No. 283, Zhonghua 4th Rd, Qianjin Dist
高雄市苓雅區林泉街92號
(07)715-1175
Monday-Sunday(?)
10:00am-9:00pm
English friendly: yes
vegetarian friendly: doable
average cost: 150-250NTD
Here we have another restaurant with a cute punny name: "Thai" in Chinese can is pronounced the same way as "too", as in, "This restaurant is too good for me to not give it all my stars." If anyone knows of other pun-named restaurants in Kaohsiung, please let me know; I would like to collect the complete set.
The first time we went here for lunch on a Saturday, it was mysteriously closed! Our luck was better on the second try (Monday). You should know that this joint is insanely popular, especially for dinner; I was told that sometimes people line up all the way down the street. Apparently their business is so good that their lunch options are all sold out by 1:30pm, because that's when they started closing up shop... It's an unpredicable place. If you want to eat here, you're going to have to work for it. Make sure to have a back-up plan just in case.
Their menu has not only entertaining English translations ("Sea Food in Cabbate Root") but also PICTURES, making ordering a breeze. But how on earth will you chooooooose?
I learned an incredibly important thing from my lunch experience here, and that is that Thai 河粉 ("river powder" or rice noodles) are the thick, wide, super greasy 河粉 that I looove so much. Vietnamese 河粉 tend to be thinner and rounder and correspondingly less wonderful. Noodle connoisseurs take note. These noodles were delicious.
Shrimp cakes! Served with about a teaspoon of clear sweet sauce not visible in the picture. Crispy and flaky on the outside, richly shrimpy on the inside! A hit.
And here we have fried squid in a spicy sour sauce. It was actually spicy (actually spicy), spicy like a warm hug. And the squid! Now I'm no squid expert, but this may have been some of the best squid I've ever had. It was so... hefty. And chewy! And paired with the vegetables and sauce, absolutely delicious.
Last but not least, we ordered this somewhat ominous looking coconut milk chicken and squid dish. It may have the misfortune of resembling curdled milk, but it tasted magical. The sauce was smooth and rich, and had an interesting flavor: not too salty, nor too sweet, but not bland either. (Curious parties are encouraged to order it yourself and find out more.) Best of all, all mixed up in it was more super awesome squid! This one of the first times I've really felt the gustatory benefits of living by a major fishing port.
Each plate costs around 100NTD, but the servings are a bit small so you'll want to order more than normal to balance things out. We ordered four dishes total, and I really can't find anything to complain about with any of them. The owner is an actual Thai and/or Burmese person (also very nice), so their food might even be Authentic Tasting too.
In conclusion...
It was...
Thai Delicious!!!
OVERALL RATING: 5/5
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