Asura Lunch

Lunch with friends 

First appetizer was this pretty cool rock shrimp tempura. I really liked it, thought that it was a great way to start off the lunch. Not the best I've ever had... but it does taste pretty good. 

Rock Shrimp Tempura

Shrimp Veggie Roll

This was hinted to me that it was super good... Well in my opinion... it was okay... but I could have done with out it. I liked the rock shrimp better. 

Salmon Teriyaki Lunch Bento

My bento box was cool... I opted to get the veggie rice because the picture looked so good... I ended up eating all the rice, shumai, and ginger and a little bit of the salmon,,, The salmon was pretty bland and I could not really understand why I chose this dish..

I hear this place has a really good happy hour... I might try it one day and see how that works out... till then I am still on the fence about this place.

https://www.delivery.com/cities/nyc/categories/restaurant/asura-asian-bistro

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One Thai Chef Lunch

A good Lunch on a warm November Work day!

Here we have an interesting Thai ice tea...what makes it interesting you might ask? Well... I swear they made it with coconut milk instead of evaporated or canned milk! It had a nice silky taste to it and was by far the best Thai Ice tea I've ever had In a while... Time to whip out my tea at home and recreate this masterpiece!!! 

Crispy Spring Rolls

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mixed vegetable spring rolls with plum sauce

This was really good,..... the Sauce had an acquired taste though, but still really good....what ever you've had before it's basically the same here!

The White Rice

Green curry ( gang-keow-wan)

green curry with eggplant, bell pepper, carrot and basil With Veggies!

I asked the waiter to add some ginger in this along with the veggies because I needed another layer of flavor... It came out like this and I was super happy!!!

I kid you not... I ate it all up minus the green beans and the mushrooms....

I would go back here for lunch... the only complaint is that the wait staff are hiding in the back... So you don't know if they want you there or not... Oh well Happy eating!!!

https://onethaichefnewyork.com

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Yum Yum Too Prefix/ Happy Hour

Thai Ice Tea Cocktail

This is a great drink... It had Bailey, Thai Ice tea, and a few other alcoholic items that made this drink everything... So good I had to get two!!!

                                                                    Shrimp & Crab Roll

shrimp, crab, manioc, taro, onion, pepper, garlic, clear rice noodle, tree ear mushroom, sugar, salt and rice net paper

You got this free with every cocktail you order! OMG so freaking good... Finally a shrimp and crab roll instead of a chicken and shrimp roll. The wrapping was my favorite of the entire roll... So good That I guzzled my drink just to get this app again (yes I'm greedy!)

I had this bottle of Wine a few years ago... relax Riesling is really nice, especially with the food we are about to intake! 

                                                                   Original Spring Roll

vegetable spring roll with carrot sauce

Not a bad Spring roll.... I saved a few for later... You will see why in a few....

                                                                        Crab Cake

homemade crab cake with spicy mayo sauce

I ordered this was amazed at the flavor that was packet in this dish. Barely any fillers, mostly crab in this cake and the dollop of sauce on top make it irresistible to my BF. It was a well executed dish here!

                                                             Coco Shrimp

delicious shrimp roll in coconut flake batter fried till golden brown with sweet & sour plum sauce

                                                       Galangal Coconut Soup

coconut milk galangal soup with bell pepper, mushroom and Vegetables

All these things included with an entree and desert!!! Sign me up Puhhlease!!

                The soup (made with out chicken) was super delightful, the salad and the dressing was good, and the coconut shrimp was a perfect marriage of flavors. 

                                                               Crispy Calamari

fried calamari with sesame chili vinegar sauce

The Sauce really did it for me! This was a great Calamari and Sauce combo that I've ever tried!

Plah Rad-Prik Red Snapper

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fried fillet of red snapper topped with a sweet & spicy chili tamarind sauce on a bed of bok choy

This was a really really well prepared snapper.... Don't let the presentation fool you, the dish tastes better than it looks, what I really liked was that the fish was filleted really well and placed on the side of the fish... Yum Yum indeed. Great flavor and  spice... I might have to try and recreate this dish one day!

Green tea Ice Cream

This was a nice ending to a lengthy happy hour meal... Yes I was full Fast!

