Excellent Thai, Flushing, New York

'Lai Yau Ha'

This was an excellent dish in every sense of the word. Too bad they served this towards the very end and we were all quite full by then. Never mind full or not full, the 'ha' were perfectly done, succulent and bouncy and that abundance of fried red onions compliments the 'ha' really well. A perfect '10' on the presentation

The infamous curry 'Yue Tao'

The 'yue tao' was fresh but coconut milk was a little on the heavy side

I've one word to describe this dish...'WOW'

The name given for this dish is '4 dai thein wong' and it has gathered quite a following. It's a belacan chili dish sauteed with ladies fingers, string beans, ngai kuar (eggplant) and ikan bilis. Some restaurants are more creative by adding 'chow dau'. I received some feedback from my dear sister that the Malaysian version does not have ikan bilis

'Bak Chit Gai'
Just so so...I guess Ipoh's 'bak chit gai' will always be king

'Thit Phan Tofu'

I love to order this tofu dish whenever I can as I've never been disappointed before with how silky smooth the inside of the fried tofu is

'Larb' a Thai dish

Ground pork sauteed with onions, basil, chili, lime juice and fish sauce. I find this dish a nice appetizer to start with as the aroma of the basil and the sourness of the lime juice and fish sauce always kick start my taste buds

Blady Heineken beer is getting free exposure. Never mind la, cannot 'kira' everything

 Lynda and Vivian

Yummy Bliss! 
Notice the very white, silky smooth hand in the foreground? It belongs to a special friend and I miss her some...'Savadee'

Flushing, New York is predominantly Asian, mostly Chinese and the city is vibrant and almost bursting out of it's seams. The streets are always 'yan sang yan hoy' but this is where you go if you're on a food mission. 

There are a handful of Malaysian restaurants here and 'Excellent Thai Inc.' is one of the newer ones, one that you get the best of both worlds at one location (MalaiThai food). I noticed the ambiance right off the bat, very cozy and comfortable. The next thing I noticed while I was going through the menu was the list of rice dishes with affordable prices. We weren't going to order any rice dish that evening so being a busy-body, I got up and took a slow stroll to the toilet and glanced at all the occupied surrounding tables. Sure enough I saw rice dishes on a few tables and they sure look appetizing. I saw 'jarp farn', 'siew ngap farn', curry chicken rice and nasi lemak. Isn't these four dishes the favorites among the lunch crowd in Malaysia? From this, I know this restaurant is doing something right.

Competition is a major issue among all the restaurants in Flushing. Not only does the food has to be authentic, the price must be to the customer's liking too. I even saw a banner outside a Cantonese restaurant with huge letters of free lobster with dinner above US$30.00; not a gimmick and no 'catch'. 

Thank you Vivian, for a lovely dinner to celebrate your mom's birthday.

The restaurant is located at:
3650 Main St.
Flushing, NY 11354
Tel: (718) 886 8972