It’s not very often that I get take out. Maybe if I want to watch a movie or have a significant amount of work to do that won’t allow for eating out or cooking, then it’s a necessary evil for me… and requires a decision on whether I want to cram the Styrofoam packaging and bags into the garbage can and simultaneously dirty a plate or whether to just eat out of the to-go package and risk the whole thing exploding on your lap.
I get that other people like take-out though, and so I have for you the perfect compromise. Take Thai Home on Commercial Drive, appears at first glance to be all about ordering your dinner to go, and in fact there are even an assortment of curries, ingredients and recipes so that you can even make your own Thai dishes at home. Me, I prefer to sit in. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, with red walls and wide tables (suitable for balancing many dishes, if you are sharing with a friend). Over the bar/kitchen/ordering counter is a faux tiki hut that actually isn’t that tacky and there are thoughtful Thai decorating flourishes all over the room.
The main reason to eat in, however, is that the food is still ready just as fast, but you can sit down and enjoy it on real plates, accompanied perhaps by a cold Singha.
Because Take Thai Home is less than a block from my house and I often get home late and too tired for cooking, I have sampled a pretty wide swath of their menu. You can never go wrong with the Pad Thai ($8.75), and I also like the spicy Tom Yum Kung soup ($6, pictured top) on a cold day. For a heartier meal, the curry combos are a good value – and delicious. Below is the Panang curry with prawns ($8.50) that comes with rice, vegetable soup, salad and chips. I also like the Latna for something different – egg or rice noodles with chicken, broccoli and carrots in Thai gravy.
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Take Thai Home
1736 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
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3 responses so far ↓
Jason // April 30, 2008 at 8:45 PM |
Good find. Does this place have a spice tray if you dine in? I find that a lot of Thai places here don’t. You know, the one with the dry chili powder, the fish saucey one with peppers floating in it, the pickled peppers, etc?
degan // April 30, 2008 at 9:04 PM |
Yep, they do have one, but not at each table. So if you’re eating in, you order at the counter and they bring your food to the table, and then you have to take it back up to the counter for the condiments. But it’s ok. It works.
jason // May 1, 2008 at 6:58 PM |
works for me!