PHU KET Wakefield

I haven't been to PHU KET in Wakefield for over a year but armed with a Groupon+ I decided to visit for lunch today.

They lost a good deal of what used to be available parking spaces. I must admit that I never understood why they split Phuket into two words.

The inside has always been very pleasant, and today the heat was on. It was REALLY on.

This is the other end of the L shaped room.

I started with the Spicy Mussels (8). "Sauteed mussels, peppers, basil leaves and peppers in spicy pepper sauce". It was five good sized Prince Edwards mussels that were slightly overcooked. The spicy pepper sauce was mostly absent as was the spicy part.

This was followed by the Dancing Squid (10) from the lunch menu. "Tender squid sautéed in tasty fresh minced hot peppers, basil leaves, onions, mushrooms, string beans and bell peppers". See any "fresh minced hot peppers"? Me neither. This was marked as three peppers on the menu, and I told the waiter that I wanted it three peppers hot. Didn't work, it was maybe one pepper spicy. The veggies were cooked nicely as was the squid. It was also a plethora of big onion chunks in there. The nicely cooked squid was strangely enough almost devoid of taste. If you managed to get some basil on your fork with the food it was OK. The only thing reminiscent of Thai flavor was a bit of heat and a bit of sweet. This place has gone downhill since the ownership change.

Address 21 Princess St, Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone number (781) 246-9888