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Khunthai Thai Restaurant


Tomyam and kangkung belacan
Originally uploaded by jaremfan.

I found a really good Thai restaurant in PJ in Section 5, near PJ Old Town and Jalan Gasing. It’s right behind the park (that hosts a bird event every weekend) that’s adjacent to the Templer roundabout . There weren’t many reviews on it, so I decided to post one.

The tomyam is extremely flavorful - lots of prawns and sotong inside. The kangkung had a nice crunch to it, and I liked how it tasted. I just wish they didn’t put so much chili. I don’t know if it was anything special, but anyway, I enjoyed that. We also ordered the “no name” fried chicken, which was really juicy.

The food was quite spicy - so much that I was sweating and tearing.

It was just the two of us, and the servings were quite large despite being the smallest serving. It would be better to go in a larger group. I would be keen to try the fish, somtum and other stuff.

Quite recommended.

Apart from the food review, I also observed that Malaysian dish servings are generally larger - in Bangkok, a typical meal with tomyam, chicken, and greens were half the size of what we ordered, and they were more than sufficient to fill our tummies.

Deep fried chicken - this dish has no name

Khunthai sign


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6 Comments

  1. Interesting, never know about this restaurant before. How’s the pricing like there?

  2. do you have the address?

  3. Try their Lemon Steamed Fish - very spicy but extremely tasty. For non spicy dishes - the fried kailan leaves is excellent and so’s their Mieng Kam.

  4. Sorry, it’s deep fried kangkong. See link with pixs.

    http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/2007/04/thai-food-khuntai-restaurant-petaling.html

  5. hello there…would like to ask you how’s the price ranges are? thanks

  6. The address (thanks to boo_licious’s blog):

    Khuntai Restaurant
    6 Jalan 5/44
    Petaling Garden
    Off Jalan Gasing
    Petaling Jaya

    Tel No: 03 – 7781 7523

    Price range - RM20 per pax (total of those three dishes my wife and I ordered was RM41.xx)

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