Ammata Thai - River Vale, NJ

Pretty spectacular!

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Is the 2nd to last one the crab curry?

The 2nd to last one is the crab dip (which is more like a soup but still delicious and full of crab meat). The 3rd to last one is the crab curry. The chunks on the right by the spoon is the crab meat, and on the left is the cauliflower. There was plenty of crabmeat. I have better pictures in my previous post (the 3rd and 2nd to last pictures).

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Okay, got it. Reminds me of Luv2Eat’s Phuket Style Crab Curry.

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Yes, except the crab meat is already out of the shell. It’s a lot less messy to eat :slightly_smiling_face:

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Holy cow that is far up north! I’m not sure if I’ll ever make it up there but it looks really fantastic. I hate how all the Thai restaurants in our area have the same menu… places like Lotus of Siam just ruined me.

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Yes, It’s even 45 minutes further up North from us but totally worth the trip. This would be a great place for a HO Down if it was more centrally located for everybody.

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In Vegas?

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It’s sweet delicious blue crab but very messy and excuse my crassness… it will burn your bum.

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Yes, this is also sweet delicious chunks of blue crab, out of the shell, and not as messy, (but might also burn your bum depending on how spicy you ask them to make it) :slightly_smiling_face:

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Yes the Vegas one. Got that place is just incredible. I’ve been to a few “must go” places in NYC but that place just blew all of them away.

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Paging @celeryvictor! He loves that place along with a lot of my L.A. food buddies. It’s top of the list when we go.

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Have you tried the fried shrimp shell dish and the puffy fried rice one? I still think about those.

I haven’t tried any of their food yet. It’s on top of the list next time we go to Vegas. :yum:

Is that what you guys call it? Luv it.

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Yes, HO for Hungry Onion :slightly_smiling_face:

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Glad you like it! I take full credit for that one… :slight_smile:

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We had another excellent dinner at Ammata Thai. Besides the always excellent crab dip, Isaan Khao Tod, crispy betel leaves, spicy Southern short ribs, and Southern crab curry, we tried dry red curry of duck with red chili paste, green peppercorn, young bamboo, red chili, kaffir lime leaves, coconut milk, and Thai basil. It all went great with Block 665 Cabernet.





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We had another excellent dinner at Ammata Thai despite them being out of a few of our regular dishes. Besides the usually excellent Southern crab curry, lon of crab dip, Isaan Khao Tod, and the crispy betel leaves with crispy rice cake replacing the sold out betel leaves, we had Phad Phed beef with stir fried beef tenderloin, red chili paste, green peppercorn, Thai eggplant, red chili, kaffir lime leaves, string beans and Thai basil. It had a nice kick to it. We also had classic Pad Gra Pow with minced chicken, garlic, red chili, dark soy sauce, Thai basil, and holy Thai basil oil. Another dish we had was Som Tum Thai; green papaya salad with chili garlic, tomato, dried shrimp, roasted peanuts, and string beans. It had a nice kick to it. It all went great with an excellent French red blend.









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We dined indoors at Ammata Thai for the first time in 6 months. Details and pictures are in the main WFD link below.