Welcome to the Thai Star Restaurant

Welcome to the Thai Star Restaurant

The Thai Star Restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida is a rarity in this age of corporately owned large chain restaurants.  It is a true family affair. Bill Vilaysack and his wife Vong are in the restaurant every day with Bill managing the front of the house and dealing with customers while his wife, Vong, manages the kitchen, ensuring the quality of all the food that is served. Vong grew up in a small village in Northeast Thailand, near Laos, where her father was the village leader.   Since she’d developed a...

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Serving Authentic Thai Food

Serving Authentic Thai Food

Vong Vilaysack grew up in a village near Laos and learned to prepare her classic Thai dishes by preparing meals for traveling dignitaries that would visit her father, who was the village leader. Vong met Bill while he was on a trip to Thailand in 1992.  The began seeing one another and eventually married in 1994.   They moved to Southwest Florida in 1994 where they began their family a few years later. When she’s not in the restaurant you are most likely to find Vong at local farmers markets where she...

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