Thai Essence - On a
suggestion from a Jersey Spin reader I recently checked
out Thai Essence in Nutley, New Jersey and was
impressed. It was a little odd walking into this
place in a heavily Italian neighborhood with pizza
joints and nail salons in abundance but it was
refreshing to see diversity. Thai Essence is very
authentic and the food was very good with only a minor
observation.
I noticed right away how
comfortable the dining room was and how simple the menu
was. I'm a big fan of the less is more when
creating a menu and it's better to have fewer dishes
done well. I also noticed that this place was not
only clean it was spotless and the service was
impeccable and friendly. Not everyone speaks English
but there are some who do so there aren't language any barriers.
It's so nice to see such an ethnic place pay such close
attention to detail by serving coke in the bottle.
You won't find many American places that would bother
which such a detail but it really makes a difference.
I started with the Chicken
Sate which was good. This dish has kind of become
just the basics which many do well. Next up was a
delicious house salad with an amazing sweet dressing ... very good. I then had the Hot Beef
for my entree and it was very spicy and very good.
The beef did have some fat around the edges which I'm
sure was there to add flavor but perhaps it could have
been cut off before serving. My entree also came
with an amazing spring roll which was really tasty.
The prices are very
reasonable and the staff really appreciated my stopping
by which is a very nice thing to experience. Next
time you are in Nutley it might be just the place to
check out if you a hungry for something other than
Italian.
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Jersey Shadow -
Thai Essence
231 Franklin Avenue
Nutley, NJ 07110
Phone: 973-542-0128