Midtown Lunch

I’m a straight up sucker for noodles of all ethnicities, but sometimes you just have that craving for Thai noodles. It happens to me pretty much once a week, every week. Time and time again I try to break away from Pad Thai or Pad Siew for other Thai dishes, thinking it’s too “standard,” but when you find a good Pad Thai, it’s just flat out hard to say no. Don’t fight it.

By the time I caught wind of Mamu Thai Noodle Truck‘s Kickstarter campaign this winter, it was already 113% funded with the campaign even getting some serious mentions on Grub Street and Gothamist. With no real solid Thai spots for lunch in my back pocket (though I have to be honest, I haven’t tried the 52nd Street Halal Cart Turned Thai Cart yet), Mamu seemed like the oasis I’d been waiting for, and thankfully, it is!

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Mamu Thai Noodle Truck made its first appearance in Midtown Manhattan yesterday at 48th Street and 3rd Ave after spending most of its time since opening in February in Prospect Heights, Dumbo, and in Manhattan at 27th and Madison.  I first caught wind of the truck through their successfully funded Kickstarter campaign, which promised to bring authentic and delicious Thai noodle dishes and family recipes to the streets of NYC. Full review to come soon, but did anyone happen to try it out yesterday? Let us know in the comments.

Mamu Thai Noodle, 48th and 3rd Avenue (Check Twitter for location)