My husband and I do a lot of bike riding, so as part of our Valentine's Day celebration we did a 25 mile road bike ride, along with a friend of ours that had just purchased her very first road bike. We were kind of tired after the ride, and I had gone for a 8 mile run the day before, so I was also pretty sore.
Thai Food To GoThe Olympics had started just a few days before, so we decided between being tired from the bike ride, and wanting to watch the Olympics, that we would get take out from a local restaurant for our Valentine's Day dinner. The Chaiyo Thai Bistro is located just down the street from our house, in western Delray Beach. I didn't think my husband would be interested in trying Thai food, but he said he heard a lot of positive comments about the restaurant. I love Thai food, so we decided to get Thai take out for our Valentine's Day dinner.
Chaiyo Thai Bistro used to be a Miami Subs-Arthur Treacher Fish fast food restaurant, so I didn't think the atmosphere was going to be too appealing for dining in. But my husband was pleasantly surprised when he went to pick up our order. He said it was very elegant, filled with people enjoying their meals, and the staff was very friendly. We will definitely try eating there in person next time.
Delicious Thai FoodSince my husband and I had never eaten at Chaiyo Thai Bistro, and my husband didn't know too much about Thai food, we decided to order a bunch of food to sample off their menu. When ordering any of their soups, curry or noodle dishes, you get to choose your protein from tofu, chicken breast, beef, prawns, squid or scallops. I like that they have a tofu option for many of their menu items, our daughter became a vegetarian about a year ago, and I'm always looking for food options for her picky palate.
My husband and I ordered the following items from the menu:
Appetizer platter - 2 each of spring rolls, prawn rolls, chicken satay, beef satay, golden flowers and crispy tofu. Golden flowers are little wonton-like pockets filled with a mixture of ground chicken, potatoes, onion and yellow curry. The platter came with three dipping sauces; plum sauce, spicy peanut sauce and a sweet vinegar sauce which had finely diced cucumber in it. Besides the the rubbery tofu chunks, we really enjoyed the appetizer platter.
I got the Tom Ka soup with scallops. Tom Ka is a coconut milk based soup with fresh mushrooms, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, tomatoes and your choice of protein (tofu, chicken breast, prawns, squid or scallops).
For his main dish, my husband ordered the Pad Thai with prawns. Pad
Thai is stir-fried rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, green onion and
special Pad Thai sauce. It is served with fresh bean sprouts, limes,
ground peanuts, carrots and cabbage. I tried a bit - it was a nice
mixture of hot noodles/shrimp with crunchy cold vegetables. Pad Thai is
a classic Thai food dish.
For my main dish, I ordered the Green Curry with chicken. That was a
mixture of a slightly hot/spicy green curry paste with coconut milk,
eggplant, bell peppers, peas and Thai basil. Served with your choice of
Jasmine or brown rice. You definitely need to serve this dish with a
generous portion of rice, to help cut down on the heat. Not too hot,
but it definitely built up in the back of your throat and mouth as you
continued eating the dish.
Additional InformationTheir menu is listed on their website, so you can get an idea of the type of food they serve: www.chaiyothaibistro.com. Chaiyo Thai Bistro is located on the southeast corner of Military Trail and Atlantic Ave. There is a BP gas station, Bed/Bath/Beyond and CVS in the plaza where the restaurant is located.
Chaiyo Thai Bistro is my new favorite restaurant, I look forward to
dinning in the next time we get the craving for Thai food. And I really
like the fact that it less than a mile from my house.
Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Cuisine Diva
