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Thai food - Drunk Monk - 02-16-2009
I love Thai food. I loved it before I went to Thailand. I loved it even more after going there.
The way to tell an authentic Thai restaurant is that they will have an altar to the king. That being said, Cali-fusion Thai can be good too, so authenticity isn't always key...
We actually have a decent place in walking distance called My Thai. Service there is horribly slow, but the food is good and they have a Wall of Flame - a hall of photos of people that consumed their 'fire' dish. The pic features DM, Mrs. DM, the DM's cub, CF, LCF and HO -a member here who doesn't have the balls to post, but did have the balls to finish a fire plate earning us all suburban fame. They food there is super hot. I can eat hot, but there I'm pretty conservative and order mild+.
The place motivating this thread is Benjarong in S.F. on Lombard & Webster. <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.benjarongsf.com">www.benjarongsf.com</a><!-- w -->. Loved their fresh ginger plate. Beautiful presentation, great flavors, not too expensive. Check it out.
Re: Thai food - thatguy - 02-17-2009
Star of Siam is pretty good Thai in downtown Soquel. A few blocks away is another that I have yet to try. There's Thai Basil in the Capitola Village a few miles further. There's at least three others in Santa Cruz proper. I've been to several and don't recall anything outstanding. When you want Thai, any of them will do.
I often get the Tom Gar Kai when I think I'm getting sick. I haven't eaten at SOS in a while, but the staff is pleasant and the food is good. I ate at Thai Basil a long time ago and recall that I liked it, that the restaurant was tiny and that parking in Capitola Village was a drag.
Did you see there was a place called "Thai Stick" a block over from Victory Fencing? I presume it is a restaurant and not a medical marijuana outlet.
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Thai Basil! - Drunk Monk - 02-19-2009
I remember that place from when I was living there 20+ years ago. I used to really like it. Good to hear it's still going.
RE: Thai food - Drunk Monk - 07-16-2018