The Sunday market at the Buddhist Temple of Dallas is where insatiable appetites, raging hangovers and Thai natives come together to scarf down $1 grilled meat skewers and pad Thai under a shaded pagoda. Buddhist or not, it's a spiritual experience for everyone.Every Sunday, a dozen or so vendors come out to the Buddhist Temple courtyard in North Dallas and sell street-style Thai food to temple-goers and the masses.
2. Bathrooms are inside the temple, and before going inside the temple you'll need to take your shoes off. So, plan accordingly.4. Nearly everything is under $10, but you'll likely spend more than $40, especially for two people.6. At some of the stalls where the meals are not made-to-order, you can order half portions of two entrees for the price of one. Not all of them do this but it's worth asking so you can try more things.8. The earlier you go, the better.
Past the smoke are many entree tents serving mains and various sides, so you need to do a lap before committing because it'sEach vendor has a little something different, but you'll see a lot of green papaya salad, pad Thai, larb chicken salad, mango sticky rice, fried rice, egg rolls, meat skewers and even hot soup and curry. So, all the classics, but there's plenty of opportunity to branch out.
We arrived hungry and tried six different meat skewers, larb chicken salad, green papaya salad, Thai tea with boba, mango cake and homemade Thai tea caramel bars.