Nara Thai Express

Tucked away in the most interesting gas station and across from the famous Greyhound bus station lies this gem. The food is always on point. My favorite is the Thai Cashew Nut and the Curry Puffs.

Green Curry, I like the way Nit Noi did it back in the day; thick, sweet and spicy, pineapple. Nara Thai green curry is a little soupy, too many green beans, no pineapple, not spicy on medium spice, Chicken was a little overcooked. Not bad, I did eat it all. But it lacks that addictive taste.Fish Cakes - were okay, kinda tasteless. Ive definitely had worse.Crab Angels - were absolutely fantastic. You have to order these with your entree.Chicken Satay. - also good, a little overcooked....read full review

This is a most unlikely place for a great Thai restaurant - connected to a gas station across just outside downtown Houston - but nevertheless, here it is.The atmosphere and décor is rather sparse - it's essentially a Thai fast food restaurant, but the food doesn't seem like "fast food" - it is high-quality, consistently delicious authentic Thai food, not something like you're likely to get at a mall Thai restaurant.The green papaya salad is one of my favorites, along with their...read full review