Foreign Correspondents
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Service (Staff):
- Highly welcoming
- Very attentive
- Talkative
- Knowledgeable
- Delayed food delivery
- Managers visited the tables
- All hands on dek
Ambience:
- New
- Trendy
- Bright colors
- Modern
- Art walls
- Adequate volume
- Mix crowd & family oriented
- No patio available
- Cozy
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Service: 4.7/5
Ambience: 5/5
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•Address• 4721 n main | houston tx
•Area• midtown
•Telf• (713) 864-THAI
•Web• www.treadsack.com/foreigncorrespondents
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Stuffed Sticky Rice
(khao bai) coconut sticky rice stuffed with lightly salted and grilled mackerel, carmelized shallots, and fresh cucumber.
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- Sweet but salty kick
- Sticky
- Caramel after tasting
- Fishy
- Mild aroma
Mackerel: salty, tender texture, full flavor
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Dish: 5/5
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Spicy Blue Crabs
(phat phet bpuu) a plate of big #1 male blue crabs from anahuac, tx. deep fried then stir- fried with spicy curry paste and holy basil
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- Large
- Interesting
- Spicy juice
- Sweet tasting meat
- Time consuming to open it
- Original
- Messy
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Dish: 4.7/5
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Water Spinach with Crispy Pork Belly
(phat pak boong muu grawp) a simple stir- fry of water spinach and crispy pork belly with chilis
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- Hard
- Highly fatty
- Sharable
- Simple
- Unimpressive
- Big chunks of pork
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Dish: 3/5
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Green Papaya Salad
central thai style
(tam thai) the thai variation, quite a bit sweeter with a lighter sauce
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- Crunchy veggies
- Refreshing
- Medium size
- Sweet & spicy kicks
- Earthy
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Dish: 5/5
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Raw Beef Laap
(goy nuea) in isaan, a raw laap is called goy. Finely minced beef tossed with chili powder,
ground rice, herbs, and spicy dressing
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- Strong
- Highly rich (mint)
- Warm
- Very spicy
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Dish: 3/5
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