sunday funday

Last night after a failed attempt to go to the movies (who would have thought that everyone would go to the movies on Memorial Day weekend? haha...), Danny and I wanted a place to eat where we could sit outside. Being the genius he is, Dan The Man suggested we go eat at a trailer! Needless to say, I was totally into that idea and immediately got on my new app on my phone and found a place open on Sundays which was a bit trickier than I expected. Good thing for us Little Thai Food was nearby!

We walked up to the brightly decorated trailer and quickly decided to get the classic Pad Thai and the Green Curry. Upon the reccommendation of the sweet lady working the window, we both chose chicken as our meat. Danny was really excited about the Thai Iced Coffee he ordered and I branched out and went for a Thai Iced Tea. Just a note here, this trailer (any maybe most of them I'm expecting) is cash only, but luckily there is an ATM located down the block.

We sat at the picnic tables to wait for our food and enjoyed the great evening. When it was ready, our order was brought out to us on a tray and it looked good. Danny patiently waited for me to take a photo and then we both dug in. Unfortunately, my curry burned my tounge on my second bite but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. I immediately liked that the veggies were fresh, abundant, and cut in big chunks. The flavors were really good and I didn't notice the spice until I started sniffling and felt my lips tingling (but it wasn't that painful). We swapped a few bites of our meals and Danny's Pad Thai was pretty good too. It reminded me of the Pad Thai I got at a Thai place in the mall in Sydney (which is a good, solid Pad Thai made by people from Thailand so it was legit). I was mostly surprised by how much I enjoyed the drinks! Danny's Thai Iced Coffee was sweet and delicious and my Thai Iced Tea mega hit the spot!

Overall, it was a very pleasant dining experience and we both took home to-go containers for lunch today (which was DELICIOUS! seriously, curry is always so good the next day and this was no exception). Honestly, I might not find myself craving their Thai flavors over other Thai places in town, but if I was hungry and close by, I'd definitely stop there again. That Thai Iced Tea or coffee alone would be worth it!

For a rating, I'd give this place 4.5 out of 5 trailers for their great seating area, fresh and tasty food in large portions for a great price, and sweet service with a smile.

Danny's Review:

De-squish-ious (Adj. x 2)

Yes, desquishious. It's not often that a word like desquishious needs to be added to the english language but sitting on the lime green picnic tables of the Little Thai Food trailer on South First st. in Austin the other night, I found myself searching for such a term. 

I got the Pad Thai and a creamy thai iced coffee to wash 'er down. The food was tasty--especially when the lime was added--and the coffee plus condensed milk was as pleasant a beginning to a stomach ache as I've ever had.

But it's not all good. I didn't say S-crunch-ious, did I. That would've been nice. To be honest, I could've used a little crunch in my life. Usually you get some crunchyness in your thai and I like that. I love the crunch of the green onions or tiny little carrots. I missed that here. Flowers are pretty but a meadow without any boulders is hard to sit in. Yeah, a little crunch would've gone a long way.

But if you're going to go to Little Thai Food for a meal, which you should, here's why. Setting, setting, setting. Tucked around the bend of south first, it's off the bigger thoroughfares like Congress and East 6th. It's shaded by huge trees and if you get there for sunset, you'll have some damn good picture-takin' light; and if you're lucky enough to be with a pretty girl like I was, you'll be wanting to take lots.

So men, go have a great date. Go earn some points. And in the process, get some good, squishy thai food.