There are two
Crispy Chinese Watercress Salads on the menu at Sripraphai in Woodside. I'm not saying that
A-6, the salad on the regular menu, piled high with shrimp, chicken and squid isn't a great choice; but
VA-2, Crispy Chinese Watercress Salad on the special vegetarian menu ($9.50) is even better, and it's a dish that I order again and again.
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Ask around for the best, most authentic Thai food in New York, and depending on who you ask, you'll likely be pointed towards two locations in Queens:
SriPraPhai in Woodside, and
Chao Thai a few blocks away in Elmhurst. Both are admirable options, but which one is the best?
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"For many, the vegetarian options at Sripraphai just might not be quite vegetarian enough." Sripraphai 64-13 39th Avenue, Woodside NY 11377 (at 65th St.; map); (718) 899-9599; sripraphairestaurant.com Cuisine: Thai Veggie Options: large "vegetarian" menu, but beware the fish sauce...
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We send our resident spicy food expert Emily Koh to brave the jungle curry at this legendary Woodside Thai restaurant.
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Serious Eats contributor Matthew Amster-Burton just tipped me to this review of Wondee Siam in the Bangkok Post: "I read the Bangkok Post review every Friday, and I've never seen them venturing outside Thailand before." After brushing off popular Sri...
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Three months in the slurping, my chicken soup piece came out Wednesday in the NYTimes. For those of you who don't read the Times, I am going to list my ten favorite chicken soups (I sampled a hundred) here, along...
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