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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

bangkok thai restaurant (north point)

So there's actually some pretty good food east of Causeway, I apologize for not being adventurous enough to find them all. A Thai friend of mine recommended this one to me, so it must be mildly authentic. The menu was expansive, you could order a lot more than the standard Thai fare. In particular, there were different kinds of duck and chicken to choose from to go along with the staple (rice, curry and noodles).

We tried the barbecued duck (I think), a red curry, a vegetable/pork dish and fried chicken knees (wow that sounds gross). Everything was quite good, albeit very oily. The chicken knees (pictured below) tasted like fried shrimp poppers or something that KFC would sell. It certainly didn't taste like knee to me. The curry was exceptionally good, and it tasted really authentic.

The restaurant was extremely busy when we got there and they tried to shuffle us around as we finished, so that they could accommodate a big party without enough space to our side. The food, as far as I can tell, is legitimately authentic--they even have Thai people in the kitchen--it's way better than the SoHo Thai joints. It's directly across the street from the North Point MTR exit B1, so it's easy to find for those that never venture east of Causeway.

Actually they also have a Tin Hau and a Causeway location, duh....

3.75 of 5, pretty good.






bangkok thai restaurant

433 king's rd, chu kee bldg

north point

$50-$80 for most plates

www.bangkokthai.com.hk

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