Thai Stunner Ugly Baby Reopens With a New Menu and Dine-In Service

Beloved Thai restaurant Ugly Baby reopens after temporary closure in March

Well, that didn’t take long. Two weeks after Thai destination Ugly Baby announced that it was temporarily shutting down, the restaurant is back up and running starting this weekend. However, things look a bit different: The Carroll Gardens spot revamped its dinner menu and has added a new dine-in option for customers after months of solely offering takeout and delivery during the pandemic.

According to an announcement on Instagram, Ugly Baby has finalized two new, separate menus for dine-in customers and takeout and delivery orders. The dine-in menu, which was shared last night, includes a range of seafood, beef, pork, poultry, and offal items including kang ped, a sting ray curry, and tom jud, a pork belly pineapple soup. There’s also a separate ‘no meat’ list, plus a handful of items listed simply under ‘brace yourself [mind-blown emoji]’. The new takeout and delivery menu will be posted to Instagram later today.

For diners who are eager to eat indoors at Ugly Baby, there are a number of new rules to follow. The restaurant is offering dine-in service by reservation only, and the reservations will only be accepted over Instagram direct message to start. Customers must place their full food orders ahead of arrival at the restaurant, and seatings are limited to 75 minutes per party. Takeout and delivery service will continue as it has throughout the pandemic, with orders accepted ahead of time also over Instagram direct message.

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