Ok, so in my lifetime I can count the number of Thai restaurants I’ve gone to on only 2 hands. Up until about 6 years ago I had never experienced Thai Food. So far in that time I’ve become a big fan of Cha Thai on Chapman in Orange, but after my first visit to Bangkok Thai, I think I have found another good Thai restaurant here behind the Orange Curtain.
Bangkok Thai is a very unassuming place. Located right off the 22 Freeway in a small strip mall that includes a Big Lots! Not every restaurant can be in a huge upscale shopping center, heck the best places usually are small tucked away places in nondescript locations.
Being that this was my first visit, I can’t fully give a review, but I will review them based on my first experience. There are two normal meals I get when I go Thai, Chicken Pad Thai or Red Curry Chicken. I decided to throw that completely out the window and try something different; I order Masum Curry with Chicken. It was a much milder version of curry compared to the normal Red Curry that I would usually order. As explained in their menu Masum Curry is a mild curry served with potatoes, onions, and peanuts. It didn’t disappoint. Although it was mild, it had a lingering spiciness in the background that made me crave more. I’m not sure how most people eat their curry, but I usually scoop it out over my rice and
eat it sort of like gravy over my rice. The problem I ran into is that they give you a full size bowl of curry, which is more than the rice could handle alone. My rice soon was gone and I was left with nearly a half a bowl of curry, so I just started to eat it like a soup; a nice spicy soup, in fact if reminded me a little of my Cajun soup from Madam Jo Jo’s in Long Beach. I can’t wait to try other dishes. Now that I finally made it over to Bangkok Taste after only living 1 minute away for the past two years, I might add it to my normal rotation of meals that I have on Saturdays while Mrs. DanGarion is off at work.
Service was great; I was the only customer so it wasn’t difficult for the waiter to take care of me. Restaurant is very clean and nicely lit. They have about 9 tables that seat 4 each. And from what I’ve read from other reviewers they do a lot of take out service as well.
Visit 06/14/2008 for Lunch
[xrr rating=4/5]
Bangkok Taste Restaurant
2737 N Grand Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 532-2216
