Peem Kaew Thai in the Pearl

• PKThai website
• Location: Pearl district (Park and Everett)
• Cost to fill up two people: $30-$40

Despite a toxic mood, unassuaged even by an hour-long bubble bath up to my chin (long story), I headed down to the Pearl tonight to meet Robyn for dinner at Peem Kaew Thai. The folks at Bullseye Gallery had recommended it the day before, as a gallery favorite. I figured that excessively hot chow, sweetly served, might quench my curmudgeonliness. (Plus, I really wanted to see if there’s anything in town that beats Typhoon’s Beef with Grapes, currently on my top-ten list.)

Usual parking woes, but inside it was calm, nice art on the walls, and good conversation with Robyn that started my mental detox. And while it’s not quite beef with grapes, the food at PKT is very tasty and a bit less expensive than Typhoon.

We ate fresh salad rolls, pumpkin curry and “weeping tiger” (beef marinated in lime with a deliciously hot sauce), and it was all good. Robyn had ordered a Thai lime tea that she wasn’t too crazy about (although I kinda liked it). We topped off the dinner with sticky rice and mango, one of my all-time favorite desserts. The waiter warned us that the mango was still a bit green (and it was) but in fact the tart fruit really cut the sweetness of the rice.

Service was friendly and relatively swift, the waiter helpful with menu choices, and the tables were spaced far enough apart for private conversation–or at least so that I didn’t feel as if my elbow would wind up in my neighbor’s soup. All in all, this is a good addition to the list, and a place I’d like to visit again.

Tip: Before going there for dinner, hit up the PKThai website and print out their dinner coupon. It’s good for 10% off on all dinner food items.

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