FoodWire: Baan Thai Express Now Open Downtown

Baan Than Express has opened at 711 Olive Street, the space formerly occupied by the short-lived restaurant Zaytoon. The restaurant is something like a cafeteria: Customers pay based on how many different items from the daily selection they choose. One item and rice is $6.99, two items with rice $7.99, etc.

According to the takeout menu I grabbed, items available daily include pad thai with tofu, red curry with tofu and green curry with chicken. Other items are available on Monday-Wednesday-Friday (e.g., massaman curry) or Tuesday-Thursday (e.g., panang curry). Soups, side dishes and desserts are also available.

Call 314-588-7288 for more info. (I called to get the hours, but no one answered.)