That the food in most restaurants considered "fine" is expensive simply doesn't fit the bill at Dallas' Royal 
Thai on Greenville, near Park, behind the popular World Market store.
Owned by a well-known chef and his brother, I doubt you will say that you have ever been in any restaurant where there was more pride of ownership. To begin with, the interior is beautifully and tastefully decorated. It is spotlessly clean....spotlessly clean always!
Here's how they tell their story: "Gene and Jay Potchana opened Royal Thai in July of 1992 for many reasons, but mostly their mutual love of authentic Thai food. Before then, Gene enjoyed working in management while Jay thoroughly enjoyed cooking. He spent 12 years working for others in the restaurant business before finally deciding to take the plunge on his own - looking to his mother, Boonroam, as his culinary inspiration.
"Before coming to Dallas to help get Royal Thai off the ground, Boonroam cooked in a high volume eatery outside of Bangkok that specialized in exotic Thai food. Jay used many of his mother's recipes and fused them with other culinary instincts from the streets of Thailand. This led Royal Thai to become a neighborhood favorite in Dallas Texas, at a time when Thai food was relatively unknown."
The wait staff is, primarily, beautiful and soft-spoken Taiwanese young women, dressed in conservative native costume. And the food they serve is not only fresh and well-prepared but from creative recipes.
And all in all, you can plan to eat here, and eat here well for $20 a person. In addition there are great desserts and a full bar.
Patty and I go often...and we've never been after 6:30 PM or ll:30 AM when the big dining rooms and the patio aren't full. That's why we go early. Try Royal Thai.
BILL CHERRY, REALTORS
DALLAS - HIGHLAND PARK
214 503-8563
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