Thai Leaf — Restaurant in New York

I decided to order last night (2.16) because I was craving coconut curry. Growing up, my best friend's mom would make it for us and it was one of the best meals ever! I called in for delivery and they explained they don't have an in-house person, I would have to use an online portal. I could have easily gotten off my couch and walked up the block and saved myself $25 but I just started the gym again and cardio kicked my butt. My husband doesn't have much experience with Thai cuisine and neither do my kids so I decided to just order a bunch of things we could try together. I wound up getting wings, samosas, dumplings, chicken gaeng panang (red coconut curry with peppers and onions), chicken gaeng kept wahh plak (green coconut curry with eggplant, tofu, veg), volcano chicken, and Thailand beef. Here's my take on each item:

Wings: 6.5/10 breaded frozen wings, deep fried and coated in a chili sauce. They were good, nothing special. Samosas: 6.5/10 tiny, cheez it sized. Not 6 pieces as advertised. They were flavorful, though. The curry and lentil came through and they were served with a 1 oz ramekin of panang curry for dipping which amped up the flavor. Chicken and veg dumplings: 5/10 average bagged stuff. Served with 2 types of dipping sauce, a soy based and a chili based. They were fine, again, nothing special. Red curry: 9/10 Absolutely delicious! Just enough heat in the broth, not an overwhelming amount of vegetables, and there was enough chicken. The chicken itself was pounded thin and then cornstarch coated. The broth soaked into the coating, turning it translucent and mushy, but it wasn't bad or rubbery. Green curry: 10/10 My husband kept calling God with every bite he took. He said it had great heat, nice sweetness from the coconut milk, some sourness for balance, and he enjoys eggplant and tofu so he was raving about that! Volcano chicken: 10/10 Fantastic! It was thinly pounded chicken sautéed with 3 types of peppers and 2 types of onions. It was seasoned with all spice, garlic, ginger, and a little soy I think. This was fresh and spicy and not as nutty as a traditional stir fry made with sesame oil. There was a slight sweetness instead of the nuttiness. Thailand beef: 8/10 Delicious! Thinly pounded beef with bell peppers and red and white onions in a bbq sauce. When they said bbq sauce, I was expecting like a sweet tomato based or smoky flavored sauce. Nope. This was more of a sweet and slightly sour teriyaki. It was sticky, yet light. I just wish there was more beef in it! The veggies were good, though. The 4 dishes came with a choice of rice. I opted for jasmine because I felt like coconut rice would be overkill. All in all, I'll definitely order again! Me and my kids really enjoyed it and my husband talked about it for hours, and when I told him to shut up about it, he called his friend to tell him about it! I'm looking forward to trying the Honey and Garlic chicken, the noodles, and some seafood...

Had some delivery from them for an office lunch. Their food was good like usual but they forgot the rice to our 1 order of curry... and when we called them, the lady sounded annoyed and did not tell us if they are sending the rice or not, until we called them a second time. Overall, service..was just ok 😬... Usually through seamless, there isn't the choice of lunch specials so it is recommended to order through the website that is provided if you search them up. Their lunch specials come with a soup or salad. I usually get their drunken noodles with a 3-4 star level of spicy (which probably is too spicy for others who don't usually eat spicy). This time we decided to get their curry puff and their summer roll to share. The curry puff wasn't bad, it comes with this sweet-ish sauce. Their summer roll though... there wasn't really anything special about it. It is just the rice paper wrapping a bunch of veggies and what I believe to be green mango pieces(?), and it didn't come with any sauce... Other than that, their other noodles and dishes are pretty good. For example their pad see ew, their pad thai, the... coconut noodle(?) and their pineapple fried rice are all ones that I've...

I have been wanting to get my Thai on at this little spot for quite a while now, and since today was a pamper me day, I treated myself after a mani-pedi. Hands down, Thai Leaf makes the best Tom Ka Gai, my favorite Thai soup. Not only was the aroma pleasing but my taste buds were jumping for joy. There was the right amount of coconut milk and spices. As I write, I am polishing off the remainder of my Thai Fried Rice. The portions are very, very generous so I had to pack a doggie bag. No other Thai restauarant I know of charges the same for shrimp as for chicken and beef in its Thai rice. And the shrimps seem to be about 20+ deep in this serving. What othe restaurant gives you all that? Seriously!I am going back to Thai Leaf every...