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“Pok Pok Ny”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Asian	Brooklyn	Moderate	Don't Bother

a one.

At least our meal ended on a hilarious note. We decided we could not go wrong with the coconut ice cream sandwich ($7), and we were, by now, desperate to eat something pleasing. It arrived, and we cracked up. Both of us, laughing until the table next to us commented on what was so funny. We pointed at the sandwich on our table. They too laughed. We were starting a small riot. On the plate was a white hot dog bun, possibly made by the Wonder Bread bakers, filled with there spoonfuls of coconut ice cream, which tasted grainy and granular—more so than it should have.

I understand that ice cream is sometimes served on white bread in Thailand, but my Thai friends tell me that the bread used is sweetened like a brioche, or it’s sweetened with pandan or some other sugar. This was just a Wonder Bread hot dog bun. And to be sure, Thai ice cream is not usually made the way our ice cream is, from dairy products. Traditionally, it’s made from taro. That can alter the texture, sure, but it should not fall apart in your spoon and crumble like dry dough, which this did. While I am not sure how they made this ice cream it was studded with candied pineapple that tasted as though it had been steeping in a bowl of Banana Boat SPF 4 suntan oil. In case you are wondering, suntan lotion on a hot dog bun does not a successful dessert make. Awful.

As I write this review, I honestly feel like Seinfeld’s Elaine when she reveals that she hates “The English Patient,” and is ostracized from society for not liking something that is so universally loved. “How could you not love the English Patient?” her friends ask her. She replies, in classic Elaine form, “I didn’t love it because it sucked! It’s just a stupid movie.” Her boyfriend breaks up with her over it. Her friends, who she doesn’t even like, will no longer speak to her.

Oh well, many of you probably won’t speak to me again as well. I’m prepared for the backlash. All I can say is, at least I didn’t have to wait in line, and I had that fantastic waitress.

Pok Pok Ny is open Daily 5:30pm-10:30pm It is located at 127 Columbia St, Brooklyn, 718 923 9322.

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Posted: October 6, 2012

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