Spice - New York - TravBuddy

Spice is a Thai chainlet in New York. I am a fan of the University Place location. The food is really good and the prices are moderate. The best time to go is lunch because of the specials. The ambiance is modern/funky and casual. The place is relatively small and sometimes you wind up waiting 10 to 20 minutes for a table, but it's well worth it. I recommend the curry duck and thai iced tea. To get there by train take the N or R line to 8th street and then walk to University Place, which is in between 5th Avenue and Broadway. If you have trouble finding it, just ask a NYU student.

Here is the Lunch promotion and menu:

Lunch Set
Order An Entree and Select a Free Appetizer From The List Below. Each Entree Is served with Rice Except Noodle Items

Appetizers
Chicken, Beef, Tofu 6.5 | Shrimp 7.5 *Vegetarian Available | ‡ Light & Healthy
Crispy Spring Rolls cabbage, vermicelli with lime mustard sauce
Crusty Shrimp Fritters golden ground shrimp & chicken with honey-chili sauce
Classic Steamed Dumplings ground chicken & shrimp with black bean vinegar
Vegetable Dumplings mixed broccoli, spinach with black bean sauce
Exotic Green Salad chunky peanut dressing with taro crisps
Spice Caesar Salad ginger-miso dressing with Szechuan wontons
Mandarin Salad mixed greens with miso rice vinegar dressing & spicy cashew nut
Soup of The Day please ask
Lunch Menu
Curry * (red/green/panang or Massaman) with coconut milk & choice of meat or vegetable
Grilled Lemongrass Chicken half chicken marinated with Thai herbs, served with plum sauce 7.50

Grilled Aged Pork Chop marinated with pepper & garlic, served with stir-fried mixed vegetables 7.50

Fresh Garlic and Vegetables * mixed vegetable, stir-fried in garlic sauce
Fresh Sweet Basil * stir-fried with onion, pepper, chili
Fresh Ginger and Pineapple * stir-fried with onion, scallion, mushroom
Spice Cashew Nuts onion, pepper, chili paste
Phad Thai * traditional thai noodle with peanut and eggs
Black Noodle * rice noodle with eggs in brown sauce
Siamese Fried Rice * stir-fried with eggs, tomato, scallion
Spicy Bamboo with basil, chili paste
Eggplant with Sweet Basil stir-fried onion, pepper, chili
Healthy Greens ‡ steamed mixed greens & tofu with black bean sauce, served with brown rice
Mixed Salad ‡ with sesame lime vinaigrette, choice of steamed tofu or chicken
Special of The Day please ask 8.50

Sticky Rice, Brown Rice, Jasmine Rice 1.50

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Dinner
Appetizers
Crispy Spring Rolls cabbage, vermicelli with lime mustard sauce 4.00

Fresh Summer Rolls with house plum sauce wrapped in rice vermicelli, bean sprouts, tofu 4.00

Sa-tae Chicken or Beef grilled marinated chicken or beef with cucumber salsa 4.00

Golden Fritter minced shrimp & chicken with honey-chili sauce 4.00

Nabon Steamed Dumplings chicken & shrimp dumplings with black bean-vinaigrette sauce 4.00

Emerald Vegetable Dumplings mixed vegetable, broccoli, spinach with black plum sauce 4.00

Spice Crispy Calamari with Sriracha honey-chili sauce 5.00

Curry Puff chicken, potato, onion with cucumber salsa 4.00

Jade Seafood Dumplings mixed shrimp & crab meat served with Massaman sauce 5.00

Martini Crispy Shrimps fingered shrimp wrapped with rice paper served with thai cocktail sauce 5.00

Thai Crepe Rolls chicken, peanut served with chili-tomato coulis 5.00

Cornmeal Crusted Shrimp with sesame vinaigrette 5.00

Salad
Exotic Green Salad mixed green salad & tomato with peanut dressing 3.00

Spice Caesar Salad miso ginger and crispy crouton 3.00

Thai Salad green papaya, carrot and peanut with lime dressing 4.00

Crispy Calamari Salad romaine lettuce with miso dressing 5.00

Warm Duck Salad romaine lettuce, tomato, peanut & chili-lime sauce 6.00

Sugarcane marinated Beef Salad with organic greens and chili-paste vinaigrette 6.00

