Founded in Coral Gables back in 2000, Moon Thai & Japanese Restaurant has since expanded to a total of nine locations, adding restaurants in Kendall, Coral Springs, Weston, and beyond. Chef Jack Punma, the “lifetime chef and restaurant owner” behind Moon Thai now appears to be at work on a new concept in Palm Beach Gardens.
Plan review paperwork was submitted recently by Mr Koon Inc. for a new restaurant called Soul Good at 4767 PGA Blvd. Chef Punma, who is a principal behind Mr Koon Inc., was not immediately available to discuss the project on Monday.
“My passion for cooking started out as a young child in my mother’s kitchen in Bangkok, Thailand,” says a statement from the chef posted on the Moon Thai website. “We cooked food in the morning and sold the meals to the local market. I had to do everything to help my mother, from pounding a mortar to make curry paste to climbing a coconut tree to retrieve a coconut. My mother gave me the passion for cooking and I wouldn’t trade my passion for anything in the world.”
Information is not yet available on Soul Good’s menu offerings. Opening at 4767 PGA Blvd., the new restaurant would join other concepts, including Christopher’s Kitchen, Mainstreet at Midtown, Saito’s Japanese Steakhouse, and Texas de Brazil.
