The Box: Asian Street Food Restaurant

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Pad Thai and other delicious noodle and rice dishes for cheap in PNUArticle by Melissa Tait

I like Korean food. In fact, I love Korean food. I like Korean food much more than Australian food which is basically vegemite and kangaroo sausages (kanga bangas). What I miss from Australia is the Westernised Chinese and Thai food, which Sydney is full of and you can find everywhere.

A great place to get your Westernised Asian food is The Box in PNU. This restaurant specialises in the dishes we’re familiar with and serves them in cute boxes. On the menu was fried rice, Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Thai Chilli Noodles, Nasi Goreng, Mongolian Beef and Oriental Chicken Salad.

Just a note on the menu, I have a take-away menu which is all written in Hanguel, but actually uses English words to describe the food. For example, rice is spelled 라이스 (ra-i-seu) rather than 밥 (bap). The menu in the restaurant has English translations, so it’s easy to order.

I was very excited to eat some old favorites, including Pad See Ew. There is a great deal to get a rice dish, a noodle dish, a salad dish and two drinks for W15,000, which is a lot of food for two people. It was very tasty, even with some sneaky squid inserted into some dishes. After we finished our meal we were considering ordering another set to take home for the next day.
Hong Kong Fried Rice, Pad See Eu, Oriental Tuna Salad at the Box in PNU
The interior is a modern white color with plenty of seating and even a small outdoor area for smokers and claustrophobics. The restaurant was a little quiet when we were there, but it was doing a roaring trade in take-out sets.

Directions: From PNU exit one walk up the busy street, right at the main street and then diagonally across the big crossing. The Box is one block up from the main crossing, across the road from Paris Baguette.


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