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Lily Thai

615 Grand St., Brooklyn, NY 11211
nr. Leonard St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-218-7522 Send to Phone

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    1 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Thai
Photo by Gavin Thomas

Hours

Mon-Fri, noon-11pm; Sat-Sun; 1pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

G, L at Metropolitan Ave.-Lorimer St.

Prices

$7-$20

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • BYOB
  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • BYOB

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

Broadway to Bayard St., Morgan St. to Kent Ave.

Profile

This Thai restaurant may share its name with a Hawaiian porn star, but the crisp interior doesn't play on it. Instead it showcases some of the traditional décor—a Buddha flanked by lotus and bicycle rickshaw photos—in a long room made brighter by light wood floors, squash-colored walls, and hibiscus-patterned cloth napkins. The cooking shows the same clean, spirited aesthetic, beginning with tom kha soup, in which the coconut milk adds body to the broth without weighing it down, and minced pork and shrimp dumplings wrapped in translucent dough. Fragrant, spicy curries make up part of the menu, along with specialties such as the petd tamarind—gratifyingly crisp slices of duck complemented by subtly sweet tamarind sauce—and steamed fish in banana leaf, a fresh, tender striped bass with little seasoning. The noodles don't stand out from those of other Thai spots, but vegetarians have the option of ordering them without fish or oyster sauce. Many customers opt for take-out and delivery, so the crowd can be sparse, but the little things remind you that you're in Williamsburg, like the Thai delivery guy sporting a "100% Irish" T-shirt.

Recommended Dishes

Tom kha, $4; petd tamarind, $14

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great food, no ambiance

jojoyang10 from 10001 | Posted on 3/2/08

Overall Reader Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 5
Value: 9

excellent thai dumpling, great chicken barbecue and you can bring your own alcohol. great place if you wanna dine alone on a saturday night.....seems like the neighborhood is aware of this and order for delivery!

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