That Purple Building On 6th Street

While I usually try to avoid purple buildings based on principle, we were really craving Thai and have read good things about Thai Tara so we covered our eyes and entered the newly painted purple building on 6th Street. After waiting for a table to be bussed for what felt like 10 minutes (probably 5), we were finally sat and ordered our drinks (Coke for me and Thai iced tea for Heather).

Our favorite restaurant in New Jersey was a small restaurant in a little unassuming strip center called Thai Kitchen. We went so often that they knew us by name and always greeted us warmly. On our list of things we miss, this place is in the top five. So, it goes without saying that we have high expectations for Thai food.

Heather ordered the Pad Se-Ew (stir fried flat noodles with eggs and broccoli in brown sauce) with chicken and I had the Lard Na (flat noodles topped with vegetables in an Asian bean gravy) with chicken. I asked for mine spicy and Heather opted for mild. I always order Lard Na in a new Thai place because it's easy to compare as I've had it so many times. While we both agreed that it wasn't quite on par with Thai Kitchen (nothing probably ever will be), we both really enjoyed our dishes very much and felt like we could get used to coming to Thai Tara. Bonus points for free Tom Yum soup!