Playground Thai Rest. - Jackson Heights

Been here 3 times and will keep coming back. Even though the seating and space is small playground brings authentic Thai food and flavors to your plate, can’t forget the drinks too.My personal gem in the area I always recommend.

Authentic Thai cuisine. Taste exactly like I had it in Thailand. Be cautious with spice level though. My spice tolerance is very high. Even for me, medium spicy makes me tear. This is a small restaurant in Queens, Jackson Height which portrays delicious food. I recommend to try papaya salad with dry shrimp (mild spicy), seafood Tom Yum soup (appropriate amount of seafood in it), Plain Morning Glory (fried watercress w. Garlic). Also try chicken Gizzard which is comparable w. Cold beer.

We ordered crab fried rice, bbq beef, drunken noodle and thai iced tea. The bbq beef was a bit pricey and also not that good but everything else was. Crab fried rice stood out. It was really good, I highly recommend it. The staff working there were very friendly and respectful. We called and asked when they close at. It was a sunday night so they said they cant take anyone after 11:15 pm. We were 5 minutes late and the kitchen was about to close but they still let us dine in. You cant find such nice staff these days who care about their customer’s satisfaction, especially the hostess there. Keep up the good work.

The food is exquisite. The flavors are complex, and the server was really thoughtful about recommending spice levels for multiple dishes that made sense together. (The food is spicy so prepare to sweat! The happy hour was reasonable too and the drinks were STRONG. I got the sour curry with a mixed papaya salad, fish cakes, and a mojito. I plan to return.

This is our favorite quick lunch/dinner spot in queens. Grabbed mango salad with shrimp and BBQ beef salad. Shrimp was cooked just right not too cooked and can’t go wrong with bbq beef salad. Also had a side of sticky rice ? which helped with the spice ?️