Thai Cafe's green curry is loaded with crisp-tender vegetables and your choice of meat, tofu, or wheat-based mock chicken, in a coconut-milk broth that's spicy enough to get your attention.
Since the pandemic started, I've been focusing on how we can enjoy local eateries and support the restaurant business while still assuring ourselves maximum protection against the pandemic. That approach consistently leads me to places that make it easy to order and pay online and pick up my food via no-touch curbside delivery.
But it crossed my mind the other day that this method rules out a lot of the little storefront shops that often present the world cuisines that I love. Many of them simply don't have the resources to set up fancy online ordering systems or spare staff to run bags out to your car.
The other day, then, craving delicious fare from some storefront Asian spot or gyros house or taqueria or something, I set about finding out how I could do this safely. I ended up at Thai Cafe in Holiday Manor, a longtime favorite, and walked out with an outstanding meal in a bag, feeling completely safe.
Thai Cafe is a small spot in Holiday Manor Walk. It’s owned and operated by a real mom and pop: Billy Snow, who presides as host over the front of the house, taking orders and serving tables; and his Thai-born wife, Chavantee Snow, who toils in the kitchen as head chef.
This two-person operation, they proudly assert, is the oldest family-owned Thai restaurant in the city: They opened it in 1994, and it’s been a regular stop for me because Mrs. Snow’s home cooking makes me happy.
Indeed, the Thai Cafe website makes no mention of pandemic procedures, other than to give a number for takeout. So here’s the old-school secret to getting your questions answered: I phoned 425-4815 and got Mr. Snow on the line. Do they do curbside pickup? Uh … no. Upon further inquiry, he agreed that he could bring my lunch out if I really wanted him to, but never mind. I told him I’d be happy to come in and get it.
I gave him my order, showed up less than a half-hour later, and found Mr. Snow behind the counter, wearing his mask. My lunch bag had been placed on a safely distanced table. Mr. Snow took my credit card, we chatted for a moment from a six-foot distance through our respective masks, and I blasted off, taking care not to touch my face. I truly didn’t feel uncomfortable about the encounter, particularly since no one else was in the room: Thai Cafe is not offering dining-in during the pandemic. It’s takeout only.
Thai Cafe’s menu offers 17 lunch specials, all $9.45. We went to the dinner menu, though, for its larger portions and wider variety with more than 70 selections. It doesn’t dive into Thai regional dishes but broadly represents the Thai culinary scene. ...
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Thai Cafe
425-4815
2226 Holiday Manor Shopping Center
thaicafelouisvilleky.com