Kittichai

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60 Thompson St (at Cross Streets Broome St.)
New York, NY 10012

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(212) 219-2000
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Best

The food at Kittichai was sublime. Some of the best food I have ever eaten. My wife had the vegetable stir fry and I had the pork tenderloin. We both ordered the Jasmine rice and ...

Worst

I have enjoyed dinner and drinks here before, but on a recent Friday night I was very disappointed in the attitude at the door. The front door bouncer was holding a people back, ...

Seems to be slipping a bit... 3/26/2006

Our first vist to Kittichai was the best meal we've had in NYC to date. The restaurant is a beautiful with many lit candles, trendy decor, orchids in glass jars, and a pond in the center. The food was just as great on that visit, as we enjoyed seabass satay, a wonderful beef salad, spicy curried monkfish, wok fried chicken, and white tuna. For dessert we had a good banana spring roll and crepes with delicius exotic fruit and coconut ice cream. The service was just as good. The servers and hostess were friendly and knowledgeable about what was good on the menu, and even the manager offered an item not on the usual menu. All in all, a perfect meal. more
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Loved it so much! 3/18/2006

I loved the ambience and presentation of food here so much. It was absolutely breathtaking, especially the center with the orchids and candles. We were a group of 4, and we had chicken lollipops and soup for appetizers, and kao soy (yellow curry), wok-fried beef, and wok-fried organic chicken with cashewnuts. Our friends liked the lollipops, but since I like spicy food, I thought that it was okay. The other dishes were very good, especially since I got mine at my spice level. We ended our dinner with fondue. It was not the best Thai food, but it was still very tasty and different from the usual flair. I will definitely go back - I want to try this other appetizer in the menu, and I want to sit next to the center. By the way, with tips, the tab was $110 for two. Pros: Great ambience, Good food, Good foodpresentation Cons: Very expensive more
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Restaurant Week 1/31/2006

My girlfriend and I went here for lunch for restaurant week. We made reservations though the place was not crowded and we could have probably just shown up and got a seat. The restaurant has a nice ambience and short of a florist shop, I've never seen so many orchids before. Although the portions were not large, the food was very tasty. I had a white tuna dish with sweet peas, bamboo shoots, and mushrooms in a coconut broth while my gf had lamb curry. For dessert we both had lychee flan. I would definitely go here again. The only con would be that the restaurant is sort of pricy. Be prepared to shell out at least $100 for dinner for two. Pros: food, ambience, service Cons: pricy more
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sooo overrated!!! so overpriced!!! 12/27/2005

heard that this place had great food...went there...and it was such a generic experience...the food was so not worth the wait...this place is overpriced and you get little food with no taste...i have no idea why people flock to this place!! Pros: trendy bar Cons: expensive, not tasty more
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excellent! 12/25/2005

Excellent food, each dish was beautifully presented and tasted great. Not your run of the mill Thai. Prompt seating, service was decent, but nothing to complain about. Pleasant atmosphere and nice decor, although tables were way too close to each other. Overall would definitely dine there again. Pros: food, decor Cons: too crowded more
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Best Thai in Town! 12/4/2005

This is the best example of new American style Thai food anywhere. The menu is full of interesting and flavorful dishes. The crispy fish and chocolate spare ribs are a must. The traditional Thai dishes are as close to those I had in Bangkok and Phuket as you can get anywhere in NYC. The room is well designed and the service is friendly. The bar is small so come close to reservation time. more
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Not worth the hassle 11/11/2005

Very rude hostesses. Crowded bar full of people who think they've discovered the new hip restaurant. Terrible service. Definitely avoid this restaurant if you're looking for a pleasant dining experience. I recommend staying home, dimming the lights, putting some orchids in a glass of water and ordering take-out. more
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User review by stissa 10/17/2005

we waited a very long time to get seated. service was good. however, the plates were very small so we had to reorder once we got the food. ambience was very trendy but it's one of those places you feel that you've been to many times before. basically just like any other trendy place in nyc. enjoyable experience but i won't be coming back any time soon. more
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holy monkfish 10/16/2005

Took a chance and arrived with no reservation on Saturday night with my gf and another couple who are good friends. The hostess offered us a table outside which we accepted. It was quite comfortable and the heat lamps were far enough away to be useful but not intrusive. We shared four apps and four entrees, the best of which were the foie gras (amazing), the braised short ribs, and the curried monkfish - the latter being one of the most amazing things i've ever tasted. The service was less than par unfortunately - our waiter had no charisma and the runners litterally dropped the plates on our table. The food and ambiance were enough to offset this however, so definitely check it out for the tastes, some of which reach transcendant heights. Pros: monkifsh, pineapple rice, decor Cons: service more
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Don't Go There 10/8/2005

So, I read the reviews and took my chances because I had to go for a birthday party, but it was every bit as bad as other people said it was. The service was TERRIBLE, the people who worked there are as obnoxious as everyone said they were (except for the manager, Keisha who is actually mad cool). Noone should have to go out and spend a fortune to be treated like crap. And you will at some point meet the imfamous ""doorman"" that shouldn't be allowed to interact with the public. There are PLENTY of other places to go. more
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Hey! It's the Thai Nobu. 9/14/2005

Although they couldn't honor our Wednesday night reservation for 40 minutes, they made up for it with a round of free cocktails. Lychee Martini and Mixed Berry Mojito - yum and yum, respectively. Cold Thai Beef appetizer - delicious. Rock Shrimp appetizer - even more delicious. Green Curry Short Ribs - very good. Very spicy. French portions, be advised. The signature Sea Bass - fantastic. Melts in your mouth. Right up there in terms of greatness with Nobu's Miso Glazed Sea Bass. Dessert - Thai Sundae, which topped everything off swimmingly. Crowd varied. Certainly a lot of trend-bots and ladies who pout, but they're good for decorating. Server was a fifteen-percenter, obviously bogged down and a bit slow on the refilling 'o the wine. Overall, great place. Will be back. Pros: Upscale Thai, Great cocktails more
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great food on a tues night 8/10/2005

