Foreign Correspondents

 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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