Klong, My Favorite Thai In New York City
courtesy of klongnyc.com
I’ve been going to Klong for probably almost a decade. I was in college and when they had first opened, I wandered in and wanted to see what was going on in there. The interior design of this Thai restaurant is fantastic. Gorgeous abacus walls, metal sculptures and beautiful statues decorate the room. And when you see how lovely everything looks, you are taken aback when you see how affordable the prices of their dishes are.
Klong has extremely tasty food, for a really good price. Oh gosh, looking at their menu right now, I’ve probably tasted 60% of the items on it and have never been disappointed. Though I will warn you, their cocktails are only average, but they are still a lot of fun to sip on. Like their Frost in Night Market Bangkok. Made with pandan leaf juice, vodka, Malibu, midori, coconut milk and jackfruit, it is a very darling drink. And did you know that Red Bull originated in Thailand? I didn’t. I only found out when I saw that interesting tidbit next to their Red Bull and vodka cocktail. But, if you are in a non-alcoholic mood, you can never go wrong with their Thai ice tea. Those things are addicting!
Gosh, appetizer, entrée and dessert-wise, you will be happy with what you order. They also have a great vegetarian selection that tastes great. My favorite entrée on the menu overall though, has to be the Spicy Basil Noodles with beef, hands down. Every time I go with someone new to this restaurant, they are blown away by the spices and the overall taste of it. Broad noodles and tender beef are sautéed with tons of basil and spice. Layers of heat overcome my mouth with each bite that I take, and because I can’t handle that too well, I ask them to make it with very little chili and it is still just as amazing.
And for the price, their dessert is pretty good too. That reminds me, it’s been a while since my last visit, I think that I’ll have to pop in soon.
9 out of 10
7 St Marks Pl, New York NY10003
-Joyce Huang
Why are there so many reviews complaining about the service there?
Weird, I’ve been going there for almost a decade and have never had poor service. On menupages they even have almost 4 out of 5 stars for service and that’s coming from 12 pages of reviews. Try it out yourself and see:)
I went there the other day and I guess the service was ok? I’ve definitely had better and the food wasn’t bad. However, I did a piece of plastic wrapper in my food though. Not a good look, 50/50 on going back there now…
Oh ha, maybe they see me go there a lot? But I think for $8-$10 meals the service is good. At places like Le Bernardin I expect amazing service, but only because that’s like $250 at least person.
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