Ma Kin Thai — Restaurant in New York

Got take-out from here so admittedly I'm reviewing this in that light (i.e. giving it a bit more grace than if I had eaten it in person).

Tom yum soup: this was delightful. It was a small/appetizer size portion for about $9 each. The chicken it came with was fine, I ended up adding some more protein. I think the flavor could have been a BIT spicier but it was nice.

Garlic sautéed: this was my least favorite of the 3 things I got. To be fair, I try not to order seafood as my protein in Thai dishes like this as I feel like it's a bit of a waste and doesn't add much to the dish. But despite this, I felt like the sauce was a bit boring and the garlic certainly was not evenly distributed.

Spicy basil w/ chicken: I've always said spicy basil is an excellent dish on which to judge a Thai restaurant and this was a good option. Perfectly spicy, good amount of substance, and chicken was nice. Lived up to standards.

Side note, I truly appreciated that everything was super wrapped in plastic wrap so it was an overall very clean...

I was in the neighborhood and decided to have a late lunch with my sister. This is a nice little restaurant that definitely gave the feeling of a “home” vibe.

I loved that the owner had their story attached to the menu which kind of gave a little of the thoughtfulness that went into the menu items.

We ordered Tom yum soup which came with 3 shrimp and I must say it was delicious. Perfect tartness and spice.

I had the red curry with chicken and my sister had the Thai fried rice with chicken. Both were a decent size portion, might I say even shareable. Both dishes were flavorful.

My favorite item was the butterfly blue iced tea. Sweet, refreshing with a strong after taste of tree bark. Try it, I promise you will enjoy it as much as I did.

My sister and I were both surprised at the total bill because we got take home orders and it still was such a great price overall. Very budget friendly restaurant. I would recommend this restaurant for authentic Thai food and will definitely be visiting again to try other...

When I ordered this through seamless, the site did not give me any warnings that it was too far away and even Yelp said from my location it was 1.7 miles away... When our delivery guy showed up he was a bit miffed that he had to ride his manual bicycle for almost 3 miles to deliver. First off dude, you're delivering in Queens, who doesn't have a scooter or car these days to deliver?!

Regardless, our food came hot and well packaged. I appreciated that the store owner called and let us know that one of the items we had placed an order for was not available because they sold out for the day, yay, so he suggested a few items that we could switch it out for. I totally appreciate it the customer service!

Because of the COVID-19 quarantine, delivery was our only option :/ still the portions were huge and the price comparable to what I received. Curry puffs, chicken pad Thai, beef red curry, beef pad see ew, and the cheese and crab wontons all hit the right spot for this hungry crew. We will visit you in...