Chat Thai
Chat Thai is one of the most popular destinations for a quick Thai meal - there is always a line outside. Looking at the menu, and tasting the food, you can certainly see why - the menu has a bit of something to suit every palate, the flavours are authentic and delicious, and the prices are reasonable.
I always recommend starting with the pork skewers. The meat, accompanied by a sour and spicy sauce, is tender, succulent and full of flavour.
Pad Thai may be considered a 'boring' choice when it comes to Thai food. However, don't turn up your nose just yet - a good pad thai is hard to come by! A simple dish consisting of stir fried noodles with basil, chicken and topped with sprouts, a bad pad thai can be gluggy, overly salty or flavourless. The pad thai at Chat Thai, however, does not disappoint. The noodles are thin, soft, and with a perfectly balanced flavour that carries a little sour tang, which you can accentuate further by squeezing some lime juice onto the dish.
Ki Mao may look harmless, but it packs a punch. Stir fried wide rice noodles with chicken, chili and holy basil in dark soy sauce, the dish looks less spicy than it turned out to be. However, despite the fact that I have an embarrassingly low tolerance level for spicy food, this dish had such a great flavour that it kept me eating through my pain.
Now we come to my favourite part of the meal, and one of the main reasons I like Chat Thai so much - their impressive dessert selection. On this occasion we settle for the coconut ice-cream, which incidentally is also my favourite. Start with glutinous rice that is cooked in pandan, and slightly salty. To which you add a generous serving of coconut ice-cream, which is smooth, fragrant, and not too sweet. Sprinkle with palm seeds, sweet potato, rice puffs and a crunchy wafer, and voila, you have a delicious and satisfying treat.
Score: 4/5
Price: approx $20-35 pp
Address: There are several Chat Thais in Sydney, the one we went to is inside the Westfield in the city: Level 6, Westfield Sydney, 188 Pitt St, Sydney.
Website: chatthai.com.au
I always recommend starting with the pork skewers. The meat, accompanied by a sour and spicy sauce, is tender, succulent and full of flavour.
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| Pork Skewers |
Pad Thai may be considered a 'boring' choice when it comes to Thai food. However, don't turn up your nose just yet - a good pad thai is hard to come by! A simple dish consisting of stir fried noodles with basil, chicken and topped with sprouts, a bad pad thai can be gluggy, overly salty or flavourless. The pad thai at Chat Thai, however, does not disappoint. The noodles are thin, soft, and with a perfectly balanced flavour that carries a little sour tang, which you can accentuate further by squeezing some lime juice onto the dish.
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| Pad Thai |
Ki Mao may look harmless, but it packs a punch. Stir fried wide rice noodles with chicken, chili and holy basil in dark soy sauce, the dish looks less spicy than it turned out to be. However, despite the fact that I have an embarrassingly low tolerance level for spicy food, this dish had such a great flavour that it kept me eating through my pain.
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| Ki Mao |
Now we come to my favourite part of the meal, and one of the main reasons I like Chat Thai so much - their impressive dessert selection. On this occasion we settle for the coconut ice-cream, which incidentally is also my favourite. Start with glutinous rice that is cooked in pandan, and slightly salty. To which you add a generous serving of coconut ice-cream, which is smooth, fragrant, and not too sweet. Sprinkle with palm seeds, sweet potato, rice puffs and a crunchy wafer, and voila, you have a delicious and satisfying treat.
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| Coconut Ice Cream |
Score: 4/5
Price: approx $20-35 pp
Address: There are several Chat Thais in Sydney, the one we went to is inside the Westfield in the city: Level 6, Westfield Sydney, 188 Pitt St, Sydney.
Website: chatthai.com.au
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