Born Thai on Flatbush.

I've given up on all Thai other than Joya/Song, because Joya/Song is SOO much better than the rest! You can never go wrong with 8 dollar entrees with HUGE portions that are AMAZING!

Song is on 5th Avenue and like 1st Street and Joya is in Downtown Brooklyn on Court Street near Wycoff. You can google them. They are owned by the same person and they are SO GOOD!

Actually, I live on Prospect Place and Song delivers here.

May I ask what you had there when you went? Because there are a few mediocre dishes but most of them are INCREDIBLE! Try the Tofu Pad See Yu, the Mango Salad, the Pad Thai, the Tofu Tod, and the Summer Rolls. All AMAZING.

song is good, it's certainly not incredible.

mango thai on 7th avenue is probably the best thai in the area.

song has gone downhill.

where is born thai?

Aryeh211lion wrote: Actually, I live on Prospect Place and Song delivers here.

Both times I've ordered from them they've commented that this part of PH is outside their delivery area, but that they would "check with the delivery guy to see whether he wants to go there." And so they ended up delivering, but making clear that they didn't really want to, and that it was a bit of a hassle. I think it's Underhill that's their boundary -- maybe Vanderbilt. I'm between Underhill and Washington.

I really love Song; this is just info re: previous comment.

Update: Song says they won't deliver to Sterling and Underhill.

I got take out yesterday. Got the appetizer sampler: spring roll, duck roll, curry puff, shrimp roll. Nothing to write home about. Mango curry puff is way better.

Drunken noodle was quite good though, liked that.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/born-thai-brooklyn

just tried mee thai last week, and it's now my favorite thai anywhere i've tried in nyc outside of sripraphai.

seriously good. and cheap.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/mee-thai-brooklyn

it was so delicious i'm going to write a separate entry about it on the park slope board.

mango is still really good too.

Subject: needs work

I would like to like Born and see it succeed because they seem like nice folks and are a neighbor but it seems like they need a lot of work on their food to make it worthwhile -
I would venture that they do a minimum of real cooking (sauteeing ingredients, etc in that kitchen. Feels to me like a LITE rendition of Thai resting heavily on purchased curry pastes and an assessment that the nabe thinks of thai as heathy and light, Therefore they can get away with small serving sizes and scanty amounts of both meat and veg, no initial sauteeing of meat in curries, sauces that are basically a thin dilution of curry paste in broth or coc milk. Our duck jungle curry was too liquid (this dish should be relatively dry) and didnt have the depth that proper cooking would provide. Daughter noted there was very little to the dish. Worst of all we paid for duck and got - except for one little piece - white meat chicken. papaya salad was ok not great, soft shell crab was overly greasy and tasted of old grease, not a good rendition. Maybe they do a better job on the noodles and other dishes but Im not impressed

the Mrs and I went to Born last night.

It was yummy, and had good atmosphere.

Although somewhat complex to figure out, their menu consists of basic thai offerings, they just take it a step higher with their food presentation.

Overall, it was a nice place. About $14 an entree

The quick read: In comparison to Udom Thai on Washington, this place has better food, nice atmosphere, and is about $3 more for an entree)

P.S. They don't have their beer and wine lic yet.

Best Thai in the local area, as far as I'm concerned. But as someone who lives within earshot of its backyard, the on-and-off whirring motor sound coming from something back there is really annoying.