New York Street Food

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A few weeks ago, we checked out the new Muay Thai cart, which is from the same people behind the Tuk Tuk Boy cart on West 50th St. At the Muay Thai cart, they had chicken basil listed on the menu, but told us they were only selling pad thai.

That was disappointing, so when we were near West 50th St last week, we stopped by Tuk Tuk Boy to try their basil chicken, which cost $6.

Being particularly hungry, we also went for an order of steamed dumplings for $4.

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There’s a relatively new Thai street food cart on West 50th St just west of 6th Ave called Tuk Tuk Boy.  A tuk tuk is a 3 wheeled vehicle popular in Southeast Asia.  The cart first appeared late last year and didn’t have much of a crowd, but judging from my visit last week, they seem to be catching on.

Tuk Tuk Boy has a Thai menu including pad thai, chicken basil, Thai bbq and red & green curries. You can see their regular menu with prices here, but I often advise checking out the Daily Specials for several reasons.

With a Daily Special, you usually get something fresh with main ingredients that haven’t been in a refrigerator for a few days.  It’s also a way for vendors to show off a special dish of theirs.

The Daily Special during my visit was massaman curry, which I’ve enjoyed at Thai restaurants.  This one cost $8 and while I was waiting for it to be cooked, it became apparent this was a good decision.

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There’s a relatively new Thai street food cart on West 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave called Tuk Tuk Boy.  A tuk tuk is a 3 wheeled vehicle popular in Southeast Asia.

Tuk Tuk Boy has a Thai menu including pad thai, chicken basil, Thai bbq and red & green curries. You can see their full menu with prices here.  For the 1st time at a Thai place, I usually get pad thai, which was $8 for the shrimp version (chicken was $7).

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