Uncle Jack Thai Restaurant

My new favorite Thai food in the entire state! We have eaten here at least 50 times, and we will continue going back. This is one of our favorite BYOB spots, and not just because of the BYOB. I've tried at least 25-30 different Thai restaurants, throughout New York and Connecticut, in my entire life. I've even photographed Thai food menus back when I used to be a commercial stock photographer. So, you could say I'm kind of a Thai foodie / snob / enthusiast! Uncle Jack and his wife Nina never fail to disappoint. Their service is exceptional, the food is delicious and consistent. It would be hard to even have one complaint about their hard work. The parking is a short walk from either the lot in Dean's Stove, the bike trail parking, or the Lion's Den public lot. My favorite dishes here are the curry noodles, the duck noodle soup, and of course, the Drunken noodle. You cannot go wrong with anything else on the menu. The appetizers are also fairly priced, and super tasty.

Awesome experience every time we go! Small family owned business. Prices are very fair for todays standards and it's BYOB! Ordered the drunken noodle and ginger dish this time. Fresh ingredients: shiatke mushrooms, cabbage and fresh ginger just to name a few.

Firstly, I find it odd that this place has been open for a few years now and only has 112 reviews. I honestly think it’s because the owners are very nice- people probably just don’t WANT to leave a bad review. I’m leaving one because I’m annoyed I spent my hard earned money here, and I’ll explain why. 1) They don’t cook everything fresh. The “vegetable dumplings” are actually potstickers bought from BJs. Bibigo vegetable organic potstickers. I could tell they were frozen. They were also over cooked and burnt. I begrudgingly ate (most of) them anyway, having not eaten all day and having waited a looong time for them already. 2) The edamame were undercooked and no seasoning. They could have done with another 1-2 minutes. And salt and garlic.. something… Edamame is not difficult to cook. By now I already did not have much hope for the mains, but was too late to leave as we had pre-ordered the mains with the appetizers. 3) The fried rice entree was full of oil. Soooo much oil. See the glistening photos. No seasoning either. I don’t think even any salt. The additional $3 charge for shrimp consisted of 2 over-boiled shrimp. Disgusting. 4) The food took extremely long to come to the table. We were there for almost 2 hours for appetizers and the main. To be served store bought food AND the place being dead (see empty tables)- I find this unacceptable. 5) The boba isn’t made fresh. Also Bubblegum flavor was advertised as blueberry. For the first time, my kid did not want to drink boba tea. My Thai curry was pretty good and flavorful, but I asked for Level 3/5 spice and it was more of a 5. Being Asian myself, I’m very accustomed to spicy food so luckily I was fine to eat it. Also was sparse on the shrimp, i counted 5 shrimps. The white rice was nice, but no one eats out for just plain white rice. It was not worth anything near what they charge. This is the first time EVER that not only I have not enjoyed Thai food, but been repulsed. We sent the oily rice back and had to ask them to remove it from the bill, as they kept it on. I would never come back here nor support businesses who buy in pre-packaged ready-made food to sell on for a premium price. The lady / owner IS very nice and kind. Unfortunately you need more than a nice personality to be a good cook. Although, if she was not so nice, I would leave a 1 star. I don’t find it right that they are charging people for this... I don’t write this to put them out of business, but for them to up their game!!

The best Thai in the area! Delicious every time. The Pad Woonsen is my favorite.

Loved this place. I wanted something different, more authentic. This completely fit the bill. Small restaurant right on the street. Parking is easy, around the corner is a municipal lot with free parking. It's less than 5 minutes walking from there. Bustling activity in this small area. Really neat place. Food was fantastic! Staff was great. I wish I had this little place near me. I would eat here pretty regular. Good prices, great service. Very low key and welcoming. They do allow you to choose spice level. I eat hot/ spicy food so I ordered a 3 out of 5 and had her bring extra spice. I'm in town for another week and plan on heading back one more time. Definitely worth looking up!