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Som Tum Jinda
Where? Som Tum Jinda (Downtown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Map Menu
When? Tuesday June 4, 2024
Who? Me
Food Style? Thai
I’m angry and hungry but I’m not angry because I’m hungry. I missed out on badminton due to a gross display of injustice and it was basically a waste of my time to show up. Thankfully it’s a warm sunny summer’s day so I decided to bike downtown and visit this Thai restaurant at Church and Gerrard. I have strong opinions about Thai food in Toronto and this one passes my high threshold for quality, and not just because it's been recommended by the Michelin guide. Last time I was here, I had a Panang curry, and today I’m back for some fried noodles.
Mains
Pad see ew beef: Flat rice noodle, egg, Chinese broccoli and soy sauce
It’s got that magnificent wok hei smokiness like all good fried rice noodles should have. The vegetables taste a little fibrous, perhaps they’re a bit old, but the dish is incredibly tasty as it is. I can’t help but ask for some chilli as well, so they bring out some dried chilli powder and some garlic chilli sauce to use to my heart’s content. It's a satisfying meal and I'm glad I came all the way here.
I’m about to head out but the waitress upsells me on dessert because it’s pandan and I just want nice things in my life right now.
Dessert
Lod chong: Pandan jelly (rice flour), melon in sweet coconut milk
It’s basically a cendol with ice cubes instead of shaved ice. But on a summers day like this, it’s sweet and refreshing and just what I need. I think the ice cubes are kind of a hindrance and the melon is still a bit frozen, but not unpleasantly so. Maybe they should have just used the melon as a way to cool the dessert down instead of having the ice cubes there. Definitely doesn’t remind me of home, it’s really missing that wonderful gula melaka and texture of the shaved ice, but it’s pretty good.
Posted by Jeremy at 12:12am on Thursday October 23, 2025 :: 0 comments :: 