Personal Review :
November 16, 1998...
Another great lunch at Bangkok Place last Friday. Amazingly, we were the only
patrons there (they open at 11:30...the time we arrived). Nobody else came in
while we were there. Needless to say, we got very good service. We tried all
new things and were very pleased with everything. Lunch specials priced at
$5.95 and $7.95 include tea and soup (or spring roll) and entree. We started
the meal with soup. My wife had the wonton and I had the woonsen tom kha which
was a mildly spicy (not too hot) mixture of ground pork, scallions, rice
noodles in a hot, sour coconut milk. Perhaps a few too many scallions in the
wonton, but otherwise, both were very tasty. One of the entrees we
tried was the Musman Kai which was a bowl of chicken, potato, peanuts and onion
in a curry sauce served with a plate of rice (and they'll bring you more rice
if needed). This was an excellent dish and was flavored with cloves as well
as a nice hot slice of jalapeno. We finished off the meal with the fried
bananas and a plate of fresh mango with sticky rice. Once again, a great meal
and excellent service. I realize the trendy thing to do in Baltimore is to
go to the places voted Best in Baltimore (in this case Thai Landing on Charles
Street), but you really can't go wrong at Bangkok Place with price, food or
service. Enjoy.
April 15, 1998...
It has been more than a couple years since we've been to the Bangkok Place
restaurant, but not because it isn't good. Each time I've been there, the
Thai food was very good and the service was great. My first experience with
the Bangkok Place was during a Baltimore blizzard. There was over a foot of
snow already on the ground. I couldn't go home, so I stayed with a friend.
We trudged through the snow over to York Road only to find no restaurants in
the area open, except the Bangkok Place. We were almost alone in the
restaurant (only one other table was occupied). Needless to say, we got
excellent service and wonderful food. It was just the way I like it, very
hot!, not how most Baltimoreans seem to want it. Fabulous, and great flavor
too. In recent years it has tamed a little, but is still very good. Other
Thai restaurants which are just as good or better have opened since my first
visit, but Bangkok Place remains a place to which I would return given the
opportunity.
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Baltimore Magazine, April 1998 -- "Cheap Eats" by Cynthia Glover
{Reprinted with permission of Baltimore Magazine}
Indeed, there is such a thing as Thai comfort food. In the plump burgundy booths of this York Road hangout, the rice noodles are broad, the pad Thai is sweet, and the clientele is refreshingly un-hip. Add woody paneling, piped-in piano music, and the convenience of free off-street parking (just drive through that portal to the right), and you're talking dinner at Mom's. Don't get too comfortable for a culinary adventure or two, though. The menu features rarities such as quail with fresh garlic, plus a yum that will blow your socks off.
Least expensive entree: Gway-tio pad Thai (rice noodles sautéed with shrimp, egg, ground peanut, and bean sprouts), $6.75.
Most expensive entree: Quail ka-prow (quail sautéed with basil leaves), $10.35.
Value added: Exotic cocktail bar!