alternative to Sripraphai?

[Treece]

we were hoping to go this weekend but i just read on the boards that it's closed for vacation this week. super disappointed. do we have any delicious thai alternatives in queens??

[Treece]

Thanks for the good recommendations. We ended up walking over the Brooklyn Bridge into Chinatown. But we'll try some of these places in the near future.

[pynchoff]

Chao Thai is great and I also like Shallot on Woodside and 78th. Have to disagree about Arunee. The few times I've been there, it was nothing special.

[bigjeff]

second on your chao thai thumbs up, and second on your arunee thumbs down too. Another alternative is My Thai in Elmhurst but that place is a bit overdone w/ the bamboo all over the place. given that chao thai is right nearby (and not always open), I'd rec that as a plan C. In fact, I'd make Chao Thai your plan A, Sri your plan B, and My Thai your plan C.

[hatless]

Zabb Queens (especially for the 40 or so "salads", not for noodles), Roosevelt around 71st or so, and another thumbs-up for Chao Thai in Elmhurst.

[Rocky2]

Arunee Thai on 79th St just off the the NW corner of Roosevelt Ave

[NYEpicuriosity]

Gotta give a big second to Arunee (though granted since I've been going to Sri I haven't been back). It's really spicy while still maintaining some sense of flavor, very well balanced, easy on the wallet, and it's the real deal.

[Joe MacBu]

Chao Thai
85-03 Whitney Ave (near Broadway), Elmhurst
G,R,V to Elmhurst Av