Sundays are usually our errand day and today was like no other. We have been searching for patio furniture for a while now. With the weather warming up, I really wanted to start decorating our patio so that we could hang out there. I was imagining reclining back in my chair with a nice glass of wine in my hand, my dog in my lap and listening to music flowing gently from the nice wireless speaker we got at the wedding.
Well, it’s still a work in progress, but while we were out shopping, it was getting close to dinner time and we didn’t know where to eat. I pulled out my trusty phone and settled on Vieng Thai. It got really good reviews on Yelp so why not. It was less than 2 miles away and most of the reviewers posted photos and the food looked really good.
If you know Houston, Vieng Thai is located on Long Point in the ghetto part north of I-10 between Antoine and Silber. As you can see from the photos I took, it’s not exactly a “fine dining” establishment. Nonetheless, the outside has never deterred us from visiting. We walked inside and was pleasantly surprised by the nice family atmosphere. There weren’t that many people there but everyone who was there seemed really nice and the staff was even nicer.
After looking over the menu, we disregarded all the “tips” we saw on Yelp and ordered the Chicken Panang Curry and the Tofu Basil Delight. Chad also really wanted me to try the fish cakes here since that’s something very traditional in the Thai culture.
The fish cakes were very good. It reminded me a lot of the traditional Vietnamese fish cakes that we use with our rice noodle soup. The Chicken Panang Curry was DELICIOUS. I don’t know if I was just hungry or if it was the sauce (Chad would argue that it’s the sauce) but I have never had anything that tasty before in terms of curry. As for Chad’s tofu, it was ok. I’m not a fan of tofu and it was good, but I wouldn’t choose to eat it. 🙂 Chad said he liked it but he also adds “I have very low standards and I think everything is good.” haha. I’d recommend the Chicken Panang Curry. I knew it was good when I almost finished and thought “ooh, I better let him eat some first before I eat it all.” Once Chad had the first bite, his eyes lit up and he said, “Holy shit… that’s good!” hehe. Yup, my dish is good.