Yo's Thai Cuisine

Larb is quickly becoming a yardstick for me over what makes a good Thai Restaurant just as General Tso's is the yardstick for a Chinese Restaurant.

With that in mind, I ordered the Larb at Yo's Thai Cuisine in Rochester and I can't say i'm disappointed, but I know it's possible to do better because i've tasted it.

The Larb here is hearty like Chiangmai rather than the balance of savoriness and spiciness at Thon Khao. That being said, I cannot say that this was bad, in fact it was pretty good. The sticky rice (pictured to the right in the basket it came in) was also very good.

The women sitting a the table next to me ordered the same thing and agreed, they liked it. In the end comparing this Larb to Thon Khao's Larb might be apples and oranges.

That being said, the location of Thon Khao is both a positive and a negative: there is next to no parking, the restaurant is located in a small house just across the street from the Foster's branch office and the Cocheco River on North Main. It's close to the Rochester Fair and downtown Rochester, but not too close. The interior is very quaint given its previous life as a residence, and there's a Southeast Asian decor blended with the New England architecture that lends comfort and authenticity to your meal.

Yo's is a great option in Rochester from my experience with it.

Meal: Chicken Larb


Price: $10.95


Speed of Service: 15 minutes


Time of Day: 3:00 PM Weekend