Of all the restaurants in the Asian food wonderland around the new H Mart<\/a> superstore on NE Loop 820, Yindee will draw early crowds.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not only because Haltom City has a 40-year history of great Thai food. It\u2019s also because it\u2019s the newest and fanciest restaurant from a family with a long and proven history of standout curries and pad Thai.<\/p>\n Nearly 20 years ago, the Thanpaisarnsamut<\/a> family opened their first small restaurants, followed closely by local favorites<\/a> Thai Select, Thailicious, Spice, Blue Jasmine, the Bangkok and Thailicious Southlake.<\/p>\n Yindee is not like any of those restaurants.<\/p>\n Yindee is younger. And fresher.<\/p>\n It feels more like Spice<\/a>: The Next Generation.<\/p>\n On a recent Saturday at lunch, Yindee\u2019s bright, busy dining room was packed with customers exploring an entire menu of different and interesting dishes.<\/p>\n At several tables, families shared the chargrilled half-chicken Thai-style, a Thai street food dish with a Thai marinade.<\/p>\n Yindee also offers a chargrilled rib-eye with Thai dipping sauce for less than $25, plus chargrilled shrimp, pork shoulder or calamari.<\/p>\n The same chargrill produces the usual skewers but also charred okra spears or smoky mushrooms.<\/p>\n Besides the chicken, the most striking dish seemed to be the pad Thai \u201chor Khai,\u201d pad Thai wrapped inside net-like strands of yellow egg<\/a> poured over the stir-fry dish in almost a spider-web pattern.<\/p>\n At least two different customers were heard telling friends, \u201cLook at this!\u201d<\/p>\n The popular Thai soups like tom kha and tom yum are here, but there\u2019s also a selection of regional specialties from the Isan province of northeastern Thailand or coastal dishes such as whole garlic snapper, Thai chili clams, panang lobster curry or lobster pad Thai.<\/p>\n The menu offers the familiar red and green curries, but also a sirloin Massaman curry<\/p>\n On request, Yindee made a chicken kaphrao dish with shredded chicken. Pad kaphrao with garlic and Thai basil is usually one of the spiciest dishes on a Thai menu. It was badly needed on this day to treat a head cold.<\/p>\n The treatment was the most effective you can find without a co-pay.<\/p>\n Word of warning: When you ask for Thai food \u201cspice level 3\u201d in Haltom City, it\u2019s a lot hotter than a \u201c3\u201d in west Fort Worth.<\/p>\n The kaphrao was notably not oily at all and did not taste of the usual strong fish sauce. The flavors of premium white meat chicken, garlic and basil were clear and distinct.<\/p>\n The only dessert was mango sticky rice. But again, it showed unusual effort, with red rice in a heart shape.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to find Yindee Thai. When you see all the traffic around the Uncle Tatsu cheesecake bakery and the 85\u00b0C Bakery facing NE Loop 820, it\u2019s at the other end of that shopping strip.<\/p>\n The address is 3950 NE Loop 820, at 820 and North Beach Street; 682-250-4776<\/a>, yindeethai.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bud Kennedy\u2019s Eats Beat<\/a><\/p>\n Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the \u201cEats Beat\u201d dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 \u2014 that\u2019s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat.![\"Shredded](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1678.jpeg\" "\\"IMG_1678.jpeg\\"")
Shredded chicken kaphrao (with spicy Thai basil) at Yindee Thai in Haltom City, Texas, seen Sept. 12, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1685.jpeg\" "\\"IMG_1685.jpeg\\"")
The dining room at Yindee Thai in Haltom City, Texas, is decorated with upbeat messages and illustrations, seen Sept. 12, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_1684.jpeg\" "\\"IMG_1684.jpeg\\"")
A mango sticky rice dessert at Yindee Thai in Haltom City, Texas, as seen Sept. 12, 2026. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n
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