Thai Tom: an Obituary

Thai Tom has apparently been shut down by food inspectors, which is sad. The cramped, hot and probably even-dirtier-than-I-could-tell restaurant will be remembered for its excellent Swimming Rama dish - a bed of spinach flooded with spicy peanut sauce and topped with chicken - as well as its traditional Pad Thai - which tasted like it contained some sort of secret mix of spices that made it more authentic and delicious than any other Pad Thai I've ever tasted. The owners were always efficient, if a little rushed, and I'd argue the blaring Thai pop music was tolerable, since the food was just that good. While walking down the Ave past Rudy's and past the disgusting Jack in the Box, the smell of Thai Tom always meant you were nearing the better parts of that over-crowded, overwhelming and dangerous street. Thai Tom, you will be missed (if indeed you are actually closed and this is a permanent thing, if not...hi!, see how much you would be missed if you were actually closed!? Get yo shit together!)