🇺🇸 Madison | Monsoon Siam Thai Restaurant

Visited three times – loved it every time! A reasonably priced Thai restaurant that always leaves me happy 😊 Here’s what I’ve tried: 🍽️ Thai Table – Includes a variety of dishes. Perfect for trying a bit of everything! 🐮 Dried Beef – Crispy yet chewy fried beef jerky. The biggest surprise? The fatty parts burst with juice in your mouth – like a beef jerky version of "Cry Tiger"! 🥗 Green Papaya Salad – Pricey if ordered alone, but the portion in the Thai Table is generous and super worth it. Reminds me of Thai-style smashed chicken feet. 🦐 Tom Yum Soup – Comes with two shrimp and a few mushrooms. Authentic tangy and spicy flavor – great for cutting through richness. 🍜 Pad Thai – Sweet style with tofu cubes. Ate it with fried rice for the ultimate carb-on-carb combo. Sweet & savory forever! 🐟 Fried Fish – Likely fish fillet coated in batter and fried. The fish alone is a bit bland, but paired with the saucy glaze (similar to yellow braised chicken sauce) – it’s a game-changer! 🫔 Spring Rolls – A bit sweet; 🍗 Fried Chicken – Nothing special but not dry at all. 🥭 Mango Sticky Rice – Not on the menu, but you can order it! The sticky rice is warm and soft – delicious 😋 But recent mangoes have been sour (off-season?), so it’s saved by the sweet coconut condensed milk sauce. 🍛 Short Rib Yellow Curry & Pork Belly Basil Rice The coconut yellow curry with fall-off-the-bone braised short ribs is sweetish but I LOVE it. Comes with crispy flatbread – perfect for soaking up the rich coconut curry while staying crunchy. The curry-flavored rice is mild, so best eaten with the curry. The basil pork rice (Pad Kra Pao) is very authentic – way better than my homemade version! 🍳 Pad Thai (again!) & More Basil Pork Rice This Pad Thai had an outer egg wrap – sweet, chewy, and huge portion. This time, the basil rice came with pork belly – tastier than minced pork but so guilty lol. 🥑 Vietnamese Spring Rolls + Avocado – My favorite part was the dipping sauce: an upgraded sweet bean sauce with crushed peanuts as the star. As food bloggers say: "This sauce would make even shoe soles taste good!" 👟💥 ✅ Final thoughts: The best value is the Thai Table – the ultimate menu for indecisive eaters! Will definitely keep coming back. #MadisonFood #UWMadison #WhatToEat #ThaiFood #MadisonThai #PadKraPao 🥘🌶️🍚