February 2022 Bar Bulletin
We decided to start the New Year with a flavorful challenge: to search for the best Thai options in town. We researched the Thai restaurants with the best reputations in several neighborhoods and put them to the test. This is, however, an ambitious task that we know we cannot finish in a single edition. For consistency, we have sampled a Pad Thai at every restaurant and at least one other featured entrée.
Up North
Marlai Thai Cuisine, 3719 NE 45th Street, 206.523.3200, http://www.marlaithai.com/index.html, is the local, family-owned Thai restaurant in the Laurelhurst/Ravenna/University Village neighborhoods. While still...