Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Thai Chili -- Larb Kai and Thai Iced Tea

Thai food has a reputation for being spicy, and that reputation is duly deserved at Thai Chili in Salem.

The Larb Kai I ordered was certainly not a subtle combination of flavors and textures, it was an attack on my taste buds, almost as though it were a competition to see how spicy you can take your food.

If there were more white rice and Thai Iced Tea, it might have been palatable, but it was a bit too much for me, and I generally enjoy spicy food.

There is much better, much more nuanced and balanced Thai food elsewhere in New Hampshire, but the taste of this food wasn't the key problem, it was the price. With all told, not including the tip, this salad and a Thai Iced Tea came out to around $22. Anything above $15 for this meal, maybe $11 or $12 given the fact that it was an ordeal to eat it due to its overwhelming spicyness, is too much. $22 is way too much.
Massachusetts is only a mile or two down the road here. You can probably find a better meal there than this place if you don't want to check elsewhere in town.
Meal: Larb Kai and Thai Iced Tea
Time of Meal: 5 PM, Weekend
Speed of Service: 10 Minutes
Price $22.00

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