Thai Express is a chain of

restaurant A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearan ...

s serving

Thai cuisine Thai cuisine ( th, อาหารไทย, , ) is the national cuisine of Thailand. Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong Odor, aromatic components and a spicy edge. Australian chef David Thompson (chef), David ...

. It opened its first restaurant at Holland Village in

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in May 2002. Since then, there have been other outlets in Malaysia, China and Vietnam.

History

The idea of a restaurant was conceived in 2000 by Grace Goh and Ivan Lee who were classmates at the

National University of Singapore The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...

. They decided to serve Thai food due to its popularity in Singapore. The first Thai Express restaurant opened in Holland Village in May 2002. Lee would become the company's CEO while Goh returned to University to study law. In May 2008 the company was sold to

Minor International Minor International is a Thai multi-national company based in Bangkok, Thailand. The three core businesses of Minor are hospitality, restaurants and lifestyle brands distribution, operated under subsidiary companies Minor Hotels, Minor Food, an ...

Type of restaurant

A restaurant review characterize Thai Express as breaking "away from the traditional Thai style of communal dining by serving items in individual portions for those who may want to dine alone." "In place of fine dining, which may be intimidating to some, Thai Express is all about being fresh, contemporary and fuss-free."~Colours by the Bay, Singapore~
The typical casual and modern decor of the restaurant is glass partitions with wooden chairs of Scandinavian style design.

95% of dishes are cooked to order. Several dishes on the menu have been created by native Thai chef Suwakhon Wangsai, who has 25 years of international cooking experience. Japanese-inspired Popiah Wrap, the Tofu-Mushroom Salad and Tofu Squares.are two dishes that have been reported to be unique Thai fried squid, Thai Mee Sua (Thai Longevity Noodle), Curried Soft Shell Crab are also dishes on the menu. Thai Express is one of the few Thai restaurants in Singapore to serve Thai

laksa Laksa is a spicy noodle dish popular in Southeast Asia. Laksa consists of various types of noodles, most commonly thick rice noodles, with toppings such as chicken, prawn or fish. Most variations of laksa are prepared with a rich and spicy coco ...

, of which they serve eight varieties.

Locations

The original location is in

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. There are many other locations in Singapore including, but not limited to, a restaurant in The

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. The Paragon Shopping Centre, and

Plaza Singapura Plaza Singapura is a contemporary shopping mall located along Orchard Road, Singapore, next to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. The mall is managed by CapitaLand and owned by CapitaMall Trust. There are retail outlets over seven floors and two basemen ...

. Thai Express restaurants can be found in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

References

External links

Official website
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History

Type of restaurant

Menu

Locations

See also

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