Nnenna Nnakwe: Great food & drinks. For non alcoholic try the Asian Jungle Juice (make sure to stir well)
Nitin Alabur: Veggie Manchurian is amazing. Pad Thai is alright. Quick service. perfect to grab a quick bite before checking in at JFK (~ 10 mins drive from T4). Parking is tricky around this place.
Malin Ali Bey: Had curry fried rice... Spicy and good, Kati Roll appetizer was tasty as well.
4. SriPraPhai
8.7
64-13 39th Ave (btwn 64th & 65th St), Woodside, NY
Thai Restaurant · 357 tips and reviews
Aaron Allon: One of my favorite Thai places in NYC. Favorites dishes -- crispy fried watercress salad, larb, panang curry, whole fried snapper with either lemongrass or sweet chili, and fried chili pork belly.
Time Out New York: Try the crispy Chinese watercress salad. The star green in this salad is lightly battered and deep-fried to gently temper its bitterness. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.
VH1: Single-handedly destroyed Thai food for me. I literally will not get it anywhere else but here. Worth the trek AND the wait (although take-out is the best option). - Rich, blogger, blog.vh1.com
John W: This local thai market-turned-restaurant serves fresh flavorful food that's a good alternative to the famous Sri a block over. Grilled eggplant salad is smoky & light. Crispy fish dishes are great.
Jeff Orlick: See the big blackboard in the dining room, there are about ten specials created by the owner/chef.
hoai vi p: Pad kee mao to perfection and make it spicy. Service can be slow, bring cash.
9. Tavern 18
8.5
265-11 Union Tpke (btwn 265th & 266th St), New Hyde Park, NY
American Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews
Nancy Lew: Amazing! Great place not just "bar food". Love the chipotle wings and crab cakes. Yummm remind me of Maryland! Def will be back. PS try Sunday brunch- unlimited food and specialty drinks sweeeett! 😍
Jackie Chan: Brunch is such a good deal w comp bloody marys, screwdrivers, sangria and mimosas. Lump crab cake ceasar salad was my fave.
Allison Lazar: Worth going here if only to eat the delicous bread they give you! very good apps and good happy hour prices with different beers
15. Ayada Thai
9.0
7708 Woodside Ave (btwn 77th & 78th St), Elmhurst, NY
Thai Restaurant · 124 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Great Thai fare with an expansive menu. Some of the best dishes are hearty ones, like rice cooked with funky shrimp paste, Hainan chicken, or a fried watercress salad.
nymag: Try the E-Sarn sausage here, which gets its oomph from fish sauce and galangal. Featured in Cheap Eats 2011!
Hugh: Jungle curry at AyadaThere’s no creamy coconut milk to temper the flames of this tear-jerking Thai dish, the spiciest in the country’s anthology of curries.