"Hot Box is a closet of a space on the Upper East Side with exceptional Thai food from Bangkok, Phuket, and Chiang Mai at bargain prices. From the first category comes a splendid krapow kai daow, which might qualify as the Thai dish of the year in New York City, featuring a mound of chile-laced pork in a sweet dark sauce, fluffy rice, and a runny fried egg:incendiary and delicious." - Robert Sietsema