Pad Thai vs. Lo Mein? which do you prefer?

[bolo]

would you rather have some Pad Thai or Lo Mein?

pad thai

lo mein

 

[JustinW]

Pad Thai, hands down. Though a good Gado-Gado would also be up there.

 

[JohnnyLaw]

Pad Thai is the best.

 

[lee_44106]

I'm a both camper.

With SRIRACHA

 

[Warren G.]

Lo mein!

 

[dizzhizz]

pad thai ftw!

 

[sho'nuff]

neither . both too greasy. or at least the ones ive tried.

im not particularly fond of thai food or greasy chinese food.

 

[DNW]

Pad thai has 1000% more flavor. I've never had a good lo mein, and I've eaten at a lot of good chinese restaurants.

 

[user-name]

Depends on who makes the pad thai: I've had some amazing pad thai, but I've also had some pad thai that tasted more like a plate of salt garnished with pad thai.

 

[Rambo]

Originally Posted by user-name

Depends on who makes the pad thai: I've had some amazing pad thai, but I've also had some pad thai that tasted more like a plate of salt garnished with pad thai.
Same goes for Lo Mein. I've had excellent versions of both and versions that I thought would put me off the dishes forever.

 

[DocHolliday]

I've had some great lo mein, but much of it's terrible. Much easier to find passable pad thai. Were I rolling the dice in a random restaurant, I'd go with the pad thai.

 

[lilcram]

For real? they don't even compare! Pad f'n Thai.

 

[ChicagoRon]

Chinese food is intrinsically better than Thai food for my palate.... but these are not the best examples of either fare. I'd still pick Lo Mein.

What about Chap Chae?

 

[hamish5178]

Lo Mein is like what you get in the food court.

I have no clue where I'd go to find good Lo Mein, but I can get good Pad Thai at several restaurants within 10 miles of bumblefuck.

 

[JSC437]

Pad Thai....

I would think the peanuts make all the difference