Aug 27th, 2002
Bai Yook Thai Cuisine
Last night, James and Sooyun came over as we had planned to head over to Sushi Itto on University for dinner. When we arrived, we realized that the half-price special only ran from 7:00 until 9:00, so we decided to head elsewhere. Sooyun said he knew about some Thai restaurant down the road, and James seemed excited by this, so I went along as we headed to Bai Yook Thai Cuisine.
We arrived and ordered Spring Rolls, which were extremely tasty. Sooyun ordered noodles with shrimp, I had chicKarl curry, and James had some sort of pork dish with noodles. We also split an order of the spicy fried rice.
Nearly the whole time that we were eating, I found myself longing for Bronx Pizza and thinking that not only could I have enjoyed my food a lot more, but I could have also saved a lot of money. The food was not good. I don’t usually say that because I’m a pig and I will put about just anything in my mouth. When I was younger, I even put goat feces in my mouth and my parents have the pictures to prove it. Why my parents decided to take pictures of me eating goat feces instead of trying to remove the goat feces from my hand is another story.
Anyway, the food was gross and I felt ill for a few hours afterwards. My curry tasted like someone had poured milk, sugar, cayenne pepper, and Drano into a small bowl and mixed it up. The noodles and shrimp has something in it that tasted like dirt, and I kept wishing that the noodles and pork would magically transform into spaghetti and meatballs.
The only other time I had an eating experience this bad (other than the goat incident), was at an Ethiopian cuisine in DC. The waitress had a hair-lip, the owner/cook had ear hair that poofed out about 3 inches, and there was a midget running around in the kitchen. Oh yeah - the food was awful to boot.
Call me uncultured and close-minded, but next time I feel adventurous, I am just going to put a tamale on my burger.
