GOOG Thai Cook Shop, Red Hook: Regional Thai & Tom Yum Cocktails
GOOG Thai Cook Shop is a Thai restaurant at 380 Van Brunt St in Red Hook. It doesn’t post a happy hour. The verdict: a Van Brunt Street Thai kitchen with real regional range, from Isaan salads to southern crab curry noodles, and a cocktail list that uses Thai flavors properly. No happy hour; the weekday lunch is the time to go.
What to Expect
GOOG cooks across Thailand: an Isaan-style larb-type salad with roasted rice, mint and culantro (chicken or pork), southern-style rice vermicelli in crabmeat yellow curry with a soft-boiled egg (flagged very spicy), the signature massaman curry, pork fried rice with Chinese broccoli and nam pla prik, and a garlic stir-fry served with a sunny-side egg and sriracha. Flat noodles stir-fried with shrimp, long beans, basil and chili round it out.
The Drinks
The cocktails borrow from the kitchen: tequila infused with dried chilis and Tom Yum syrup with lime tonic, a lemongrass martini, a lychee martini, a lychee whiskey sour with egg white, a chai bourbon old fashioned and a mezcal-yuzu margarita. Beer Lao and sparkling wine cover the rest.
When to Go
Lunch noon–3pm on weekdays, dinner from 5pm, and all day from noon on weekends. In Red Hook, where the train doesn’t reach, a weekend afternoon pairs well with the waterfront. It also caters events.
The Honest Caveat
No happy hour posted, and drink prices aren’t on the menu online. Red Hook has no subway stop, so plan on the bus, ferry or a walk.
For a drink deal nearby, see our Red Hook happy hour guide and where to eat in Red Hook. For more like it: best Thai restaurants in NYC, best lunch in NYC.