Siam Garden

I've been back in NYC for a week and still have 99% more of the Honolulu visit to post. At this rate, it'll be April before I revert back to east coast mode. So we're going to rush Honolulu posts a bit. Catch up, catch up. For those curious, this past weekend back in the city involved a dumpling session at Don's, dinner at Shang, and a very exciting day out in Flushing. Click on the links for photos ^_^

On a non-food related note, I fell in love with the world's most beautiful hat on 9th Street yesterday, and made it mine this evening. Black draped fur felt, and sleek, ending in a point at the eyebrow. There goes that Per Se meal, and then some, that I was saving for. This was however, one very rare instance in which a material good totally trumped any desire for food.

A few weeks ago, we went out for family dinner at Siam Garden, one of the better Thai place in the city. Family dinner usually take place at Chinese restaurants by default - Fook Yuen, Legends, and similar numbers. But sometimes you need to change things up a bit, and there was no better reason to do so than on this occasion, when Aunt Sylvia, Michel and baby Madeline were in town.

With a steady stream of customers on a Tuesday evening, the restaurant was at 80% capacity throughout the night. Below, shots of various dishes from the meal. Hopefully I'll have time to backtrack, and write up more detail after future posts are up. Till then, enjoy!

Thai Iced Tea
Fried Fish Patties (Tod Man Pla) - "fish with Thai spices, kaffir lime leaves, and long beans. Deep-fried, sweet-sour sauce."
Fried Chicken (Gai Tod) - "Thai-style fried marinated chicken."
Spicy Sour Soup (Tom Yum) - "spicy-tangy broth with tomatoes, mushrooms, lemongrass, and traditional spices."
Papaya Salad (Som Tum) - "green papaya, long beans, tomatoes, chilies, and limes."
Minced Pork Salad (Laab) - "minced pork with roasted mint, lime juice and chilies."
Green Curry (Gaeng Kiew Wan) - "classic Thai curry made from traditional spices, coconut milk, eggplant, and basil."
Siam Jungle Curry
Pad Thai
Pad See Iew

Siam Garden Cafe
1130 N Nimitz Highway # A130
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817
(808) 523-9338