Thai Canteen attracts DHS Students despite cursed location

In mid-November, Thai Canteen opened their doors in hopes of survival as it entered into the wild plethora of Davis’ eight Thai restaurants.

The Thai Canteen is located on E street, just down from the Hot-Dogger. This location has so far proved to be a cursed location, as the previous Crepe House and Chef’s Market did not satisfy Davis consumers for long.

Next door, Yogurt Shack also recently went out of business, losing to five other popular yogurt shops.

When you walk inside you are not only greeted with bright and modern Ikea-meets-Crayola décor, but with by a friendly owner.

The owner, a young man from Thailand, is very helpful at the counter as he makes recommendations and goes over the different sections of the menu.

The menu has almost everything that over-priced Kat Mo Ree has a few blocks over, but for half the price. Appetizers and soups are a mere five dollars and rice or noodle plates for seven.

Thai Canteen knows how to please the college students with of its fast-service, reasonable prices, and late hours. This restaurant is open until 2am five nights a week, which is rare but a great addition for this college town.

I tried the tom kha, a chicken coconut soup, and beef pad khing, a stir-fry plate with rice. They were both deliciously fresh and had just enough spice.  The food was not overly-greasy and tasted like a home-cooked meal.

Not to mention, the Thai Canteen makes a mean thai iced tea with free refills.

Thai Canteen is the perfect addition to Davis’ downtown businesses and will hopefully stay serving longer than its locations previous and neighboring food joints.