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Pam Real Thai Food

404 W. 49th St., New York, NY 10019
nr. Ninth Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-333-7500 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    5.7 out of 10

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    10 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Thai
Photo by Robert K. Chin

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11:30am-11:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

C, E at 50th St.

Prices

$7-$12

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out
  • Theater District

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

34th St. to 59th St., Fifth Ave. to West Side Hwy.

Profile

Bangkok-born chef and co-owner Pam Panyasiri is far too busy cooking to fuss over furnishings or decor. Year-round, Christmas ornaments dangle from the ceiling and rock ballads throb from the speakers. Thai cuisine, known for balancing sour, sweet, and salty flavors with chili-infused heat, is represented at Pam by noodles of every persuasion; myriad curries; deep-fried or sautéed duck and fish; and chicken, beef, pork, or seafood in sweet chili or hot curry pastes. Most of Pam’s dishes originate in Bangkok, and are less spicy than the cuisine of the firecracker south. Salads are fresh and brightly flavored. Yum crispy duck, with a sharp-and-tangy lime and chili paste that spills over onto a bed of pineapples and red onions, is substantial and satisfyingly complex, as is tender, deep-fried red snapper dressed with a hot cilantro-chile sauce. Yum goon chiang, wedges of succulent Thai pork sausage, are served with a roasted chili sauce studded with tomato chunks. Heat freaks, take a note: Kaeng tai pla, a yellow curry of fermented fish kidneys seasoned with turmeric and lemongrass, is a southern Thai specialty that will burn the taste buds right off your tongue.

Recommended Dishes

Panang curry with chicken, $7; crispy duck yum, $9.95; fish Pam’s style chili sauce, market price

5.7 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
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20% Would you take kids?
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Food: 6.7
Service: 5.1
Décor: 4.5
Value: 6.1

Over salted food!! Beware of online menu prices!

forampen from 10036 | Posted on 7/5/09

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 1
Décor: 1
Value: 1

I've eaten lots of Thai in NYC and this is one of the worst places to eat Thai food! Its oversalty, and they served me only bamboo shoots in a veggie curry! I paid extra money for babycorn and there were 4 pieces in all...... Their online menu is old, so beware, the prices are much higher than stated online (a nasty shock for me when i ordered worth 50 bucks online and the bill given to me was for 80!!) The person on the phone was very rude when i complained and even went on to state that i am lying! I would deifnately not order from there again, there are plenty of good thai places within 20 feet of this place.... Thanks SF

Adore this place

publicschools from 10019 | Posted on 4/22/09

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 7
Décor: 6
Value: 10

It's good and it's cheap. What more can I say. I'll spare you any more detailed review of the food. Just go. Eat. Enjoy....

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