I just wanted to write a review about the amazing Thai food I stumbled upon, yesterday morning.
part 1 of my loteria cabal adventure….
After my yoga class at the RSF (which was completely packed with too many students, desparate to meet their New Year’s resolution – we probably won’t see them on the floor, the same time, next month), mark and i headed down to the corner of Russel and MLK for some Thai Food and Loteria mischief.
With some good parking karma – we crosses the intersection to the Thai Buddhist Temple Mongholratanaram. It smelled great.
One thing to note – it’s DAMN crowded in there. Most folks end up on the the temple’s front lawn, with their plates of rice, curry, and more….On a nice sunny day, it’s an ideal picnic.
Now, on to the next task – getting the food – here are a few pointers:
1. pick up your tokens first. $1 = one token. These silver pieces is the only currency accepted for the dishes….according to one volunteer (and everyone, the cashiers, the cooks, and more are all volunteering for this once-a-week event) this system is easier on the cooks and the other food preparers…One other thing to note – they buy their tokens back – so if you have any leftover, exchange them for American currency.
2. Decide which food is important to you – got a curry craving? Then hit that line first. Last Sunday, it was the longest and most popular. There’s a curry line, a noodle line, a mango salad line, a fried chicken and rice line, and a few others….The fried chicken was crispy and greasy and oh sooo good. For 5 tokens, you get a one plate of chicken and one plate of rice. That certainly filled me up. We also tried these green-onion coconut pieces and coconut pancakes (this is my horrid English translation…I’m sorry). They were running out of food, by around 12:45 or so….I was lucky to grab this combination snack – the coconut pancakes were fried-up, sweet and crispy. I enjoyed the green-onion bites – however, I don’t think they fried them long enough, because they got a bit runny.
3. Thai Ice Coffee and Tea – one token – and totally perfect for washing down the curry and chicken and tofu and well, just about anything.
I know my dad would love this place….I’m half tempted to make it my Sunday morning ritual…