?> {"id":5101,"date":"2011-05-24T22:34:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T02:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2011-05-24T22:35:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T02:35:29","slug":"thai-basil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2011\/05\/thai-basil\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Basil"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n In our neck of the woods, there is no lack of Thai restaurants. It seems like there is a Thai restaurant on every block in Hell’s Kitchen. We’ve been partial to Wondee Siam II<\/a> but I always like to try out different places. Thai Basil is a tiny place that I’ve walked past many times and we decided to try it out with Mike and Melissa one evening. I was a bit worried when I saw the “C” health rating on the door but no one had any major reservations about it, so in we went.<\/p>\n The restaurant was empty except for one other table, which wasn’t really a good sign either. Nevertheless, we pressed on. The menu is pretty straightforward with typical Thai fare. We decided to start out with a few appetizers to share. The curry puffs were filled with ground chicken and potato. The crust was warm and flaky but the filling didn’t have much flavor – they definitely needed a heavier hand with the curry powder. They came with a cucumber sauce for dipping that I thought was a bit unusual, but the crunchy cucumber was actually a nice complement.<\/p>\n