Nu Do’ Society is an Asian noodle spot with a delicious menu and Instagram-ready dishes.
The restaurant was slated to open in 2020, but the pandemic and other delays pushed it to finally open in the summer at the site of the former River Gods, a once popular night spot.
The all-Thai team behind Nu Do’ Society — including partner Nutthachai “Jeep” Chaojaroenpong, who assisted with Dakzen’s opening in 2018 — has a passion for noodles. The pan-Asian menu draws inspiration from dishes of Thailand, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and beyond. They offer a mix of stir fried and soup noodles with appetizers and desserts.
The cozy 828-square foot and simply decorated dining room can seat up to 28 diners and there is no liquor served. We dined there recently.
For our appetizer, we got the Triangle Kui Chai (Kanom Gui Chai/ Thai style fried Chives Triangles) for $6. These were fabulous and made me ask, Why did I try these for the first time just now? These lovely fried chive puffs use three kinds of flours (rice, sticky rice and tapioca starch) that make them taste like a cross between a scallion pancake and dumpling. The golden crispy exterior hid garlic and chives and packed a chewy middle layer that paired well with the sweet soy dipping sauce. These were addictive.
The steaming bowl of Pork Noodle Soup (Gai Tiao Moo) for $12 had a lovely, pure and simple, pork-based broth that shined with the rice noodles, pork slices, hard-boiled egg, meat balls and Shanghai bok choy. Next we got the Chicken Kao Soi (stands for cut rice) for $12 with the Northern Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup. This dish is commonly served in Myanmar, northern Thailand and Laos. There are many variations, but this one had chicken in a lovely aromatic and rich coconut curry broth with crispy and boiled egg noodles studded with bok choy, fried shallots, and pickled mustard. This dish can be made vegetarian if you want to switch out the chicken for tofu.
Located in Cambridge, Nu Do’ Society is worth a visit for its reasonable prices, delicious food and friendly service. We definitely plan to go back again soon.
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