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Thai Charm ~ Haltom City, Texas


First visit: Jun 2015

We've been looking for some time to supplement our favorite 3 Thai restaurants in the area, and we've now found it!

Definitely authentic Thai, and they make sure you know that (a plus in our book). The restaurant has become famous for their Thai Boat noodles, which is not something I've tried before, but I'm most intrigued. On our first visit, I went with my test dish / staple Spicy Basil chicken. It's made with ground chicken and when they say 4 stars is hot, they mean it (even though I'm most tempted to try for their "Thai Standard" of 5 stars). The sauce wasn't quite as tangy as I've had at other authentic Thai places, but it was still very good, and the rice was perfectly cooked. Mrs. RJG had the Sweet Chili with chicken and grocery store's worth of fresh veggies. She was quite pleased overall, and we both lapped up the entire meal. Oh, and the owners could not be nicer. Just a wonderful experience all around.

Location: At the far southern edge of what we call Northeast Tarrant County right at the border of Fort Worth proper and Haltom City. You'll find Thai Charm in a newer strip mall catering to the local Asian population, which is on the NW corner of Beach and Belknap. It used to house a restaurant called Thai Belknap. All of the restaurants in this shopping center (mostly Vietnamese) are relatively narrow, but deep, which is nice especially when it's hot and sunny.

Speaking of Thai Belknap, we had tried that place a few times over the years, starting when it first opened (2005/6?) to as late as 2011, but it just never crested beyond average. Thai Charm is far better and well worth the drive.

6/6/15 (new entry)
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