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| - Solid neighborhood joint that puts on airs of being the spiciest, most authentic, least-compromising Thai restaurant you've ever tried. Don't believe the hype. By U.S. standards this is very middle of the road, standard Westernized Thai food. Our bartender repeatedly warned us about how spicy and special the food we were about to try was, and it...wasn't. Red seafood curry and green chicken curry were both tasty but pretty standard in spite of all the pretension.
There were no exotic herbs or sweat-inducing chilies showcased. These were just good mild-to-medium coconut curries like even *I* can make at home with a can of Mae Ploy paste. Everything was tasty enough though. The green curry includes winter melon, which if you haven't had it, is very delicious -- kind of like a watery potato or piece of yucca. The seafood in the red curry was delicately cooked and not rubbery; both dishes would have benefited from more vegetables and fresh herbs and garnishes. Unless you're interested in sweet-sounding tiki cocktails, the alcohol menu is fairly limited. The (admittedly drunk) bartender was bragging about how the most renowned mixologist in the city designed the cocktail list, but honestly, nothing appealed. We did enjoy some coconut ice cream for dessert, which I suspect is a concession to Western palates and not actually native to Thailand.
Bottom line: better Thai is to be had in Washington, DC, New York City, etc. So don't get your hopes up. This is just nice, average, slightly overpriced fare.
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