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| - They thought that they were going to make me cry "uncle"...or at least cry after I said "very spicy" for the Garlic Beef...and very spicy, it was...but they didn't know who they were dealing with...or "with whom they were dealing", for you grammarians out there:)
I like Thai food...more specifically, I like spicy, well made, flavorful Thai food!
That's what you get at Touch of Thai...currently holding the title of "Best Thai Food within Walking Distance of my Home":)
This is a lovely little spot, a little bit off the beaten path...and by "beaten path" I mean that it is about a block off Scottsdale Rd. and parked between a defunct gym and an "Asian Massage" joint, in between a bunch of offices.
It's across the corner from "Giligin's (every now and then you can hear gales of laughter from across the street as somebody "tosses a midget" or something:)
The restaurant itself is lovely, with a little courtyard between its two dining areas (kind of an unusual layout), and nice open feel, a pretty little bar area...oh yeah, and the food is terrific!
A very nice Thai couple own and operate this place, and the food reflects the love and attention to detail that they put into their restaurant...the young lady that owns the place is also (apparently) the main cook and the other night when The Beautiful Carin and I had dinner, she was very concerned about over spicing the Garlic beef, and came out to see if I was going to be OK, with it (she even offered to remake the dish if I had a problem with it...but I didn't...for whatever reason, I seem to be able to metabolize capsaicin like it's candy:)
Other people try to hang with me on the hot stuff and say things "oh my god...I think I just ate the sun" and "it tastes like burning" while I ask for "more chili oil or sriracha, please":)
Carin doesn't like the heat so much so we had our Pad Thai (I know, seems kind of boring, but they make the dish so darn well at TOT) at medium spice and our veggie curry at low heat, all tasty and delightful!
Speaking of curries, if you are a curry fan, you could worse than to stop by TOT...they have a couple of menu pages seemingly devoted to a wide variety of yellow, red, green, blue, orange, and other rainbow colored curries (I might be exaggerating about some of the colors, but I've had some of the red and yellow curry dishes and they are as good as any I've found around here:)
They even have a whole rack of these curry dishes on their lunch special menu ($8.95 for a giant plate of lunchtime Thai:)
The next time you're in Old Town, bored by the Modern Steaks and Olive and Ivy's, get off the beaten path and give TOT a spin...they are nice people, good cooks, they seem to find both flavor and heat back in the kitchen...and if you are in the mood, you can stroll down the block after dinner or lunch and get an "Asian Massage" to "settle your stomach" :-)
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