Dining Out in Boston - Khao Sarn

Pad See-Ew with Tofu - Khao Sarn

In the mood for indulging? Be prepared for a food coma from this delicious Thai cuisine. Located right in Coolidge Corner, Brookline, Khao Sarn offers great quality Thai food with pleasant staff and speedy service. I was dining here before becoming a vegan and found that with a few omissions and substitutions you can make a number of meals vegan-friendly. I usually order the Pad See Ew, on the menu it's listed as stir-fried wide rice noodles with chicken or beef, Chinese broccoli & eggs. I order it with tofu, no eggs, and just to be on the safe side I say no fish sauce (a staple ingredient in many Southeast Asian dishes). The word "see ew" means soy sauce. This dish has a dark, sweet soy sauce on it, so it's less likely that it has fish sauce, but it's good just to request it without, in case. The takeout comes in nice Tupperware containers, making it easy to save for leftovers, but it does not make it any easier to stop yourself from gorging on the whole thing! This is a heavy meal and I try not to get it more than once, maybe twice, a month since it can sneakily pack on the pounds. 

For a much lighter bite try the fresh rolls (roll sod), soft rice paper rolls filled with lettuce, vermicelli, sweet basil leaves, carrots, bean sprouts, and cucumber with a sweet peanut sauce on the side (this usually comes with chicken, so just request it without meat).

Khao Sarn

250 Harvard Street

Brookline, MA 02446

Khao Sarn Website