Do you love great Thai food? How about a welcoming environment and friendly, knowledgeable staff? After scouting out the top eateries, reading reviews of local restaurants, and listening to the great buzz for the past year, my daughter and I finally made our way in to Urban Thai located in the Prospect neighborhood of Longmont, CO. An urban vibe pervades this Prospect address, where the neighborhoods hip residents gather at night for the trendy scene, the terrific service, and the outstanding Thai fare.
As we entered the restaurant we were warmly greeted by Edward (one of the owners) and Marcus (the bartender and our server for the evening). As this was a late night dinner (9pm) we chose to sit at the bar, where we were very well taken care of and had our questions answered by our knowledgeable server. We started with some Urban Thai Fries, hand cut French fries tossed with Thai chili, sugar and salt and served with two different dipping sauces. What a treat for the mouth and I can definitely see where these could become addicting. Next my daughter ordered Pan Fried Noodles with Chicken, stir-fried Thai wide rice noodles with soy sauce, egg, green onion, and served with a bed of lettuce. I ordered a seasonal dish, the Pumpkin Red Curry with Beef, a red curry paste cooked with peas and carrots, Thai basil, red bell pepper and pumpkin simmered in coconut milk and served with jasmine rice. We received generous portions of both dishes, presented nicely in sleek white dishes. The heavily aromatic and spicy entrees served as nice counterpoints to our lighter appetizer. We exchanged bites of each others dishes and both agreed that these were excellent choices.
Our server Marcus was helpful in guiding us to these choices as well as in selecting the degree of heat we desired on a scale of 1-5. Although neither of these dishes were previously on my traditional "comfort food" list, they both carried that essence of being very comforting, filling, warm and delicious. While I was there I also tried the Thai Iced Tea, which was very tasty and had a deep pumpkin color. Our server offered us dessert and described in a mouthwatering way the house made Urban Thai Coconut Ice Cream (that's dairy free) as well as things like Mango Mousse Pie and Mango Cheesecake that are served with a warm blue sticky rice topped with mango sauce. Unfortunately, we were too full for dessert this particular evening. Although maybe that's not so unfortunate, as we now have our excuse to come back again soon. Not that we need an excuse, with the excellent food and wonderful service, all at very reasonable prices, this is sure to be a regular stop for my children and I. In fact, when I returned home and shared my leftovers with my son, he was a bit jealous he had missed out on tonight's dining experience and made me promise that I would take him on a dinner date to Urban Thai as well, very soon. This time we will arrive much earlier and stay longer so we can have the complete experience, trying some of their other main dishes and Urban Thai specialties. Oh and let's not forget, that house made Urban Thai Coconut Ice Cream.
Thank you Edward, Paul, and Marcus for an excellent evening. We will see you all again very soon. read more