Thai Delicacies

Thai Delicacies

      You know those days where you just come home from school/work/other places and everything is not fine? You don’t feel like doing anything because you've done enough already/people aggravate you and others? It’s even worse when you’re supposed to cook up dinner for yourself/family members (if so) and you don’t feel like it. All you want to do is to eat some take out, flop down somewhere and fall asleep for the rest of the day. All you want to do is forget all your troubles with some food. For a good meal before hitting the hay, try going to these 3 Thai restaurants I’m recommending to you so you know which restaurant to stop by.

	Type #1: Bangkok Café	Type #2: Thai Pan	Type #3: Imperial Koi
Point #1: Outdoor Seating	No	No	No
Point #2: Price Range	$10 - $15	$31 - $60	$11 - $30
Point #3: Distance	4.1 miles, 10 minutes	3.9 miles, 18 minutes	7.8 miles, 13 minutes
Point #4: Type of Restaurant	Café	Steakhouse/Sushi Bar	Bistro/Sushi Bar
Point #5: Food Available	Shrimp, teriyaki chicken, lobster tail, chili sauce, coconut milk	Egg rolls, shrimp, fish, beef, sushi, pot stickers, eggplant	Honey chicken, salad, fried rice, hibachi, sashimi, hot and sour soup
Point #6: Reservations	No	No	No
Point #7: Take Out	Yes	Yes	Yes
Point #8: Especially good for…	Kids, Groups	Groups	Groups
Point #9: Attire/Able to Wear	Casual wear	Casual wear	Casual wear
Point #10: Able to Give Tips	Yes	Yes	Yes
Point #11: Alcohol	Beer and Wine Only	No	Full Bar
Point #12: Accepting Credit Cards	Credit Card Accepting	Credit Card Accepting	Credit Card Accepting
Point #13: Delivery	No	No	No
Point #14: # of Days Open	Monday - Saturday	All Week	All Week
Point #15: Best at Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner	Lunch, Dinner	Any time of day	Dinner
Point #16: Ratings (based on 5 stars and other people's opinions)	4.5 stars	3 stars	4 stars

    


      There were 3 things I found interesting while looking up the information about Thai restaurants: the type of restaurant, the food available and take out (Points #4, #5 and #7). The first is the type of restaurant. I’m talking about café/buffet/sushi bar/steakhouse kinds. I find this interesting because I want to go to a restaurant where it is easy to get access to the foods you want and be able to get however many you please. In this case, this would be something like a buffet or to be more specific, a sushi bar. Thai Pan and Imperial Koi have sushi bars. For me, I like to add sushi to my meals because sushi can be healthy and delicious. In this case, I think Thai Pan and Imperial Koi did a great job at that. From what I saw in Bangkok Café, There wasn't much of sushi there, if I didn't catch any.

      For my 2nd point, that would be Point #5 or the food available. I also like to see the kinds of food available to eat in a buffet restaurant so that if I don't like what's in one meal, I can substitute it for another snack. I prefer eating things like fried rice, hibachi, sashimi, shrimp since I love to eat them. In some restaurants, if you wanted to eat healthy, they serve salads. Once again, I'm choosing Thai Pan and Imperial Koi since they met all of my recommendations. Even though Bangkok Café is rated 4.5 stars in most people's opinions, it's not in mine.

      For Point #7, that would be take out. It may seem like a small task that almost any restaurant can do, but it's important to me. Why? Because sometimes, I don't feel like eating at a restaurant. It can if I don't feel like eating at the diner, I can just come home and eat it. For me, it makes the trip back home extra tiring since you just finished your food and you have to drive home/get home in your relatives' car. The easier way is to get whatever food you please, pay for the meal and return home, where you can eat your food and be satisfied.


      After successfully evaluating all the restaurants and what they have, I have chosen to go with Imperial Koi. Why? Because even though on average the diner is rated 5 stars, from what I see so far and the food available, type of restaurant and if take out is available, I really liked what I saw. I could've picked Thai Pan but they are the most expensive and they have the longest distance. Even though they are open all week, they don't have personal interests in hand. Imperial Koi seems like the best out of the 3, so if I ever saw this when traveling with my parents/other family, you know where I'm going.

SOURCES FOUND ON YELP.COM, TRIPADVISOR.COM AND URBANSPOON.COM