Noodles
    2) Pad See Ew
  • runner475
    runner475 Posts: 1,236 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Beef satay with peanut dipping sauce.

    But the real question is.......is that really you in your avatar or is it your online persona?

    :p:p:p
    You guys should become friends. It's about time.
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  • girlviernes
    girlviernes Posts: 2,402 Member
    Nice menu, but no sticky rice!!

    Note: the base to thai curries is frequently coconut milk, making them delicious and calorie dense.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    Oh if you have a yen to order the crispy whole fish - do it. It sounds like something pretentious for westerners to order but it's AMAZING. I don't even like fish that much and I will pick one of those carcasses clean.
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  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Jealous - I love Thai food and rarely have the opportunity unless it's by myself, and that's no fun.

    I like everything mentioned already, but I did not see anyone mention coconut rice yet. If they offer it, get some. Made right, it is awesome. Not made right, it's still pretty good.
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  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    So pretty much what I wrote in your status, but now that I've seen the actual menu I would say:
    Tom Ka Soup
    Chicken Satay
    Shrimp Penang Curry or the Thai Grilled Chicken (sounds like it could be either amazing or kind of meh)

    The good news is they have fried bananas! Everyone knows that bananas are just like ice cream! Or, you could get the fried bananas ala mode, but I don't want your head to explode...

  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    stealthq wrote: »
    Jealous - I love Thai food and rarely have the opportunity unless it's by myself, and that's no fun.

    I like everything mentioned already, but I did not see anyone mention coconut rice yet. If they offer it, get some. Made right, it is awesome. Not made right, it's still pretty good.

    Sadly, I'm not a fan of coconut anymore. Years back I spent 1 month in the mountains in Colombia while I was on vacation. My aunt made freaking Coconut rice every single day for lunch and dinner. By the time I left I would have killed for something else. Since then coconut and I don't meet eye to eye.

    Ha!

    Totally understand. I had the same feeling about bananas for a while. I was prescribed 4 a day for several months when I was a kid for low potassium. Never occurred to mom or the doc that there are other foods that are good potassium sources ... and when I started gagging at the smell of banana, maybe it'd be a good idea to swap it out for something else.

    Took me years before I would even consider the tiniest taste of banana.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    stealthq wrote: »
    Jealous - I love Thai food and rarely have the opportunity unless it's by myself, and that's no fun.

    I like everything mentioned already, but I did not see anyone mention coconut rice yet. If they offer it, get some. Made right, it is awesome. Not made right, it's still pretty good.

    Sadly, I'm not a fan of coconut anymore. Years back I spent 1 month in the mountains in Colombia while I was on vacation. My aunt made freaking Coconut rice every single day for lunch and dinner. By the time I left I would have killed for something else. Since then coconut and I don't meet eye to eye.

    That may negate a good portion of my recommendations... most of the curries are made with coconut milk and the soup I love so much is definitely coconut milk based.

  • paulaviki
    paulaviki Posts: 678 Member
    Personally I'd go for the massaman curry as that is my favourite Thai dish but as you don't like coconut that's no good! Beef rendang is also delicious.
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  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    I love ginger chicken, bamboo chicken and sweet basil chicken. I also love the fresh rolls. Yum...now I don't want the pork tenderloin I cooked for dinner I want Thai!
  • Mary407
    Mary407 Posts: 635 Member
    Summer rolls!!! Fresh, not fried, with veggies and shrimp. We always get those when we have Thai. So good, you kind of forget that they are super healthy.
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