DCist: Nava Thai: Eating in the Floating Market

TripleE

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:24:28 -0500

Know what else Thai Square has? ROACHES! Big damn roaches that come out and threaten to cut you if you don't hand over some curry already. That's one thing in the city, but this is the 'burbs. I expect more out there. It might be good, but I'm never going back, especially since I can get great Thai way closer to my house. ~EEE~

sweth

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:12:17 -0500

Monkey -- It's more like the if-they-mated cross between a German blutwurst and a bowl of Vietnamese bun bo hue. For those who don't want to trek out to Wheaton, a surprising number of other places also have floating market soup, although it's usually on a secret hidden menu that we farangs don't get unless we ask for it and can read the Thai script. I believe Thai Square in Arlington has it on the secret menu, for example, and I think Sakulthai in Alexandria actually has it on the regular menu (although they also have a secret menu, too).

TripleE

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:54:11 -0500

DCist reviewing a restaurant in MD? Thank you! Thai food that isn't in Arlington[0] getting praised?! I'm on that with a side of fish sauce. And then I'll head to the newly opened Montgomery Drafthouse. Thank you! ~EEE~ [0] I'm way over hating on NoVa, but I still hate DRIVING there from MD.

ribtip

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:08:29 -0500

Very good food. Try the fried mussels dish.

IMGoph

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:04:36 -0500

you sold me with the pictures. i will be there post haste. god bless wheaton!

monkeyrotica

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:19:58 -0500

Perhaps the most notable item on the menu is the Floating Market soup, a volcanic brew thickened with pig's blood and topped with fried pork rinds. You had me at "pig's blood." The pork rinds is just icing on the cake. So this is kinda like black pudding soup? I'm definitely down with this, so long as they don't go apes**t with the cilantro. I'm still trying to recover from a bowl of pho that was so cilantro heavy that it tasted like Irish Spring.