Lung Yai Thai Tapas
However this Thai spot ended up in Little Havana doesn’t matter. What matters is that you find it, you wait (no reservations accepted) and you enjoy every bit of Bangkok-born Chef/owner Veenuthri Trisransri’s Thai street food, served tapas-style and, for those of us who love breathing—or eating, rather—fire, served Thai spicy, which is no joke. Not to worry though, that’s just a request they honor if you ask for it. A massive menu includes all the classics and some specialties, including perfect pad Thai and Tom Yum soup, curries in all colors, and crazy good and often sold out Khao Mam Kai—chicken poached with salt, sugar, garlic and ginger, served over rice cooked in ginger and chicken broth and topped with a soybean garlic sauce that they should definitely bottle. There are also spicy salads, and an exceptional crab fried rice with blue crab. It’s a tiny spot and there are rules. Among them: you must order everything at once, but you can “always ask for more water and beers,” and when you’re done pay your check so others can take your seat. They even tell you the best times to be seated: between noon and 3pm and 5pm and 7pm. Easy enough to follow for some of the best Thai in town.
However this Thai spot ended up in Little Havana doesn’t matter. What matters is that you find it, you wait (no reservations accepted) and you enjoy every bit of Bangkok-born Chef/owner Veenuthri Trisransri’s Thai street food, served tapas-style and, for those of us who love breathing—or eating, rather—fire, served Thai spicy, which is no joke. Not to worry though, that’s just a request they honor if you ask for it. A massive menu includes all the classics and some specialties, including perfect pad Thai and Tom Yum soup, curries in all colors, and crazy good and often sold out Khao Mam Kai—chicken poached with salt, sugar, garlic and ginger, served over rice cooked in ginger and chicken broth and topped with a soybean garlic sauce that they should definitely bottle. There are also spicy salads, and an exceptional crab fried rice with blue crab. It’s a tiny spot and there are rules. Among them: you must order everything at once, but you can “always ask for more water and beers,” and when you’re done pay your check so others can take your seat. They even tell you the best times to be seated: between noon and 3pm and 5pm and 7pm. Easy enough to follow for some of the best Thai in town.
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