Apparently, most people only think they know what spicy food is like. Pamela Yang recalls many visitors to her new East Lansing Thai restaurant learning this very quickly.
“Right when we first opened people were ordering the meals hot and extra hot,” Yang says. “They didn’t think it was going to be that hot. It’s been pretty interesting.”
Yang says it didn’t take long after the opening of
Thai 102 Degrees in January for diners to start requesting gentler use of their signature Thai peppers. The authentic Thai food offered by her business, which she owns with her father, Michael Yang, is based on the cooking she grew up with in her Hmong home.
Thai 102 Degrees is the Yang family’s second restaurant. Downtown Plymouth’s Little Bangkok Cuisine is owned by Yang’s father and managed by her brother.
“This is a change of pace from the other restaurant that we have,” says Yang.
“We trying something new with an express location rather than full services.”
The walk-up and order services at the new
East Lansing restaurant are ideal for carryout, though the 1,800 square foot location does include tables for dining in. Thai 102 Degrees currently employs seven part time workers.
Source: Pamela Yang, Thai 102 Degrees
Writer: Natalie Burg, News Editor
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