i had it yesteday and it's flavor and texture blew my mind. this was at Little Tibet here in BLoomington, but the Pad Thai at Penny's Noodles in Chicago is equally remarkable. so... N/C

Oooooh.

Not crap. Especially with fresh squeezed lime. 4 stars is all I've been able to handle though.

You go, Mtar!

Pure L wrote:Oooooh.

Especially with fresh squeezed lime.

yes. The crumbled peanuts kill me too...

Michael Gregory Bridavsky wrote:

Pure L wrote:Oooooh.

Especially with fresh squeezed lime.

yes. The crumbled peanuts kill me too...

My wife makes it roasted cashews(?). Tastes even better, I'll try and find the recipie when I get home.

Not Crap

Pad thai is a great dish - awesome in its native form, it's a pretty forgiving recipe too, all it takes is a trip to a SE Asian supermarket for a couple of finnicky ingredients and you can make a decent stab at it from home - this is a recipe I've tried a couple of times that seems to work well.

Cranius wrote:

Michael Gregory Bridavsky wrote:

Pure L wrote:Oooooh.

Especially with fresh squeezed lime.

yes. The crumbled peanuts kill me too...

My wife makes it roasted cashews(?). Tastes even better, I'll try and find the recipie when I get home.

Not Crap

please do...


thanks CJH

time to score bonus points with the lady friend.

Michael Gregory Bridavsky wrote:but the Pad Thai at Penny's Noodles in Chicago is equally remarkable. so... N/C

:shudder:

There are only two Thai restaurants I've been to that are on my "banned because they're terrible" list. Penny's, and Thai Lagoon. Both of these restaurants were given multiple chances, and failed to ever provide a *good* meal.

There are so many places in Chicago that do great, great Thai food. Penny's is so not one of them.

Pad Thai is great. Love it. And it's a good litmus test for a new Thai restaurant. I have only ever been to two Thai places that made a Pad Thai that wasn't delicious.

I love the Pad Thai. But normally, I go with either the Mussaman Curry, or the Pad Khee Mao. Usually the curry.

Thai food RULES!!

i got really sick once after eating pad thai. on my knees in the bathroom all night dry heaving sick. i can no longer eat it.

crap

elisha wiesner wrote:i got really sick once after eating pad thai. on my knees in the bathroom all night dry heaving sick. i can no longer eat it.

crap

What kinda meat did you get in it, if any? Shrimp?

I voted CRAP because I prefer pad se el. it's also called pad se yu. Flat broad noodles, broccoli, eggs, chicken = awesome.