THAI GRILL & SUSHI BAR

THAI GRILL & SUSHI BAR
37 W.54TH STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y 10009
212-581-8808

After visiting the MOMA, my sister and I got hungry. I was in the mood for some sort of dessert. Right across from the MOMA, stood a tiny spot which I naturally wanted to try out. Sushi and dessert, you can't go wrong I thought. Here is my review.  I hope this will help you out with your choices.

Service -  The moment you arrive , you definetly are greeted at the door and seated with menus. It is the standard treatment a good restaurant would normally give you. No surprises or anything spectacular. Waitresses are kind and up to par with the menu choices. All staff is uniformed and the place is well kept. Waitresses, although knowledge of the menu, don't make recommendations. This is not good only for the mere fact that if you come across a customer who needs help with making a choice, that attitude will definitely make that customer not want to comeback.

Atmosphere - As you walk down the stairs, to enter the restaurant, you will see the sushi bar to your immediate left. No seats for the sushi bar area though. So if you are deciding to seat by there, don't, because their are no seats. What is a sushi bar without seats?? 
Thailand decor paintings hang all around the restaurant area. A creatively built bamboo wall divides the restaurant are from the bar. This makes you feel as if you are really sitting down in a dining room of a Thailand family. Decor in the entire area allows you to feel a quiet mood and calmness.

Food - (Mocha bubble tea, Chicken satay ,and fried ice cream)  
Mocha bubble tea: This is a mocha coffee drink with tea and tapioca balls. Yes, tea and coffee. Very delicious. But that day I went, I sort of felt cheated. The reason is, my bubble tea was served warm even though it had ice. Bubble tea, no matter what flavor is suppose to be served chilled.  

Chicken Satay: The restaurant had failed a second time in achieving this dish. It is a dish  where you are given skews of chicken and a side of spicy peanut sauce. The chicken had no taste. Now normally, when you do eat a dish like this there is no need to put a lot of the peanut sauce on your chicken. I just couldn't help myself but pour all of the peanut sauce to get some sort of flavor. What I found even more disturbing about the sauce was that it wasn't even spicy. Peanut sauce for this dish is supposed to be spicy. Bland dish. I was upset.

Fried ice cream:  A dessert known in the Asian cultures, were ice cream is covered in a tempura batter then quickly deep fried. To make it sound a little better, it sort of tastes like a warm zepolle with a soft core of cold ice cream. The restaurant had failed a third time in attempting to follow through on this as well. The batter was tough and chewy. The ice cream tasted like it was a week old and cardboard like.

Recommendations: Three strikes you are out!! No! No! Stay away!  Being a restaurant located so close to the MOMA, it needs to uphold strong with its service and foods. If you are taking your date to the MOMA or anywhere along that area of NYC, avoid the Thai Bar and Grill. It is too pricey. Food is either bland or not served in the proper temperatures. What they call a sushi bar is a sushi bar without seats. Don't embarrass yourself and you date by going here. HEED MY ADVISE!!