"Goog in Red Hook is never too crowded, so you can pretty easily walk in with a group for some post-Ikea pad see ew, or after some bar-hopping down Van Brunt Street. The Thai street food-inspired spot has a bunch of small plates you should start with, like the crispy golden shrimp cakes and the massaman roti. Then, move on to that pad see ew, or kua kling, and always the coconutty crab curry with rice noodles. Everything is solid—and there’s no other Thai food in the neighborhood—but the real star here is the plant-filled backyard. It looks like a secret garden where you will feel compelled to order a bottle of wine and stay awhile, and in the summer months servers always have bug spray at the ready." - Willa Moore
Pratya Jankong
