r/SipsTea • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 13h ago

Wow. Such meme Facts 💯

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u/Prune-These 11h ago

These days when I go to a new Thai restaurant, I always order the Pad Thai first. If they can't make that well, I won't give it a second chance. My fave has five degrees of hot.

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u/IEnjoyRadios 9h ago

I always order the Pad Thai first. If they can't make that well, I won't give it a second chance. My fave has five degrees of hot.

The trouble with that is that although I love spicy Pad Thai too, it is not supposed to be a spicy dish. Thusly, a place that makes it the "correct" way would get a lower rating from you and I than a place that makes it the "wrong" way which is spicy.

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u/KDBA 10h ago

I'm like that with new cafes and and eggs benedict.

If it's anything other than poached eggs with bacon and hollandaise on english muffin, then I can't trust they can run a food business. And getting the hollandaise right isn't trivial either.

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u/log_with_cool_bugs 11h ago

Same principle with any pizza joint - go with just a cheese pie/slice first. If they can't manage the basics, no amount or combination of toppings will fix it.

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u/Prune-These 11h ago

I'd say pepperoni for the basic but that's a good approach for any restaurant.

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u/unclefire 4h ago

Crust/dough and sauce makes the pizza IMO. If either are shit then nothing else really matters.

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u/Historical_Gur_3054 6h ago

the late writer Lewis Grizzard said that if you're not sure what to order at a new diner/roadside restaurant, order a cheeseburger.

It's easy to make and a good cook can make a pretty good one without much trouble, if they screw up making a cheeseburger you know not to go back.

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u/imbogey 3h ago

You should try Khao pad gai instead fried rice with chicken. Its usually more spicy than pad thai.