Oriental Food Market & Take-Out

"We’ve been coming to this small Thai spot on S Dixie since before they took credit cards—they do now, but only if you order at least $25 worth of pad thai and curries. That should be easy because this is the best Thai food in West Palm Beach. It’s mostly a takeout operation, but you can also eat at a long dining room table next to a wall of coconut milk cans (except Saturdays and Sundays, when they’re closed). photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC If you can win over the perpetually busy owners with your charm, they’ll fuss over you like a bride on her wedding day. We’ve seen regulars have their food waiting for them in front of their favorite chair when they arrive with nary a word exchanged. We’re jealous they get to chat it up with Miss Julie about traffic before walking out with cardboard boxes filled with spring rolls, spicy shrimp soup, and fried rice. We haven’t quite earned that right yet. Maybe one day. Food Rundown video credit: Virginia Otazo Papaya Salad If you only order one thing, make it the papaya salad with generous amounts of salty fish sauce. It does the job of two doctors: simultaneously clearing your sinuses while plumping your lips. photo credit: Cleveland Jennings / @eatthecanvasllc Grilled Chicken These golden, juicy chicken skewers are what we normally order to go along with the papaya salad. Use the sticky rice to scoop up a piece of chicken and papaya salad for the best bite in the city. photo credit: CLEVELAND JENNINGS / @EATTHECANVASLLC Massaman Curry This curry is smoother than a puppy’s belly and just as sweet—with a little bite from the red bird's eye chilis. You can get it with beef, chicken, or pork. The beef pairs best with the potatoes in the curry." - Virginia Otazo