Thai @ Lex
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About Thai @ Lex
Bienvenidos a Thai @ Lex, un rincón acogedor en Lexington Avenue donde disfrutar de la auténtica cocina tailandesa. Deléitate con nuestros sencillos pero deliciosos platos, desde el clásico Pad Thai hasta nuestros curries aromáticos y la reconfortante sopa de coco. Te invitamos a descubrir un pedaci...
Bienvenidos a Thai @ Lex, un rincón acogedor en Lexington Avenue donde disfrutar de la auténtica cocina tailandesa. Deléitate con nuestros sencillos pero deliciosos platos, desde el clásico Pad Thai hasta nuestros curries aromáticos y la reconfortante sopa de coco. Te invitamos a descubrir un pedacito de Tailandia con nosotros, ¡te esperamos!
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Thai @ Lex is a popular spot near the MET known for tasty Thai food, especially the fried rice, pad thai, and green curry. The service is generally attentive, and the staff is welcoming. The space is small and can get crowded, but the atmosphere is intimate.
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Tip: The restaurant is small and gets busy, especially on weekends. Arrive early or order takeout to avoid long waits.
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Thai @ Lex New York Reviews
What a great restaurant! In terms of food, this is maybe one of the best Thai restaurants I’ve been to so far in NYC. I had the pineapple fried rice with tofu ($16), and it was truly delicious. My wife had the Pad Thai with shrimp ($18) and really liked it as well. The place is not very big, maybe around ten tables, but you can tell they put a lot of effort into the decoration. The staff is friendly and very efficient. Just a small note: they don’t have hot coffee after the meal, only iced coffee. I definitely recommend this place and will come back soon.
Forgot to write a review about my experience but better late than never. This place is a bit tight but it makes the experience more intimate. Curry is usually my go-to at most Thai places. I ordered it here, and it's a familiar taste, but the fish.. I don't like fish, but the fish here is more than palatable. I don't write reviews at all, but tonight, I sure am feeling fiery. So close to home too so it is of great convenience. No wonder people like to write reviews. I feel like my own column editor
I love Thai food. From downtown to Astoria, I love Thai food and this place does it very well. I normally don't eat fish too, but the fish here is *chefs kiss. The staff and owner make it such an intimate experience without it being too smothering. It's not just some quaint hole in the wall, it's quality Thai food
Great for a quick lunch or dinner when you're in a pinch. We got our table as soon as we walked in and our food was ready in like 10 minutes or less. I guess because of the limited seating they are really keen on getting you in and out as fast as possible. Regardless, the food was great and conveniently located a quick 8 minute walk from the Met. A good pick me up after two hours of nonchalant meandering.
If you love Thai food I truly recommend here. It's small inside but it's totally worth your wait!!! The interior was just amazing with all different types of vegetables so it's fun guessing what they were. I ordered the drunken noodles, pad Thai, and the green curry. Let me just say that we didn't leave anything on the plate. The food was clean and just delicious!! The service was just amazing as well!! The staff were all nice and the whole restaurant felt clean. Even the bathroom was spotless considering being in NY.
I ordered the lunch special with dumplings & soup. The dumplings were tasty but the soup broth was the highlight. For my meal I had crispy duck and white rice. I love a good crunchy piece of duck skin. Enjoyed the meal but it was so hot in there. I'm not sure if it's because the weather is changing or the location is small.
The drunken noodles were amazing. I like spicy, and would pick a couple levels higher than the “medium spicy” they default to. The vegetarian soup that’s a part of the lunch special is especially good. The fried tofu was not for me. The space is small but the try to accommodate you the best they can.
Came here for the first time. I was trying to come last week, but there was a huge line so I gave up. Today, I came early around 5pm to order for takeout for pick up later. I got a pad see-ew with shrimps and a pad see-ew with beef, a green curry and a basil fried rice with chicken. First of all, they didn’t pack the green curry well, it was spilled all over the bag. Good thing they gave me a plastic bag, otherwise it would have made a huge mess! Secondly, the food was just okay. Let’s begin with green curry. It was spicy enough. It had nice amount of chicken. The flavor was nice, but the bamboo shoots were too fibrous, and the eggplant was too bitter. I didn’t taste any basil flavor in the basil fried rice, and it was kind of bland. The pad see-ew with shrimp and with beef were both too salty and too oily. The shrimps were a bit overcooked, too. Overall, it was okay. I might come back and try their food in the restaurant. Maybe it tastes better right out of the kitchen.
Thai at Lex, just steps from the 4/5/6 subway stop on 86th Street, is an affordable option for lunch. The chicken Pad Thai lunch special ($15 plus tax) comes with a small appetizer and soup or salad. Service is very efficient (good news if you’re hungry or in a hurry). But just note that the suggested tip amounts in the mobile payment device is computed after tax.
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