Bangkok Degree — Restaurant in New York

Checked out this place for a friend’s birthday lunch and it’s the best choice we could’ve made! I was really looking to coming here when my friend suggested this and it did not disappoint at all. The service also made this place top-notch in my books because you don’t find this everywhere.

First, the dishes were not only well-displayed, but also lived up to its taste. My party of five got three starters: 2 orders of the Quail Egg Wontons (one order comes with two skewers of three wontons each), Chicken Satay (plated with 4 skewers and some toasted bread) and the Thai Herbed Fried Chicken. I’ve never seen the Quail Egg Wontons offered elsewhere so it was definitely a new and unique item to try! The Chicken Satay was as expected. The Thai Herbed Fried Chicken didn’t have as much of an herb taste as I would have liked, but was still decent being friend chicken.

For main dishes, we got the Kua Gai, Colossal Crab Meat Fried Rice, Steak Stone Pot and Massaman Curry to share. The portion sizes were larger than expected so we were stuffed by the end of this meal. My personal favorite was the Colossal Crab Meat Fried Rice as I could actually taste and see the crab meat in it. The Steak Stone Pot was also good, but I will say it is a bit spicy. The spice isn’t the lasting type though, which makes the dish enjoyable. My friend really enjoyed the Massaman Curry, but it is on the sweeter side so it depends on your preferences.

As for drinks, we got the Lychee Thai Iced Tea, Thai Iced Green Tea, Butterfly Pea Lemonade and Pink Milk. The Lychee Thai Iced Tea and Butterfly Pea Lemonade are more like light refreshers. I really liked the Thai Iced Green Tea which our server (who was lovely!) had recommended to me. It has a bit of a floral touch to it that I thought was unique, though it was a bit too sweet for my liking. I suggest that if you order it, to ask for it to be less sweet if possible! We did not like the Pink Milk so would not recommend that.

Our server (I think her name is Ploy based on our receipt) was SO sweet and just kind throughout our time there. She gave us some candy at the end and it was some pretty lightly fruit flavored candy (I’m not usually much of a candy person, but it was a good lil treat after our meal). We also asked her to help us take a group picture at one point and she even tried to angle things on our table better (A+ camerawoman right there)! Lastly, just as we were about to leave, she found out that it was my friend’s birthday yesterday and that’s why we were there. Turns out, they have something complimentary for birthdays and she literally told us “sit back down, I can’t let you leave like this.” This got us all excited and they went back to bring out a sparkler candle and fried ice cream, which we enjoyed before we left.

I would totally come back here even just for the amazing service and nice environment. Highly recommend checking out this spot if you get a chance! They only opened a month ago so you won’t regret checking this...

My boyfriend and I went here for dinner and was left very disappointed. First off, when we walked in and took our seats, it took about 15 mins before we got the menu and water. When we asked for a waitress to take our order, we were given the wait sign and an annoyed look to another waitress. (When we went the restaurant wasn't busy with only 3 other pairs of people). We were looking to find a non-alcoholic drink menu but never received it. The couple next to us wanted a drinks menu but received 3 food menus not a drink menu.

I ordered Pad see ew and my boyfriend ordered the Beef Jungle curry with chicken instead of beef. When we got our orders, I have never seen a more non-curry dish in my life. It was at the texture of a miso soup. The curry tasted terrible. All I tasted was basil and spice. Nothing else. To top it off, we were only given a fork for my boyfriend's non-curry. When I looked to ask for a spoon, I was also given an annoyed look and the wait sign for another 15 mins once again. (I get it working in customer service is not fun. I didn't want to bother the waitress for a spoon after the first annoyed look I received but we needed a spoon for the curry.)

My Pad see ew wasn't any better. It was beyond salty. Don't get me wrong, I love salty foods but this was salty even for my Asian taste buds. When we asked for the check, we were given another annoyed look and a wait sign for another 15 mins. We finally got the check where the waitress basically threw it on the table and left us. I tapped to pay. (I tipped, as much as I didn't want to. American habit). I went up to hand the check to the waitress by the cashier and was given another annoyed look and was told that I didn't have to get up to give it to them.

This restaurant just felt like they cared more about aesthetics than quality. I was very disappointed because I love Thai food and have been to some great restaurants. I was expecting better from the 4.7 stars they...

I've passed by this place a few times on bike but never thought to go in... until a friend of mine wanted to meet for dinner, specifically for Asian. As I've had my full of Chinese and Japanese for a while, thai was the next choice. I'm so glad we went!

Started the meal with the Zabb wings and Roti Massaman. I have a thing for dry rub wings (less mess, less napkins) and these were some of the best I've had- light heat, strong flavor of cilantro and lime. Delicious. If I had a critique it would be for the roti, as there wasn't enough pancake to dip and sop up all that wonderfully incredible deliciousness in a bowl. My companion started scooping with remaining broth, then just picked up the bowl like a coffee cup it was so good.

My green curry chicken was up to the standards set so far- not a heavy or overly spicy curry, but light and tasty, and all the veg garnish- eggplant, bell pepper- were thankfully cooked right, not overcooked to mush. My companion had the pineapple lychee crispy duck- absolutely delish but much bigger than you would think, with a good heat level. I had to help bail him out at the end, and I loved every bit I got to sample. Somehow, they got duck skin to stay (reasonably) crispy covered in sauce.

My friend had wine, I had the very refreshing thai lychee iced tea, a nicely refreshing drink on a warm summer night.

I'm looking forward to taking the roommate and other friends there, so glad it's another gem I've found in my...