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Open the Sesame
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198A Orchard St.,
New York, NY 10002
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Nearby Subway Stops
F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.
Prices
$9.95-$14.95
Payment Methods
MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- BYOB
- Lunch
Alcohol
- BYOB
- Beer and Wine Only
- Sake and Sojou
Profile
This venue is closed.
Petom Kochawattana admits to making certain flavor concessions for his tame-palated clientele at Bangkok Kitchen, his Caldwell, New Jersey, Thai restaurant. But at Open the Sesame, the "noodle, rice, and grill" establishment on Orchard Street, he vows, "I'm not holding anything back." Kochawattana, whose own artwork decorates the space, showcases what he considers Southeast Asian street food, from crispy lotus roots with spicy avocado sauce to cilantro-and-garlic pork-ball sandwiches. "I grew up in the kitchen," says Kochawattana, who was one of eleven kids in his Udon Thani household, and food service seems to run in the family: His sister Diane owns Sa-Woy, Pad Thai, Regional Thai, and the new Sticky Rice.
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| 9.5 | "Highly Recommended" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |
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Good Salads
evgirl from 10003 | Posted on 5/21/09
| Food: | 10 |
| Service: | 10 |
| Décor: | 10 |
| Value: | 10 |
I have never had the pleasure of actually sitting down to enjoy a meal here, but I often get take-out or delivery from Open the Sesame. I love their salads - especially the crispy chicken one. The staff are amazingly nice and cute. Occassionally my delivery orders get screwey - but they always fix it right away. I think I will definitley stop in for dinner soon.
Open the FaboLOus sesame!
ricklance2002 from 11106 | Posted on 4/10/08
| Food: | 9 |
| Service: | 10 |
| Décor: | 8 |
| Value: | 9 |
Well, it was a saturday night me and a friends happened to stumble upon this adorable restaurant on Orchard Street called Open the Sesame. First of all i must say the wait staff was amazingly considerate and took very good care of us! We ordered the Mini Basil Spring Rolls which were very delicious but the thai style spicy ground pork with basil were quite amazing and i must say that if you intend to go here you must try it! P.S. the Sangria was GREAT!!!! !
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