Thai Express


Thai Express is a chain of restaurants serving Thai cuisine.
The first restaurant was opened in Holland Village in Singapore
in May 2002. Since then, there have been other outlets in Malaysia, China and Vietnam.
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The Singapore-based chain has no affiliation with the Thaï Express chain operating in Canada owned by MTY Group.
In May 2008 the company was sold to Minor International.

Early history

A restaurant review characterise Thai Express as breaking "away from the traditional
Thai style of communal dining by serving items in individual portions for those who
may want to dine alone." "In place of fine dining, which may be intimidating to some,
Thai Express is all about being fresh, contemporary and fuss-free."
The typical casual and modern decor of the restaurant is glass partitions with wooden chairs of
Scandinavian style design.

Menu

95% of dishes are cooked to order.
Many of the dishes on the menu, some of which have won awards, have been created by
native Thai Chef Suwakhon Wangsai, who has 25 years of international cooking experience.
Some of the dishes are reported to be unique including the Japanese-inspired Popiah Wrap,
the Tofu-Mushroom Salad and Tofu Squares.
Thai fried squid, Thai Mee Sua, Curried Soft Shell Crab are also
dishes that, while the restaurant attributes as unique, may be more accurately characterised as
unique in the way that they are prepared.
Thai Express is one of the few Thai restaurants in Singapore to serve Thai laksa, of which they serve eight varieties.

Locations

The original location is in Holland Village, Singapore. There are many other
locations in Singapore including, but not limited to, a restaurant in The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay,
where there is some view of the outdoor performance area and within walking
distance to the Merlion, The Paragon Shopping Centre and
Plaza Singapura, both located in Orchard Road. There are several restaurants in
China, Vietnam as well as a few in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.