Pig and Khao: Southeast Asian on L.E.S.
brioche French toast.
The space is modestly sized, with
74 seats, including some counter
seating, and features an open kitchen.
The colorful interior features
several artworks on the walls, which
all give the place a lively Lower East
Side vibe.
Pig and Khao has an overall Yelp
rating of 4 out of 5. “All around, the
food was pretty good,” one reviewer
wrote, saying that portion sizes were
good and dishes had a lot of fl avor.
“It is a smaller establishment so the
tables for 2 are a little cramped and
it did get quite loud,” the person
added.
Another reviewer said she recently
went to Pig and Khao during Restaurant
Week and that it was a good
deal and the food was “excellent.”
She added, “The highlights were
papaya salad and corn sumtum.
The three fl avor prawns are packed
with… well, fl avor!”
During the summer Restaurant
Week, which goes until Aug. 16, the
brunch deal at Pig and Khao is $26
per person and $42 for dinner.
More information on the restaurant
can be found at pigandkhao.com.
Eats
BY GABE HERMAN
One of the Downtown
restaurants participating
in this summer’s Restaurant
Week is Pig and Khao,
a Lower East Side spot at 68
Clinton St. that serves Southeast
Asian fare, including Filipino and
Thai dishes.
Pig and Khao opened in fall
2012. Owner and chef Leah Cohen
is a “Top Chef” alum, and the
is felt strongly throughout the
small restaurant.
The dinner menu includes
“small plate” options, such as
Thai mushroom salad, baby octopus
paksiw, ka prow (with
stir-fried beef), Malaysian butter
prawns and grilled sirloin. Prices
range from $15 to $19.
“Large plate” options — priced
from $27 to $35 — include barbecued
baby back ribs, Malaysian
fried chicken and whole fried fi sh.
There is also a brunch menu,
including steak and eggs, sizzling
corned beef hash, longonissa
sausage, green papaya salad and
Sizzling corned beef hash at Pig and Khao.
FREE SHOWS IN
EAST RIVER PARK
infl uence of her Filipino upbringing
AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 11
8/8: CRUMB I PHONY PPL I PURR
8/9: ELISA MONTE DANCE I PLUS A PRE-SHOW DANCE WORKSHOP
8/10: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
8/11: EDDIE PALMIERI I BABY POWER I DJ LUCHO I DJ EDDIE BATIZ
COURTESY PIG AND KHAO
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