Isan Soul Thai Street Food

The “first time” I dined in there was amazing! Crying tiger was the most tender grilled beef I’ve ever tried. Dipping sauce also matches well! Quite strong taste but I love it! Tom yum soup was great with lots of seafood ingredients. Even my bf (who doesn’t like Tom yum) loved it. Chicken pad Thai was big portion and taste great, a bit spicier than other places but I loved it. However, we went back for 2nd and 3rd time, something changed. The portion, the taste.. Less ingredients in Tom yum, 2 big prawns became few small shrimps. Less portion for pad Thai.. But crying tiger and grilled pork neck still taste good.. hopefully I can taste same quality of food next time I visit there.

A very busy eatery in CBD even on a Monday evening. Ordered red duck curry, papaya salad and soft shell crab curry, all were delicious. The red duck curry was still quite spicy even though the waitress described as mild. The soft shell crab was on the sweeter side. The black sticky rice was interesting but probably not best with curry. Happy to have ticked this place off the list.

The restaurant has a compact seating plan as the tables are very close to each other. You will overhear every conversation around you while dining here. It also has an impact on airborne disease spreading considering this place is usually packed. Some dishes on the menu will be "sold out" every day. You probably need some luck to have the dishes that are not popular. It is a little pricey considering the food portion is small. Here are the dishes I had so far. Red Duck Curry Fried duck drumette dip in red curry with long beans, sliced eggplant, diced pineapple, and lychee. The duck drumette was fried to bring out its fatty flavor, paired with mild red curry while lychee and pineapple added some fruity flavor to the dish. Hot Basil with Diced Chicken They once ran out of minced chicken, so they made this dish with diced chicken instead. It turned out I was lucky as the dish made with diced chicken was way much better than the minced chicken version. It was savory and a little spicy. The chicken was tender and moist, paired with the aroma of Thai basil while chopped long beans added some freshness to it. Unfortunately, they don't make the dish with diced chicken on request. Hope they will do so in the future. Crispy Pork with Chinese Broccoli A staple dish in Thai cuisine inspired by Chinese stir-fry. The main ingredient was Chinese broccoli while crispy pork and chili enriched the taste. Tom Yum Seafood Soup with various seafood including mussels, squids, prawns, and fish slices, flavored with bay leaves, lemongrass, chili, coriander, and mushrooms. The broth was spicy and sour, with a sweet finish. It was kind of spicy that would gradually numb your tongue. Massaman Beef Curry Beef chunks in massaman curry with cashews and coriander. The curry was sweet while beef chunks were a little chewy. Soft Shell Crab in Curry Powder Sauce Fried soft shell crab covered in curry powder sauce with tiny egg swirls, paired with various vegetables including onions, baby corns, mushrooms, coriander, and flat beans. The curry powder sauce was dry compared with other curries on the menu. It was a little spicy. This dish is more like a snack that goes well with drinks. Hot Basil with Minced Chicken The normal version of the dish. The chicken was overcooked. It was dry and a little bouncy while losing most texture compared with the diced chicken version. The dish tasted salty with sharpened spiciness due to overcooking. However, it goes well with rice. The Red Duck Curry is a must-try while the Crispy Pork with Chinese Broccoli is the choice of stir-fried vegetable here. I will recommend the Hot Basil with Chicken if they can make it with diced chicken. Coconut Rice features the fragrance of coconut milk. It is the perfect pair with dishes although the rice is usually served last after the dishes.

Amazing Thai Place with excellent food, a cozy atmosphere and funky decor. It's some of the best Thai food I have ever tasted and it was extremely affordable (just over $60 for more than enough food for four). The staff were extremely friendly, approachable and super helpful. Despite the restaurant looking relatively busy, all of our food came out in less than 15 minutes after ordering. The decor made the place feel like a truly authentic Thai restaurant. My friends and I ordered the chicken pad thai, veggie green curry and seasonal vegetable stir fry (plus a few bowls of coconut rice and some pumpkin skewers) and we were blown away by how delicious the food was! Honestly, the coconut rice was so delicious that we would have been content eating it by itself. The chicken pad thai was a highlight along with the green curry which was so yummy (even though it was pretty spicy). Overall, I highly recommend coming here and trying the dishes I had as they were all spectacular!

Located in the middle of the CBD, Isan Soul was a casual restaurant serving Thai cuisine decorated with a lot of Thai-themed knickknacks. The restaurant was designed for quick meals as it was very crowded with not a lot of spaces between the tables inside the restaurant. For dinner, we ordered the prikking crispy pork, pad see ewe chicken, Bangkok wings and black rice. The pad see ewe and crispy pork were very flavourful (though the crispy pork was way spicier than anticipated!). The wings were pretty average comparatively, and the black rice didn’t have too much of a flavour difference to that of white rice. Service was fast, though not the friendliest. Overall, it was a pretty decent dining experience.