Nayada On A Monday Night

Monday. March 9, 2015

5 of us met tonight at Nayada in Lakewood. www.nayadathaicuisine.com,  Restaurant was surprisingly busy for the start of the week.

We started out with crisp Garlic Wings and Golden Bags. Wings were very good. Crispy and garlicky. The bags were good but nothing special. Then on to Tom Yum Soup. Anxious to compare to the same soup at Issara that we went to last week. Since the dinners were close in time it made it easy to compare. I vote for the soup at Issara. Nayada's was good but the shrimp tasted  old or frozen. Issara's shrimp were plump and juicy and very fresh.

Then onto a favorite, Siam Apple Catfish. Deep fried fish with a slaw made of julienned Granny Smith apples and a nice vinaigrette.

Next a new dish we had not had before. Kai Kua. Stir fried flat noodles with pork, cabbage, bean sprouts, peanuts, egg, garlic and mushroom. Good flavor and we all agreed that this was a good dish to keep in our list.

As always Pineapple Fried Rice (Nayada is better than Issara) and white rice.

Another new dish Garlic Pepper Beef. Very flavorful. Beef was tender and just love the heck out of garlic.  A plate of mixed vegetables was ordered also.. A good ending to a great meal

We had a bottle of 2008 Schramsberg, Blanc de Noirs Brut Vintage. Finished it off quickly. Several white wines were brought because they go so well with the Thai food along with two reds. Both Pinots were showing very well.

2012 Winzer Kramer, Austria, Gruner Veltliner
2001 Wagner Stempel, Germany, Dry Reisling
2012 Rideau Vineyards, Santa Ynez, Estate Viognier
2007 Roar, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir
2006 Williams Selyem, Russian River, Pinot Noir

Another good dinner with wine and good friends. A nice way to start the week. Two more events this week and then a week to rest. I will need that because in two weeks I have four wine dinners scheduled and I was going to cut back this year. May have to amend that statement.