Simply Thai

A lovely restaurant in Oneonta, NY

We had errands in Oneonta today, and we planned to go to Brooks' Barbecue for lunch.  Alas, they had a sign in the door saying they were closed today.  So we went back downtown to try the restaurant named "Simply Thai".

We ordered lunch specials.  They begin with salad.

HOUSE SALAD

Fresh Greens Served with 

Warm Peanut Dressing

I ordered a small cup of soup.  It had cute little mushrooms (straw mushrooms?) and chunks of chicken.  It was a little spicy - their level 2 is what we requested.  The soup is a thin sweet/sour broth.

TOM YUM

Thai Hot & Sour Soup

with Lemongrass, Mushroom and Roasted Chilies,

Finished with Scallion

For a main course, D ordered:

SPICY THAI BASIL

NOODLES

("DRUNKEN NOODLES")

Fresh Wide Rice Noodles Stir-Fried

with Onion, Carrot, Bell Pepper,

Baby Corn, Mushroom and Thai Basil

 There were three shrimp and lots of wide rice noodles.  It had a smokey flavor.  The vegetables were attractively cut.  D ordered Level 2 heat.  Spicy but not painful.

I ordered:

MASSAMAN CURRY

Indian Influenced - Massaman

Curry Paste Simmered in Coconut

Milk with Potato, Carrot, Onions

Peanuts and a Hint of Tamarind

Our server suggested ordering Level 1 heat, since curry powder already is a bit hot.

There were three shrimp.  This is served with white jasmine rice.

The lunch and dinner menus are almost the same, with the lunch portions smaller and less expensive.

You can see their menu here.

We enjoyed our lunch very much.  

Just one odd thing.   When we finished our salad, and the server picked up the salad plate, she handed us our fork to save for the main course.  So we sat there holding our fork like at a boarding house dinner, waiting for the next course.