I blame my COVID-blurs brain for my mistake. I arrived at a restaurant in Chelsea to meet friends for dinner on the wrong day. Laughing at myself (what else could I do?), I headed toward my home.

I walked past Glur, a small Thai restaurant on West 19th, noticed the “A” in the window and decided to stop for a meal, sitting in their tiny heated tent. I began with their crispy “Vegetable Spring Roll,” which contained four small rolls filled with carrots, cabbage, corn and vermicelli noodles. Delicious, especially when dipped in their homemade pineapple sweet chili sauce ($8) with some of their hot sauce that I added.

I followed that with a bowl of green curry with pork ($16) and lots of veggies (string beans, bamboo shoots, bell peppers and eggplant) topped with fresh basil and a side of brown rice (+$2). My server suggested ordering it with medium spice, thinking the very spicy would be too much heat for my palate. Next time, I’ll try the spicy.

I couldn’t finish the well-seasoned curry (silly me, I ate all the spring rolls!) so I took it home, enjoying it the next night with my own added additional veggies. I sauteed onion, fennel, red pepper, mushrooms and jalapeño peppers then added the leftover curry and some fresh diced butternut squash for yummy leftovers.

Glur Thai
Chelsea
144 W 19th St
New York, NY 10011
(212) 738-9898
glurnyc.com/