Two Two Stars Stars for for Pok Pok

Pete Wells gets some use out of his GPS and heads to Pok Pok Ny in Cobble Hill for this week's review.  

James Beard Award winning chef Andy Ricker opened Pok Pok Ny on April 18th.  He introduced New York to his crazy pantry a few months earlier when he opened Pok Pok Wing in the East Village.   Pok Pok Ny is the Portland based chef's first sit down establishment on the East Coast and it's been on the media's radar ever since.  A garden opened in the back a few weeks ago and helps to soften some pretty lengthy wait times.

Wells welcomes the restaurant to the list of the city's Thai mainstays with its unique, regional menu.  "The first way Pok Pok Ny shifts your perspective is by offering the food of northern Thailand, which has been largely missing from New York."  "So yes," he goes on, "by all means go to Ayada and Sripraphai. Everybody should. But don’t tell yourself that you’ll be getting the same stuff, because it isn’t true."

Wells' two stars drives home the fact that the trip to 127 Columbia Street in Cobble Hill is worth it.  "Altered perceptions come free with the price of dinner at Pok Pok Ny."