Bangcook - San Cristóbal de las Casas

Was not looking for thai food in a trip to Mexico, but being a hardcore fan I had to try! I've always thought you can measure a thai restaurant based on its tom yam, and this guys have it figured out!!! Didn't escape from hot spicy food in Mexico, but here is of the thai kind. Nice place!!!

Self explanatory, this place offers authentic Thai dishes with a mix of regional and imported ingredients. Having spent a few weeks in Thailand, this place is the best Thai food you're gonna find on this continent. Highly suggest you try the Yellow curry and the Lemongrass chicken soup.

We ordered pad thai, a tom yum soup and a green curry dishes. There were very good. For some reason the service was slow even though there were many waiters and the restaurant was only half full. The restaurant is located inside a modern plaza called San Augustin close to the center of town.

Since we were not in the mood for mexican food nor pizza or pasta, we opted for this restaurant. Upon arrival, we stood there for a minute or 3 before 1 of the staff finally noticed us. Do note that the place is not that big inside, therefore tables are somewhat on the smaller side. We ordered our drinks first and I had to wait a lot longer for my cocktail then the husband. You would think that they would bring the drinks to the table in 1 go.Same with the food. This time I got my food first and my husband had to wait longer on his.The sign says Thai Streetfood and this is what we were actually expecting. But the dishes were more fusion than streetfood though.For what we paid, we expected more. Shame though...

The place is nice and fancy. The service is excellent but the food could be better... the Pad Thai was best.