Sautéed shrimp, ground chicken, calamari, tofu, dried shrimp and onions, bean sprouts, and black mushrooms in a sweet black sot sauce, served over steamed flat noodles. $10
King of Thai Noodle House, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was delicious! I loved all the proteins and the sauce was super tasty. This dish was definitely greasy but it certainly packed a lot of flavor!
Oriental eggplants stir fried chicken and basil leaves in a spicy black bean sauce. $9.95
Pasara Thai Restaurant, Alexandria VA
This was ok. It lack a punch of flavor and the spiciness that it promised. It was decent though and moderately priced for lunch so I can’t complain too much.
Spicy young jack fruit curry. Northern-style curry base, fresh and dried spices, and chicken. $10.95
Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas NV
This curry was different from others I’ve tried. The young jack fruit had an interesting texture and flavor (I guess I’m used to sweetened jack fruit in syrup). It was pretty refreshing though, but I wish that had delivered the spiciness that the menu description promised.
Side of rice.
Northern style larb (ground pork) cooked with northern Thai spices without the lime juice, garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables. $11.95
Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas NV
The larb was very different from the usual Isan style, citrus-y larb. I liked the difference though. I will say that I probably like Isan style larb better since it’s a bit more refreshing to me, but this was good to try. I liked the vegetables that came with it!
Hot and sour soup with chicken, lime juice, lemongrass and straw mushrooms.
Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas NV
This soup was warm and comforting. I wish it was a little spicier though and the chicken breast slices weren’t as flavorful as a like.
Served with pad thai. $9.74
Coriander Gourmet Thai, San Francisco CA
You know, I really don’t like Coriander very much. Their food tends to be too salty and kind of dry. Somehow the food just tastes and feels old, like it’s been sitting under the warmers for too long.
Green curry with flank beef, Thai eggplant and red bell pepper, served with roti. $19
Osha Thai, San Francisco CA
This tasted good, but definitely overpriced for lunch. I liked the eggplant, but all the vegetables were barely cooked. The beef was also a bit tough. I definitely think that they should have provided more roti for the curry. And the roti were super greasy too (so maybe I wouldn’t want more).
Stir-fried drunken noodles with ground pork, rice noodles, garlic, Birds Eye chili, onions, bell peppers, holy basil. $18
Kin Khao, San Francisco CA
Wow, these noodles were SO delicious! I loved all the greens on top. Besides the basil, I’m not sure what the other herbs were, but there were so interesting and tasty. This was probably some of the best Thai food I’ve had in a long time, and the price was indicative of the quality. I would order this again, but prolly not very often because of the price.
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
Thai papaya salad with mixed with dried shrimp, fresh garlic, chili, lemon and fish sauce. $7.50
Sai Jai Thai Restaurant, San Francisco
Um, I was NOT a fan of this. The papaya salad was good enough, but the salty crab was not my style. It was slimy and super hard. You couldn’t bite through it and I don’t think that there was much meat in there, so I’m not sure that it was even edible. I would have loved to have someone instruct me on how to eat those crab pieces.
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
Stuffed chicken wings with silver noodles, minced chicken and black mushrooms. Served with sweet and sour sauce. $7.95
Sai Jai Thai Restaurant, San Francisco
Mmm, these were so good! I can’t very well complain about stuffed and fried chicken wings (although sometimes they get super dry), and these were cooked nicely. This tasted great!
Fried quail with garlic, served with hot sauce. $10.95
Lers Ros Thai, San Francisco CA
This was lame! The quail was dry and hard and the sharp, brittle bones were really difficult to eat around. I don’t know how in the world this dish would ever make a “Must Eat” list! 7×7 was completely wrong with this one!
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
Fresh stir fried rice noodles with original homemade pad thai sauce, tofu, egg, bean sprouts, green onion, and cilantro. $8
Phat Thai Truck, San Francisco CA
This was tasty enough, but I wish that there was more pad thai sauce. The noodles were pretty bare, and you know how I like saucy things, hehe.
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