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The Mein Man: Sober Thoughts About Drunken Noodles at Indochine
Dish: Drunken Beef Noodles Place: Indochine Asian Dining Lounge, Tacoma (on Pacific Ave.) Price: $13.95 On the plate: From the menu: “Tender marinated beef, rice noodles, bamboo shoots, onions, and...
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The Mein Man: Ayutthaya Thai Cuisine is Pretty Lean on Serving Size and Spice
Dish: Ayutthaya Noodles Place: Ayutthaya Thai Cuisine, Capitol Hill Price: $8.50 On the plate: From the menu: “Seasoned stir-fried wide noodles with chicken, egg & garlic. Served over green...
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The Mein Man: Thai Palms Noodles Are a No-No
Dish: Pad Thai Place: Thai Palms, Rainier Valley Price: $6.99 On the plate: Per the menu: “Thai noodles mixed with ground peanuts, onion and bean sprouts.” There’s also lots of shredded carrot and...
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The Mein Man: OK Noodles Misses the Boat
Dish: Boat Noodle Soup Place: OK Noodles, University District Price: $6.78 In the bowl: Per the menu: “Small rice noodles, bean sprouts, spinach.” “Small” is written in because “Wide” is crossed out....
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The Mein Man: Araya’s Vegetarian Place Gets Me Drunk on Mushrooms, But Not on...
Dish: Drunken Mushrooms Place: Araya’s Vegetarian Place, University District Price: $13.95 On the plate: Per the menu: “Classic Thai spicy wide rice noodles stir-fried in garlic & chili with...
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The Mein Man: Little Uncle Gives You a Street High with Khao Soi Gai
Dish: Khao Soi Gai Place: Little Uncle, Capitol Hill Price: $8.80 On the plate: Per the menu: “Chiang Mai curry egg noodles, stewed chicken, pickled mustard, fried shallots.” “Mustard” is mustard...
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The Mein Man: Thaiger Room Is Far from Roaring and Far from Golden
Dish: Golden Noodles Place: Thaiger Room, University District Price: $7.28 ($2.00 more for prawns and $3.00 more for mixed seafood) On the plate: Per the menu: “Rice noodles stir-fried with your choice...
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The True Spice Route: To Thailand Via Issaquah Via Noodle Boat
What happens when a food writer joins friends for dinner with no intention of a write-up or review? Well, apparently, it still turns into a photo shoot and report. How can I resist sharing images from...
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10 Terrific Tofu Dishes in Seattle
Yesterday, Serious Eats posted my roundup of “10 Terrific Tofu Dishes in Seattle.” An excerpt: I probably wouldn’t have connected the words “tofu” and “terrific” twenty or thirty years ago. Before I’d...
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The Mein Man: Pestle Rock Puts the “Yum” in Tom Yum Noodle Soup
Dish: Guay Tiow Tom Yum Place: Pestle Rock, Ballard Price: $12.00 In the bowl: From the specials board: “Thin rice noodles with Carlton Farms ground pork, green bean, bean sprout, onion & cilantro,...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Seattle’s Asian Food Scene This Year
In my restaurant research for a recent trip to Richmond, British Columbia, I stumbled upon one of those menu items that shows the challenge in translating from Chinese to English: Diversity of Flavor...
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Thai Curry Fish Custard With a Twist at Noodle Boat Near Seattle
Noodle Boat tackles a dish that I've found at only a couple of other places in the Seattle area: hor mok, traditionally a curried fish custard that's steamed in a banana leaf. Their "BKK" is...
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For Eater: Where to Eat Thai Food in Seattle
Thai restaurants are fairly ubiquitous in Seattle, though they can be uninspiring with many of the menus looking alike. With so many to choose from, here are the ones that rise above the rest, along...
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The Mein Man: Pad Thai (and Pleasant Peculiarities) at Song Phang Kong
Embrace the quirky experience, and you're in for a delicious bargain and some of the best Thai food in town.
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13 Essential Destinations for Asian Noodles in Seattle
Noodles have special meaning in so many Asian cultures, ranging from longevity to general health to luck to fortune. Here are some of the best in the Seattle area.
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The Top Asian Cheap Eats in Seattle
Let me lead you to the best deals that will save you some money while delivering delicious flavors of the East.
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Currying Favor(ites)
Curry is beloved throughout Asia and beyond. But what exactly is curry, how does it vary country to country, and where can you eat it locally?
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Seek Out Southcenter’s Array of Asian Food
This Tukwila neighborhood isn't just strip malls and Cheesecake Factories.
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Recommended Asian Restaurants in the Seattle Area: Master List
Here's a compilation of links to lists of my favorite Asian restaurants broken down into different categories.
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