Restaurants & Bars

After 5 Years, Bangkok Street Food Spot Moves Into Bed-Stuy

Little Grenjai's Brooklyn opening left guests saying they "would smash" the eatery's new smash burger.

The owners of a popular food truck and Hamptons pop up found a permanent home for their take on Bangkok street food in Bed-Stuy.
The owners of a popular food truck and Hamptons pop up found a permanent home for their take on Bangkok street food in Bed-Stuy. (Google Maps)

BED-STUY, NY — The owners of a popular food truck and Hamptons pop up found a permanent home for their take on Bangkok street food in Bed-Stuy.

Married owners Trevor Lombaer and Sutathip Aiemsaard opened Little Grenjai, an extension of their growing New York ventures, on Gates Avenue near Marcy Avenue Sunday, according to the restaurant's website and Grub Street.

"It was everything to see people in OUR space. We could feel how far we’ve come and how close we are to our dream now," the owners wrote on Instagram.

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The Bed-Stuy location will serve a limited menu including coffee and congee in the morning, a chile and basil seasoned smash burger made with pork and beef and beer and wine, Grub Street reported.

"The debut of the krapow smash burger was a smash. It was totally iconic, like unbelievable. It started fights. People ate [three]," owners said on Instagram.

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The restaurant will serve its partial menu Wednesday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. And on the last Sunday of every month, the burgers will be served up on a dance floor blasting R&B music — an event the owners are calling "Would Smash."

The couple first sold pad Thai out of a converted hot dog cart around New York City, which became successful enough to grow into a food truck, according to the restaurant's website.

The food truck led to a summer-long popup in the Hamptons called "Sagaponack Supper Club." Most recently, the couple worked out of a Ghost Kitchen in Downtown Brooklyn, according to Grub Street.

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