![]() Luckily for me, my hosts/foodie tour guides did a fantastic job of feeding me great stuff. Despite the crappy, rainy, muggy weather that is so Houston, I had a lot of fun. I spent most of my time stuffing my face and being stuck in traffic trying to get place to place. This past weekend, my appetite took me to Houston. If I am ever in the neighborhood again, I would definitely go back. Just soulful and delicious and offers home cooking. Our dishes with shrimp averaged about $15 bucks each and the appetizer was around $8. The bill was a bit pricey for what I would’ve expected, but I totally didn’t mind supporting the local businesses. It’s great for a quiet meal and has a great appeal to families. Wished there were more noodles instead of veggies and gravy though. The portion Ruang Thai offers is pretty close. There should be enough gravy to glaze the noodles. Or the portion of the noodles, veggies, and meat are way to small. Some don’t achieve the right ratio of gravy to noodles and drown the flat noodles in gravy. The mistake a lot of Thai places make with this dish is the gravy. It was still good overall, but not what I am used to as far as this dish goes. I wouldn’t order this again based on that difference. ![]() Their raad na had a sweet tang to it that I didn’t care for. I am used to a more savory sweet gravy with my pan fried noodles. We ordered it with the meat combo of shrimp, chicken, beef, and pork. The Raad Na or Laad Na wasn’t my favorite. Glass noodles with shrimp or Pad Woon Sen at Ruang Thai The entree as a whole was a good size for one person. I would have preferred less cabbage but this dish was still a good one. The Pad Woon Sen was delicious, but a little heavy on the oil. The sauce was delicious despite being a bit heavy on the seasonings. ![]() An adorable family runs the business and they take your order and serve you personally. He loves this dish ever since we had it at Thai Gourmet in Houston ( blog here). I got it with shrimp this time and I couldn’t wait to dig in. Tod Man or Thai Fish Cakes from Ruang Thaiįor our meals, I was craving Pad Woon Sen or Fried Glass Noodles again so I opted for that. They offer Tod Man in fish or shrimp variations. There were only four small fish cakes for $8 bucks. Not too salty or heavy and the sweet relish was a great complement. Unfortunately, I have nothing to compare it to, but my taste buds did enjoy it. I’ve had variations of fried fish cakes, but have never tried a Thai fish cake. It was a little on the oily side, but it was pretty tasty. To start, we ordered the Tod Man, a Thai spicy fish cake deep fried and served with a sweet relish. We were also excited that the menu had a bunch of pictures! ![]() We ordered two entrees and an appetizer to start. Not much of an ambiance, but it screamed mom and pop restaurant and it’s pretty clean. The restaurant isn’t very big with modest Thai themed decorations and soft music. It’s a cute little restaurant and we arrived just as they opened for dinner. We were closer to Ruang Thai, so we decided to go there based on proximity. She recommended Si Lom on Oak Lawn, Ruang Thai in Plano, and Thai Thumbz in Richardson. Since I am not super familiar with great Thai places, I asked my fellow foodie Lisa for some good suggestions. But, after I had those glass noodles from Malai the other week, for some reason I couldn’t help but want more.
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