Tuk Tuk Boy

Ever since I started working in midtown, I have always wondered why there weren't more Thai places here. Considering how many Thai restaurants there are in Hell's Kitchen (and another one just opened), it's strange how few there are in the business areas of midtown. I know there are some (and even walked all the way east to Dee Daa when it opened) but nothing close to my office until I heard about a Thai cart at 50th and 6th near the end of last year - Tuk Tuk Boy.


Tuk Tuk Boy has a short menu of Thai favorites, including dumplings, spring rolls, pad thai and curries. They also had two specials today - tom yum soup and mansamun curry (no photo of that sign as it was blowing around in the windy rain).


Although I love chicken basil and massamun curry, I decided to go with the pad thai since it's a good Thai staple. I heard mixed reviews about Tuk Tuk Boy's pad thai but still wanted to try it for myself.


I thought that the pad thai was good. I've definitely had better but this wasn't as bad as some of the reviews. My biggest complaint was that it was a little too oily. A lot of pad thai dishes are on the drier side, which I like. There was a good amount of chicken, bean sprouts, scallions and peanuts to mix with the noodles, and the portion size was quite filling. Although it wasn't overly salty while I was eating it (like our awful Outback grilled meat), it must have been decently high in sodium as I drank a ton of water after lunch today. I would go back to Tuk Tuk Boy, since sometimes I just want Thai food and it's the closest option. Maybe next time I'll try a rice dish.