midtown_resident Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 The readers at HAIF seem to be some of the most informed Houstonians I come across...so I am reaching beyond the regular dialogs of downtown, midtown, development and real estate...and asking you where you have had the best Thai food in Houston? I've come to appreciate the various aspects of commentary that I value on this board...thanks!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 The Golden Room on Montrose (between W Gray & W Dallas) has charming decor, great food, attentive service and very reasonable prices. That they've been in the same location for approximately twenty years indicates that they're doing something right in Houston's highly competitive market.Haven't been there recently, but the Thai Palace (I think) on Westheimer in the strip center just east of Commonwealth is under new management, and from all reports has excellent food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Two favorites: Patu is on Rice in the Village. Tiny but decent. The other is Telephone Thai. This is not the real name, which is an unpronouncable Thai word. To get there take Leeland out from downtown until it turns into Telephone, but still inside the loop. It is a small hole-in-the wall on the left. The decor is as basic as it gets, but the food is great! Is like the Ninfa's on Navigation - an unpretentious place in an out-of-the-way neighborhood that develops a loyal following of people from all over the city. Now you're in on the secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 I like Nit Noy, but you should also ask here: http://www.chowhound.com/southwest/boards/texas/texas.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Nit Noi, Thai Cottage (there are also locations on Weslayan at Richmond and in the Clear Lake area), and Patu in Rice Village are my favorites.Haven't tried the Golden Room but have always heard good things about it. Same thing with Bangkok Place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 The original Thai Cottage here in Bellaire (Bissonet near South Rice) is excellent. Thai Spice and Nit Noi are good. Hollywood Vietnamese serves Thai dishes as well... Their pad thai is very yummy and well-priced. There's a place called Vung Thai on the West Loop at 18th street that has a pretty decent (though small) lunch buffet (and cheap! Only 5.75!) I haven't vistited Golden Room in awhile but always thought they were priced a little high. And the decor seemed a little too overdone for my taste. And it feels small cramped and dark in there... I had the same feeling about Thai Pepper on W Alabama. Both have good food though. I guess I like windows. Bangkok Place on Westhemier @ Commonwealth used to be one of my favorites around 1998-2001 back when I lived nearby... last time I went about 2 years ago they were under new management and I wasn't as impressed. Maybe it's gotten better since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 Thanks for all the feedback guys! I appreciate the enthusiastic responses!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 The other is Telephone Thai. This is not the real name, which is an unpronouncable Thai word. To get there take Leeland out from downtown until it turns into Telephone, but still inside the loop. It is a small hole-in-the wall on the left. The decor is as basic as it gets, but the food is great! Is like the Ninfa's on Navigation - an unpretentious place in an out-of-the-way neighborhood that develops a loyal following of people from all over the city. Now you're in on the secret. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This sounds like something I should look into. Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtown_resident Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 I think this must be Kanawoman or somthing like that...saw it on citysearch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 At Kanawoman they say you should take the chef's recomendation.He's like the Soup Nazi from what I hear. He also closes a few months a year off and on.I have heard nothing but good about this place. See the related thread on Chowhound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Love Thai. Subdude, how far down telephone should you go? Is it before you get to 45? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 2, 2004 Share Posted November 2, 2004 Yep, it's Kanawoman or something like that. And yes, I have heard the Soup Nazi comparisons many times. No goofing off there! JT16, it is before you get to 45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 (edited) I went to the Galleria yesterday, and everyone was dressed so well. I mean I thought I was in New York or something. All the women looked like models. they all had class and had on the best looking clothes. And they call Houston one of the fattest cities in America, I don't think so. I think many cities are envy of Houston in many ways. First we went to drove by Highland Village just because I wanted to so my family. They were amazed, they never knew that area of Houston existed. They saw all of the palm trees with christmas lights rapped around them and the stores that had bowes on them made to look like gifts. Uptown Houston looked like a very large city itself. The parking garage near the Cheese Cake Factory was pretty full so we parked above ground. Looking around the view is amazing! Lots of people driving Hummers, Jaguars, mercades, etc. Last time I went to the Galleria I saw a Maybach. This was also the coldest I have ever seen Houston! We got there at 7:00 pm and left the Galleria at 10:00pm. It was dark and cold but nice! Edited October 22, 2006 by citykid09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Cool! I still haven't seen a Maybach except at the car show. Someone a street over from me has the new Rolls, which has some drool-value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Yes, the Galleria area is quite pimp, uber, and riche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 yep, 77056 is stylin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Now Uptown/galleria needs stuff like this: Would you beleve that is San Jose California? Uptown needs some of this! This is a new area, and was built very quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 ^ i can see that in midtown but not in uptown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Citykid, you're right, the Galleria area is all about high class!I'd like to see some new development like that in both Uptown and Midtown... although for Uptown something maybe more contemporary, but definitely upscale and classy!The corner of Post Oak and San Felipe would be a good place for something like a few of the above pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111486 Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Why do we always post pics of what other cities have? We barely even talk about what is going on in Houston anymore. It's always, what if? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 I would lik to see Post Oak like that, plus a rail line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 y'all still showing those pics? That's the same pics on the other thread. Besides, why get name brand stores outside the galleria, and they already have all these stores inside the galleria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Sorry, but that development looks pretty cookie cutter to me.I'll take the quirkyness of Houston any day vs. stale over planning.I don't even know what city that is, but it looks like development I have seen in San Diego, Dallas, Palo Alto, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 the previous two posts are spot on. if there's anything i learned about teh nouvo riche since i have been in houston is that they may have bucks but they still fall short in culture and class. as for the developments being "cookie-cutter", absolutly...and they look cheap too as in shoddy construction.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 If anything, we should have something distinctly Houston, while being urban at the same time. Something that is unique, and HOUSTON only. In a way, that street, while nice, somewhat gives off the vibes of a Post Apartment development(cliched, etc). And yes, I agree about that "class" comment. Class is about character, NOT wealth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squatterkid Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Culture and class can't be bought. Houston/The Galleria needs to learn that lesson desperately. Buying all your clothing at Neiman Marcus makes you no more of a sophisticate than sleeping in your garage makes you a car.I live very near to San Jose, where those pictures were taken. The development is rather cookie-cutter, but the area still has a nice "feel" to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Culture and class can't be bought. Houston/The Galleria needs to learn that lesson desperately. Buying all your clothing at Neiman Marcus makes you no more of a sophisticate than sleeping in your garage makes you a car.I live very near to San Jose, where those pictures were taken. The development is rather cookie-cutter, but the area still has a nice "feel" to it.There is a great deal of wisdom in this.My wife works in a place where rich people shop. A couple of days a week I will go pick her up after work, and if she's not ready I kind of stand quietly in the corner waiting for her. Mostly I observe people coming and going. There are people who are all outfitted in the latest really expensive styles who do a lot of dumb things, or ask dumb questions, or look uncomfortable, or who just don't seem to belong in the store. Then there are other people who come in totally casual -- sometimes in a sweat suit -- who look like they belong. I'm not sure what it is about them that makes them look like they belong there even though they're dressed worse than me. I think it's that indefinable point of "class." I always ask my wife who the shabbily-dressed people are and more often than not they're celebs or rich people I've heard of. I think this helps illustrate the point that you can buy stuff, but you can't buy class. If I could put my finger on it, I could make a bundle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 Check this view out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted December 26, 2004 Share Posted December 26, 2004 I'm not sure what it is about them that makes them look like they belong there even though they're dressed worse than me....they are at ease in their environment and aren't giving off the "ooh ooh, look at me...i'm rich!" message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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