Very Thai [非常泰]

Visit: April 29, 2012
Address: 台北市中山北路六段77號8樓 (Inside Sogo)
Number: (02)2831-0188
Website: www.verythai.com.tw/


The weekly family gathering called for some convenient Thai food. So...Very Thai it is.

Grilled Pork with Thai Dip (嫩烤松阪豬) $380 NT

Grilled Pork with Thai Dip

 The grilled pork was cooked pretty well without being overcooked and rubbery. I just wished that the sauces were just as flavorful as they look.

Spicy Beef Stir-fry (辣炒手工剁牛小排) $320 NT

Spicy Beef Stir-fry

 I was a little taken off guard when this dish was served. I was expecting large pieces of beef rather than minced beef. Despite the surprise though, the beef stir-fry was actually pretty decent even though it was a little too oily for my liking.

Steamed Seabass in Lemon Sauce (檸檬清蒸魚) $480 NT

Steamed Seabass in Lemon Sauce

 The waiter recommended that we wait for the food to boil before we start eating...and that took forever. I didn't have much of the fish, but a few pieces told me that the sauce was pretty awesome.

Thai Green Papaya Salad (涼拌青木瓜) $250 NT

Thai Green Papaya Salad

 The papaya salad definitely wasn't the best I've had.

Green Curry Chicken in Coconut Sauce (綠咖哩椰汁雞肉) $280 NT

Green Curry Chicken in Coconut Sauce

 Although the curry is extremely oily, this is one of my favorite dishes at Very Thai. The sauce is creamy and coconut-y enough, and the chicken slices were also pretty good.

Thai Style Grilled Chicken with Spicy Sauce (泰式香烤雞腿) $280 NT

Thai Style Grilled Chicken with Spicy Sauce

 This was another one of my favorite dishes. The sauce wasn't as awesome as it looked, but the chicken definitely was grilled nicely compared to many of the other Thai restaurants. If you're into Thai grilled chicken though, you should check out the dish at Jolly.

Fried Greens with Shrimp Paste (蝦醬炒空心菜) $180 NT

Fried Greens with Shrimp Paste

 It's called fried greens, but more specifically, this was fried water spinach in shrimp paste.

Spicy Fried Eggplant (泰味茄子) $180 NT

Spicy Fried Eggplant

This is one of those dishes where you make yourself feel better by thinking that you're balancing your so far unhealthy meal with some vegetable, but in reality, the yummy oiliness renders the vegetable factor of the dish insignificant.

Thai Style Shrimp with Pineapple (泰味鳳梨蝦球) $300 NT

Thai Style Shrimp with Pineapple

 I've never been quite a fan of shrimp in mayonnaise so I decided not to waste my stomach space on this.

Seafood & Pineapple Fried Rice (鳳梨海鮮炒飯) $350 NT

Seafood & Pineapple Fried Rice

 The seafood and pineapple fried rice was okay. I just wished that there was more meat floss to mix into the rice with. The fried rice didn't have a distinct taste, so it actually works with the curries and other dishes.

Curry Chicken (咖哩雞) $280 NT

Curry Chicken

 The curry wasn't too special but I heard the the chicken was pretty good even though I didn't have any because there were only a few pieces.

Thai Ice Milk Tea (泰式冰奶茶) $120 NT

Thai Ice Milk Tea

 I really like how they give you the syrup separately so that you can adjust the sweetness of the drink according to your own liking.

Tapioca & Exotic Fruit in Coconut Milk (ㄍㄨ ㄐㄧㄡ西米露)$100 NT

Tapioca & Exotic Fruit in Coconut Milk

 The coconut milk was rich, but not too disgustingly creamy. I'm not sure what the "exotic fruit" refers to, but the taro in the milk was soft enough without being soggy and still retaining it's chewiness.

Combo in Coconut Milk with Crushed Ice (摩摩喳喳) $100 NT

Combo in Coconut Milk with Crushed Ice

 Unlike the crushed ice at other Thai restaurants, the colorful chewy balls didn't taste as artificial as other places.This was a nice way to close off the meal (:

Very Thai isn't somewhere you'd go to for extremely good food, but it's a pretty decent Thai Restaurant Chain. I'd recommend Very Thai if you're just wanting some Thai food or a place to meet up with friends. If you're looking for some awesome Thai food though, definitely go check out Mei Kung (湄河) or Sukhothai at the Sheraton Hotel.