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Veggie Pad Thai
For a taste of Thailand in Uptown New Orleans, pay a visit to Bangkok Thai Cuisine Restaurant. Family owned and operated for ten years, Bangkok offers large portions of authentic Asian cuisine at low prices. My boyfriend and I ate there recently, and our bill was as follows:
• Pineapple fried rice with beef (see photo below): $10.95
• Veggie pad thai: $9.95
• Tax: $1.88
• Tip: $.6.00
TOTAL: $28.78 ($14.39 per person)
The pineapple fried rice was loaded with large chunks of pineapple, eggs, onion, and raisin, plus lots of tender, well-cooked beef. The bitterness of the onion wonderfully balanced the sweetness of the pineapple. If you order this dish, be sure to ask for a small bowl of peanut sauce to go with it. The sauce has a lot of flavor and a great texture—not too thick or too thin—and complements the sweet pineapple fantastically. The veggie pad thai is a great dish for vegetarians looking a protein-rich option. Topped with crushed peanuts, tofu, and egg, the perfectly cooked noodle dish also contains bean sprouts, green onion, baby corn, carrots, and cabbage.
Vegetarians will be happy not only with the pad thai, but with the entire menu. Every category of dish has at least one vegetarian option, and in most categories, the meat is optional and can be added to a dish for an additional dollar.
If you have a few extra dollars, spring for the spring rolls (see photo below). They are crispy, packed with tasty vegetables, and come with a tangy sweet an
d sour sauce.
When ordering, you will have the option of choosing your spice level, 1-5, with one being the mildest. Be forewarned: level five feels like there is five-alarm fire in your mouth! It also overwhelms the flavor of the food; all you can really taste is spice. I recommend level three. You still get that great pop on your tongue, but you can taste your food and do not have to drink an entire glass of water after every bite.
If you do need several refills of water, you rest assured that the servers are quite attentive and never let your glass go empty. The chefs prepare the food very quickly; we waited less than fifteen minutes between ordering and getting our entrees. Bangkok’s location can make parking tricky. Situated between a tattoo shop and Cooter Brown’s where Carrollton meets the Riverbend, there is little on-street parking and no parking lot. If you do not like to search for parking and walk, do not go to Bangkok during major sporting events; rowdy sports fans going to guzzle beer at Cooter Brown’s will have taken all of the prime parking spaces.
Though Bangkok has no website, you can view both the lunch and dinner menus at campusmenus.com. The lunch menu offers many of the same dishes for one dollar less than the dinner prices. The lunch menu also features a lot of rice plates not served during dinner. Whether you go for lunch or dinner, you will get to choose from a wide variety of flavorful food!
The Necessary Information
Bangkok Thai Cuisine Restaurant
513 S Carrollton Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118-1005
(504) 861-3932
Hours: Lunch: 11:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Dinner: Sun-Thurs—5:00p.m.-9:30p.m.; Fri-Sat—5:00p.m.-10:00p.m.
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