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Best Thai restaurants nearby. Discover the best Thai food in Brookfield. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Thai restaurants near you.. Brookfield is an affluent town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, situated within the southern foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The population was 16,487 at the 2010 census. The town is located 43 miles (69 km) northeast of New York City, making it part of the New York metropolitan area. Brookfield was first settled in 1710 by John Muirwood, as well as other colonial founders including Hawley, Peck and Merwin. They bartered for the land from the Wyantenuck Nation and the Pootatuck nation who were ruled under the Sachem Waramaug and Pocono. The purchase of the southern portion of town involved the current municipal center where sachem Pocono then had his village and lived in an enormous palisade along the Still River. Eventually, when the town was settled, it was first established as the Parish of Newbury, which incorporated parts of neighboring Newtown and Danbury. The town of Brookfield was established in 1788. It was named after the first minister of the parish's Congregational church, Reverend Thomas Brooks.
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1. Housaku Asian Fusion
Overall Ratings
4 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By alangourmet
I think I missed the "fusion" part but ... very robust Japanese and Chinese for sure. Quality ingredients and preparations, nicely presented and friendly service. Pretty good overall. The restaurant lacks windows, but it's conveniently located off the highway. A good place for Asian food for sure. Thanks!
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2. Thai Delight
Overall Ratings
4 based on 72 reviews
Reviewed By tromba61
Three of us stopped here while driving through. I ordered the special with coconut soup, shrimp shumai, and pad thai. The soup was good enough; the shumai was undercooked and tasted like frozen pre-made. The pad thai was okay. My daughter had chicken satay; she didn't finish it. My wife had drunken noodles that were passable but uninteresting. Our waitress was nice, but it was hard to get her attention since she was always in the other room.
3. Thai Pepper
Overall Ratings
4 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By CastawayKnight
On the basis of some the reviews, I was expecting something a lot more authentic, but unfortunately Thai Pepper has fallen into the common trap of thinking they have to make the food slightly bland for the local population, so the dishes we ordered were really not as flavorful as they would be in Bangkok. That's a shame because surely there are enough people in Connecticut who yearn for the authentic Thai experience?Don't misunderstand me - the food was perfectly adequate for a casual "comfort food" experience; the place appeared to be very clean and the service was polite and quick. I will certainly go back there, but with lowered expectations of the food.Some of the dishes are very generic and not Thai in origin - not that it really matters. But I would also like to have seen the menu have ALL the dishes feature the Thai names as well as the English translation names. They do it with some dishes (Tom Yum for example) but they don't do it for Tom Ka (Gai or Goong) calling it just coconut soup (which is really not an adequate way of describing it).Another thing that struck me as being very un-Thai was the size of some of the chunks of protein and the size of some of the vegetables. Carrots which had been partially carved were enormous big chunks. In Thailand, people eat with a spoon in the right hand and fork in the left. The spoon is the primary utensil; the fork is only used to manipulate food. One of the reasons that a knife isn't used is because the food is already meant to be cut into bite-sized pieces which are then picked up and eaten with the spoon.One of my favorite dishes anywhere in the world is the wonderful dessert, Mango Sticky Rice. Unfortunately the Thai Pepper version really doesn't do it justice. The mango was really good, but the sticky rice bit was an over-hard parcel. It looked and felt like it had been cooked much earlier. The sticky rice should be sticky - as its name implies - but not one solid lump, Also there was not enough coconut cream to finish it off. A big let down.But finishing on a positive note: As long as you aren't looking for the authentic Thai gastronomic experience, Thai Pepper is well worth a visit - I will return, but I hope the owners gain more confidence that the locals will love the authentic incredible flavorsome dishes that they will taste when they visit Thailand. Sure, do some bland stuff if you wish - maybe a separate menu section for the timid? :-)
4. Bangkok
Overall Ratings
4 based on 64 reviews
Reviewed By James W
Dined here the other night, and I would rate this place a solid average. We tried the appetizer sampler, it was OK, although I've had better spring rolls. The sa-te was pretty good though. For entrees, we tried a chicken curry dish, and the pad woonsen. Again, the food was OK, but I would not say top-notch. The traditional Thai flavors just seemed somewhat weak. Our waitress was friendly, and service was good (restaurant was empty when we arrived). I might return here again, to try some of the other dishes, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so.
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