Daegu Thai restaurant for two: snow cheese kai phrai at Thai Yami

Today I came to Thai Yami, a rice-and-noodle spot in Gyodong, Daegu ~! I'm not the only one who craves Thai food sometimes, right? 😅 That sweet-and-sour magic of Thai cuisine!

Where is Thai Yami, and is there parking?

Thai Yami is near Jungangno Station in Daegu, tucked behind the Novotel ~! 🚗 You get 1 hour of free parking at the Hyundai Sun&Vill officetel. Parking downtown in Daegu is such a hassle, so this is a huge perk,,

Thai Yami's seating: bar table, tables for two and four

Inside there's a bar table, tables for two, tables for four, and more, so it seems great for dates or gatherings!

Thai Yami's menu and what two of us ordered

📋 The menu

• Hanwoo shabu hot pot 28,000 / 36,000
• Poo pad pong curry 26,000
• Kai phrai 21,000
• Stir-fried seafood and clams 21,000
• Pad thai 15,000 / 17,000
• Brisket pho 13,000 / 15,000
• Spicy pho 13,000 / 15,000
• Bun cha 15,000 / 18,000
• Pineapple nasi goreng 13,000 / 15,000
• Meat nasi goreng 13,000 / 15,000
• Shrimp nasi goreng 13,000 / 15,000
• Seafood nasi goreng 15,000 / 18,000
• Kai phrai mini 9,000
• Thai cheese fries 9,000
• Spring rolls 4pcs 7,000
• Extra noodles / rice 2,000 / 1,000
• Fresh-squeezed orange juice 5,500
• Lime ade 5,500
• Lemon ade 5,500
• Soft drinks (cola, sprite, zero, fanta) 2,500
• Highball (Jameson, Suntory) 8,000
• Draft beer 4,500
• Canned Asahi draft 5,000
• Beer (Cass, Terra) 5,000
• Soju (Chamisul, Jinro, Saero) 5,000

🐷 We ordered kai phrai, pad thai, and fresh-squeezed orange juice

Starter crackers with corn salad and fresh-squeezed orange juice

The complimentary side is crackers with corn salad. It's onion, cabbage, and corn kernels in a mayo-sugar mix, so piled on a cracker it tastes sweet. The fresh-squeezed orange juice had that clean, real-orange taste!! It was sweet in a natural way, not a sugary-drink way, and I loved that 👍🏻

Thai Yami's pad thai: bean sprouts, beef brisket, and two shrimp

The pad thai and kai phrai arrived!! Such a pretty visual. They topped both with a wedge of lemon so we could enjoy them with a refreshing kick.

The pad thai had noodles well coated in sauce and tons of bean sprouts, so the texture was great. The crushed peanuts gave it a nice crunch, and the chili flakes made it pleasantly spicy. There was beef brisket in it too, so protein sorted haha. The shrimp were nice and plump — two of them, so my friend and I each got one to share fairly. A flavor anyone would like, sweet pad thai ~!

Piled the well-seasoned noodles, bean sprouts, and brisket on top and dug in, yum

Kai phrai, 21,000 won: boneless fried chicken under snow cheese

Kai phrai is the handmade fried chicken and salad you can only get at Thai Yami. Colorful vegetables and a snow-cheese topping upgrade the visual 😎 It's boneless so it's easy to eat, and it comes with salad so you can enjoy it without feeling greasy. A soy-sauce-based chicken flavor!

The meat wasn't dry at all, which I loved. Eating it with the salad was a great pairing

Julienned onion under the chicken, and eating kai phrai with pad thai

There's also julienned onion laid under the fried chicken! Eating it together with the onion added a slight spicy kick that I liked. And pairing the fried chicken with pad thai brought back that pad thai sweetness, which was also great.

A satisfying spread, yum. Ate well again today 🐷