| Texas |
Restaurant
Address Neighborhood |
Rating |
Type |
Times Tried/
Last Tried |
Tea |
MSG |
Comments |
King and I
2300 Bell
Amarillo, TX |
 |
T |
3+
2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
This restaurant has all the traditional Thai dishes and is more "upscale" than the Thai House
(but this is Amarillo, so how upscale can it be?). It's open for the normal hours at lunch and dinner,
but is closed in between, and on Sunday. |
China Palace
6605 Airport
Austin, TX
North |
|
C |
1
2002 |
N/A |
Yes |
The staff is very helpful (more than just about any restaurant I've been to), and will try their best
to cook a dish you like, even if it's not on the menu. A lunch buffet is available, and looks very good (but I
didn't eat it because of the MSG). The lunch item I ordered was good but not great. I believe it serves
some more traditional and authentic Chinese dishes that are now my favorites but at the time I didn't know
enough about Chinese cuisine to order them (they probably would have been better than what I ordered).
|
Thai Noodles Etc. House
2602 Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX
University |
|
T |
3+
2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
A little bit inconsistent in quality. What is worth trying here is the curry with coconut
milk. |
Choochai Thai Cuisine
2330 19th St.
Lubbock, TX |
|
T |
3+
2002 |
Jasmine
(bags) |
No |
There are two Choochai locations, and this is the one that caters to the University population.
Consequently I think it's a little less constrained by the American palate, and offers some pretty good
curry dishes. What is not offered is table service--you order at the counter and either take it to your table
or take it home. It also does not have the extensive menu found at Choochai Today, but only simple,
standard Thai dishes. I have been at lunch hour when it took so long to prepare the food that I had
trouble getting back in time, but that is because of its popularity with the college crowd. Try some of the
curries to get an authentic taste of Thai food. |
Great Wall
1625 University
Lubbock, TX |
 |
C |
1
2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Has a greater variety of Chinese food than other restaurants, including noodle dishes and a
Mongolian Bar-B-Q. |
Tokyo
4637 50th St.
Lubbock, TX |
|
J |
3+
2002 |
Green
(brewed) |
No |
The menu is limited--it is a Japanese style steak house that only serves meat or seafood cooked
over a grill. It does serve salmon, which is why I choose it over the Shogun, but it is the quality of salmon you
would expect to find in West Texas (farmed Atlantic salmon instead of the wild varieties). The flavor of the
food was good, but I would probably suggest beef or chicken over the fish. |
| Closed |
Restaurant
Address Neighborhood |
Rating |
Type |
Times Tried/
Last Tried |
Tea |
MSG |
Comments |
Bamboo Garden
4400 N. Midland Dr.
Midland, TX |
|
C |
1
2001 |
N/A |
N/A |
Just about everything you can think of is on the menu. Open late (9:30 weekdays;
10:30 Fri. and Sat.) |
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