Thursday, February 26, 2009

Options

In light of the beginning of the Lenten season - and for our vegetarian friends - Bangkok Thai Restaurant wants to highlight our non-meat/non-poultry menu options.

REMINDER: You can always head on over to our menu to check out our full array of entrees and appetizers, with our without meat and poultry.

At Bangkok Thai Restaurant, our customers have several options when ordering their meal:

Appetizers: we offer vegetarian versions of spring rolls and egg rolls. If you do not specify vegetarian, both rolls are made with pork. The veggie version contains tofu.

Entrees: for those customers who do not eat meat or poultry, there is a choice between shrimp, scallops or squid (or a combination!). You can also have your entree served with tofu. Our menu also features specific seafood entrees, including:

Ga Tiem Prig Thai and Pad Galee: seafood stir fry with either white pepper sauce or yellow curry sauce.
Bangkok Fish: salmon or tilapia topped with red curry

Soups: our Tom Yum Soup can be served with shrimp (in lieu of chicken), as can our Tom Kha soup.

Salads: all 3 of our salad options - Tossed salad, Yum Yum and Yum Woonsen - can be served with shrimp.

If you are a vegetarian, please inform your server - we are happy to suggest additional and appropriate options for you.

Tofu

Many people are hesitant to try tofu - it looks a little strange, has an interesting texture, and even bounces a little when you poke it - but once you try it, you may actually enjoy it! Tofu, or soy bean curd, is made by coagulating soy milk into curds and then shaping these curds into small squares. Tofu is obviously rich in soy, has many antioxidants, no saturated fat, no cholesterol, and is high in iron and protein! Some types/brands of tofu are also rich in calcium. Tofu is often fried, and will develop a thin, crunchy "crust" as a result - but is still light and airy. During the cooking process, tofu takes on the taste of whatever it is being cooked with - so, for example, if you cook your tofu with garlic and soy sauce, that is what it will taste like! Because it is sort of "sponge-like" tofu absorbs the flavors of sauces and spices.

For first-time tofu eaters, ordering Pad Thai with chicken AND tofu is a good idea. If you like to tofu, next time, forgo the chicken. Tofu is a healthy and delicious option.

Remember, the weekend specials will be posted here tomorrow, so check back! We'd love to see you this weekend.

Enjoy the warmer temperatures today! Spring is just around the corner.

Bangkok Thai Restaurant







Tuesday, February 24, 2009

BTR Is Now On Best Of The Web Local!

Bangkok Thai Restaurant is now featured on Best Of The Web Local, a search engine that provides information about restaurants, hotels and other attractions. In addition to providing contact information and a map of our location, our customers also have the chance to publish a restaurant review!

If you'd like to view our listing, rate our restaurant, and write a review, you can view the Bangkok Thai Restaurant page by visiting Best Of The Web Local | Bangkok Thai Restaurant.

Please visit our listing, vote and write us a great review!

If you haven't voted in our current poll yet, take a look at the right side of the blog --->

...so far, just a few people have voted. We want to know how hot and spicy YOU like your Thai food!! Remember, if you've conquered the hottest Thai dishes - one, two, three, four or five star, send us an email at bangkokthainy@gmail.com and include your name, the type of dish you've eaten and how many stars, and a picture, and we'll post it here!

Do YOU have a website??

If the answer is YES, please consider placing a link to The Official Site of Bangkok Thai Restaurant on your site! In addition, we would be happy to place a link to local businesses, etc. here on our site. If you own a local business, maintain a website, or would like to suggest a great website, send us an email at bangkokthainy@gmail.com.

As always, we'll be posting this weekend's special appetizers and entrees here on Friday, so please check back!!

Have a great week and enjoy the warmer temperatures that are on their way!

Bangkok Thai Restaurant



Friday, February 20, 2009

Weekend Specials!

This weekend's specials:

Shrimp Wonton Soup

Thai Vegetable Dumplings: two steamed dumplings stuffed with chives and spinach and topped with a little garlic and fresh cilantro, served with a side of Thai sweet & spicy sauce

Gang Dang Pet Yang: slices of roasted duck in a red curry sauce with coconut milk, cherry tomatoes, pineapple chunks, green peppers and fresh Thai basil, served with a side of jasmine rice

Shrimp Tower: tempura-battered jumbo prawns topped with sweet & sour chili sauce, served with tomatoes, onions and a side of jasmine rice

The weather may have gotten cold and snowy again, but inside Bangkok Thai Restaurant, the food is hot and the service is friendly - so come in and eat with us this weekend!

Remember, Bangkok Thai Restaurant accepts take out orders over the telephone, so give us a call! We also accept reservations.

Have a safe weekend!

Bangkok Thai Restaurant

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Pad Prig Pow

Pad Prig Pow (#28) on the Bangkok Thai Restaurant menu is a customer favorite. Served with your choice of chicken, (gai) pork, (moo) shrimp, (goong) squid, (bplaa) beef, (neuua) scallops, or tofu, (dtao huu) Pad Prig Pow is considered to be a rice dish, and also said to be quite healthy for you!

