Thuk Thai Restaurant

We finally made our way to Thuk Thai Restaurant on Ortigas Avenue. This resto is so hard to find because it is literally located at the back of the Tower 2 building in the Rockwell Business Center near Medical City. My husband and son kept mumbling that the food better be good since we were so drenched from the strong rain. When we got there, we were the only customers. Oops, that didn't look good.

This is the Mixed Fried Rice at 115 pesos. This was a good serving for 3 persons. This had bits of beef, pork and egg on it. We liked this dish.

We ordered the Sauteed Chicken and Cashew Nuts in Chili Oil as our main entree. This was an excellent choice as in yum, yum, yum... The dish was spicy but not overpowering. My son was able to bear the heat of the chilis. It also went well with the Fried Rice which had a tad of sweetness in it. This costs 205 pesos.

We didn't really need the large order of Phad Thai which costs 390 pesos. The Fried Rice and the Chicken dish were sufficient for us since we're not heavy eaters. But eating in a Thai restaurant without trying their Phad Thai just doesn't seem right. They also had a smaller portion of this dish for 190 pesos but the server told us that it was only good for one person. In retrospect, we should have ordered that instead because by the time this was served, we were quite full. Anyway, this dish was such a let-down. The noodles and vegetables were overcooked to the max. There was no play in texture at all. It lacked the crispiness of the beansprouts, the crunchiness of the peanuts, the balance of the sweet, sour, spicy taste I always look for in a good Phad Thai.

This was the best part of the meal, waterchestnuts with macapuno strips and coconut cream on ice. My mouth still salivates just thinking of the crunchy waterchestnuts, the tender macapuno strips and the coconut cream that was so thick. So, so perfect at 95 pesos.

I think that Thuk Thai can best be described as serving good, reasonably priced, home cooked Thai cuisine. Yes, my family would keep coming back since all their dishes are msg free too. My husband and son both agreed that we had a great Sunday lunch.

Thuk Thai Restaurant
Tower 2, Rockwell Business Center
Ortigas Avenue