Located at
3935 Brian Jordan Place in High Point, Thai Bangkok serves Thai cuisine for
lunch and dinner every day except for Sunday. Beer and wine are available, and
specials change daily.
On paper,
Thai Bangkok has a lot going for it. The location is reasonably spacious, the
menu offers plenty of choices, and pricing on rice, noodle, and stir fry dishes
is fairly reasonable. The actual experience, however, is decidedly uneven.
I arrived
shortly past the 5 p.m. opening time to place a takeout order and was acknowledged
promptly. The woman working the register appeared to be a bit flustered, but
she placed the order correctly. My food was prepped very quickly, but whether
this is due to an efficient kitchen or a lack of other customers is anyone’s
guess.
For my
first time out, I went with steamed dumplings ($6.95 for five), shrimp pad Thai
($12.95), and beef Thai fried rice ($10.95). Pricing was in line with competing
establishments, and portion sizes left no room for complaint.
The
presentation and flavors, however, were decidedly hit or miss. The dumplings (ground
shrimp, chicken, pork, and garlic) had a similar flavor profile to Thai Corner
Kitchen’s, and while they couldn’t quite compete, they were still quite tasty.
The pad Thai, upon first glance, seemed to be a case of pad dry, but there was
actually a fair bit of sauce: it had merely settled toward the bottom of the
container. The results, upon mixing, were satisfactory. While I’ve had the dish
better elsewhere, it didn’t underwhelm. The same could not be said for the
fried rice, though. Between poor knife cuts that yielded large chunks of
vegetables to bland flavoring, this dish was quite a disappointment.
Thai
Bangkok has enough menu diversity (they offer duck and several intriguing seafood dishes) for me to consider a do-over if I’m in the
High Point area again, but it doesn’t compare well to Greensboro’s best.
7/10
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