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Jason KingThe Ploy Thai
April 17th 2006 05:25
768 George Street Chinatown 2000 - 92116630
Ok so continuing on from the last post which was so random I decided it needed to be cut off from the rest of the review. Ploy Thai is a fantastic Sydney institution which has moved all over Sydney in the last decade and a half. Ann and her cousin Nina opened the original Ploy Thai in North Bondi, in an old milk bar which only seated a couple of people. They moved around the corner to a much larger space at the tip of the beach; where Nina stayed after a split, and Ann moved to a small shop in Bondi Junction. That lasted a couple of years before the lure of Bondi moved her back to the south side of Bondi into a more open trattoria style restaurant with wide sweeping windows looking over the beach. And finally a couple of years ago she moved to George Street in the City with her sister, to dominate the Thai restaurants around her. The new space is deep area with the kitchen at the back. Green and orange are the predominant colours, with the interesting idea of full length mirrors on the side walls, and the specials written straight onto the mirror-wall.
The legacy of the Ploy Thai has been almost as great as it's loyal following; spurred on by the numerous food reviewers it has outlived, including the ever present Leo Schofield who was one of the first to rave about the famous duck soup.
We've been going here for over ten years; even before my two year old brother demanded "Thai food" for his second birthday! The food is really fantastic, good quality and honest flavours; not scorching, but has thankfully avoided the awful trend of 'westernising' (becoming more bland) to appeal to a wider spectrum of people afraid to come out of their comfort zones. Urgh.
You definitely want to have the Pad Sator. This is minced chicken stir fried with tiny prawns and sator beans (similar to a broad or fava bean). The smell and taste is unique thanks to the beans, and it has enough of an oily, chilli, slightly sweet sauce to enjoy with the rice.
There's an omelette that's not on the menu that you will need to ask for; and you want to ask for it. Make sure they understand that it's not the omelette that's on the menu; the one you want is filled with minced chicken and pork and has a wonderful sweet sticky chilli sauce. If she still seems unsure tell her I sent you. Both these dishes are, as far as I know, unique to Sydney at least, and thankfully so, because I wouldn't trust anyone apart from Ann and her sister to make them.
All the other dishes are just as safe bets; the Garlic Cake especially. Have it steamed; it's a pile of stir fried green garlic and garlic chives wrapped in a very thin doughy pastry. Use a little of the dipping sauce and you have yet another wonderful dish you won't find anywhere else. Then of course there is the renowned Duck Soup, a deep dark broth with broad rice noodles, green leafy vegetables and roast duck. Ask for how hot you want it. Aside from this, take the menu and go for it; one of the prawn stir fries, the larb, the papaya salad, curry, noodles; it's all good! Head down to Ploy Thai and you won't be disappointed by whatever you pick.
Photo from Grab Your Fork Blog
The legacy of the Ploy Thai has been almost as great as it's loyal following; spurred on by the numerous food reviewers it has outlived, including the ever present Leo Schofield who was one of the first to rave about the famous duck soup.
We've been going here for over ten years; even before my two year old brother demanded "Thai food" for his second birthday! The food is really fantastic, good quality and honest flavours; not scorching, but has thankfully avoided the awful trend of 'westernising' (becoming more bland) to appeal to a wider spectrum of people afraid to come out of their comfort zones. Urgh.
You definitely want to have the Pad Sator. This is minced chicken stir fried with tiny prawns and sator beans (similar to a broad or fava bean). The smell and taste is unique thanks to the beans, and it has enough of an oily, chilli, slightly sweet sauce to enjoy with the rice.
There's an omelette that's not on the menu that you will need to ask for; and you want to ask for it. Make sure they understand that it's not the omelette that's on the menu; the one you want is filled with minced chicken and pork and has a wonderful sweet sticky chilli sauce. If she still seems unsure tell her I sent you. Both these dishes are, as far as I know, unique to Sydney at least, and thankfully so, because I wouldn't trust anyone apart from Ann and her sister to make them.
All the other dishes are just as safe bets; the Garlic Cake especially. Have it steamed; it's a pile of stir fried green garlic and garlic chives wrapped in a very thin doughy pastry. Use a little of the dipping sauce and you have yet another wonderful dish you won't find anywhere else. Then of course there is the renowned Duck Soup, a deep dark broth with broad rice noodles, green leafy vegetables and roast duck. Ask for how hot you want it. Aside from this, take the menu and go for it; one of the prawn stir fries, the larb, the papaya salad, curry, noodles; it's all good! Head down to Ploy Thai and you won't be disappointed by whatever you pick.
Photo from Grab Your Fork Blog
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