Note, there are reviews for this restaurant under the name Thaj, which is the incorrect name. It's…read moreofficially known as Thai J, but if you need other reviews go there. Those reviews helped us decide on this place to eat.
My wife and I needed a break from all the pizza, and pasta. Luckily we found this gem near the Vatican Museum through Yelp, which is minutes away, and really close to our Best Western Spring House hotel.
We were expecting decent food, as it was a change of pace, but I was thoroughly blown away by how flavorful the food was. I've had a lot of Thai food in NYC, which doesn't make me an expert on Thai food by any means, but does help give context in explaining my rating. Everything was top notch.
We ordered the sampler to start off, beef masaman, and pineapple fried rice with chicken as our main course.
The sampler came with a beef skewer, a chicken skewer, mango and papaya salad, 2 shrimp rolls, a spring roll, a fish ball, and a shrimp donut. Everything was seasoned well and had great flavor. My wife and I both couldn't really pick one thing we liked the most. It's usually pretty easy for us to pick, but the consistency of the quality, and different flavors made it hard to decide. Hats off to the fantastic chefs in the back.
The pineapple fried rice was flavorful, and the ingredients tasted fresh. The peas didn't taste frozen, nor did the cashews tasted stale. You'll be surprised how many places screw this up for such a simple dish. This dish was really good with the beef and masaman.
The beef and masaman was the best dish for our main course. The curry was not too hot spice-wise, had flavor blended with the coconut milk, and worked well with the beef, potatoes, and pineapple. White rice was also ordered to help soak up the curry. Needless to say my wife and I ate everything.
For dessert we had the rice balls with black sesame. It came out hot so the sesame was oozing out of the rice ball when we dug in. The slight hint of sweetness worked well with countering all the savory flavors we had from the main course. You could make out all the distinct flavors of rice, coconut, black sesame, and chocolate that the restaurant used to garnish the dish.
We finished everything and was impressed by the attentive service of the wait staff, and the quality of the food. This is a place I will definitely recommend to anyone visiting Rome.