Fit to eat Thai
In the last post, the comments got threadjacked into a discussion of the tastiness of Thai food. All that talk got me in the mood to get my nose running.
Unfortunately, my preferred purveyor of the Thai (which also was closest to my office) apparently has closed. So Monday night, I headed to Magic Kitchen’s second location (to which I mistakenly thought the MK had moved; thanks to Manx for clearing that up) on my dinner break.
I ordered the Garlic and White Pepper Pork in medium, my usual at Thai Kitch. To my mild dismay, I found that Magic Kitch didn’t make it with asparagus (and carrots!) as Thai Kitch did, but there seemed to be more meat. But as I usually found myself wanting more after finishing a Thai Kitch pile, I struggled to finish the final quarter or so of Magic Kitch’s. Maybe that’s why it was more expensive.
MK’s medium was more spicy than that of TK’s, to the point that I had to blow my nose twice after I was done, not that you wanted to know that. You know it’s good food when it makes your nose run.
And to make them a little homesick, I e-mailed the above picture I took with my phone to dear friends and noted AC commenters Eric and Steve, to which Eric replied:
think i may make that the backdrop on my iPhone
For all you fellow Magic Kitch fans out there, what are your faves dishes there?
May 6th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Three Flavor Fish or Asparagus with Chicken, both in mild plus. I prefer not to sweat while eating.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Lemon Grass Soup (with Chicken) - Hot
I like to burn.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Shrimp Asparagus. And beer. One of my “friend”s offered to bring the cooler for a girls night out and brought a bunch of wine.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Nancy: I find that Pyramid Apricot Wheat proves an excellent foil to spicy Thai grindage.
May 6th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
MY question is, what do you recommend to someone willing to try Thai food but NOT willing to set their colon ablaze?
May 6th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Johann: Just get whatever sounds good in mild.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Three Flavor Fish with SNPA…Hot. But I concur, a high degree of hotness isn’t a requirement for good Thai. Just a preference…
May 6th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
With SNPA? And that means…?
May 6th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, a most versatile beer.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
SNPA=Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
I am not a hot Thai food fan either and I usually go with a Basil Beef dish set to mild although many places tell me ‘no mild. mild plus?’ and I am like plus the crap out of it. Make it so!
Alright, masters of Thai, what type of beer do you think would best pair with Thai as in it’ll cut down on the burn?
May 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I like it hot. The ‘afterburn’ is just a side effect. I like beer, but I am also partial to some Thai iced tea. I agree with the 3-fish and the lemongrass soup. those seem to be the hotter dishes.
Johann: they do have some dishes that are not hot at all. i cant remember the name, but it’s got a white sauce and has absolutely no heat.
I also like their pies. I usually get a pecan pie with a side of ice cream.
AC: sorry about the thread jack. If anything, I am helping you out with those banner ads…
May 6th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Gish: You can’t go wrong with SNPA on any occasion, and I mentioned Pyramid Apricot above. I imagine most any suds’ll go well with the Thai.
Eric: No worries re: the thread jack. The original post topic wasn’t that interesting anyway.
May 6th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Thanks for the tips. I’ll have to give them a shot. The couple times I’ve been offered a taste of someone’s Thai dish, they conveniently neglected to tell me its heat factor is higher than the bowels of Hell. Then it turns into bowels from Hell.
And AnonCom, I always look forward to the CBN lists. Oh, and one more thing…
“Gish: You can’t go wrong with SNPA on any occasion, and I mentioned Pyramid Apricot above. I imagine most any suds’ll go well with the Thai.”
Does that include AB beers?
May 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Nope, can’t even ruin Thai food with Busch products..
May 6th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Mr. Communist, does Magic Kitchen have a rotting exterior, a large fish tank whose fish mysteriously disappear between every visit and the feel of a recently flooded basement? If it doesn’t, there is no way I can eat there.
May 6th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
e.y: the jamine tea at Magic Kitchen is sooooo good. I drink beer with dinner and have that for dessert.
May 6th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
that should be jasmine tea
May 6th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
i drink jasmine tea when i have a cold. very comforting.
May 6th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Doesn’t Jasmine T. work at Deja Vu?
May 6th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Wow, that made me laugh out loud….and I think I’ll pass on the tea next time at Magic Kitchen. Thanks AC.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Asparagus w/ chicken medium. I have to blow my nose more than twice, that’s fer sure.
May 6th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Jasmine T. also very comforting when I am not feeling well.
May 6th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
At first glance I thought that was a picture of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with milk in a styrofoam container.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Chili Beef was always a favorite of mine. And we usually started with an order of Chicken Larb. That shit is good.
Unfortunately, the quality dropped off at Magic Kitchen, so we stopped going there. Can’t say if it’s improved in the last few months because I haven’t been back. We’ve been getting our Thai fix at Mekong Cafe lately. They have great 3 Flavor Fish, Tomato Beef, Garlic Chicken, Mekong Beef. All good stuff.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
I just felt like adding another comment to this post.