Pad Prig Pow consists of sauteed garlic, chili paste, bamboo shoots, green peppers, baby corn, and Thai sweet basil. It's served in a crock along with a side of aromatic jasmine rice.

The chili paste in Pad Prig Pow has a number of health benefits - dried chili peppers (the base of chili paste) contain Vitamin A, fiber, Vitamin C, Iron and Potassium. Chili's also contain capsaicin, which acts as an anti-inflammatory agent. Capsaicin has also been said to suppress the onset of prostate cancer in men.

Next time you dine with us, why not try #28, Pad Prig Pow?

Have you met all of the servers at Bangkok Thai Restaurant?

At Bangkok Thai Restaurant, we take great pride in our excellent service. Next time you stop in, say hello to our friendly servers:

Meow
Ploy
Joy
Shea
Jen
Lauren
Dave
Diane
Julia

Remember to stop by tomorrow to check out our weekend specials!

Have a great day!

Bangkok Thai Restaurant

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

New Poll Is Up!

Check out our new poll - scroll down and it's on the right-hand side. We're curious to know how HOT you like to order your Thai food at Bangkok Thai Restaurant!

If you've mastered 3, 4 or 5 Star hot - send us an email at bangkokthainy@gmail.com and include your name, small photo, and the name of the dish + how many Stars you've tried!! We'll post your picture here on the website! You'll be famous! (Kind of.)

We need your help to spread the word about our website AND our new online menu!!!

Below is an example email that you can send along to local friends, family and co-workers. If you send it to just 5 people, we'd appreciate it!!! We want everyone to know about our new website and especially our online menu.

Hi friends!

Have you checked out the Official Site of Bangkok Thai Restaurant? You have to visit! New blog posts weekly, fun polls, pictures, cool links, and online menu, restaurant news, and weekly entree specials!!

Thanks for supporting Bangkok Thai Restaurant!

We hope to see you at the restaurant this week! Remember, weekend specials will be posted here on Friday, so check back!!

Have a great week,

Bangkok Thai Restaurant

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Pad Thai

You have probably heard of Pad Thai - it is perhaps the most well-known (and most loved!) Thai dish. It is also often the dish that is recommended to those having Thai cuisine for the very first time.

While people are always raving about how amazing Pad Thai is, many who have tried and love the dish cannot accurately describe the ingredients! In honor of Pad Thai, one of the most popular entrees at Bangkok Thai Restaurant, here is a "Pad Thai history lesson" for you.

Pad Thai

Pad Thai - or
ผัดไทย in Thai - is a traditional dish that includes stir-fried rice noodles, a choice of (typically) chicken, shrimp, tofu or pork, eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chili peppers, and bean sprouts. There are several variations on Pad Thai, of course. In Thailand, the Pad Thai is generally lighter and dryer than the Pad Thai served in other parts of the world, but at Bangkok Thai Restaurant, our Pad Thai is made just the way we'd make it if we were in Thailand! In fact, in Thailand, Pad Thai is sold on the streets by food vendors, and is one of the most popular street foods.

Preparation of Pad Thai involves soaking of the rice noodles, which is quite the process. Rice noodles should be moderately solid yet flex
ible, not soft, so it is often difficult to determine just how long to soak your rice noodles. Perfect rice noodles lead to a perfect Pad Thai, which is often served with a sprinkling of coarsely chopped peanuts and a lime.

Depending on how brave you are, Pad Thai - like all of Bangkok Thai Restaurant's menu items - can be ordered mild, medium, hot, or 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 star hot (you may want to ask your server if the chili's are especially hot on any given day before ordering!)



Photo courtesy of http://www.ruenthai.nl/.



Remember, in addition to our famous Pad Thai, we have a full menu with incredible Thai entrees. Whether you prefer rice dishes or noodle dishes, there's something for everyone at Bangkok Thai Restaurant. You can click the link to our Menu on the lower right-hand side of the website, OR you can click the big green MENU at the top of the page.

We're looking forward to dining with you this week!

Bangkok Thai Restaurant

Monday, February 16, 2009

Happy Birthday, Ploy!

If you see Ploy tomorrow - Tuesday the 17th - make sure that you wish her a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Ploy is one of the lovely servers at Bangkok Thai Restaurant, and is also the daughter of owners Adisak and Dewey Siripornsawan.
If you'd like to wish Ploy a happy birthday tomorrow, come in and have a meal with us!
Another Bangkok Thai Restaurant regular, Dan Rickli, is celebrating his birthday tomorrow, so if you see him at the Best Buy store on Route 31, wish him a happy birthday, too!

Other Notable February 17 Birthdays:
1974 Jerry O'Connell (actor)
1972 Denise Richards (actress)
1963 Michael Jordan (basketballer)
1954 Rene Russo (actress, model)
1936 Jim Brown (footballer, actor)
1931 James Earl Jones (actor)


Come in and see us this week! Happy President's Day!
Bangkok Thai Restaurant