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[tommy]

i finally tried sripraphahahahah thai in beautiful woodside today. the service was lacking. however, the food was very good. ordered a beef salad on the strength of some reviews. however, they had several versions on the menu, so i'm not sure if it ordered "the" dish. it was very good. ordered "thai medium spicy" as far as i know. and it was good and hot. it seemed that the spice came from additional thai chilis. i don't know that that contributed to any great "depth of flavor", but it was fresh tasting, and spicy. the raw shrimp dish ordered by slappy was the spiciest of the lot. this dish apparently is not on the menu. it's raw shrimp, served in a citrus broth, not much unlike a ceviche. very, very spicy. the spice overpowered the shrimp. although, raw shrimp, to me, is more about texture than taste. they really don't taste like much.

had a rose, for the first time in probably 8 years with this meal. it worked quite nicely with this spice-fest of a lunch. i'm looking foward to taking in a few more bottles of rose before the summer is over. i think i'm on to something.

at the end of the day, it was just as good if not better than my current favorite thais in nyc (pams and whatever the place is on 1st and 50th that i generally mention). although, much less convenient for me to get to, as i'm a jersey boy.

the 7 train ranks right up there on my list of "top ten places i'd prefer not to be".

[LaNiña]

The rose was a 2002 Mas des Bressades, Costieres de Nimes.

And we were on the #7 train for all of 15 minutes. Big whoop, as the say in Joisey.

The raw shrimp is nothing like a ceviche. In a ceviche, the seafood is marinated in lemon/lime juice and essentially "cooked" by the acid. In the dish we had today, the raw shrimp is tossed in as the salad is being made, which is after it's ordered. The shrimp is raw. Maybe that's why it's called raw shrimp salad, hmmm.

We also had a mussell omelette, one of my favorites, some papaya salad (spicier than the shrimp salad), bbq chicken, sticky rice, coconut rice, ground pork with broad noodles, and something else I can't remember right now. Oh yeah, and the marvelous coconut drinks they serve - nothing quenches the heat (spice, I mean) better than that. As Slaphappy said, "it's quite the sensation."

[tommy]

The raw shrimp is nothing like a ceviche.  In a ceviche, the seafood is marinated in lemon/lime juice and essentially "cooked" by the acid.  In the dish we had today, the raw shrimp is tossed in as the salad is being made, which is after it's ordered.  The shrimp is raw.  Maybe that's why it's called raw shrimp salad, hmmm.  

We also had a mussell omelette, one of my favorites, some papaya salad (spicier than the shrimp salad), bbq chicken, sticky rice, coconut rice, ground pork with broad noodles, and something else I can't remember right now.  Oh yeah, and the marvelous coconut drinks they serve - nothing quenches the heat (spice, I mean) better than that.  As Slaphappy said, "it's quite the sensation."

no, the shrimp is a *lot* like ceviche, flavor-wise. had it sat there for another 10 minutes, it would have been pretty much exactly like what people expect when they say "ceviche". i've had ceviche where the color of the shrimp still indicates that it's mostly raw. although, as you say, it seemed that this was made to order and the shrimps were tossed in right then. that, actually, makes me wonder if it's a very safe thing. but i suppose it is.

the papaya salad was nowhere near as spicy as the shrimp. you're simply wrong on that point. clearly.

the white wine was brilliant as well, with a bit of bubble to it. perfect for this food in my uninformed opinion.

[LaNiña]

The white was Austrian,one of Gluckstern's.

http://wineavenger.com/otonella.htm

[Double 0]

I realize I'm late to the dance on this, but Layla and I went to Pam Real Thai after another sucky Ranger loss tonite. We were on the way to Grand Sichuan International, and got sidetracked on 49th street. We ordered three dishes, which were all very good and very spicy. We had Yum Nan Sod, a mixture of ground pork, onion, ginger lime dressing and chile. Layla liked this the best and I liked the sourness of the dish. We also had Pad Khi Mao, A sort of Chow Fun with Thai basil, chile, red peppers, garlic sauce, and chicken. Real good heat on this dish (Layla thought it was too hot ). The last dish was Crispy Pork with Basil, double fried (deep then stir fried) pork belly, Thai Basil, chile, and garlic. A perfect blend of crispy bits (the pork belly) and oilyness. All in all one of the better Thai meals I've had in a long time, and it was only $25 tax and tip included. Its also BYO.