Pad Thai at Baan Thai

Rhea and I were left by our two other housemates one night due to other commitments and asked us to just dine outside. As a result, we were left to think were to eat (and as we all know, deciding were to eat is just a hard decision to make!). So, we were walking down the "never dry, forever muddy" road of demarses while thinking and arguing what are the other restos that we haven't tried yet. We were also considering our budgets at that time since it is a Thursday, and we have to save up for our fares for the next day! While arguing, we passed Baan Thai, a small resto offering Thai foods. I grabbed Rhea and said, "Baan Thai tayo!". She smiled and immediately approved my suggestion. She also said that, "Mura lang naman diyan, nakakain na din kasi kami diyan ni Ecka.".

Thinking we will to spend less than Php 100, we looked at their menu presented to us. Surprisingly, none of the food items that they were offering will suit our, supposedly, tight demand. I just smiled at Rhea and just looked seriously at their menu. I want to get out of the situation where were in by just leaving the place and proposing alibis, but Ate who offered the menu didn't left us and just stand beside me. So unfortunately, we have no choice but to order something. We asked Ate to describe some particular dishes since we are familiar with those. Finally, we placed our orders. We decided to both have a noodle dish since its a bit cheap than the rice dishes. Rhea ordered "Radna" while I had "Pad Thai". I actually asked Rhea to have the same order as mine, but she wanted to try something else and argued that its also an opportunity for us also to taste two different dishes. We both ordered iced tea as our beverage.

When the order came, we asked Kuya if we can eat at the small hut located on the right side. It is such a nice and romantic part of the place but a sign was present there saying that a group of 6-8 customers will only be allowed. But to our surprise, Kuya allowed the two of us to have our dinner there, maybe because there were no other customers present at that time.

I was very eager to taste what I have ordered so finally, after taking some pictures, we had the taste of Pad Thai and Radna. Pad Thai is a noodle dish with mungbean sprouts, leeks, and peanut, with a little sauce. The serving was a bit overwhelming. It is a bit sour but I really liked the crunchiness of the peanut. Radna, on the other hand, has a flat, bigger, and brown noodles, topped with cabbage, carrots, and chayote (basically, the vegetables that you will see on chopseuy). Just like the Pad Thai, it's serving is overwhelming. It is also a bit sour, and the noodles were not that cooked. It's a bit tough and starchy as well.

Finishing half of what we have ordered, Rhea and I were already full. We texted our other housemates to come and help us as well with our dilemma! They came, and had the taste. They do like it but the agreed that its "nakakaumay". We were not able to finish all of it, but we tried. It is too many and we cannot really take in much.

I enjoyed my first Baan Thai experience though we spent quite a lot. But again, it was a great opportunity to try and taste something new. I will definitely visit Baan Thai again to try their other dishes, cause I've heard that Thai rice really tastes good.

So, indulge, and Koh hai cha-roen ar-harn!


BAAN THAI
Authentic Thai Cuisine
Demarses Subdivision, Los Banos, Laguna