Joey Lam
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PAI
I stayed in a hotel downtown and was looking for a highly-rated Thai and found PAI.
We went on a Tuesday evening and arrived around 8:30 pm, and there was still a 25-minute. Then you knew there would be good food!
We ordered something I don't usually see on the menu of other Thai restaurants: Squash fritter, Beef noodle soup, and Curry pork belly.
Squash fritter was like spaghetti squash in fries. I hesitated to order this appetizer because I was not hungry and worried I could not handle fried food. I am glad that I tried that. The tamarind sauce is light and refreshing.
Another concern was if the beef noodle soup would be too similar to the Vietnamese style. It had a unique flavor full of spice and tamarind but not too hot 🔥 We loved the broth so much we finished it. We loved spicy food, so we asked for extra chili. There were two options: chili oil and chili powder. We chose chili oil, it tasted so good. It added some heat without changing the taste of the food.
We wanted the curry ox tail but it was sold out so we had the pork belly instead. It tasted more like a Chinese-style braised pork belly or a Japanese-style curry. It was kind of sweet with a hint of sour, plus an additional layer of tamarind. It came with a rice that was lovely wrapped with a banana leaf, looking really cute. Again we put extra chili oil to kick in some heat.
The price is very fair and the service was good.
The only thing that was not optimal was seating us in a tiny corner with an even tinier table. The two gentlemen next table told us they were there before and it was too weird for them as they were not on a date and they asked to move. It was okay for us but it would be an issue if we ordered more food.
We went on a Tuesday evening and arrived around 8:30 pm, and there was still a 25-minute. Then you knew there would be good food!
We ordered something I don't usually see on the menu of other Thai restaurants: Squash fritter, Beef noodle soup, and Curry pork belly.
Squash fritter was like spaghetti squash in fries. I hesitated to order this appetizer because I was not hungry and worried I could not handle fried food. I am glad that I tried that. The tamarind sauce is light and refreshing.
Another concern was if the beef noodle soup would be too similar to the Vietnamese style. It had a unique flavor full of spice and tamarind but not too hot 🔥 We loved the broth so much we finished it. We loved spicy food, so we asked for extra chili. There were two options: chili oil and chili powder. We chose chili oil, it tasted so good. It added some heat without changing the taste of the food.
We wanted the curry ox tail but it was sold out so we had the pork belly instead. It tasted more like a Chinese-style braised pork belly or a Japanese-style curry. It was kind of sweet with a hint of sour, plus an additional layer of tamarind. It came with a rice that was lovely wrapped with a banana leaf, looking really cute. Again we put extra chili oil to kick in some heat.
The price is very fair and the service was good.
The only thing that was not optimal was seating us in a tiny corner with an even tinier table. The two gentlemen next table told us they were there before and it was too weird for them as they were not on a date and they asked to move. It was okay for us but it would be an issue if we ordered more food.