I know there are plenty of great dishes to get at Thai restaurants, but I only get Pad Thai unless I get two dishes. Pad Thai is just too good, and it is a lot of fun to compare the numerous places and their Pad Thai.
I'm not going to rank them yet, this is the first time I am mentioning them, you have to stick around to see which is the best. Its called a cliffhanger in the business - it makes you come back wanting more.
Sawatdee: There are 7 locations now, 4 that I've been too. Its hard to say what my favorite is because the St. Paul location (the first authentic Thai restaurant in the Twin Cities) has a little better taste to the Pad Thai, but the Washington Ave. location is not far behind and has a bigger portion. It also has a better atmosphere than the St. Paul location if you are eating in.
The Minneapolis Bar & Cafe location is very solid, about as good as Washington Ave. , but not quite the same portions. The Uptown location is my least favorite of the four. While I would never turn down an opportunity to eat there, I would try and get to one of the other Mpls locations first.
I recommend going with the chicken first, go for about a 3 for spice (on a scale of 1-5). You also might want to ask how the chef cooks; some chefs tend to go a little hotter than others. The pork is also very good and the shrimp works too. I love shrimp, but it just doesn't quite taste right in Pad Thai to me. The noodles are the best part of the dish, so if you aren't sure what to do feel free to go without meat, it still is great!
If you are looking for an appetizer there is 1 you have to try: Supenn's Fresh Spring Rolls. They are flat out amazing.
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I would not count out the Downtown Mpls Sawa location. It may already be the best, but could be especially nice before future Twins games.
ReplyDeleteI recently sampled the "Summer" Pad Thai there, but really couldn't tell much difference from the standard.
True Thai on Franklin Ave is very good, maybe my favorite. I rememeber their noodles being especially good. Sometimes Sawa can be have too much sauce and get too soupy. Also, I prefer it not to be too sweet.