Napasorn’s website exclaims “Thai food created by people who know Thai food” and I definitely agree. Located on E. Pine Street, Napasorn is a quiet little restaurant that serves up some excellent Thai courses. The atmosphere inside is lacking but that’s made up for in the food which the owner calls a mix of authentic Thai and Chinese cuisine. The restaurant also has a sushi bar but there are so many other places to get good sushi in Orlando, I’ll stick to the Thai food when visiting.

Drink menu includes the usual, wine, import & domestic beer as well as hot and cold sake. We started off with a small order of Hot Saki ($6) and two bottles of Singha ($5). They also offer a larger size for $9.50 which we should have gotten. For two people, the small order yielded us two servings each. We found ourselves ordering another 15 minutes later, so if you order the hot saki, just go with a large right off the bat. It’ll save you some money.

For appetizers we order the Crispy Spring Rolls ($3.95) and the Sate Gai ($5.95). The spring rolls were filled with ground chicken and vegetables served with a homemade sauce. The sauce was nice and light which paired well with the rolls. Overall they were just a typical spring roll, good, but nothing special. The Sate Gai was chicken marinated in Thai herbs and coconut milk, served with a peanut sauce dip over a cucumber salad. This was nothing more than a chicken satay and the chicken was extremely dry. The only thing good about this dish was the peanut sauce dip.

For our main courses we got the Cashew Nut ($10.95) and the Yellow Curry ($11.95). Both main dishes were excellent. When you order you tell them how hot you’d like the dish. Options are mild, medium, hot and Thai hot.  Both dishes were ordered medium so we could concentrate on the flavor without being too distracted by sweating foreheads and flushing our mouths with water. The cashew dish was described as “slightly” marinated chicken sautéed in garlic, red peppers, celery, onions and roasted cashew nuts accompanied by a bed of white rice. The flavor was excellent and you can never go wrong with sautéed cashews with spicy Thai flavor. The yellow curry dish included sliced chicken with onions and potatoes in sweet yellow curry and coconut milk. The only complaint was there were only three or four pieces of potato in the entire bowl. Other than that the dish was excellent.

Overall the food at Napasorn was great as well as the service. The appetizers were lacking but the main entrees were excellent. I’d definitely recommend Napasorn if you’re looking for great tasting Thai food at affordable prices.

Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 11:00 AM - 10:00PM
Friday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday: 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sunday: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

http://www.napasornthai.com/