My BF and I have been hooked on Red's Orchid's Thai food ever since our first takeout experience. I'd like to rate it a 4.5, if that were an option :) They've recently expanded their dine-in area. We started with, what else other than, the classic default Asian appetizer of Crab Rangoon.
My go-to main dish order is the Green Curry with shrimp, which consists of broccoli, green beans, bell peppers, eggplant, basil mixed in a green curry paste & coconut milk. It is delicious, but seriously spicy. I order the lowest spice level at a 1 and it stills instantly makes me cough, my nose run and indigestion instantly flare... but I still LOVE the taste. Seriously it's delicious, even if I can only handle a bit at a time. Usually when I order take out I combat the spice by adding more coconut milk or yogurt. I am sissy when it comes to spicy, but truly even my BF thinks it is spicy for a level 1. Although, I just took my parents here and my Dad ordered a 3 in green curry and it seemed just as spicy as the level 1s I've had. My BF tried something new on a recent trip, the Thai Panang curry with coconut milk prepared with broccoli, carrots and bell peppers. He ordered a spice level 5, so I was too scared to try it myself. My mother recently tried Masaman Curry at $12.50 of potatoes, onions, carrots, mixed in masaman paste in coconut milk. It was delicious creamy, sweet and peanut-y.
We also regularly order my other favorite dish, the Pineapple fried rice. It is stir fried with egg, pineapple, cashews, carrots, onion, scallions, and raisins which all combine to create the most delicious nutty flavor. Once I start eating this dish, I have a hard time stopping. I've had it multiple times and once it was a bit too greasy for fried rice.
I would really encourage anyone in the North Hills area to step up their takeout experience by ordering from the Red Orchid, or to stop in for the dine-in experience. I've written more on my blog & shared pictures if you are interested at http://moscatoismymantra.com/category/food/