Small Thai restaurant with delicious food and good service. The Crab Rangoon had a light flaky wonton wrapper and mild flavored filling. The filling had green onion slices that was fresh and flavor full, and the sweet and sour sauce was delicious. I liked them and ordered some to go. From the main course I ordered Pad Kee Mao with beef Thai hot. The Pad Kee Mao sauce was delicious with the perfect amount of spiciness. The vegetables were fresh and crisp, the beef was tender and tasted beefy. I was pleasantly surprised with Enoki mushrooms rather than cheaper button mushrooms. My only disappointment was the noodles being overcooked. The noodles were very soft, but I prefer my noodles to be al dente, slightly chewy. I did ask if they had Prik Nam Pla, but unfortunately they don't have the sauce regularly made. Pookie did say she would make some if I wanted her to, excellent service. A good alternative would be bottles of fish sauce at table and food served with lime slices, although you miss out on the extra chiles, but they did have chile sauce at the table. I didn't try the chilies as food was perfectly seasoned and didn't need more. If you like Thai food I recommend trying the food, and if you haven't eaten Thai food before go try some. Burlington is lucky to have such a nice Thai restaurant which aren't always easy to find in rural areas. One more thing, the menu I uploaded is the Dinner menu. My understanding is they have a limited lunch menu with daily specials posted on Facebook every day they are open. Update: Tried ordering to go well before closing and was told they took too many orders. I was anticipating taking home Pad Kee Mao all week. I very rarely get to come to Burlington. I was heartbroken and very disappointed. Not good customer service in my opinion. I could understand if someone called between 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm closer to closing.
Pookie's Thai Cuisine
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Small Thai restaurant with delicious food and good service. The Crab Rangoon had a light flaky wonton wrapper and mild flavored filling. The filling had green onion slices that was fresh and flavor full, and the sweet and sour sauce was delicious. I liked them and ordered some to go. From the main course I ordered Pad Kee Mao with beef Thai hot. The Pad Kee Mao sauce was delicious with the perfect amount of spiciness. The vegetables were fresh and crisp, the beef was tender and tasted beefy. I was pleasantly surprised with Enoki mushrooms rather than cheaper button mushrooms. My only disappointment was the noodles being overcooked. The noodles were very soft, but I prefer my noodles to be al dente, slightly chewy. I did ask if they had Prik Nam Pla, but unfortunately they don't have the sauce regularly made. Pookie did say she would make some if I wanted her to, excellent service. A good alternative would be bottles of fish sauce at table and food served with lime slices, although you miss out on the extra chiles, but they did have chile sauce at the table. I didn't try the chilies as food was perfectly seasoned and didn't need more. If you like Thai food I recommend trying the food, and if you haven't eaten Thai food before go try some. Burlington is lucky to have such a nice Thai restaurant which aren't always easy to find in rural areas. One more thing, the menu I uploaded is the Dinner menu. My understanding is they have a limited lunch menu with daily specials posted on Facebook every day they are open. Update: Tried ordering to go well before closing and was told they took too many orders. I was anticipating taking home Pad Kee Mao all week. I very rarely get to come to Burlington. I was heartbroken and very disappointed. Not good customer service in my opinion. I could understand if someone called between 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm closer to closing.
Great food at a great price! Waitress was friendly and attentive. Restaurant was simply decorated, clean. This was my first trip but it won't be my last!
Great food at a great price! Waitress was friendly and attentive. Restaurant was simply decorated, clean. This was my first trip but it won't be my last!
great service and great flavors. we went here for lunch on our anniversary. they offer a daily menu, and we asked if any of the dishes were vegetarian. the waitress said they weren’t, but they were happy to provide an off-menu vegetarian option. it ended up being a tasty tofu stir fry. we now understand why one of our friends drives an hour just to eat here!