I love both the yum yum on this avenue for different reasons... I would suggest you guys give it a try!

http://yumtoo.com/site/

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Thai in Long Island

Let's try this place out

Bubble Tea

This was really good... I had the Melon and then the Thai ice  tea one... I love tapioca

Thai Ice Tea

They're Thai Ice tea is amazing... I love tea that have depth in flavor

Spring Rolls

These were good, not over stuffed and crunchy! 

Chive Pancakes

I thought I wouldnt see these again any wherre... You just have to try them to understand what I mean... Just like Scallion pancakes are amazing... These are the bomb.com

Coconut Shrimp

I wish they gave a few more because we did share...but they were the Large shrimps and beautifully fries and drizzled with sauce  

Vegetable Panang Curry 

Their panang was pretty spicy... all the veggies I could ask for were in here

Veggie Fried Rice 

This was my BF's dish and it was cool

Muscle Appetizer 

This appetizer was a tease... If we didn't order entree's ... The appetizers here are really good

I would definitely recommend this place if you are available

http://thaitasteny.com/tss-dessert.html

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Thai Taste

AHHHHHHHHH

I found a great Thai place in Long island... if only you could see me doing the running man right now you'd laugh!!!

Green Tea Bubble Tea

This was a really good green tea drink. I haven't found bubble tea in LI and saw this and was blown away. You kind of get tired of the bubbles after a while and just want tea...

Thai ice Tea

This was so good we had 2 more of these each... I forgot about my bubble tea.

Chive Pancakes

Again another dish I don't find often in Thai restaurants, these are delicious. A great salty balance to it. Crispy outside, chewy inside... Oh how I love chives.

Spring Rolls

These spring rolls were light and fresh, mostly veggies and it was an amazing flavor combo with the fish sauce (not commonly used). 

Coconut Shrimp Yummerz

There wasn't enough of these Shrimp on the table!!! We both had two each and wanted more. Nice big size Shrimp...but 2 more would have been good. 

Steamed Muscles

These Muscles were colossal sized. I mean I wanted to take a shell and make a necklace out of it. That's how big they were. The broth was really nice, all the veggies in there really helped... It could have been a meal on it's own with some rice. 

Veggie Panang Curry

My BF's dish was really good. Nice kick to it... but too much of a few veggies he didn't like...

Veggie Fried Rice 

Not a fan... grat presentation, but it was a little bland. I had to stead a little of my BF's Panang sauce to put on my rice...

It was a really good experience here. i would def go back again and again, but not order all that food hahahahahaha. 

http://thaitasteny.com/

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Yum Yum Thai Place

The best Thai happy hour I've ever been to.

First drink of the night!  It was like a lemonade margarita... for just $5 bucks I was like hay give it to me as I walk in please!!!

So We decided to do the prefix dinner during our happy hour. Greedy on another level!!! for 16.95 you get a soup, salad, entree and desert. My friend opted for the spicy shrimp soup. It had a nice kick to it, but don't worry... you spice lovers this soup will do nothing to you but make you smile because it's really good!

 

So the chicken that I am... I opted for the coconut chicken soup. This has to be my favorite soup of all time here. It's so light and refreshing and decadent all at the same time! I can't really explain.. all I know is that I need a bigger bowl for the next time I go.

 

So in between our prefix dinner we have happy hour (I'm cheesing as I write this) This drink is called a coco mo. It's like a mix between a pina colada and a long island ice tea... if that makes any sense. I say Just try it!!! 

My friend and I had two each!

 

With our drinks come free appetizers (this is where the greediness comes into play). Remember we have a prefixed dinner and each drink comes with an appetizer (except for the Margarita in the beginning... that was a special)

Spring rolls are another free appetizer we had... very good.

 

Green curry chicken is my staple for trying our a Thai restaurant. it helps me know whether or not this place is worth my business. And you've guessed it I was more than happy sinking my teeth into this creamy green broth!

  

Brown rice to stay healthy!

  

This was the combo that came with the prefix meal... the other pictures were separate from this deal ( yea I'm greedy I'll admit it now!)

 My friend had the Thai basil sauce I liked it. It had a subtle kick to it with out loosing the freshness of the basil. After trying 3 spoons of her dish I wished I got hers (sorry Green Curry)

What better way to finish a happy hour than with " Green tea ice cream"

 

With all that food and drink we had a good time. What did the bill come out to? It was under $50. Split that between two people with tax and tip... I'd say that's a steal!!!

If your in the area I def recommend trying Yum Yum out!!! 

www.yumyum3.com 

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