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| - Man, this review comes one year and one restaurant closing too late. I can kind of see why this Thai Original BBQ closed down though, it was really in a 'questionable' part of town right in between The Strip and Downtown Las Vegas, and right next to a shady (and I mean Eminem Slim Shady) motel/apartment complex. Although if I remember correctly this was the first location for this restaurant. So original, yes.
But the surroundings do not atone for the food at Thai Original BBQ. It truly was near authentic, tastefully done. Once you got past the funky parking lot (potholes included), and the quirky little restaurant building, your taste buds were in for a treat.
Many traditional Thai dishes can be found at Thai Original BBQ, and the menu is vast but not overwhelming. Newbies to Thai food will find something familiar to eat, and more experienced diners will find some hidden, lesser known gems. For our meal we stuck with the more familiar fare this time around.
*Spicy Beef Salad - Slices of marinated beef, cucumbers, carrots, red onions, cilantro, fresh green chilies, and lime juice
*Chicken Pad Thai - Noodles stir-fried with bean sprouts, and scrambled egg in a mild-spicy sauce topped with green onions, and ground peanuts
The Spicy Beef Salad was excellent, cold, crisp veggies, hot, juicy beef, and the sensory taste explosion of sweet, tart, and salty from the dressing. Umami bomb! I practically ate the entire thing by myself and almost didn't get around to sharing. The Chicken Pad Thai was great as well, noodles were cooked just right, chicken was sliced thinly and moist, the sauce overall complemented the dish perfectly. I don't like Pad Thai that is too sweet, and this one from Thai Original BBQ was very spot on for me. With a squeeze of lime, I was consumed by eating. Carbs? What carbs?
Servings were pretty generous. But watch your heat level! We stuck on the low end of the spectrum, a 2 or 3, but were still hit with a nice punch of chili. Nothing my gut can't handle though.
Since the restaurant was a bit out of the way for us (and we didn't like wandering there after the sun went down) we hardly got to visit. Unfortunate for us because the food at this That Original BBQ was exceptional. I guess if anything, we can go to their other location on W. Flamingo Rd., which funny enough is closer to our neck of the woods!
For some good eats, Thai this place! Ok, ok, bad pun.
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