"Similarly to Jitlada, Prael has a large menu filled with dishes you can find on Thai menus across town. Also similarly, the best move here is to order the dishes that you can’t find everywhere else. That includes gang pah, an herbaceous, clear broth curry packed with bamboo, eggplant, and chili, or the kanom jeen num ya, a rice noodle dish topped with bright yellow fish curry. We also love the earthy, gelatinous gravy in the lard na, and the fried shrimp rolls, which come with a perfectly crunchy exterior that pops with each bite. Prael has a well-oiled takeout situation, but a meal inside their charming dining room on Melrose adorned with portraits of Thai royalty and Muay Thai posters is worth your time. " - brant cox, nikko duren
Jakob Layman
