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| - So far, my favorite Thai restaurant in Phoenix. I faced a lot of disappointments and mediocrity before I found Thai Lahna and crowned it my valley favorite, but while I have enjoyed consistently good Thai at Thai Lahna, I have never gotten that glorious rush from eating their food. The first time I tried anything from Sala Thai, my girlfriend ordered me Green Curry to go after dining there with her mother. When she requested it Thai Hot, the server politely giggled behind her hand. That curry was the single spiciest thing I have ever eaten. I am accustomed to spice, but the girl took one bite and promptly ate two slices of bread to cool her esophagus. I don't know if the spice dispenser malfunctioned, or they felt like messing with us or what, but it was basically a little cardboard trapezoid of napalm. Even then, the delicate, sweet, earthy, volcanic flavors of their green curry came through. A week or so later I found an excuse to try a visit to Sala in person. I am often crippled by extensive menus, I find myself agonizing over the whole concept of "But what if one of my all-time favorite dishes is on this menu, but I choose the wrong thing and never come back, and my life is .003% less satisfying...", and the Sala Thai menu features pictures that make everything look delicious. Ultimately I chose to go with Spicy Eggplant, which is out of character for me, because in trying any new Thai restaurant, my two defaults to establish a barometer are Green Curry and Pad Thai. If you get those right, I trust you to do everything else. So my Spicy Eggplant hits the table...you know those moments when food looks so spectacular that you're almost embarassed to defile it by eating it? That was the case here, and not because it used fancy technique or elaborate chef-driven painting with sauces, but because the produce was so fresh, and the balance of colors so gorgeous, it essentially became some sort of accidental, outsider pop art. Or something. The important part is that it was exquisitely delicious. The eggplant's texture was silky as it should be, the balance of sweet, savory, earthy and spicy was perfect, the rice was the proper consistency..it was what I want Thai food to be. I have not been to Thailand, I have no close friends or relatives of Thai descent, I haven't read an encyclopedia of Thai cooking. I only know that my mouth and belly left pleased as they have been by no other Thai place in town, and that is good enough for me.
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