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Erawan Thai Cuisine

Erawan Thai Cuisine

4231 Bell BlvdNY 11361, 11364, Bayside, United States

Thai • Fish • Cafés • Pasta


"Tossup between 3 and 4 stars. Not bad for a typical Thai restaurant. The decor is somewhat upscale, and a lot of the menu is seafood. The menu has a lot of choose your meat with this or that curry type items typical of common restaurants, but also has some unusual choices as well like shrimp with spinach and tamarind sauce. There are also a lot of traditional dishes on the menu like pad thai and pad see-eiw (which we didn 't try). We had a papaya salad, a Thai dumpling (kanom jeeb), and seared scallops in a coconut milk and curry sauce (hoi shell). The papaya salad was probably the least traditional, most boring version of it I 've ever had: very little spice, and I think no fish sauce in the dressing nor peanuts or dried shrimp in the mix. It was like they were trying to keep it vegetarian so that more people could order it. It tasted mostly of lime but nothing else. The dumplings also disappointed; while the filling was okay, the dumpling skin was over-cooked and far too soft. However, the hoi shell (scallops) were in a sauce that everyone in our party of six enjoyed. The scallops were well done but were obviously cooked separately and dropped into the dish, so they had a separate, milder flavor. The two other couples at the table mostly enjoyed their softshell crab and fried rice (though in my opinion the soft-shell crab was overly salty). Overall, the food choices are hit-or-miss. You might find a gem or a ho-hum dish. Service was a bit inattentive, but nothing to short the tip on."

River Thai Cuisine

River Thai Cuisine

50 Main St, 8882, South River, United States

Thai • Asian • Vegan • Delivery Services


"I had never had Thai food prior to my 30 's with the exception of a trip to Georgia. Clearly the good people of Georgia can do some things well, but Thai is not one of them. River Thai was not my first experience with this food, but it was the best. I went here on the recommendation of a Chiropractor who had a friend who was a huge foodie. That foodie told the Chiropractor that River Thai had the best Thai food he had ever eaten and it surpassed any other placed by far. My favorite dish is the Pad Thai. it is fantastic, regardless of your choice of protein. I enjoy the curry puff appetizer. They are more than accommodating with the spice levels from not at all up to oh my God, why did I ask for this? I have never had a bad meal there. My wife, who has eaten far more Thai food than I have also has said that no one makes better Pad Thai. While I have primarily eaten in the restaurant, we have ordered take out from time to time. We have always picked up when ordering take out. The restaurant is clean inside, if not a little small, but it doesn 't need to be large. The people are very nice. The only complaint I have ever had is not everyone at the table 's food comes out at the same time. They will carry one or two dishes out at a time. This has never been a personal problem that took away from my enjoyment, just a little quirk of this particular place. I absolutely recommend it and if my family ever wants Thai, this is where we go."