Thai Son
89 Baxter St
(between Walker St & White St)
New York, NY 10013
(212) 732-2822

The team here at Diners.org is happy to include a new addition to our team.  Donna is a friend of ours who is willing to share her experiences and opinions on her dining experience.

First up, “Thai Son” in Chinatown (we’ll update this with an

Thai Son is one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants to go to when I am in Chinatown. You can tell if a Vietnamese restaurant is good with just one dish. That dish is the Pho Thai for me.
Honestly speaking, soup is the hardest thing to make in this dish. And if the soup is flavorful, it means they added tons of meat and flavorings in there. At Thai Son, it is exactly so!
The soup is to die for. The beef is cut simply. All it needs is a bit of beansprouts and some basil for me. If you do not wish to order any soup, I would recommend their Summer Rolls,
if you wish to get something not too oily. If you wish for something a bit more oily, I would recommend their Springrolls which also come in Vegetarian flavor. If you are a fan of spicy and you are here on a weekend, I would recommend you to order the Bun Bo Hue.
This is a spicy soup that comes with alot of meat and food for your buck. Their vermicilli noodles are delicous as well. I, personally, like adding springrolls, their barbequed pork (Thit Neung).
I personally think their barbequed pork is one of the best in Chinatown! If you wish to try something on a slightly more safe side, I would recommend their Bun Xeo, which is a Vietnamese crepe (it’s not dessert).
These crepes, I would honestly recommend sharing with someone seeing that they are huge! If you go down their list and see that there are too many things to try out and you’re with a big group, I recommend that you just order one dish per person and share it.
The prices are not bad at all. From what I remember, the cheapest order was $4 and the highest was $25. The $25 being a Vietnamese barbeque meal that I would definitely recommend for big groups as well. Each Person may need to pay $20+ each, but it is worth your money.

Donna also gave us some photos to go with her commentary:

This should be the Bun Bo Hue dish which is a spicy soup. The large bowl in the back is Pho Thai. The spring rolls is Bun Guon with shrimp.

This is their Bun Xeo which is a crepe.

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