This restaurant has won its place back onto my "fav place to eat' list. I been here couple years ago and although, owners been switched over time it seems they were still able to maintain a consistency of keeping some of the dishes as traditional and authentic compare to other Thai places.
This restaurant located inside a plaza besides the Jerusalem Restaurant. Still loved the name of the restaurant "Bow Thai". How cute, creative and genius is that?
I was here with a couple of friends. We ordered a set dinner for two with few options provided for 2 appetizer and 2 main. I forgot about the price but it was a fairly good deal and portion size was decent. Mango salad, Malaysian rice with chicken and red curry with chicken and coconut rice (additional cost) was picked out for the set meal. The mango salad was surprisingly good. Usually I'm not a huge fan of it due to many times I find the mango is too sour and texture is too hard but this one is just right. The mango is sweet - has a bit of crunch inside and the sauce is tangy, fresh and not overly sour. It's a really good dish for start. The Red Curry was really good! It definitely has a tomato base inside as it is how it should be. The spices is just right and creamy. The coconut rice was really good. This is the whole reason why my friend suggested to come. I never really order with coconut rice but I could see why people go crazy with it. I suppose every restaurant makes it slightly differently. This one they mixed it with sweet coconut milk. It smells soo good and trust me you'll be fine just eating it alone.
The rest of the dishes were Green Curry with chicken and coconut rice, shrimp & chicken Pad Thai and Malaysian curry with beef and rice. I was very disappointed at the green curry. I still thinks Thai Basil is the best compare to others I've tried. This one has its creaminess from the coconut milk but the spice isn't enough to give it an extra kick to it.. The pad Thai was really good! I will definitely go back again just for that. Besides this restaurant, I don't think I've had it anywhere else. The uniqueness of it is the omelette egg overlay on top of the pad Thai. When you eat it together, it makes the dish much creamier. There's also chopped peanuts on the side to mix in.
Overall, it was a good experience. I will definitely come back again to try other dishes.