Thai Diner - New York

Thai Diner is fine, but here's my advice on if you're deciding to go: go if you have a reservation, go if the wait is less than 40 minutes and it's great weather so you can stroll around, and go if the wait is less than 20 minutes in terrible weather. Try to come for a late-ish brunch if you can, because then you can try the acclaimed egg sandwich. Get the yum kai hua pli (spicy roast chicken) in sandwich form if you can handle the heat. The khao soi is excellently done with rich flavors with crispy noodles, though there could definitely be more chicken in there. The pad see ew and pad thai tasted alright but did not stand out. I didn't think the dessert, Uncle Boon's famous coconut sundae, was particularly amazing; it came out smaller than expected and lacked the kind of flavor I was hoping for.

Fantastic place for brunch/lunch! Great ambiance. Food is fresh and of high quality. Loved also very much their Coconut Tea, a very nice discovery. Thank you, Thai Diner!

Great Thai place they had some interesting breakfast options.

The service was excellent! Shelly was great. Table of 3 waited a little over an hour on a Saturday around 1pm. First time there. Food was great. We will be back.

Punchy and balanced food throughout the menu that does not get old. Oddly, I recommend the pea shoots, yes, the side. Spicy in the good way and with the right firm-leafy texture, I'll say it's one of the best greens dishes I've ever had. The laab with lamb was moist and fatty and well spiced, not crazy spicy. The beef cheek curry was decent and if you're into curry get it. For that matter also get the paratha with the pumpkin curry as that paratha is thicker than most and catches more curry. The pad see ew was OK but tbh I'd order the more flavorful items on the menu. Speaking of flavorful, the massaman curry in the disco fries was great. And the betel leaf wrap was a surprise with how much food spice and fermentation and seafoodiness went into it. The service is great and the food comes out on time in a beautiful space. Highly recommend, I want to go back whenever I'm in the area.