best thai in the Junction/High Park area (that delivers)?
I have a craving for thai food, but every time I try a new place in the area I'm so disappointed. I can't even remember what places I've tried before (Simply Thai in Bloor West is terrible, not fond of the Green Mango by Runnymede either) but does anyone have tried and true recommendations? I'm looking for a great fresh roll. I've also tried the Friendly Thai on Dundas West and I don't remember being impressed. Is Young Thailand gone? I've read reviews but get the impression it's gone?
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Not sure about the fresh rolls, as I haven't tried them. But we've ordered from Thai Classic Cuisine at Bloor and Jane a few times. Green curry is great, basil chicken was so spicy it was hard to eat (and I like spicy - if I were to order again, I would just ask them to tone it down). We've ordered Pad Thai twice. First time, it was amazing, possible the best I've ever had. Second time it was just ok...guess it depends who's cooking. Worth a try.
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thai chef, on ronncy! best in area, unfortunately.
used to be a place, where baan thai is now, called somporn thai cuisine... still the best i've had ever! used to order once a week at a minimum. unfortunatly they sold to baan thai. Somporn was cooking there for a while, I guess as a condition of the takeover, but after she left, it is terrible, in my opinion. God I miss somporn. still have her number though, she will cater.›1 Reply -
Young Thailand is gone. It's called Silk now. Young Thailand never delivered anyhow. I haven't tried Silk but none of the other Thai places in the area are that great (Baan Thai, Friendly Thai). I think there are a couple of Thai places on Roncey. Never tried them though.
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re: cecilia
Silk seems to be a simple rebranding of the Young Thailand location that was previously at that location. According to the menu I got, it's still owned by Wandee Young. The menu also indicates that delivery is an option.
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Silk Authentic Thai & Asian Cuisine
2907 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P1Z1, CA -
re: cecilia
vorpal
Jun 21, 2010 10:32 PM
If anyone tries this place (Silk), please let us know. Young Thailand is the restaurant that was guilty of taking me from a picky eater who considered Chinese buffet to be too wild and converting me to the Thai addicted adventurous foodie that I am today. I'd love to hear how this place holds us.
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re: vorpal
We got takeout from Silk tonight (basic pad thai, rice, curry, etc). Basically it's new management but the same kitchen and dining room staff. Silk is owned by the same people as Silk Room by Dundas and Kipling.
The food tasted exactly the same as Young Thailand that was there before. So decent Thai, better than the others in the area. And they do deliver now within Runnymede/St. Clair/Lansdowne/Bloor area.
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The Silk Room
Etobicoke, Toronto, ON , CA-
re: cecilia
We went to Silk last week . We've been many times when it was Young Thailand. This was our first Silk experience. We found the food sweeter than we remembered it, the soups blander, and the meats drier.Veggies were fine.
It could have been a bad day; we'll go back, but after trying all the other Junction places first..
Silk needs to introduce their Etobicoke fusion menu.
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re: Dean Tudor
i'd rate my thai kitchen above baan thai and baan thai above young thailand/silk. i would give my thai kitchen another chance, maybe they had an off night. i also find that eat-in usually tastes better than delivery/take-out. the congealing takes away something.
as for silk, i had dinner there about 2 weeks ago. the menu is exactly the same as young thailand was and a bit disappointing. YT used to be very good but declined over the years. the new branding has not helped.
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re: Dean Tudor
ordered from Silk last week - really downhill. The food was sickly sweet and totally lacking in spiciness or interest. Everything was cut up very crudely - big chunks, uneven sizes. The soup was the best thing we ordered, but nothing like it used to be.
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Silk Authentic Thai & Asian Cuisine
2907 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P1Z1, CA
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My Thai Kitchen on Bloor at Keele (Indian Grove) used to be pretty consistent, but we ordered it last night and it was so-so. It's been my go-to spot for the past few years, though. I'd try it again for sure. Used to be called Thai 4 You.
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Thai 4 You
1675 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6P1A6, CAMy Thai Kitchen
3080 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M8X1C8, CA -
Don't know about the fresh rolls, but Baan Thai (http://www.baanthaitoronto.com/) is pretty good.
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Baan Thai Restaurant
2961 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P1Z2, CA
