Bangkok Palace

Hallelujah for Bangkok Palace, where delicious Thai dishes are made from family recipes. Don’t expect goopy pad Thai or the usual lineup of boring curries, because the Kasinpila family makes its curry pastes from scratch and turns out a few dishes you probably haven’t seen before. There’s a delicious fried-egg salad, dinner-sized bowls of wonton […]

Eddie Hills and Sushi Thai

Putting the “dine” in diner, the Thai and Japanese dishes at this roadside joint are superb. Mee krob isn’t too sweet; pad Thai isn’t too fishy; curries are beautifully balanced. For Japanese fare, order any one of the numerous fresh-fish rolls or the katsu – pounded chicken or pork that’s deep-fried and served with plum […]

Kiko

Although the raw and cooked fish here is stellar, Kiko is best-known for country-style Japanese fare. This clean, bright space in the Fountains Center offers food you’d discover a farmer serving to guests in the old country. Ramen and other noodle dishes are outstanding, as is the deep-fried pork cutlet with panko breading, a true […]

Lemon Grass Asian Bistro

Lemon Grass is swank, but the price is right. The menu at this Fort Lauderdale spot verges on gigantic, but it?s easy to navigate, and your bill will be just as easy on your wallet. And unlike other multipage menus, this one hangs together beautifully and never loses focus, effortlessly drawing out Vietnamese, Chinese, Hawaiian, […]

Mama Asian Noodle Bar

The menu at Mama Asian Noodle Bar in the Coconut Creek Promenade doesn’t stop at noodles. In fact, its list of Thai-, Chinese-, Japanese-, and Vietnamese-inspired dishes is more extensive than restaurants that focus on just one country. It’s the third restaurant from Mike and Lisa Ponluang, who previously ran Coral Springs favorite Thai Pepper […]

Moon Thai & Japanese Restaurant

You wouldn’t know it by the name, but this place has a sushi bar and a really long list of Japanese specialties. Still, it’s impossible to get past the Thai-ness of the place, from servers in traditional dress to giant prawns in wonderfully rich peanut sauce. Everything from the bright-yellow walls to the tangy tom […]

Nu Sushi

Nu-Sushi has been operating silently in the same dim spot on University Drive for going on 20 years now. In that tiny space that seats about 30, chef-owner Yuji Azuma turns out fresh sushi culled from local and international waters, as well as an extensive array of authentic Japanese dishes that you won’t find in […]

Red Ginger Asian Bistro

Red Ginger covers all bases with a pan-Asian menu that stretches from China to Thailand. The spacious restaurant is draped in steely grays with lipstick-red accents. The food showcases similar contrast. Chinese classics like kung pao chicken and Szechuan beef share space with wok-fried Thai soft-shell crab and spicy beef and lime salad. Sushi from […]

Siam Cuisine

This decades-old Thai spot, one of the first in Broward, still has legions of original fans. It’s expanded to include sushi, with 30 offerings on the sushi menu, but the mainstay is still aromatic Thai dishes. The atmosphere is old-school Thai — teak paneling and carvings all around. Starters include the spring rolls, crispy and […]

Sukhothai

One of the oldest Thai restaurants in Fort Lauderdale and still deservedly popular with everyone in the animal kingdom, from early birds to hepcats. Mother Susie and son Eddie have made themselves and their place a local institution by providing excellent service and reasonable prices in a handsome setting accented with Asian sculpture and bright […]

Sushi N’ Thai

At first, it seems that very little about this unassuming, pedestrian, but perennially popular Hollywood strip-mall eatery is outstanding. The Thai dishes are good if unspectacular, and most of the cooked Japanese fare is just perfectly… adequate. However, the raw fish served at Sushi Thai is unbeatable. No fancy places, no jam-packed out-the-door place, not […]

Sushi Thai Siam Kitchen

Obviously, somewhere in the 1990s, Broward and Palm Beach politicians decided that Thai and Japanese restaurants need never seek separate customers. A decade later, it’s nigh impossible to find a Japanese raw-fish restaurant that can’t fix you up a steamy bowl of tom kha gai. That wasn’t the case when we were kids. Thankfully, this […]

Tamarind Asian Grill and Sushi Bar

Named for the tree that gives Thai food its unique flavor, Tamarind serves some of the freshest and most interesting Thai fare you’re likely to find in these parts. From a sweet/sour green papaya salad to grilled quail eggs yakitori-style to Tamarind’s scrumptious “Thai fries” made from boniato strips dipped in coconut batter and deep […]

Tee Jay Thai Sushi

Tee-Jay Thai Sushi has a menu as big as the Gulf of Thailand: There are six or so sections of Thai and Japanese appetizers like summer rolls wrapped in rice paper, salads with beef and lime, gyoza filled with minced meat, and tataki tuna seared on the grill; a huge selection of stir-fried noodle dishes […]

Tee Jay Thai Sushi

Tee-Jay Thai Sushi has a menu as big as the Gulf of Thailand: There are six or so sections of Thai and Japanese appetizers like summer rolls wrapped in rice paper, salads with beef and lime, gyoza filled with minced meat, and tataki tuna seared on the grill; a huge selection of stir-fried noodle dishes […]

Tee-Jay Thai Sushi

The original Tee-Jay Thai Sushi is located on Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale; this Wilton Manors location is the restaurantâ??s second outpost. Decor is clean, minimalist, and Asian; the peaceful setting is then jolted to life with techno music pumping through the speakers. The menu is vast but consists mostly of hot Thai dishes such […]

Thai Bayshore

The proprietors of Thai Bayshore, from Bangkok, have been operating Thai restaurants locally for almost a decade, but they moved to their current location a few years ago. Husband Pat Siri runs the front of the house and helps in the kitchen; his wife, Nida, cooks; a daughter occasionally waits tables. The Siris have decorated […]

Thai Me Up

Locals love Galanga, as much for the beauty of the space and the occasionally wild scene as for its Thai and Japanese food, which can be uneven. But Galanga is worth a visit for its heady atmosphere and terrific décor — a gigantic saltwater fish tank, serene blue mood lighting, carved wooden screens, high beamed […]

Thai on the Beach

A spot-on Thai eatery that requires you to look in all directions: Up, so you can find it on the second floor (over Primanti Brothers Pizza & Grill); out, so you can gaze at the unexpectedly stunning view of the Atlantic Ocean from the restaurant’s multitude of bay windows; and down, so you can appreciate […]