Locally-owned Thai restaurant on Highway 280 reopens after brief closure
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Earlier this year, Yum Yai on Highway 280 closed temporarily for renovations.
According to their Facebook page, locally-owned Thai restaurant reopened on October 22 with a fresh new look. Keep reading for all the details, plus a peak at their mouth-watering menu.
Yum Yai’s new makeover
After closing for only three months, Yum Yai’s regulars and local fans were elated to hear the restaurant make its reopening announcement.
Their social media is flooded with comments from customers saying “we have really missed your delicious food and warm hospitality” and “I’m thrilled that my favorite place is open again!”
Locally-owned Thai food
Koong Makram from Yum Yai. (@yumyaibham)
If you’ve never been to Yum Yai, it’s worth the trip down Highway 280.
Located across from Greystone by Chuck’s and Jim ‘N Nick’s, Yum Yai blends the vibrant flavors of Bangkok’s street food with a modern twist.
Here’s a peak at the menu:
- Crab fried rice
- Pineapple shrimp curry
- Pork yakuza (pan-fried dumplings + panaang curry sauce)
- Pork cracklings
- Beef drunken noodle
- Coconut cake
Visit Yum Yai on 280
Want to get a taste for yourself?
- Location: 5426 US-280 #9, Birmingham, AL 35242
- Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11AM-2PM + 4:45-9PM | Friday-Saturday 11AM-2PM + 4:45-9:30PM | Sunday 11AM-2:30PM + 4:45-8PM
Have you been to Yum Yai on 280? Tag us @bhamnow + let us know your thoughts!
