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Peter K.
Location: New York
Blog Posts: 57
Member Since: 9/20/2007
Favorite Cuisine:
savory and sweet stuff
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Suspicious Thai
The moment I saw a table set up for a DJ, I had my suspicions about Joya. But I thought I'd wait to taste the food until I passed any judgment.
We luckily sat in the outdoor garden out back, escaping the deafening sound of chatter indoors. Service was quick and efficient, which was surprising since the place was pretty packed.
While the meal started off strong with the crispy duck salad (made tastier by its being served immediately), the spicy sauteed pork and the green shrimp curry were medicore. The green curry was actually pretty decent, but I was very disappointed that the "spicy" pork dish was anything but spicy. Such undelivered promise made me yearn for Pam's Real Thai where the spicy warning symbols on the menu are for real.
If we had stopped right there, I would have left Joya without much of a fuss and may even have returned at a later date. But regrettably, we took a chance on their fried banana with ice cream dessert and all went down the drain. The bananas were fried into a greasy eggroll, the ice cream was low-quality supermarket strawberry scoops, and the flimsy whip cream with the maraschino cherry really made things unappetizing. Definitely an unpleasant end to an already forgettable evening.
Joya
215 Court St (at Warren St.)
Brooklyn, 11201
Tel: (718) 222-3484
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I went to Pam Real Thai on Tuesday. Sometimes you just need the REAL thing. Had the crispy pork with basil and shrimp pad kee mao. At least that crispy duck salad above looks yummy!