Kinnari Thai

stir fried morning glory with sambal

seafood cooked in chilli paste and coconut milk, and served in a coconut

Whenever you step into a Thai restaurant, you MUST get their prawn cakes. Simple as. If and when you dine at @kinnarithaicuisine , not getting their stellar prawn cakes ($8 + 10% service charge) should be a crime under the penal code.⠀
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Prawns are finely minced up into a coarse paste, shaped into a donut and coated in breadcrumbs before getting deep fried. Anything deep fried is usually good, but these prawn cakes were utterly sublime. Sure, they could’ve done with an extra sprinkle of salt, but the textures were downright heavenly. A light, thin layer of crunchy breadcrumbs envelop the sprightly & springy prawn paste, and that prawn paste is intermittently interrupted by a larger chunk of prawn. It may be eight dollars for a pair of these cakes, but these are some thicc ass cakes. Totally worth it.⠀
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Trust me, every man loves thick, juicy cake, and this man loves this thick juicy prawn cake from @kinnarithaicuisine.

@kinnarithaicuisine has been established along Joo Chiat Road for a good long while, but it’s only recently that they’ve rolled out a couple of sick lunch specials. One of those lovely lunch offerings is this bowl of Khao Soi Chicken, which is eight dollars before additional service charge only at lunch.⠀
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Khao Soi is a Thai coconut curry soup noodle, and is a rather familiar dish to Singaporeans. That’s right, it’s a Thai twist on curry chicken noodles. The luscious coconut milk enriched curry is chock full of lemongrass and fish sauce. which is the main difference between the Thai curry & the nyonya version. The aromatic Thai curry gravy houses egg noodles, which is essentially mee pok, chicken thigh chunks and raw shallots. The dish is generously garnished with an abundance of crispy deep fried mee pok at the top.⠀
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There really isn’t much to say about Kinnari’s Khao Soi chicken, it’s a redolent, rich curry gravy that binds al dente noodles & chicken together. It’s simple, but it’s simply comfort food for a rainy day or when you need something hearty & spicy to breathe life into a dreary day.

Your classic mango sticky rice — Sweet mango, served with warm savoury sticky rice. Topped with crunchy, fried mung beans in a pool of thick and savoury coconut cream. I was mildly surprised to see a larger ratio of mango to rice. (7/10)

Simple dish of soft pork neck. The slices were quite lean, but still tender and juicy. I could do with more char, and fattier pork. All said, this dish is still satisfying. (7/10)