KINSHOP

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its so blatant that im becoming more asian.  i've spent hours joking about my preference for asian girls.  but has my tastebuds gone for a turn in the asian direction as well?  was this bound to happen?  was i bound to become like my parents?  or was i bound to just become asian? or am i just embracing it?  im starting to like cheese less and less.  (sorella had a terrible cheese that has totally put me off).  and i dont like burgers anymore.  i'll almost never order it at a restaurant and i'll almost never eat mcdonalds.  it doesn't tastes as good as i remember it as a child.  but for lunch we ordered zaitzeff.  i had a kobe burger. which just tasted like a normal ground beef.  it was also terribly overcooked.  i don't know why i got cheese an bacon because it would just drown out the beef flavor, but in this overcooked patty it didnt even help for the lack of flavor in the meat.  gross.  that was lunch.

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KINSHOP

469 Sixth Ave., New York, NY 10011 40.735541 -73.998183

kinshop was awesome!  i never liked thai food until i went to thailand that's cuz there are soo many crappy thai places in nyc.  meager imitations to the original with bland flavors and adapted american ingredients (white meat chicken).  gravy's are soupy and soups are greasy.  basil stir fry resembles chinese take out and curry's have that weird sour aftertaste.  even the rice sometimes has issues.  but not harold dieterle's thai american shop.  authentic thai flavors made by an american palate.  im no expert on authentic thai cuisine, but it tasted damn good and looked awesome.  well priced, good for groups, and as tasty as the food was, the asian in me went for extra chili on the side and no one berated me for destroying the flavor. 

fried pork and crispy oyster salad

squid ink and hot sesame oil soup

selection of grilled eggplant

warm sliced snap peas with diver sea scallops

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massaman braised goat

crispy whole porgie

steamed red snapper

stir fried rice flakes

crispy roti

jasmine rice

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thai iced tea ice cream

pineapple tamarind sorbet

thai coffee-chocolate ice cream

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KINGSWOOD - drinks afterwards.  great date place.

 

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line of the night -

eric: i don't care about a 6 pack

sung: WHHHHHYYYYYY!@!@!@?!@?!@?!@

eric: it was over before it began

me: sung likes someone that makes her laugh

eric: 6 pack makes everything 5x funnier

 

 

 

 

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