Sunday, March 17, 2013

Dinner at Ngam, Modern Thai Comfort Food!

I saw the head chef of Ngam competing on Iron Chef and her food seemed pretty good - I also saw that they have $1 oysters during happy hour so I had to give this place a try.

Thai Oyster Shot – Conn. Blue Point oyster, pomelo, Thai mignonette, kaffir lime, tobiko caviar – the dressing is very similar to nuoc cham (which I LOVE) but with the addition of Thai chilies to give it more heat.  The flavors balance out really nicely with the tobiko, though I do wish the pomelo was a little more prominent.  These oysters were delicious, we ended up getting 3 dozen (they were $.99 during happy hour)



"Peek Gai Tod” Brother Chai’s Chicken Wings – Ngam’s house marinade, tamarind chili sauce, freshly picked apple – pretty good wings, the tamarind sauce was very tasty


“Sai Oor Farang” Thai Burger – 7oz hormone free beef patty, homemade “sai oor” curry paste, cilantro lime mayo, green papaya kraut, Chiang Mai Fries – this is one of the best burgers I’ve had in a while – the flavors were really interesting and the patty itself was really juicy.  The Chiang Mai Fries were also really good - kabocha and sweet potato, served with homemade red curry mayo, and sweet and sour peanut relish.


Here’s a link to a burger piece that also has the recipe for Ngam’s burger:

http://bites.today.com/_news/2012/05/10/11639387-give-your-burger-international-flair-for-national-burger-month

Brussel Sprouts “Prik King” with Bacon – all the flavors were fine, but we both thought that the sprouts themselves weren’t cooked properly (texture seemed like it was overcooked, I’m not sure if they steamed/boiled a bunch before service and just added the other ingredients/sauce to order)


Overall, an excellent meal – I’ll definitely be back.

Ngam
99 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10003
http://www.ngamnyc.com/

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