Thai Village, Ridgewood
881 Woodward Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
http://www.thaivillagenyc.com/
Yelp Reviews
This is our go-to take-out for our neighborhood. Absolutely a stand out from a majority of other restaurants in this small part of Queens. It's the best here, but probably not the best of the best ever. Damn good in any case, and quite inexpensive.
It probably isn't fair to even rate the food here since David and I get the same order all the time. Maybe next time I will branch out and try one of their curries, entrees or other special dishes. I'm pretty positive I won't be disappointed.
So the appetizer we always get: Vegetable spring rolls. Divine. Crispy and piping hot. The plum sauce it comes with is sweet but not too overwhelming. In fact I sometimes let it seep onto my main dish, since it still complements it.
The entree I always get: Pad Ke-Mao. Which is basically drunken noodles. I only had drunken noodle for the 1st time in Boston at a Thai-French Fusion restaurant. It was soooo good but yet I had a hard time finding it in other restaurants (mainly I'm sure b/c it is called different things at different places). But I found it in Thai Village and it is comparable. I've had two kinds at Thai village: the Beef is good as well as Shrimp (although the tail isn't taken off. Boo!) Slippery broad noodles, and a spicy garlic sauce and I have to stop myself from eating the whole thing at once. If not, I risk a huge bellyache from all that noodle-y goodness.
The entree David always gets: Spicy Basil Tofu. Which is everything it promises. And he finishes it in one satisfied sitting.
So in the foreseeable future, this is neighborhood food of choice. I wish to find more restaurants with this kind of quality food!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Fortune House
Fortune House, Brooklyn Heights
82 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Yelp Reviews
(Sorry for so long between postings, I was having issues accessing blogger during "convenient to me" times. I have plenty of god restaurants to talk about!)
This is one of those neighborhood joints that I wish we lived closer to. Standard Chinese food done well, with a good atmosphere, large dining area and fast service. It was so much better than the sorry excuse for takeout in our general vicinity.
David and I were seeing the movie, Black Swan, that night and decided to wing it (hahahahah, HA!) for dinner that night. Walking only down the block, we passed some bars (one of which we did stop in later for a drink) and then Fortune House came to view. Like I said, it had a large dining area, with some beautiful decorations. A few diners, so no wait. We ordered vegetable dumplings for starters. I had asked what was better, steamed or fried. Either the girl didn't understand the question (really?) or she didn't want to state an opinion (likely). So I ordered fried, which was only okay. The sauces that came with it were standard but tasty.
For dinner, I had the chicken and eggplant. Delicious. You would be surprised how easy it is for people to mess up eggplant (hell when I cook eggplant, I learned right quick after my first disaster), but plenty of chinese restaurants make it pretty subpar. This one was awesome. The right texture and enough sauce to be good but soupy. David's tofu came out well, except they didn't give him any vegetables, so it turned out to be a big bowl of tofu in a szechuan type sauce. If there was more veggies, I beleive it could have been improved.
Oh and you had to ask for chopsticks.
But all in all, I would come here again, if we were going to catch a movie in that neighborhood
82 Henry St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Yelp Reviews
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| From Brownstoner.com |
(Sorry for so long between postings, I was having issues accessing blogger during "convenient to me" times. I have plenty of god restaurants to talk about!)
This is one of those neighborhood joints that I wish we lived closer to. Standard Chinese food done well, with a good atmosphere, large dining area and fast service. It was so much better than the sorry excuse for takeout in our general vicinity.
David and I were seeing the movie, Black Swan, that night and decided to wing it (hahahahah, HA!) for dinner that night. Walking only down the block, we passed some bars (one of which we did stop in later for a drink) and then Fortune House came to view. Like I said, it had a large dining area, with some beautiful decorations. A few diners, so no wait. We ordered vegetable dumplings for starters. I had asked what was better, steamed or fried. Either the girl didn't understand the question (really?) or she didn't want to state an opinion (likely). So I ordered fried, which was only okay. The sauces that came with it were standard but tasty.
For dinner, I had the chicken and eggplant. Delicious. You would be surprised how easy it is for people to mess up eggplant (hell when I cook eggplant, I learned right quick after my first disaster), but plenty of chinese restaurants make it pretty subpar. This one was awesome. The right texture and enough sauce to be good but soupy. David's tofu came out well, except they didn't give him any vegetables, so it turned out to be a big bowl of tofu in a szechuan type sauce. If there was more veggies, I beleive it could have been improved.
Oh and you had to ask for chopsticks.
But all in all, I would come here again, if we were going to catch a movie in that neighborhood
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