I can’t say I know a whole lot about the town of Shrub Oak, except that it’s home to a BBQ spot called Bob-B-Q’s and a Thai restaurant called Bangkok Spice. The latter I know because my friend Michael has been telling me about Bangkok Spice for a while now, claiming it’s some of the best Thai in the area.
We zipped up there last week on the spur of the moment. Unprepared and sans camera, fortunately I had my phone. What did we do before smartphones??
A few of Bangkok Spice’s appetizers sounded like Thai breakfast cereals: Bangkok Crispy, Golden Mermaid, Curry Puffs… I’m cuckoo for Curry Puffs! We shared an order of Bangkok Crispy, which were like skewered fried wontons stuffed with ground chicken and shrimp. Loved them.
For his entree, Michael had the Penang curry with chicken.
I ordered the Pad Kee Mow, a large serving of broad noodles, basil, onions, peppers and chicken.
And for dessert, a heaping cup of green tea ice cream.
Maybe everything tastes better when you’re ravenous (which we were), but each dish was really solid — good flavors and nice portion sizes. I should have requested my pad kee mow to be extra spicy, because I’ve learned by now that dishes listed as “spicy” in Asian restaurants are often far from it.
But that’s my only nitpick. Check out Bangkok Spice and let me know what else is worth trying there. It’s good to have another Thai restaurant in the mix.
Bangkok Spice
1161 East Main St.
Shrub Oak, NY
914-245-3690
Thai in Shrub Oak: Bangkok Spice
I can’t say I know a whole lot about the town of Shrub Oak, except that it’s home to a BBQ spot called Bob-B-Q’s and a Thai restaurant called Bangkok Spice. The latter I know because my friend Michael has been telling me about Bangkok Spice for a while now, claiming it’s some of the best Thai in the area.
We zipped up there last week on the spur of the moment. Unprepared and sans camera, fortunately I had my phone. What did we do before smartphones??
A few of Bangkok Spice’s appetizers sounded like Thai breakfast cereals: Bangkok Crispy, Golden Mermaid, Curry Puffs… I’m cuckoo for Curry Puffs! We shared an order of Bangkok Crispy, which were like skewered fried wontons stuffed with ground chicken and shrimp. Loved them.
For his entree, Michael had the Penang curry with chicken.
I ordered the Pad Kee Mow, a large serving of broad noodles, basil, onions, peppers and chicken.
And for dessert, a heaping cup of green tea ice cream.
Maybe everything tastes better when you’re ravenous (which we were), but each dish was really solid — good flavors and nice portion sizes. I should have requested my pad kee mow to be extra spicy, because I’ve learned by now that dishes listed as “spicy” in Asian restaurants are often far from it.
But that’s my only nitpick. Check out Bangkok Spice and let me know what else is worth trying there. It’s good to have another Thai restaurant in the mix.
Bangkok Spice
1161 East Main St.
Shrub Oak, NY
914-245-3690