Jay's Authentic Thai Cuisine

This is as good and authentic of Thai food as I've eaten in any city in the US, and that includes much larger cities. The selection may not be as extensive but the food they are putting out is clearly made to order and made with quality ingredients.

I usually get the Pad Thai with chicken or beef &/or the Thai Basil with squid. I never leave without a Thai Iced Tea- (it's gooood.) The food is always hot and well seasoned. I do those crazy wing challenges with ghost chilies for fun so that being said, I normally get hot or Thai hot versions of stuff because I really enjoy it. Most typical American palettes should probably go with mild or regular.

The decor is definitely shabby or stereotypical at best, but you're not here for the ambiance, just the food. Definitely call ahead as they keep odd hours and go back to Thailand for weeks at a time sometimes. They can get very busy which can come across as rudeness but if you go in person you'll find the staff is actually very nice, they are just in a hurry/cultural thing. They've always treated me well and my order is always packaged well for carryout, hot, and accurate. The prices aren't cheap by Kokomo standards but quality ingredients cost money. If you tried to buy those ingredients and replicate it yourself you'd spend much more.

I get Jay withdrawal when they are closed, it's good stuff!

I guess I'll have to give this place another try and order something different. I ordered the Pad Thai and all it was was brown looking noodles with very little taste. I was hoping for true Pad Thai with bean sprouts, chiles, green onion, peanuts. There wasn't one veggie in this dish and it wasn't made with thai rice noodles. The noodles were more like fettucine noodles.  I'll come back to update after I've had a chance to try the place again.

Excellent food and service. Keep your eyes open when driving here because you might just miss it. I must stop if your in Kokomo during lunch time or maybe anytime.