Subject: Thai Food and Cooking

• Robb's Review: On the Menu

  July 24, 2007

• $13 at Goldenroom Thai Restaurant

  August 21, 2007

• Robb's Review: On the Menu

  July 24, 2007

• $13 at Goldenroom Thai Restaurant

  August 21, 2007

• Best Thai Restaurant

  Bangkok Place

  September 26, 2002

• Harmonic Convergence

  March 17, 1994

• Thai One On

  June 2, 1994

• Diner's Notebook

  July 20, 1995

• Sunday Spice

  May 30, 1996

• Sticking to Tradition

  August 29, 1996

• Openings and Closings

  It wasn't a good week to be an Asian restaurant in Houston. Japanese, Chinese and Thai -- none were exempt from the executioner as three well-known restaurants closed around town. Café le Jadeite (1952 West Gray), the eye-catching Chinese restaurant in River Oaks, closed out the month of May by closing its doors. According to B4-U-Eat, however, the restaurant plans to reopen in a few weeks under new ownership and with a new name: Qin Dynasty. Sushi bar and restaurant Rickshaw Far East Bistro

  June 4, 2009

• Hot Plate

  August 27, 1998

• Those Boys from Brazil

  December 17, 1998

• Just What the Doctor Ordered

  February 11, 1999

• Darkness Palls

  September 16, 1999

• Khun Kay Thai Café

  January 15, 2009

• Short Order Thai at Thai Lily Café

  April 24, 2008

• Great Gado Gado at Noodle House 88

  A nondescript noodle shop on Bellaire is serving some of the best Indonesian food in the U.S.A.

  March 20, 2008

• Hunan Restaurant Gives Birth to Gigi's Asian Bistro and Dumpling House

  February 21, 2008

• Thai Café

  One of the oldest Thai restaurants in town is also one of the most consistent

  December 27, 2007

• V's Thai Restaurant & Bar

  A sexy divorcee and veteran bartender has opened her own joint, and she's turning out some stunning Thai food

  October 25, 2007

• Red Basil Thai Fusion Cuisine

  New York Thai

  July 26, 2007

• Thepthidaa Thai Restaurant

  A new restaurant in the theater district offers kinder, gentler flavors

  March 8, 2007

• Thai Hot Hubris

  Like your Thai food hot? Be careful what you wish for!

  November 23, 2006

• Some Like It Hot

  And they could be in for mild disappointment at Nidda Thai

  August 10, 2006

• What a Duck

  The Golden Room

  July 20, 2006

• Yum's the Word

  Sawadee's hot and spicy, cold and crunchy Thai salads are the perfect summer takeout

  May 11, 2006

• All You Need Is Larb

  The food can be great at Sabai Thai, as long as you order the right dishes

  November 24, 2005

• Crab Shells and Stink Beans

  The most authentic Thai restaurant in Space City is a wild Asian-food ride

  September 1, 2005

• Thai Seas

  Merlion in Seabrook has the best Thai seafood this side of Phuket

  May 19, 2005

• Thai High

  Do you want your dinner "bong-hit hot" or "acid-flashback hot"?

  March 17, 2005

• Steak and Peanut Butter

  Lemongrass Cafe: A hip Bellaire spot with a hit-or-miss menu

  October 14, 2004

• 1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish...

  "Deep-fried madness" delights the red-hot sushi crowd at Blue Fish House

  June 12, 2003

• The Fate of Yates

  Plus: Leaf Them Alone, Thais to Houston, Culture Stock

  April 11, 2002

• Thai Raid

  In America, Thai dishes are being toned down. The Thai government wants to step in to stop it.

  March 28, 2002

• Roll with It

  Houston chefs are creating some uniquely Texan sushi rolls

  July 26, 2001

• The Thais That Bind

  A culinary trip down the Mekong

  June 14, 2001

• Where the Home Fires Really Burn

  Vung Thai Cafe serves the food your mom would make -- if she were Thai

  February 15, 2001

• Mussel-bound

  Farrago

  January 4, 2001

• Using Her Noodle

  Liberty's Annie Wong can negotiate a tasty truce among even the most warring ingredients

  June 1, 2000

• A Suburban Gem

  Thai Emerald is a delicate jewel among the neon-lit franchises that scream for attention

  November 25, 1999

• Mom-and-pop, Thai-style

  March 25, 1999

• Diner's Notebook

  Restaurant Stew

  May 25, 1995

• Lotsa Pasta

  Just emigrated from New Orleans, Semolina's international noodles are trendy and copious -- but only intermittently scintillating

  February 3, 1994

• Thai and Thai Again

  Nit Noi Thai restaurant has cloned itself -- which means more of their exquisite sauces to go around

  December 2, 1993

• Tony Thai & Sushi Restaurant #2

  July 2, 2009

• $13 at Asia Market

  Photo by Mike Giglio​ Where: Asia Market, 1010 W Cavalcade St., 713-863-7074 What $13 gets you: Thai food should leave you full, refreshed and feeling like you got way more than you paid for. Thirteen bucks at Asia Market gets you clear sinuses and more than enough food for two. Best served from tiny roll-carts and enjoyed from flimsy plastic tables along crowded, smoggy streets, in our opinion at least, Thai food never seems right at fancy restaurants. Thankfully, at Asia Market, the sm

  August 3, 2009

• Seabrook Seafood Stores Are Back

  Photos by Robb Walsh​Beeline snapper was $4 a pound and American red snapper was $6 a pound at the dockside seafood markets in Seabrook a few days ago. Big gulf shrimp were $3.95 a pound -- cheaper if you bought five pounds or more. The dock for Gulf shrimp boats in Seabrook is still functioning, despite the debris from hurricane Ike that litters the area.

  August 20, 2009

• $10 Tom Yum Goong

  Photo by Robb Walsh​I have a cold. So I walk into Thai Restaurant at 5757 Westheimer and ask if they have any soup. Waitress points to the menu. Tom yum goong is $3.95. I'll take that, I say pointing at the item. Thai soups are great cold remedies, especially the shrimp, lemongrass, lime and chile soup called tom yum goong. You've got your clear broth, your citrus and your chile, all proven sinus clearers. And then you've got lemongrass, which is known as fever grass in Jamaica, where the

  August 21, 2009

• Chef Chat: Kay Soodjai of Khun Kay Thai Café

  ​Kay Soodjai and her sister-in-law Supatra Yooto opened the Golden Room in Montrose 27 years ago. Last year they replaced the venerable Golden Room with Khun (Madame) Kay Thai Café (1209 Montrose), with a fast-casual concept and less expensive meals. Supatra, who describes herself as more of an "old-fashioned" Thai cook, offered some translation assistance as Kay was interviewed. How did you get started in the restaurant business? I worked for Chinese and Thai restaurants in Houston, Chi

  November 10, 2009