jde0503 t1_j0mwvsm wrote on December 17, 2022 at 9:53 PM

Reply to comment by ALC_PG in It's that time of year, where's the best pho in the state? Go go go by Fameless

The place we found in Philly is called Vientiane Bistro. It's in Kensington.

Our favorite place in San Diego was called Ban Lao, which is in City Heights.

We live in Princeton now and have found it difficult to find authentic Thai places nearby. It almost seems like the restaurants here have modified their recipes to be more commercial / anglo-friendly.

Honestly, the few restaurants where we've liked the food have been too expensive for us to eat at regularly. They are good, but not worth the price.

For the life of me, I don't understand why we don't have good ethnic food near Princeton. It's certainly diverse enough and I'm pretty sure the community would support them if they existed.

ALC_PG t1_j0myvpa wrote on December 17, 2022 at 10:07 PM

Have you tried Aroma nearby in Franklin Park? I can't do the old Pad Thai/Thai Basil/Green Curry rotation that my fellow locals seem to like. Aroma does a lot of different stuff, seems like I'm getting something new that I love each time, but I go infrequently enough that I can't fully rule out that it's the same dish and I'm just forgetting it in between visits. Seriously though, menu does seem a lot more varied than other places in NJ.

A lot of the ethnic food near Princeton is Indian, but even at that, I'm not sure there's a standout place - it's just reached pizza-like status that everything's at least acceptable if they're staying in business.