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Rice Avenue

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72-19 Roosevelt Ave., Queens, NY 11372
nr. 72nd St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-803-9001 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    9.0 out of 10

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    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Thai
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Photo by Yun Cee Ng

Hours

Daily, 11:30am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

E, F, G, R, V at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave.; 7 at 74th St.-Broadway

Prices

$6.50-$15

Payment Methods

MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

58th St. to 82nd St., Queens Blvd. to Northern Blvd.

Profile

A funny thing happened when we visited this anomalously slick Thai joint in Jackson Heights, a distant (but recognizably related) cousin of Manhattan’s Spice chainlet. When the solicitous waiter asked how we wanted our food, we said "spicy," with the usual resigned skepticism, and we got spicy: tear-duct-activatingly, nose-clearingly, cheek-flushingly spicy. But tingly lips didn’t stop us from plowing through pungent pork larb, fiery green-curry fried rice, and deliciously crisp, fatty duck in basil sauce. Hurts so good, indeed. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Note

Owner Juttana Rimreartwate wanted to create a restaurant that looks like Manhattan—where he's also a partner in the Spice chainlet—but tastes like Queens.

Lunch Special
Daily, 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; $6.95

Recommended Dishes

Pork larb, $6.50; green-curry fried rice, $8; duck in basil sauce, $15

9.0 "Highly Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
100% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
33% Would you take kids?
66% Would you go on business?
66% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.7
Service: 8.7
Décor: 9.0
Value: 9.7

Chic Thai in Queens!

FoodieQueen from | Posted on 2/20/04

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

Cute waiters, attentive service, great food and calming atmosphere.......all underneath the 7 train!

Cozy restuarant!

sirining from | Posted on 7/25/03

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

The restuarant is very well decorated to give a relaxing atmosphere. When we step in, we seem to get out of Queens in to another place. The food is good too. You can suggest to the kitchen as what you would like it to be done, for instant try Thai Calamari salad with request for fried calamari instead.

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