You eat Thai food at Simply Asia in Brooklyn Mall, where the menu runs from spring rolls to curries and noodles. The kitchen adjusts spice levels — mild to hot — and marks vegetarian and vegan dishes. Start with sweet corn cakes or chicken satay skewers, then move to green curry with coconut milk or pad Thai with crushed peanuts. Sushi rolls include salmon and avocado options, and the kitchen serves roti with banana and condensed milk for dessert.

The dining room is in the mall, a short walk from parking and other shops. Families fill the tables at midday, and the kitchen serves through the afternoon into evening. Dishes arrive as they are ready, in the Thai tradition of shared meals.

Simply Asia is part of a South African chain trained by Thai chefs. The Brooklyn Mall location has been serving since at least 2013.