Reviews & Press
Ancient Order of Hibernians of Rockland County
2022 Emerald Ball
KWAN THAI WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE AOH OF ROCKLAND COUNTY AS BUSINESS PEOPLE OF THE YEAR
Where to get delicious THAI FOOD IN THE HUDSON VALLEY in 2021
HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE, 2021
“Best Restaurant!” —New York State Assembly District 97
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, JANUARY 13, 2022
New York State Assemblyman, Mike Lawler, names Kwan Thai the BEST RESTAURANT in New York State Assembly District 97.
Where to Get the Best Thai Food in the Hudson Valley
HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2020
Kwan Thai is one of those places where you can order a bunch of appetizers and skip the main course completely. The fried wontons, packed with seasoned ground pork and served with a plum sauce, are addicting enough to merit a second order. Add to that a serving of chicken puffs and tao hoo tod, or fried tofu paired with a sweet chili sauce and peanuts, and you’ll be one happy camper.
Meals On Wheels Cornucopia Benefit
An Intimate Dinner Party with Hudson Valley's Culinary Best
DINNER PROGRAM, NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Kwan was born in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. (They still rice farm to this day with water buffalo) KWAN is the oldest sibling of 4 in her family, 2 sisters and 1 brother…
BEST THAI FOOD IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
HUDSON VALLEY MAGAZINE, APRIL 2018
Restaurant Hunter "High Fives"
The Videographer Picks
Rob Petrone isn't the only one who gets to eat while working on Restaurant Hunter! Watch as the talented Restaurant Hunter crew gives their picks for favorite dishes they ate in the lower Hudson Valley on the show in 2017!
A TOUCH OF ASIA, TANGY AND HOT
THE NEW YORK TIMES, BY JULIA MOSKIN, JUNE 16, 2009
It is a long way, Kwan Bellhouse said last week, from planting rice in her parents’ paddies in northeastern Thailand to roasting it in Kwan Thai, her small restaurant here in Rockland County…
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A Thai REstaurant That’s Taking A Chance
THE JOURNAL NEWS, BY DEVEN BLACK & JILL ROVITZKY BLACK, FEBRUARY 24, 2006
Serving authentic cuisine in an American restaurant can mean facing a dilemma: How do you make the exotic accessible without dumbing it down? If you’re Kwan and Pete Bellhouse, the Thai and American couple who opened Kwan Thai in Pearl River in September, you go out on a limb…
SPICE, SPICE BABY
KWAN THAI TURNS UP THE HEAT IN PEARL RIVER
ROCKLAND MAGAZINE, BY ERICA WILDERS, FEBRUARY-MARCH 2006
If you’re looking for a new way to keep warm this winter, the hot and spicy food at Pearl River’s new Kwan Thai will do the trick. While the town may be known more for pub food, this fiery newcomer is adding some heat to the food scene—enough to get that chill out of your bones…