A new Thai restaurant is opening, featuring a chef/owner who has worked at establishments both in the Sarasota area and in Thailand.
Thai-licious will open Wednesday, June 25, at 5755 S. Beneva Road, Sarasota, at the intersection of Beneva and Clark roads in the former space of The Greek Taverna. The new restaurant is owned by Chompoonuch Gilbert, who goes by Chef Joy, as well as John Buchan and Bill Arkenau.
The majority of Chef Joy’s culinary experience comes from her time in her native Thailand, where she grew up cooking with her family and working at restaurants. Since moving to the United States a few years ago, Chef Joy had also worked locally at Thai Spice & Sushi at Lakewood Ranch prior to Thai-licious…