Thai food is really good in the States, but in Vietnam it is closer to home and therefore more authentic. So there may be some odd stuff on the menu, like raw shrimp fried rice and raw crab claws. There seems to be 3 types: expensive (which is odd, because even in NYC the best Thai food is cheap), midrange and super ridiculously cheap. And except for differences in presentation, it is all uniformly awesome.
Whole snapper at a mid-range place.
A high-end Thai restaurant at a friend's birthday party. The green curry was much milder than in the states--which is to say it was edible. Pineapple fried rice is nice everywhere, but here they had it served the pineapple.
Fried catfish and fried rice at the cheap-o place. For a few bucks, It was really excellent, comparable to more expensive Thai food. Desert was coconut/ taro custard delicately wrapped in a palm leaf. Another nice thing about restaurants here is you can often get a semi-private booth, Japan style.
Whole snapper at a mid-range place.
A high-end Thai restaurant at a friend's birthday party. The green curry was much milder than in the states--which is to say it was edible. Pineapple fried rice is nice everywhere, but here they had it served the pineapple.
Fried catfish and fried rice at the cheap-o place. For a few bucks, It was really excellent, comparable to more expensive Thai food. Desert was coconut/ taro custard delicately wrapped in a palm leaf. Another nice thing about restaurants here is you can often get a semi-private booth, Japan style.
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