BalaMao — Restaurant in Boston

My new favorite Thai restaurant in Boston. Authentic bold flavor and excellent execution.

Tom zaap pork rib soup. Nicely sour and an addictive building spice with tender pork. Crying tiger. Gorgeous marinade, fat perfectly rendered, must try! Chive cake. It's got a soft chew like glutinous rice, pairs well with the sauce. Drunken noodle (pork). Veggies were good, but noodles are missing "wok hei" (maybe they can't get it hot enough). Thai iced tea. Pretty good. Shaved ice. Very interesting dessert, on the sweet side. They use pandan jelly, breadfruit...

Ordered two pad Thai (shrimp and chicken) and spring rolls. Food had no flavor, pad Thai was dry and I ended up having some type of food poisoning which can only be traced back to the shrimp (my partner had the chicken pad Thai and didn’t have any symptoms). I would have loved to like this place, cause it’s quite convenient but I don’t think...

If you've been to Thailand and are missing the flavor not offered by your typical Thai restaurant here in the US, this is one of the few places I've been that has it. I've been here 3 times so far with my wife and some of her friends (who are all Thai) and we've tried just about everything on the menu (all so good). My favorites are any...