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Summary: Great Thai food in Kowloon City area (best so far, but I only tried 3 restaurants). Authentic and affordable. The Goods: I think the foods are very authentic (taste and also not substituting ingredients). Price is great too especially for lunch a-la-cart. The Bads: Not much, but the staffs were a bit confused(?) - see more below. The fit-out might need a bit of upgrade but it's expected for the price.Damage: We (2 persons) ordered 3 dishes which is probably just about right and price ca
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Summary: Great Thai food in Kowloon City area (best so far, but I only tried 3 restaurants). Authentic and affordable. 
The Goods: I think the foods are very authentic (taste and also not substituting ingredients). Price is great too especially for lunch a-la-cart. 
The Bads: Not much, but the staffs were a bit confused(?) - see more below. The fit-out might need a bit of upgrade but it's expected for the price.
Damage: We (2 persons) ordered 3 dishes which is probably just about right and price came up at HKD245 (no SC applicable). That's HKD123 per person, granted we ordered high value dishes. Lunch a-la-cart is only at HKD58 per person (HKD50 for weekday).

This is part of my aim to try ALL Thai restaurants in Kowloon City area because I got asked a lot which is the best and I can't answer (I mostly cook myself and rarely eat there). This is the 3rd one I tried, but it's by far the best. So, stay tuned for more review!

We went for lunch on a Saturday and didn't have to wait to be seated. It's the first Thai restaurant you'll see if you go by bus (on most routes).  Part of the reason we picked this one this time is because we were super hungry and it's the closest 
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The restaurant is about 40% full when we arrived (2pm) so we didn't have to wait. The fit-out is a bit old but it's kind of expected for the price point. Tables are next to each other but there are plastic partitions. There are 2 kitchens; the front one handles dishes that are already made and only need to serve (e.g. pork knuckle) and I think it's really for show, and back kitchen for all freshly cooked food. The funny thing is the gas stove could be heard from the kitchen which is quite unusual (if you never heard restaurant-grade gas stove, it's very loud and produce quite an unusual sound.)
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A funny (ish) experience when we ordered was that the first staff we called to order could not catch what I was ordering (possible causes are; 1) I spoke too soft, 2) she is not from Central Thailand as we use slightly different words and accent, 3) her Thai is probably not that great, or 4) she thought I'm a Chinese - I got that a lot haha). So, she walked away (without saying much) leaving us a bit confused what happened. A minute later we saw her doing another task, and after almost a minute another staff walked over to take our order after he finished serving.  So, a bit of service problem. They're not rude, just disoriented.

What we ordered
We decided to order only 1 lunch deal  (because they all come with carbs and that takes too much space in our stomach)  so that we can try more items, but really 3 dishes is already a lot for 2 persons. For lunch deal, we ordered Braised Pork Knuckle on Rice (HKD58 from lunch menu), because - well - it's my favourite dish. It depends on what you like generally, but I would say this has a bit too much skin compared to the meat. It works well for me because, again, I like the skin. Anyways, I think this is spot on. The skin part is "fluffy" as you would expect from this dish. The meat is soft (personally think could be even more tender but it's good enough). The sauce flavour is nice too, very complex and balanced - not too sweet or salty. Dipping sauce is good as usual (I don't think it's so normal that it's usually not a determinant for this dish). It comes with a soup (you can see it a bit in photo with chicken below); it's a bit too heavy on saltiness but I will give that a rest because the main thing is good. Set lunch also comes with drink and we picked a can of coke - if you want Thai milk tea, longan juice and other specialty drink you need to add HKD6 extra.
Braised pork knuckle
$58
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Thai food is not complete without a spicy dish so we ordered Spicy Seafood Soup (HKD79 in main menu). If I have to compare, this dish is a bit similar to Tom Yum but without milk (so clearer broth), no chilli paste (the red colour), and has one extra herb (holy basil). There is only one reservation for this dish in that it's not as spicy as I want it to be, however I also understand they need to cater to everyone's need and so I will give it a break. Besides that, it's amazing. Good herby flavour, and super sour (as it should be). It has plenty of mushroom & squid, a (or two) piece of fish, one big mussle, and half a big prawn. I wish is has more of other seafood (other than squid) but given the price it's also understandable.
Spicy seafood soup
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Originally we want blood clam because it's not so easy to find, but they ran out of it (deduct one point from this review!!! lol just kidding). So, we ordered Grilled Chicken (HKD108 for half chicken from main menu) instead. It's a big chicken..... we couldn't finish it and had a few pieces left, good value for the price. The taste is balanced too. They also put in turmeric (I think) which is not so common these days and it taste good. The meat is a bit dry (not too dry mind you - just not "juicy"), but that is something you would expect in Thai grilled chicken unfortunately. 
Grilled chicken
$108
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That's it. We were full with a few pieces of grilled chicken left to take home. At HKD123 per person that's not bad, but you can even go as low as HKD58 per person if you only stick to lunch menu. Below are some photos of the menus, enjoy!
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(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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用餐日期
2020-11-14
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人均消費
$123 (午餐)
推介美食
Braised pork knuckle
$ 58
Spicy seafood soup
$ 79
Grilled chicken
$ 108