Can you believe I haven’t had Thai food since moving to Austin?? Five months of no Thai. Five months of waiting to use Emily’s best, most cheese pun ever: the Thai breaker! But you can’t have a Thai breaker without multiple Thais to break, so I turned to Twitter for help.
Kara and I headed to Titaya first as it was the closest and we were both craving Thai in a big, bad, now sort of way. We both agreed that it looked so sketchy that it must be good. Then we realized that it looked so sketchy because there were zero cars in the parking lot which meant that… it must be closed. Oops!
Feeling famished and defeated, we continued another nine miles north to Thai Cuisine. Nine miles… is a lot for two downtown dwellers. But we did it. And we ordered dumplings and waters the second our bottoms hit the seat.
We inhaled the dumplings before placing the rest of our order. Chicken panang for Kara, Tofu pad thai for me. Both of our dishes definitely hit the spot, but I don’t see either of us driving 15 miles again for this dinner. Hopefully our next Thai craving falls on a non-Monday so we can see what Titaya is all about!
Thai Passion, right off Congress, is open past midnight, and the service is wonderful. It’s not the best I’ve ever had, but it’s one of the best Austin has, I think. Can’t wait to follow your Thai-breaking adventures. (I so want to steal that!)
Good to know, thank you! 🙂
Also, have you been to Mai Thai, which is at 3rd & San Jacinto by Max’s Wine Dive? There are also multiple locations of Madam Mam’s (though the one south @ Westgate by Central Market is now called Sap’s, due to a recent divorce). Maggie’s right, Thai Passion is quite good too!
I haven’t been to Mai Thai, but I walked right by it the other day. It looks like a seedy little downtown dive and right up my alley!
I wouldn’t say it’s seedy, but it is good! 🙂
Those pics make me want Thai food! I can’t believe you went so long without having it. I couldn’t do that. No way.
I can’t believe it either!
You seriously need to go to Titayas. It is so sketchy, but SOOOO amazing. Like my friends and I frequent it on a girls night out.
That’s what I hear! The next time I go to Thai, there will be no other option for me 🙂