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Thai Naka ~ Millbrook, Alabama


First visit: Jan 2026

With the record collection now secured, we continued journeying west and selected the Montgomery area as our place to hunker down for the evening. I'd only been to the capital of Alabama once before, interestingly on a record buying trip way back in 1992. Yep, over 35 years ago, while still a single lad. Mrs. RJG has never been, and she's getting closer to checking off all the capitals, a feat I completed personally in 2012 (Olympia, WA). And I've never spent a night here, so that's another checklist I'm working on.

We all know Mrs. RJG has to get in some Thai food on any given trip, and I figured why not accomplish that early. It's also good for our digestive systems. Thai Naka looked like the best bet of the few options available. Oh, and look at that, they have Singha available. Did that cold beer taste good!


The restaurant is nice, very spacious, with good lighting, though probably could have been more intimate. As for the meal, I've had a hard time getting what I really want (stir fried basil chicken - Thai style), so I've decided just to go with Thai Basil Fried Rice, unless they have my dish on the menu. So that's what I ordered. Asked for it Hot, which was 3 stars out of 5. Have to say they really did accomplish the heat level. The flavor was great, the chicken well seasoned, though the rice was mushy, a major demerit. Mrs. RJG went with the stir fried ginger, something she hadn't tried before, and she really enjoyed it. We also asked for Thai chilies, and they gave us like three slivers that you could barely taste. 

Would we go back if we lived in the area? I think so. The flavors were truly Thai, and I think the rice situation could be seasonal. We could probably coerce more chilies from them too. :-)

1/7/26

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