About My Thai Beach Restaurant

Feast Fit for a King

Artistic presentation complements fresh flavors at My Thai Beach Prime restaurant real estate on Capitola's Esplanade affords diners colorful views of the bay, and at My Thai Beach the meals are as pretty as the scenery.

The owners have undertaken a charming remodel of what was previously the Beach House. As if surrounded by ocean, there's a metallic sheen to the aqua blue walls. A new bamboo bench seat stretches along one side, above which meticulously aligned frames feature photographs and original artwork. On the opposite wall hang portraits of kings and queens. Gilded roughly hewn beams run across the burgundy ceiling from which fans quietly twirl.

Weekday lunch combinations ($9.95) include a choice of a main dish, such as Hot Pepper Lamb or BBQ Salmon, and an appetizer. Noodle soups ($6.95 to $10.95) arrive steaming in large bowls. Curries ($6.95 to $9.95) are made with your choice of meat or vegetarian proteins and either red, green, or yellow sauce.

Three grilled skewers of plump, marinated chicken breast were the focal point of the Chicken Satay appetizer ($3). The thick sauce was packed with sweet peanut flavor, and a small salad of chopped cucumbers and red onions was dressed with traditional syrupy sweet vinegar sauce. The otherwise plain shredded cabbage was crowned with a piece of carrot cut to resemble a flower.

The small My Thai Salad ($4.95) was surprisingly large; a lunch in itself. Iceberg lettuce was topped with seasoned sauted chicken. Encircling the plate were bright blanched broccoli florets, raisins, tomatoes and finely ground peanuts. Curly threads of weightless fried noodles seemed to hover over the greens like a halo.

The entree, too, was colorful and beautifully arranged. Cashew Nut Chicken ($7.95) was moderately spiced, not counting the handful of incendiary whole dried red chilies. The chicken was mixed with a medley of bright vegetables including red and green bell peppers, yellow-skinned squash, fingers of asparagus and green onions. The plate was lined with a row of alternating cucumber and tomato slices. The knoll of sticky white rice was topped with a ring of red bell pepper and another carrot flower.

Although all menu items are available to go, My Thai Beach also offers an express menu of appetizers, salads, soup, entrees, and ingenious Curry Wraps ($5 to $6.50), which makes it a cinch to take Thai to the beach. My Thai Beach, 207 Esplanade, Capitola, 464-3800. Beer and wine. Open daily 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Quoted from the Good Times Santa Cruz - September 2009



Sisters Pinkey and Benja found the ideal location for a new Thai food restaurant, right next to Zelda's on the Esplanade in Capitola.

They offer authentic Thai food to go in a fast-casual setting as well as a fine-dining atmosphere for dinner.

The menu ranges from egg-rolls and pop-corn calamari to gourmet chef's specials such as Seafood Pumpkin Curry and Basil Duck. Menu favorites include Thai curry wraps served like a burrito to carry to the beach or served as a platter with rice.

Drop in for a tour of Thai cuisine. Open daily 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Quoted from the Capitola Soquel Times - August 2009