Eat Rice in NYC

Eat Rice in NYC
7219 Roosevelt Ave
Jackson Heights,NY
7188039001


Food 7
Ambiance 6
Service 5
Overall 18
Good For cool casual cheap dinner and drinks, good for small groups

We went here early Friday  night at 7 pm for some good Thai comfort food.
We were immediately surprised by the funky decor as we were not expecting anything more than some good Thai  food in your typical Thai restaurant. Sleek white banquets. White shaded lights. Plastic but cute wheat grass throughout. The overall effect was understated modern. We seated ourselves in the half empty restaurant. The menu is straightforward Thai cuisine with a nice selection of mock cocktails that are sake based , a decent selection of wines by the glass and several beers. We started with steamed appetizer combo, $7.95, of crab shumai, shrimp shumai, dumplings and gyoza. This was a delicious and simple selection of well seasoned goodies. Hints of ginger,garlic and green onioned goodness. My husband continues with a  $7.95 large  ShrimpTom Yum Soup which was a beautifully seasoned and not overly spicy version of the classic with a fairly generous amount of shrimp. I had a  $10.95 chicken and shrimp pad thai. A little more sour and liquidy than normal pad thai  but a truly generous and tasty portion of perfectly cooked  juicy shrimp and chicken with rice noodles. The portion was really big enough for 2.My husband had a powerful pot of mint tea and I started with a $6 dollar lychee martini and finished with $5 warm sake. The martini was not overly sweet and a nice rounded option. The sake was a truly generous small bottle of good quality sake for the price.
Service was adequate.
Would definantly recommend this place both as a destination and if you are in the neighborhood for good Thai in a sleek atmosphere with well priced drink options.
Aside from Novo, Jackson Heights doesn't have much in the way of funky spots so I am glad to have finally discovered this place.
The Quest continues....