Pad Thai - Watervliet

The food is excellent. One of the pineapple dishes comes served in a halved pineapple. The portion is large and the tea come in a pot and is loose leaf. Highly recommend

WARNING: The mango curry is highly addictive. You'll be back for more!

The mango curry is SUPER addictive--you'll keep coming back for more!

Good valued Thai food in a simple setting.. There are many different Thai restaurants in the area now, and probably just as many Asian restaurants that offer Thai dishes. I enjoy Thai food, so it is with great interest when I hear of a new Thai restaurant opening and it is especially attention getting when I see repeated outstanding ratings given to one of the new kids on the block. I’m neither Thai nor a connoisseur of Thai cooking, but just as everyone has their preference for a particular pizza parlor, I know what pleases me when I eat Thai food. With that said, we made our first visit to Sadudee. I don’t think they have an alcohol license yet, and I didn’t inquire if they planned on applying for one. I will say that Watervliet water tastes pretty good because I forgot to order a Thai Iced Tea. We ordered the Duck Swalad menu typo for salad? $8 and the Basil Rolls $6 as appetizers. The Basil Rolls contained steamed rice noodles with vegetable and basil leaves wrapped in a soft rice paper and served on a plate with a lattice pattern presentation of sweet tamarind sauce. I was expecting more flavor from the basil in the rolls, but fortunately, the tamarind sauce made up for that. The “Swalad” has pieces of crispy duck tossed with red onion, chili, lemon juice, tomato, scallion, cilantro, apple and cashew. Delicious enough sounding that my wife ordered it while I was considering having it. She quickly decided after tasting it that she did not like the flavor of the sauce/dressing that was on it, saying that it had a fishy flavor. While she ate some of the greens that were served with it, I got to enjoy the rest. I agree that both the aroma and the flavor of the sauce were something that I had not experienced before, but my taste buds found that exciting. For her entree, my wife had the Kao Soi another typo for Khao? with vegetables $11 – a popular northern Thai noodle dish prepared with linguini in a yellow curry sauce with red onion, and black soy sauce, topped with deep-fried crispy noodles and a sprinkle of scallion and cilantro. The curry had a very creamy texture and was slightly less than middle-of-the-road spicy. The vegetables could have been cut to smaller sizes to make them easier to eat. But overall, it was a flavorful and enjoyable dish. I had to try the Green Curry with chicken $12 so I could compare it with my standard for other Thai restaurants. The preparation was quite as expected with thin slices of chicken breast, green beans, zucchini, red and green peppers, green peas, and basil in a green curry coconut milk sauce. One ingredient that was different was a slice of American eggplant that was batter dipped and deep-fried. A large serving of rice also accompanied the curry; you have a choice of Jasmine white or brown and I forgot to request brown so white was the default. The rice was a bit soggy, but once I added it to the curry that characteristic was not noticeable. Once again the vegetables were cut probably twice as large as would be easy to eat, but they were properly cooked so they still had some crunch. Bottom line, my preference for green curry continues to be that served at Kinnaree. The middle-of-the-road curry served here could have been a bit spicier for my taste, and more plentiful to have with the rice that was left over. Service was very pleasant and friendly, value is very good, and I don’t know why customers continue to alert others to not have high expectations about the décor. As long as it continues to be clean inside and you like the food, that’s all that really matters.