Lunch Break: Thai Food

Kick start the weekend with Thai food in many different forms. Thai for lunch in today's New York City Lunch Break. By Yvo Sin.

Thai Me Up

238 E 14th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 533-8424
thaimeupnyc.com

Thai Me Up takes Thai food to a new level with their Thai sandwiches. Choose your protein (chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu or simply veggie), your sauce (Black Pearl, White Ginger, Pinegrand, or Red Basil), and everything gets sauteed with a healthy mix of veggies, then slipped into a scooped-out baguette, topped with lettuce, tomato and chili mayo before being handed off for your consumption. Because the sandwiches tend to be a saucy, you're advised to eat it like a burrito, peeling the wrapper back as you go... or you can opt out entirely and have your mixture served over rice or noodles. Either way, you're in for a really customizable, delicious treat here at Thai Me Up!

Thai Pot

10307 Queens Blvd
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 897-3898
thaipotforesthills.com

While Thai Pot may look fairly unassuming on the outside, the red walls on the inside may clue you in that the people really care about their establishment - from the small details in decor to the most important thing, the food. With lunch specials starting at $8 that include a main course and a peanutty Thai salad, your belly will be full, as will your wallet, at the end of your meal.

Sugar Beets Thai

227 Roebling St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 218-7171
sugarbeetsthai.com

Sugar Beets Thai also has a great lunch special menu, ranging in price from $6 - 8. Start with your choice of Thai salad, house soup, crispy spring roll, steamed vegetable dumplings or crispy wontons, and move on to your choice of protein in various styles - sauteed, in fried rice, with pan fried noodles, and of course, in curry. Particularly noteworthy here is the drunken noodles, flat noodles with egg, vegetables, chili, garlic & basil leaf, and anything from the curry section. Can't decide? Why not get both - it still won't break the bank.

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Yvo Sin is the founder and head writer of The Feisty Foodie.