What are some good Thai dishes?

[Yossarian]

Going to a Thai restaurant for the first time, what kind of food do they have? I know it's hot/spicy which is good, but that's the limit of my knowledge

 

[TC2181]

Pad Thai is my fave.
Bangkok chicken is good starter dish.

I also like Lad Na.

 

[BaboonGuy]

isn't Pho thai? It's not bad when done properly

 

[Yossarian]

What are pad thai and lad na?

<--poor white boy

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy
isn't Pho thai? It's not bad when done properly

vietnamese

 

[gopunk]

i like their fried rice (better than the ones at chinese retaurants imo)

i also like phad see ew

pho is vietnamese

 

[TC2181]

Originally posted by: PipBoy
What are pad thai and lad na?

<--poor white boy

Pad Thai is thin rice noodles, in a special sauce, usually served with a meat (i like chicken/shrimp), and crushed peanuts on top.

Lad na is thick noodles, and meat (beef is what ive had) with a brown gravy.

 

[richardycc]

most good thai restaurant will have pineapple fried rice and pad thai (lightly stir fried(?) rice noodles with shrimps and or chicken with fish sauce + other seasongs, usually crashed peanuts on top). Green/red/yellow curry + whatever meat you want. You can't go wrong with these. Damn, I am getting hungry.

rich

 

[Dunbar]

Don't forget Tom Yum and/or Tom Kha soup and panang curry.

 

[ryzmah]

Pad Thai is a good standard dish - should be able to find it anywhere and it's pretty good.

 

[Amorphus]

*edit*
I lied.

just ask your waiter what's good.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

spinach in peanut sauce
tum yung talay
pineapple fried rice
pan fried sweet and spicy fish

 

[z0mb13]

pad thai is rice noodles cooked in some sort of sweet (and sour) peanut sauce.. usually it has shrimp (or beef or pork)

try tom yang kung, it is a seafood soup with spicy, sour and sweet taste...
great for curing colds!!

a safe order is their fried rice.. try their crab fried rice.. mmmmm

 

[Yossarian]

I ended up with pad thai which had shrimp & chicken, fried rice, and for an appetizer some barbecue chicken. I was kinda surprised when the appetizer turned out to be a whole frickin chicken with some red sauce. It was all pretty good, I have enough left for about 3 more meals.

 

[Apathetic]

My all time favorite Thai dish is "Pad Prik Kra Pow". It's chicken in a brown basil sauce with lots of peppers and onions served with white rice.

It can be fairly spicy, but you can always ask them to tone it down.

Dave

 

[screw3d]

Tom Yam (with seafood).. yumm yumm

 

[Savij]

Red Curry with chicken... green curry with chicken

 

[Avatar26]

Pad Prig King - Chicken in peanut curry sauce w/ peapods over white rice MMMMmmmmmmm

 

[djNickb]

Pad Thai is my fav

 

[LordJezo]

The one with the thick egg noodles in it... no idea what the name is though. I just look for "egg noodles" on the menu and order that one with duck.

 

[Grminalac]

Originally posted by: Savij
Red Curry with chicken... green curry with chicken

YES, those are no doubt the best thai dishes, try those!!!

 

[lokiju]

Pad Thai by far my favorite dish

 

[DaWhim]

pad thai all the way!!!

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Grminalac

Originally posted by: Savij
Red Curry with chicken... green curry with chicken

YES, those are no doubt the best thai dishes, try those!!!

i think the red one is masaman and is very good

pad thai is good but i prefer lard na(flat rice noodles) with beef and pad kra praw(basil, chili, onions) with chicken.

 

[iamme]

Fresh rolls are good.