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Thai At Lex

3.8 (303 reviews)
Closed • 11:30 am - 4:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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kua gai noodle
Brian S.

small spot offering all your standard thai fare and they make it pretty well. i got the kua gai noodles which were cooked perfectly and had a generous amount of chicken. being given triracha on the side was unexpected and i preferred the noodles without it.

Papaya Salad (GF) Pad Thai (GF)
Lena N.

Great service, intimate setting, tasty combination of flavors, and authentic taste! Convenient close to Central Park and the museums. Went in spontaneously since we were wanting a of taste of Thailand in NYC. Papaya Salad - Thai style. Crisp raw papaya strips. Flavor was good, but it could have been stinkier. Might have toned down the fish sauce for the American taste. Green beans and tomatoes were the right ripeness. Pad Thai - Not too sweet. Very soft noodles, but not overcooked. Great overall balance of sweet, savory, and sour. Only con was the portion. Could have been bit more for the price. Crispy Duck - Was crispy and tender at the same time. Good portion. Lots of veggies underneath and was cooked to perfection.

Drunken Noodle (Kee Mao)
M R.

Very nice people but food is only meh compared with other Thai restaurants in the area. Came here once five years ago and wasn't impressed but decided to give it a second chance recently and try the drunken noodles. I asked for them mild and they were a little spicier than other places make for mild. The noodles lacked that "char" that gives them a tiny sweetness to offset the spicy, so it just felt like steamed noodles stirred with spicy siracha. The chicken was minimal at best. Probably less than a quarter of a breast in the entire entree.

Richelle G.

Was realllllyyyyy craving mango sticky rice, and it was pretty solid. $14 with a pretty purple sticky rice. Will probably come back for a lunch special.

Chicken Noodle Soup
Di H.

It's a very small restaurant with about 8 small tables. Was pretty busy on a weekday evening. The chicken skewers came in 4 large pieces, was well seasoned, tasty and not dry. The beef stew was delicious, lots of tender meat and good noodles (could use more). The chicken noodle was bad. Perhaps it's how it supposed to taste, but the chicken was sweet, the soup was too sweet and had some strange seasoning. We couldn't eat any bit of it and had to throw it out.

Jacob M.

Great service, great food, great atmosphere! The food was really, really good! Great place to stop after a walk in Central Park

Pad See Eiw
Evan N.

I usually don't review a place if I get take out because then I don't get to take into account the ambiance and everything in the restaurant. When I went to go pick it up the ambiance was intimate and fun so it seemed like a good place with outdoor seating too. When it came to the food it was just lacking a lot of flavor in both items. The pad see eiw was all just one note of sweet from the soy sauce. I didn't really get anything else. The pork felt low quality as it was really chewing and fibery. The chicken was also extremely fibery. It wasn't awful but I will be getting takeout from somewhere else when I want a noodle fix.

Thai Iced Tea
Moeka S.

This was a cute little place by the park. I stopped there after spending a day at the metropolitan museum. It was not too far from the park! I got Thai ice tea and the green curry with chicken. The curry was surprisingly pretty hot It was good but not so special. Thai ice tea also, was good but it was just good. I had a good time resting and eating with my friend there. People were so nice and I loved the inside decor of the place. Food was 3 but the aesthetic and customer service bring it up to 4.

Colorful walls
Monica A.

Very good Thai foos in simple but pleasant settings. The appetizers were very tasty, spring rolls (divine) and fish cakes (well seasoned but a bit oily) Tofu red curry was light and well executed. For me the nicest dish was the sticky rice cooked in butterfly pea flower. Service was polite.

Oily spring roll with watered down sweet chili sauce with vinegar
Holly C.

The service during late lunch (3:30pm) is not busy at all. But yet they forgot my thai ice tea. One entree came quick and I waited over 15 mins to find out that they forgot my other order!!! It's practically empty here. So I don't understand how the waitress takes an order and not put it through to the kitchen right away. They have not once walked over to check on us, rather I had to ask about both my thai ice tea and 2nd entree. Spring rolls are given for the lunch special and it's very oily. They do not drain the oil before serving it. The dipping sauce is not even sweet thai chili, it's a watered down version with vinegar. Absolutely disappointed at this establishment especially when It's not busy at all. There were only two other table's, thats all!! Pad see ew - you can see the douse of white pepper splashed onto the top of the food sheet than mixed into the food. The seasoning is on the sweeter side, not enough veggies, and the beef is dry. Drunken noodle- the forgotten plate was rushed out and as a result all you see is loads of peppers and the seeds which makes it extremely spicy, there is absolutely no sauce where the noodles taste bland. There were raw pieces of shrimp and some of the shrimp have the poop stuck in it as well.

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Food was excellent, service was superb! Jasmine tea was very tasty, we enjoyed the spring rolls!

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