FOODYHOLIC'S Choice: UNCLE BOON'S #Thai

FOODYHOLIC'S Choice: UNCLE BOON'S #Thai



www.uncleboons.com/

UNCLE BOON'S #Thai

Finally got to Uncle Boon's.  This is a Thai Restaurant. Not your ordinary predictable Thai menu.

Owner/Chef is Thai and she names the restaurant after her Uncle who lived to eat.

Above is a plate of mixed grilled seafood.  There is squid, large shrimp, blow fish served with a signature green sauce.

Kangkong - slightly spicy and crunchy

Crabmeat fried rice which went faster than I can shoot a photo.

Their special signature roasted chicken. Delicious served 2 kinds of sauce.

Eggplant with fried onion rings on top and curry sauce you pour on top.

Another dish and sticky rice with mangoes below was for dessert:

Uncle Boon's is now one if my favorite restaurants to go to. No reservation and open only in the evening.

UNCLE BOON'S 

1. $$ • Thai Restaurant •
2. 7 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
3. (646) 370-6650

   www.uncleboons.com/

   Info@UncleBoons.com

   
   

   
   

LAFAYETTE #restaurantweeksummer2014

Since they opened, I've enjoyed eating at this restaurant. I even like it more at Restaurant Week when they can offer their expertly prepared meal at a reasonable price.

One could have the salmon tartar as an appetizer or

...have the honey dew Melon gazpacho soup with crabmeat. The honey dew melon taste is so distinct that it taste so refreshing!

We ordered the DORADE fish as our main course below.

Perfectly light and beautifully plated. Worth it!

Dessert comes with this.  We ordered the berries parfait.  That is like a berry sorbet with some fresh berries (strawberries and blueberries) with crumbled meringue on top.

LAFAYETTE

lafayetteny.com/

1. $$$ • French Restaurant 
2. 380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
3. (212) 533-3000

   
   

AMELIE #Frenchrestaurant

Finally I get to try Amelie - the French restaurant in Greenwich Village.

They serve quality Classic French food not the haute cuisine French.

I particularly liked the mini ravioli French style with lots if cheese and some grated truffle on top:

This dish is like a super Mac & cheese with the right cheese! The grated truffle is amply garnished on top as you can see.  I suggest a side dish of haricot vert (French greenbeans) as a side dish with it.

Their trout cooked with wine and capers is perfectly done fresh and beautifully fried crisp skin yet moist inside. 

Above was a dish I thought would have more fish and cheese.  I didn't realize that the fish is mashed or incorporated in a mashed potato. But the compte cheese around and on top was delicious.

We decided we would like to try this place for brunch some time. 

Amelie

ameliewinebar.com/amelienyc/

22 W 8th St., NY, NY 10011

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#NewYorkRestaurantWeek - CLEMENT

There is a new Chef at The Peninsula Hotel's restaurant Clement.  This week is New York's Summer Restaurant Week and I have just had lunch at this wonderful special place.

Of course as it is in The Peninsula Hotel, expect the best decor and ambience.

You ascend the dramatic staircase from the entrance to Clement.

Above, a room where you can wait at the top if the staircase.

Or wait at the bar area with some drinks 

The dining area is large with a semi-private area at the end if one were to hold an initimate private gathering.  But to come right down what they have to offer for Restaurant Week:

Above is the warm corn salad with blueberries which I ordered ...

But the peakey toe crab in watermelon gazpacho looked so good when it came; that I would like to return to try.

The main dish I ordered was the seabass perfectly fried then served with a very light broth they poured in.

Above is the braised short ribs that our friend raved about which melted in her mouth.  That makes it two reasons for me to return!

There is a choice of 2 desserts.  Mine was their interpretation of the S'Mores.  The graham cracker is the wafer you see with some chocolate and the marshmallow is under that's been flames to melt and brown on top if a rich chocolate fudgy base. This is served with a mini scoop of vanilla ice cream. (Tastes like vanilla to me)

Or you can choose their light version of a strawberry shortcake pictured above.

They have other main course options including a vegetarian dish made with pasta.  This wonderful lunch at $25 plus tax and tip was a steal by any standard even abroad - and I have traveled!

But a good information to know is that they offer a Pre-Theater $43 prix-fixed 3-course menu plus shuttle service to the theater district; but reservations for the shuttle must be made by 12PM the day of the show.

THE CLEMENT

The Peninsula Hotel

700 Fifth Avenue at 55th Street,

New York, NY 10019

#NewThaiRestaurant PEAK THAI

This restaurant opened a few months ago.  I finally tried it for lunch today.

This a small neighborhood restaurant that offers authentic Thai food.  Their menue has some additional choice that I have not had from previous Thai restaurant.  I like their take on the duck with spicy basil sauce which offers a healthy lunch with enough protein and vegetables:

The above duck dish was sautéed with onions and green beans.  I detect a bit of salty fish mixed in - sort of an anchovy taste.  I happen to like it. 

The order comes with a small salad and a fried Spring roll.

The place is open 7 days a week. Lucky for those who live within 3 blocks, they have another take out place in the neighborhood.  Good thing they also accept credit cards but with a minimum of $15 and they deliver for a minimum of $10.  Not only are they reasonably priced for everyday meals,  it's also clean.

PEAK THAI RESTAURANT

301 E 49th St., NYC, NY 10017

1-646-454-1333

1-646-454-0094

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