{"id":11461,"date":"2019-11-26T22:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T06:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=11461"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:39:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T06:39:27","slug":"new-thai-food-truck-joins-food-annex-savs-thai-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/new-thai-food-truck-joins-food-annex-savs-thai-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"New Thai food truck joins food annex \u2014 Sav\u2019s Thai Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rylie Horrall<\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

Sav\u2019s Thai Kitchen is the latest addition to the growing food annex in Monmouth. Located at 152 Main St W, the new food truck has only been open since Nov. 9. It is owned and operated by Savannah Randolph, who initially started out with a Thai food blog and no kitchen.
\nRandolph originally worked in a pharmacy, but has always had a desire to have her own food truck or a small caf\u00e9. Recently, a possibility arose for her to open the food truck, and she seized the opportunity.
\n\u201cI found out that my job was closing the company at the end of the year, and it was my wake up call to either try and start my business or just apply for another pharmacy job,\u201d Randolph said. \u201cSo, I decided to take a chance with the food truck.\u201d
\nShe chose to open in Monmouth because she had just moved to the area but was disappointed that there were no Thai restaurants nearby. Randolph also loved the feel of the food annex, which solidified her decision to open here.
\nThe decision to serve Thai food stemmed from Randolph\u2019s time in Thailand as a child; she lived there for four years, and began cooking and perfecting her own Thai recipes since then.
\n\u201cI really wanted to show people what authentic Thai food was like,\u201d she said.
\nCurrently, the menu at Sav\u2019s Thai Kitchen does not rotate, but Randolph intends to once the truck has been open for a longer period of time. The plan is to keep the menu simple and change it every couple of days or so with new daily items. By doing this, Randolph believes that customers will then get a chance to try different kinds of dishes.
\nFor first-time customers, Randolph recommends the Khao Man Gai, which is Thai marinated chicken over garlic ginger infused rice served with chicken broth soup and a special homemade sauce.<\/p>\n

\u201c(You) just can\u2019t go wrong with it and you won\u2019t see it at any other Thai restaurant nearby. In Thailand there were specific street food stalls that only sold this one dish,\u201d Randolph added, due to the fact that the dish was so good.
\nThe signature dish at the food truck is the fried rice, which can be bought regular or spicy \u23e4 Khao Pad Gai or Khao Pad Krapow, respectfully. The Khao Pad Gai is jasmine rice with chicken, Chinese broccoli, onion and egg, while the Khao Pad Krapow is jasmine rice with chicken, chopped green beans, Thai basil, onion and chilies. Randolph recommends adding a side of Nam Pla Prik \u2014 fish sauce with chili peppers \u2014 because it adds to the dish.
\nCurrently, Sav\u2019s Thai Kitchen is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.\u20133 p.m., or until the truck is sold out. Starting in January, the food truck\u2019s hours will be changed and will most likely be open Tues\u2013Sat.
\nSav\u2019s Thai Kitchen can be found on Facebook and Instagram at the handle @savsthai, along with their website savsthaikitchen.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Contact the author at rhorrall17@wou.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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