It’s surprising how many people know about Kub Khao Thai
Eatery in spite of its location hidden behind a gas station. It’s the original
place, in Scarborough, to get authentic Thai food.
Their quick lunch specials, served from 11am to 4pm (including
weekends), offers great value with six mains accompanied with crispy wontons
and a choice of tom yum soup or mango
salad. The crispy wontons are filled with a pork and arrives with a sweet chili
sauce. Little two bite nuggets that are great for tiding you over until the
mains arrive.
The tom yum is
fairly large and in the traditional spicy and sour broth are tons of fresh Shanghai
bok choy and napa cabbage so you’re
eating a full serving of vegetables right at the start. Kub Khao certainly
doesn’t skimp on fresh produce – their mango salad has the customary julienned
bell pepper and red onion, but is further enhanced with crunchy carrots and
refreshing mint and coriander.
A popular order is their pad Thai chicken ($9.95), the rice
noodles getting plenty of wok hay and
tossed with bean sprouts, tofu, scrambled egg, and chives in a tamarind sauce that
has a nicely balanced sourness. I love the finely ground peanuts, which melds
into the noodles rather than being large pieces you need to chew through.
The pad karee shrimp
($11.95) is fiery red. Dig to the bottom of the bowl and you’ll get the little
pieces of chili to match – thankfully, the coconut milk calms down the heat.
While there aren’t tons of shrimp, there is plenty of flavourful curry to spoon
over steamed rice. I just wished there were more vegetables in the dish.
Four “street lunch” options aren’t accompanied by the wonton
and starters but is a full-sized main. The chicken noodle curry’s ($11.95) broth
was a khao soi and green curry love
child. The bowl arrives brimming with ingredients including bell peppers, bean
sprouts, eggplant, green beans, bamboo shoot, and onion, a refreshing bite
against the rich spicy soup. A bit of pickled cabbage adds an unexpected tanginess
and along with all the protein (chicken and a hard-boiled egg) makes a filling
lunch.
If there was a best service station restaurant award, in my
books, Kub Khao is the winner.
How To Find Them
Location: Toronto, Canada
Address: 3561 Sheppard Avenue East
Address: 3561 Sheppard Avenue East
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Gastro World's Grading System
- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
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