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Choochai's Today
3602 Slide Rd.
Lubbock, TX
(806) 785-1199
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Cost: $$
Additional Location: 2330 19th St.
19 Thai Tea: Jasmine (bags)
MSG: No
Smoking: No Smoking

LAST TRIED TIMES TRIED
14-Feb-03 8
Before I became well-versed in Asian cuisine I had eaten at several Thai restaurants in the Southwest, but the first "real" Thai food I sampled was in Auburn, Washington. When I ate at the original Choochai in Lubbock near Texas Tech (at 2330 19th St.), it was the first Thai food I had tried in the Southwest that tasted like the food on the west coast. The curry at Choochai was especially flavorful--not "watered down" like many I had sampled.

Choochai's Today is a branch of the same restaurant with a larger dining area located on the west side of Lubbock. Choochai's Today serves the same curries as the original restaurant, many of which can be ordered by number from photographs hanging on the wall (just as at the original location). I am not sure whether Choochai Today actually has a larger menu then the other restaurant, but I have used my visits here to explore other items besides curry.

The experience of eating here has usually been enhanced by ordering the hot and sour soup or (fried) spring rolls, although this brings Choochai out of the range of one of the most affordable Asian restaurants in Lubbock to a moderate one. These are very good appetizers, however, and highly recommended.

Ginger Tofu is one of my favorite dishes, but the one here is not one of the best versions I have tried.

I did not like the Curry as much here as at the original Choochai--I think it is purposely made more Americanized.

I have enjoyed several other dishes here, but I do not remember what they were (I started writing my reviews in 2003, and most of my meals were before that time). Overall I like this restaurant better than the original Choochai except for the curries.

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