191 Osborne St
UPDATED: August 30th, 2013
It had the opportunity to eat at Sukothai again this weekend. It
was nice to add a few more dishes to this food review. It seems to me that they
have expanded the restaurant since the last time I ate there, but I might be
wrong. I don't remember the a large back room and new washrooms from last time
I ate in. Regardless, the atmosphere of the place is very much
business-lunch.
The group of us ordered the following dishes to share:
Mango Salad - Spice level 1
Green Papaya Salad - Spice level 1
Pad Si Ew - Spice level 6
Pad Thai - Spice level 6
Green Curry Soup - Spice level 4,7
Mat Saman - Spice level 5
Pad Kaeng Puck - Spice level 5
It is interesting to notice that my spice tolerance has increased
in the last 6 months. My favourite dish was the green curry soup (spicy 7),
which was just right for me. My favourite dish from this list was the Mat Saman
and the green curry soup. My overall rating of the place remains the same. I
liked the food, it was well made and tasty, but it apart from the fried tofu,
it doesn't really stand out among Winnipeg's Thai restaurants.
OLDER POST: December 2nd, 2013
Family dinner with my in-laws was more hectic than it usually is
because family was in from out of town and as a result Thai food was ordered.
This was fine for me and perfect for my wife: she could eat the stuff everyday
and not get sick of it. Sort of like me with pizza. People were not feeling
like going out so we ordered in Sukothai via mobile maître’d.
Here is what we ordered (minus the meat dishes):
Pad Thai – spice level 5
Tom Yum – spice level 4
Spring Rolls – spice level 4
Red Curry Soup – spice level 4
Pad Kiew Wan – spice level 4
Mee Krob – Spice level 4
The restaurant itself is a fairly classy place frequented by
evening diners in Osborne Village and beyond. By this comment I don’t mean to
say that it is ritzy, but I also would probably put on something nicer than a
t-shirt.
I don’t have a great spice tolerance so I found the Tom Yum to be
on the edge of too spicy, however, it was also my favourite dish. It was
sweeter than the recipe my wife and I make at home and had more vegetables in
it. I will probably petition to modify our recipe to be more like this one.
Another thing that stood them apart in my mind was the way the fried tofu was
fried. Somehow it was more flavourful than most, which is nice
because bland tofu is a terrible crime.
The only thing I would suggest not ordering is the spring rolls, I
found them disappointing. For me the apex of spring roll quality is JT
Springrolls who can be found at the St.Norbert Farmers market. They are crisp
and wonderfully flavourful and their plum sauce from a packet left
Sukothai’s carefully crafted peanut sauce in the dust. But that is my opinion.
Their Pad Thai, which I believe is what makes or breaks a Thai
restaurant, was fine. On the Pad Thai Index it is a solid 3/5.
Until next time,
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