I was somewhat hesitant to try Kittachai after reading some of the reviews. A girlfriend of mine from L.A. (who is very difficult to please and has tried every new restaurant across the country) called me at the last minute and told me she was in town. I was able to get reservations the day of for a Tuesday night. I arrived 5 minutes late and the hostess greeted me by name (I had made reservations through opentable.com) and we were promptly seated. Our server immediately arrived and made several recommendations. The food was excellent. My friend could not stop with the compliments. I had the Chilean sea bass, which was phenomenal. Great place overall, but I wouldn't call the crowd trendy or beautiful. It was more of a Midtown/Bridge and Tunnel vibe. Pros: the food more
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Thai food meets NYC fashionistas. 8/9/2005

Went there on a Sat night and was seated promptly. The restaurant is beautiful, definitely a place to remember in the city. The waitresses were beautiful but also surprisingly very friendly. The place was packed with good looking people, mostly around the ages of late 20s-late 30s. The food is good (but not the best Thai), but the portions are very small. Definitely try the Thai Iced Tea Ice Cream Sundae. It was soooo GOOD! Make sure you have reservations for the place if you are going during peak dinner hours. Altogether an enjoyable experience. But save this place for date nights, when you arent that hungry and just want to impress your date with a romantic setting. Pros: Friendly staff, Amazing ambiance, Good Food Cons: Very Small Portions more
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Where is that extra zing called service? 7/25/2005

Ok, so the orchids and the sunken pool are gorgeous, the cocktails incredibly incredible (especially if you are in the midst of a painful evening) and the food is yumm but I wouldn't go back any time soon because I missed the solicitous caring that other restaurants simply call service. A restaurant is supposed to be an experience that begins at the door and believe me, the hard-faced wonder at the front desk makes you want to leave before the evening's begun. Someone should tell her that smiling makes the best kind of wrinkles and being courteous will being her good karma, which I am sure she sorely needs. Pros: decor, cocktails, food Cons: terrible service more
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Amazing Thai 7/13/2005

Kittichai certainly has some amazing food - the bean curd with spicy cashew nut sauce is especially good. The decor of the place was gorgeous as well - definitely one of the best-designed restaurants I've seen. We went with a group of 7 - it's a great place for a group of friends to get together and share a lot of dishes. Also highly recommend the mixed berry mojito! Only cons I can think of is that it's slightly overpriced and the service was a little slow. Also, although we had reservations and the restaurant was not overflowingly crowded, we still had to wait a bit too long to be seated. Pros: food, decor Cons: pricey, somewhat slow service more
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User review by mclnycpt 6/28/2005

My boyfriend and I went during restaurant week. The place is very trendy and the prix fixe which they're offering for the rest of the summer is a great deal. more
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ONE OF THE BEST LUNCHES IN A VERY LONG TIME 6/28/2005

The nyc lunch special is usually not one of my favorites and tends to be a let down. Not this one. kittichai's food was so outstanding, I could not stop raving to my waitress, whom by the way was as good and friendly as can be. GO here! I am going to return again and again. Can't wait to bring my husband and my good food loving 2 yr old as well. Pros: delicious, fresh, unique more
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Excellent food and service! 6/25/2005

The food here is fantastic as well as the service. Beautiful people watching as well. Great for a date or large group, very trendy as well as sexy for a date. The price is worth the dinner. Pros: Great Food, Atmosphere Cons: Expensive more
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hotel thai for middle-american tourists 6/9/2005

after all they hype and all the glowing reviews, this must rank among the greatest gastronomic disappointments in my life. this meal is what i would expect to eat at a thai restaurant located in a fancy hotel in kansas city. best thai in the city? it's not even the best thai in the neighborhood. (at any price range). Pros: pretty decor Cons: pedestrian food more
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Trendy but expensive... 5/22/2005

I've been to Kittichai twice now with the most recent visit on May 20. For Thai ""fusion"", the food is tasty but for the high price and small portion of the entrée, it's definitely not worth the hype. The restaurant is trendy and great for people-watching but overall, it's not ""value"" and expect to spend $75+/person for Asian food. One final comment... I was very annoyed with the hostess on my most recent visit. My friend checked in her coat and on our way out, she gave the hostess the ticket. She held onto the ticket in her hand while taking reservations on the phone and while greeting incoming traffic. After 5 minutes of watching her, we got annoyed, took the ticket from her hand and gave it to the hostess #2 standing beside her. No apology and hostess #1 just kept talking on the phone... Very,very unprofessional. Pros: Trendy setting, Tasty food, Good presentation Cons: Expensive, Small portions, Service more
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If you think great Thai food means orchids, sunken pool, attitude, expensive dishes and rude service, then this is the place for you. If you prefer authentic Thai food as well as authentic Thai hospitality, then go with other more impressive choices in Manhattan and Queens. Considering that one of the world's best Italian restaurants outside Italy can be found in Bangkok, we wonder why 60 Thompson could not do better.

Editorial

  • Sleek, hip and exotic, Kittichai feels like a Thai resort in miniature, with candles floating around the pool that's the centerpiece of the dining room. The guests, like those of the Thompson Hotel...

  • 4/29/2010 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Mon-Wed 7am-11am, 12pm-2:45pm, 5:30pm-11pm Thu-Fri 7am-11am, 12pm-2:45pm, 5:30pm-12am Sat 7am-2:45pm, 5:30pm-12am Sun 7am-2:45pm, 5:30pm-11pm
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  • Neighborhoods: Downtown, SoHo
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