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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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Okay, so I've heard some great things about Thai food, but havent had the (apparent) pleasure of enjoying any yet. I don't wanna take a blind shot at some restaurant and have a bad experience leading me away from Thai cuisine. Any of you all know any good Thai restaurants in the NoVa area? If so, can you give me a brief rundown of the place(s) you know of (location, prices, etc.)? Thanks all.

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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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Bangkok 54 on Columbia Pike (near Brown's Nissan in Arlington) is a personal fav of mine. Thaiphoon in Crystal City isn't bad either
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Neisha Thai in Tysons Corner FTW!
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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PM Jeffie about Thai food. He lives and breathes Thai food.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Sakoontra in Fair Lakes, up by the costco, real classy place, good prices too. Thats def me and my girls spot.
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Integrity
PM Jeffie about Thai food. He lives and breathes Thai food.
huh, thai? where'd that come from.


Thai food unlike Chinese food, isn't very Americanized unless you order the "thai salad" or some crap off the applebees or other mainstream restaurants menu. With that being said, if it looks like a smaller hole in the wall place, chances are it should be pretty good.

I like bangkok kitchen, its right across from FT Meade in Odenton.

Thai food is really good, my only problem with it (at least in this area) is the portion sizes suck.

Drunken Noodle FTW

P.S integrity My I/C is bigger then your I/C... sucka!

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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 03:01 AM
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Anyone know a good thai place that isn't too spicy? I LOVE the food but can only eat so much since some dishes are just way too hot.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by bb1314
Neisha Thai in Tysons Corner FTW!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 04:50 AM
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busara in tysons!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 04:55 AM
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oh yeah.. and pusara in kingston!! yum..
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
P.S integrity My I/C is bigger then your I/C... sucka!
Only until I get a front mount sucka, 400AWHP is going to own you!
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rmc97
Okay, so I've heard some great things about Thai food, but havent had the (apparent) pleasure of enjoying any yet. I don't wanna take a blind shot at some restaurant and have a bad experience leading me away from Thai cuisine. Any of you all know any good Thai restaurants in the NoVa area? If so, can you give me a brief rundown of the place(s) you know of (location, prices, etc.)? Thanks all.

Rob
my favorite thai restuarant

House of Siam in springfield, va

It's family owned and run... so you get good service.. and good food.

2 dishes you gotta try.... if you're up to it:

1.) Beef Kapow (minced) with fried egg on rice - it's not on the menu.... just order it that way.

2.) Crab Fried Rice with fried egg

If you don't like eggs.. then just don't order the egg.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by PhiSig
Sakoontra in Fair Lakes, up by the costco, real classy place, good prices too. Thats def me and my girls spot.
+1

There's a Thai place in Fair Lakes shopping center, which is ok, but sakoontra is much better.

Tong Thai at University Mall (right across Braddock Road from George Mason) is also really good.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Thai Royal in Leesburg VA...
relatively cheap and i eat there like 3x a week. best thai ive ever had and its connected to a gas station haha.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 09:47 AM
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Another vote for Busara, Neisha, and Sakoontra.

Need to try that Tong Thai place though, that's close to me too.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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Well, since Neisha, Sakoontra and Busara all seem to have a good rep, i'll hit up those spots sometime. Any other suggestions are welcome.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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As far as hot Thai food goes, give this a try. Order your food, then ask the person taking your order to tell the chef not to make it spicy.

believe it or not they'll do as you ask. =)


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Only until I get a front mount sucka, 400AWHP is going to own you!


This sucker is the biggest I've seen so far.

If only I could say the same about my pants =(
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffie7
As far as hot Thai food goes, give this a try. Order your food, then ask the person taking your order to tell the chef not to make it spicy.

believe it or not they'll do as you ask. =)






This sucker is the biggest I've seen so far.

If only I could say the same about my pants =(
Mine is taller and thicker but yours is wider.But we still have non cc'ed mirrors.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Dude, spicy food ftw. In my household, we've eaten A LOT of cajun food and the spicier the gumbo is, the better it is for me. No reason to change that when eating Thai.

Sidenote...+1 to jeffie, that's a BIG freakin' intercooler. lol
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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I want to find a good Jamaican place, and a good Korean place around here. I'm DYING for some yakimando
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