Panang Curry at Nahm Thai Kitchen

Park Slope certainly has its fair share of Thai restaurants, and even more are on the way. So when I heard that one half of Long Tan, the former Thai spot on Fifth Avenue near Union Street, would be replaced by yet another Thai restaurant, I was more than a little dubious.

But Nahm Thai Kitchen is certainly a welcome addition to the neighbor’s oversaturated Thai scene. The décor may be pretty garish, but the food itself doesn’t disappoint.

I took advantage of the great lunch special ($7.25 for a vegetarian entrée and appetizer, $1 more for meat) and ordered the panang curry with the vegetables and tofu soup to start.

The soup was fine, but the curry delicious. Broccoli was a little too crisp, but tofu was just the right amount of fried, with a nice and crispy golden-yellow exterior and that perfect custard-y inside that often converts even tofu haters to the ways of soy. The sauce itself was rich, creamy and flavorful, if not just a little less spicy than I usually prefer. Portion were smallish, but it was the lunch special after all.

Nahm Thai Kitchen certainly wasn’t the most transcendent Thai I’ve ever had — truth be told, I’ll probably remain a devotee of the panang curry at Wantana Siam. But if you’re ever wandering Fifth Avenue with a hankering for some curry, I would definitely give this place a try.