October 2007   Go to Calendar Home Page –  View Previous Eating Out Articles 

Sri Thai Restaurant and
Sushi Bar

  What’s on the menu: Traditional Thai fare, including noodle dishes and curries, as well as an extensive Japanese-influenced menu and a full sushi bar. A basket of steaming hand towels for wiping your face and hands gets the meal off to a relaxing start. For those who’ve never tried Thai iced tea, it’s a sweet, caramel tasting drink sure to grow on you. Most entrées are under $15, and many à la carte selections are under $10.

  Why your kids will like it: Not all kids are experimental enough to try sushi, but the kid’s meal at Sri Thai makes that first step easy. Their food arrives in a carved wooden boat and includes chicken fingers, crinkle fries, 4 pieces of California roll (sticky rice, avocado and cooked crab meat), as well as a peeled orange with gummi bears as a treat. The chicken satay appetizer (grilled chicken strips on a wooden skewer) is a popular choice for many children; the delightfully sweet peanut dipping sauce has been known to elicit wide-eyed expressions of “Yum!” and is plentiful enough for a child’s meal with steamed rice on the side. If you think your child will only eat chocolate or vanilla ice cream, wait until they try the delicious coconut, mango or green tea ice cream offered as dessert. Better get your own because they won’t want to share.

  Why parents will like it: We’ve been frequent visitors over the years and never had a wait. The staff is friendly, the service good, and the prices reasonable. Sushi can be an expensive dining option, but Mondays and Tuesdays are dollar sushi nights, which is important for budget-conscious families. Bear in mind that Snellville does not allow beer sales on Sunday.

– Sheri Taylor-Emery

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