Thai Thai of Covington (formally known as Thai Flavor formally known as Thai Spice)
I've finally come back to my food blog, but for more than one reason. During my recession of food blog writing, some friends and family came to me and asked if I was still writing my food blogs. I was surprised to find out that more people read my posts than I thought. So, in the back of my mind I figured I'd start the blog back up again, but that idea kept getting pushed onto the back burner, as I was searching for work as a recent college graduate from art school. My laziness also held me back from getting back to the blog and that's a flaw I have recognized and strive to address. But there are other reasons I wanted to return to the blog.
One reason had started with some news I received a few weeks ago, when I got a call from my mom. She said a friend of ours, who had worked in the restaurant supplying business, told her some old friends were back in town. Mom told me Mrs. V and Top were back in town running the Thai Thai restaurant formally known as Thai Flavor, which was the name of the restaurant when my family and I first met Top and Mrs. V when we first starting going to the restaurant. To my knowledge, I believe the restaurant was first called Thai Spice. It was ran by Mrs. V, her brother Ricky, and her son, Top. It wasn't till after the restaurant's name was changed to Thai Flavor when my family and I started eating there. Ricky had been caught embezzling money that was supposed to go to insurance. So he left the restaurant and opened Thai Spice across the street on Hwy 190. That was when the original Thai Spice became Thai Flavor.
About half a decade ago. Thai Flavor was the first Thai restaurant my family had been to and we loved it. I had never had fried rice so good in my life. The rice was moist, and so flavorful, and had a new taste so pleasing to my palate. That fried rice probably started my love for sweet and savory dishes. The meat, eggs, and onions were savory as they complimented the sweet fried rice, raisins, pineapples, and Thai seasoning. Fried rice was all my sister and I would order for a while at Thai Flavor, but it wasn't the meal I always got when I started going to there. I always used to order the sweet and sour chicken. It was a great version of the classic Asian themed dish. My sweet tooth savored that meal and I loved the addition of pineapples among the onions, carrots, and sweet bell peppers. After I had the fried rice, I found myself liking it even more than the sweet and sour and that was my go to meal.
My family and I went to Thai Flavor A LOT. I'm sure we were there once a week. Our friend, Ms. Jill, who worked for SYSCO, knew Mrs. V and Top well and thats how my family and I got so well acquainted with the restaurant owners. Mrs. V and Top are some of the nicest people you'd meet. They took good care of us at Thai Flavor. They especially showed honor and love towards my mom's mom, my grandma, Me Me. When we took Me Me to Thai Flavor, Mrs. V would bring out complimentary desserts. The desserts were fried banana ice-cream and sticky rice with mango with a coconut creme sauce. Those desserts were awesome. Me Me especially liked the coconut mango dessert since she loved coconut, and everyone enjoyed fried bananas spring roll style with ice-cream. My family sure did spend a lot of time at Thai Flavor. The food and people were great.
The Thai Flavor era ended when Mrs. V and Top returned to Atlanta, where she had grandchildren and family living there running other Thai restaurants. It was sad to see them go, but good that Mrs. V could be with her grand kids. Ricky then took over Thai Flavor and restaurant's name changed to Thai Thai by Ricky. I think we went there once, but the food was not as good and that friendly duo, Top and Mrs. V, were gone. We tried some other Thai restaurants that plentifully sprang up around Covington, but none could compare to Thai Flavor.
Shocking and sad news hit the newspaper and local news a few weeks ago. Ricky had been arrested for drug possession and distribution. He later admitted to possession of child pornography and sex crimes against juveniles. Thai Thai took a hard hit due to Ricky's reputation. Business had come to a halt, but it was this incident that brought Mrs. V and Top back into town. After the shock of Ricky's crimes and arrest, I was gladden to hear of the return of Top and Mrs. V. My parents, some friends, and I went to Thai Thai as soon as we could, to meet back up with our old friends. It was a happy time. It was a time when drinks were on the house, and people were smiling and eating good food just like the old Thai Flavor times. It is sad about Ricky, but he is now in jail and is not coming back to Thai Thai as far as I know. Business had been slow for Thai Thai since the new management, but it's picking up a little at a time. A reputation can really hurt a business and that is why I'm writing about Thai Thai and why I wanted to return to my food blog.
I am writing to let people know that Thai Thai is a good place to go to eat and have a good time. I want people to know that the management is new and it's practically a brand new restaurant. Mrs. V and Top are great and kind people. They run a nice business and the food they serve is flavorful and great. The cuisine of Thai Thai is just like what was served when the restaurant was called Thai Flavor. I often find myself wanting to call "Thai Thai" "Thai Flavor" because it reminds me so much about the good old times. I encourage people to give Thai Thai a try. I recommend the fried rice, spring rolls, any dessert, the Pad Prick Khing, and the Thai tea. Thai Thai is great for take out and for a nice sit-down dinner with family and friends. You can find Thai Thai in Covington on corner of 190 and Three Rivers road going towards Covington.
Thank you for reading my blog. The other reason I wanted to start writing again is because writing is just a good thing to do. It is productive and it gives myself a bigger voice and I can write about good things and Thai Thai is a good thing.
