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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

Photo by Robert K. Chin

Hours

Daily, 11:30am-11pm

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

Not Accepted

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, especially of green papaya, 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; green papaya salad, $4.95; crispy duck yum, $9.95; fish Pam’s style chili sauce, market price

7.6 "Recommended"
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pilotincommand from 10019 | Posted on 8/15/08

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 6

Good food, reasonable price, but the staff talk bad behind your back, in THAI. If you don't understand THAI, then you don't know, too bad i do. Staff refers to customer as "IT", like an object or animal. Surprisingly...Read More

Forget everything you've ever known about Thai cuisine...

delikado from 10019 | Posted on 7/25/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 9

...because Chef Pam's food is the closest thing to Thailand on this island! Every dish is simply prepared yet full of flavor, unlike the dumbed-down stuff you'll find at every other Thai place in New York. All the...Read More

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