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Talay

“Spy cochefs King Phojanakong (Kuma Inn) and Soulayphet Schwader (BLT Prime) in the open kitchen at this Latin-inflected Southeast Asian eatery in Harlem. The...” —timeout

Cuisine: Latin American, Asian (Southeast)

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Aug 14 08

blackdoc rated Talay, Fair

Jul 30 08

blackdoc says...

Thai-Latin cuisine available on the west side of Harlem sounds like a breathe of fresh air...that is until you taste the food at the awful Talay. While eating at Covo on a Saturday afternoon, the Italian restaurant next door which by the way has a mean chicken fetuccini, I noticed the action in Talay and decided to dine there with my boyfriend a couple days later. That was a bad decision on my part. Before we were even seated I had a terrible taste in my mouth after the eager beaver manager "Romi" introduced himself to me with overwhelmingly annoying enthusiasm and phonyness. He could definitely turn it down a couple notches and cut the phony act. He is glass. So, we ordered crispy shrimp - frozen shrimp I could have fried myself; tuna rolls - frozen tuna prepared the night before with a freezer burnt taste; prawns - charred so much they were inedible; pan roasted chicken - unseasoned and bland wih a yucca puree that tasted more like a milk-butter puree; and lastly a churasco steak - the worst cut and smallest piece of meat I have ever eaten. We were so disgusted with our meal and told all of our friends never to waste their time at Talay. Horrible food, ok server (who was very sweet and cute), tacky crowd, and an over zealous chipmunk-looking manager just chipping away at the diners thinking he is providing good service. Please! I have a feeling Talay will put an end to the Thai-Latin cuisine in Harlem really soon. Tell T... More

Jul 30 08

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Jul 29 08