Soup $3
Lemongrass Tom Yum (chicken, shrimp, tofu) spicy soup with mushroom & lemongrass
Coconut Tom Kha (chicken, shrimp, tofu) coconut soup with mushroom & galanga
House Soup (chicken or tofu) mild soup with mushroom, basil and tomato
Southern Soup (chicken/shrimp/tofu) spicy soup with mushroom, basil, tomato
Spice Specialties
Basil Vegetarian Duck basil, onion, green pepper & Thai chili 9.00

Vegetarian Pineapple Duck coconut red curry, bamboo shoots, bell pepper 9.00

Maekong Aged Pork Chop marinated with garlic & Thai pepper with sauteed veggies 10.00

Thai bbq Chicken marinated half chicken served with honey-chili sauce 10.00

Lemongrass Chicken Breast marinated chicken breast with thai sweet & sour sauce 11.00

Chicken Cashew Nut onion, broccoli, green pepper with chili paste 11.00

Thai Volcanic Chicken grilled half chicken with three flavor sauce & stir-fried mixed vegetables 12.00

Crispy Half Chicken with curried rice, egg, onion, cashew nut, and cucumber relish 12.00

Steamed Ginger Fillet of Snapper Napa cabbage, mushroom, Chinese broccoli, ginger sauce 12.00

Chu Cee Duck half crispy duck with string beans, onion, in mild curry sauce 13.00

Grilled marinated Red Snapper with green papaya, carrot & lime dressing with sticky rice 13.00

Spice Crispy Duck baby corn, ginger, mushroom & pineapple 13.00

Geyser Shrimp In a Clay Pot with mixed vegetables & vermicelli noodle 13.00

Grilled Salmon with thai sweet & sour sauce & stir-fried mixed veggies 13.00

Teriyaki Salmon with mushroom, broccoli, carrot in teriyaki-miso sauce 13.00

Grilled Honey Duck broccoli, carrot, string bean with honey-black bean sauce 13.00

Spice Seafood Combo snapper, mussels, shrimp, calamari, basil, onion, green pepper with chili-basil sauce 16.00

Tamarind Whole Fish crispy fish with our signature tamarind sauce 17.00

Curry & Sauteed
Shrimp 10 ‡ Chicken 9 ‡ Beef 9 ‡ Tofu 9 ‡ Vegetable 9
Pad Prik King non-coconut milk curry with stir-fried string bean
Massaman Curry thick, sweet & mild curry with potato & peanut
Panang Curry medium spicy with carrot and string beans
Red Curry spicy curry with bamboo shoot, basil, zucchini, bell pepper
Green Curry spicy curry with bamboo shoot, eggplant, basil, bell pepper
Bangkok Garlic & Vegetables fresh garlic, and assorted seasonal vegetables
Hot Sweet Basil with onion, green pepper & garlic and thai chili
Hawaiian Ginger & Pineapple with onion, mushroom, baby corn, celery
Mongolian Deluxe potato, onion & green pepper with sweet & sour sauce
Japanese Eggplant with Sweet Basil sauteed eggplant with garlic, basil & chili sauce
Rama Dish assorted vegetables with peanut sauce
Noodle & Rice
Shrimp 9 ‡ Chicken & Shrimp 9 ‡ Chicken 8 ‡ Tofu 8 ‡ Vegetable 8 ‡ Beef 8
Pad Thai (chicken & shrimp) traditional thai noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, scallions 9.00

Black Noodles broad rice noodles, egg, chicken, romaine lettuce & sriracha sauce
Sriracha Noodle with rice noodle, egg, chicken, romaine lettuce & sriracha sauce
Drunk Man Noodle (with chicken, shrimp & squid) spicy broad rice noodle, eggs, sweet basil, chili 9.00

6 O'clock Train Spicy Fried Rice chili pepper with eggs, bell pepper, onion & sweet basil
Siamese Fried Rice mild fried rice with eggs, tomato, scallion & onions
Phuket Pineapple Fried Rice mild fried rice, eggs, tomato, scallion & onions 9.00

Brown Rice, Sticky Rice or Jasmine Rice 1.00