Khao Sarn

I had no idea that a random picture I took in March 2011 would eventually lead to an entire food blog so I might as well start from the start and go ahead and review Khao Sarn in Coolidge Corner.  This place is solid when it comes to Thai food.  Before eating at Khao Sarn I can't say I cared much for food from around the world because I could always grill some burgers, or find some shitty pizza joint to scoff some slices.  So if you're looking for something new, something SPICY and cheap then this is it.

That right up there is the chicken basil dish and damn was that shit colorful!  I order this and i'm expecting some kind of big spicy piece of chicken and instead it looks like I ordered some freak of salad dish.  And why is does my rice look like baseball? What is that lemon doing there?  Anyways, so I start chowing down leaving my rice to stand there monolithically when I realize that THIS SHIT IS FUCKING SPICY. Yea, I guess those red chilis next to each item on the menu, mean to show how hot it was. So now i'm sweating while eating all the peppers, mushrooms, basil, chicken and rice, everything tasted great so no regrets.  Unlimited refills on drinks is your best friend even it if is just water.  All in all this thing was a downright flavor-gasm and a solid choice for anyone willing to try out Thai food for the first time.

And did I mention it came with soup?! Tom yum soup is typical soup that is served before most meals in Thai cuisine so I thought i'd test it out. I was given the option of either tom yum or tom ka gai soup.  One was hot and spicy and the other was coconut soup so why the fuck would I get coconut soup? I manned up and went with this tiny bowl of tom yum spicy deliciousness.

When you factor in that all of this ran me less than $10 will free refills on water, free soup AND a pretty high quality thai dish I can't help but give this place high praise.  The waiters/waitresses don't speak much english so they just give you that I-don't-know-what-you're-saying-i'm-just-going-to-smile look, which is totally cool with me.  Give this place a shot, Khao Sarn, at the corner of Harvard st. and Longwood Avenue.