The inside is kind of like a club with neon pink lights and the bathroom is see-through with racy videos playing inside. Of all the tables in the whole place, Aarti and I got the two top right next to the bathroom. Of course. The menu at Peep is pretty robust with lots of choices but all pretty typical for a Thai place: noodles, fried rices, curries, stir-fries, whole fish, etc. I had a craving for noodles and got the Face Towel Noodle ($12, please, I have NO IDEA why the hell it's called that) which is essentially a broad noodle with shrimp, squid, chicken, egg, basil, and tomato chili paste. Aarti got the sesame stir-fry ($11) and we split the steamed spinach dumplings ($6) and a side of steamed eggplant ($5). Unlike my meal at Gramercy Tavern, the food here came out scarily fast. The steamed dumplings must have literally come out 4 minutes after we ordered. The dumplings were eh, not super fresh tasting and honestly the ones I get at the Asian grocery store tasted better. Luckily my noodles were a bit better. The dish was huge and there almost seemed like there were 5 pounds of noodles. While the overall taste was fine, my issues with the dish were that there were only 2 pieces of shrimp (and they were very small and a bit dry), almost no squid and the chicken pieces were too big and slight overcooked. I know I am making this dish sound not that great, but it suited my needs at the time and I really liked the sauce on the noodles. I also tried the eggplant (I love the fact that they offer eggplant as a side dish option) and while the flavor of basil and chili paste came out loud and clear, the eggplant itself needed to be cooked a bit longer.
During any other day, I would have been a bit annoyed by the slow service, I actually appreciated it on this day because it gave me and Aarti the opportunity to have a leisurely meal for 2 1/2 hours. The great thing about Thai places like this is the bill. Total bill $23/pp. Yay!
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