NYC Tastes

Now that I've been to Sripraphai five or six times I've got the perfect lunch order. To begin Papaya Salad with dry shrimp, crushed peanuts and tangy cherry tomatoes... ...a super spicy Tom Yum Shrimp Soup with sliced mushroom... ... and one of the best Pad Thai's in the city filled with fried egg, peanuts, tofu and chicken.   Not one thing greasy about this dish; just pure deliciousness . Sripraphai Restaurant 64-13 39th Avenue Woodside, NY 11377

New Yorkers are constantly debating the "best" of everything in the city.  The best bagel, slice joint, cold brew coffee and soup dumpling are constant topics of conversation.  So when I found myself out in Woodside for a full week of work I just had to check out one of the highly debated "best" Thai restaurants in the city SriPraPhai. This place is apparently packed on the weekends but my visits during weekday lunch were downright relaxing.  In fact on a sleepy Monday afternoon stop the restaurant was relatively empty. To begin delicious Shrimp and Chicken dumplings wrapped in a paper thin dough... Thai Salad with hard boiled egg, tofu and a spicy peanut dressing.  The tofu in this salad was so hard I probably could have chipped a tooth.  I have absolutely NO idea why I ordered this instead of the Papaya Salad...bad call on my part. For main course Drunken Noodles with Chicken.  I went medium spicy and it had just the right b...