Featured Ingredient: Lychee

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Our featured ingredient this week  for our specials is the lychee fruit. This is a sweet and floral fruit. They grow in clusters like grapes, though the skin is very thick. They are pink to reddish in color. Lychees are delicious in sweet as well as savory dishes. We have 3 dishes featuring lychee this week: lychee fried rice, lychee pad panang (stir-fry) and lychee curry. We have also kept the grilled shrimp w/ cream avocado sauce as well as a few of the haddock dishes on as they have been popular.

There are also a some lychee smoothies as well.

Please click here for a detailed list of our featured dishes for this week. Remember specials are avaialable for 1 week or until sold out. lychee specials may 2013

Specials Starting Wednesday May 8th

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Please note specials a generally available 1 week or until sold out.

We are continuing with our haddock specials as they have done very well. The grilled shrimp w/ creamy avocado sauce is a must try. The coconut haddock w/ fresh mango salsa is also wonderful. Also available this week are some shakes and smoothies like lychee-strawberry & Thai Iced Tea shake.

Please click here for a detailed specials list: 5813specials

Panko-encrusted soft shell crab, mango salsa, avocado cream

Panko-encrusted soft shell crab, mango salsa, avocado cream

Featured Dishes Starting April 4th!

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We have some great specials this week. If you like asparagus we have an asparagus stir fry as well as a green curry. We are also featuring 3 dishes with Brussels sprouts, one being the popular spicy wok-flashed Brussels which you can add bacon to. Still available are the Nong Kai and Khorat which feature the thin brown rice “sen mee” noodles. This is the last few packages of the noodles, so come enjoy them while you can. If you want a fancy looking dish we have a tropical fried rice with fresh pineapple, mangoes, raisins and cashews served in a real pineapple boat. Remember specials are available 1 week or until sold out.

Please click here for a detailed list of specials: Specials

Koh Kret Pad Thai

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“Koh Kret” pad Thai is basically pad Thai made with glass noodles. This dish is named after Koh Kret island which is an island in the middle of Chao Phraya River, the main river in Bangkok. It’s a wonderful little island selling arts and crafts. There are some wonderful young artists showcasing beautiful paintings and pottery. You have to travel to the island via ferry and it’s a little off the beaten path, but well worth the visit. It’s a nice respite from the craziness of Bangkok.

This is the first place I’ve come across pad Thai made with glass noodles. This older gentlemen had a little shabby stand with one wok in a tiny grassy field behind some of the shops. I was really hungry and really excited to try this new dish. When I finally got it it was served in a banana leaf plate that fit in the palm of my hand.  Well, it was such a huge disappointment. It was probably the worst pad Thai I’ve ever eaten. It had absolutely no flavor, and I left Koh Kret hungry.

It wasn’t until a couple years later when customers started asking if they could have their pad Thai made with glass noodles, that I remembered that island. Though the memory didn’t leave a good taste in my mouth, having glass noodle pad Thai was a good idea. After running it successfully as a special, I finally decided to add it on to the menu. Pad Thai’s version is definitely much tastier than what was served in Koh Kret, but looking back I was totally at fault too for allowing myself to eat such a flavorless dish. I totally forgot that, in general, pad Thai made in Thailand does come almost entirely flavorless. You are supposed to season the dish yourself according to your preference. A typical food stall serving pad Thai will have sugar, fish sauce, chili powder, limes & peanuts to season your noodles. Now I know, and I don’t make the same mistake anymore.

Koh Kret Island

 

Featured Dishes Starting March 6th

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Note: Specials are available 1 week or until sold out

We have some different specials available this week. If you like mussels, we have to very yummy appetizer options. Also a featured starter is the Krapow Eggs. You won’t look at deviled eggs the same way after having this. We have also roasted some delicious boneless pork spareribs. The ribs are marinated with Chinese 5 spice, honey & dark soy and are featured in 4 different dishes. This is the first time we’ve featured most of these dishes. Let your taste buds be a little adventurous and move beyond pad Thai.

Featured Dishes

Starters

Yellow Curry Mussels   9                                                                                                                                                                                       Mussels steamed in a slightly spicy yellow curry-coconut milk broth.

Hoi Ob   9                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Mussels steamed with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, fresh bird chili, ginger, galangal, basil & white wine.

Krapow Eggs  7                                                                                                                                                                                                     Deep-fried, hard-boiled eggs (3) stuffed with ground chicken sautéed in a spicy chili-basil-garlic sauce. (egg yolks removed)

Kao Luk Khuei  “Son-in-Law Eggs” 6                                                                                                                                                                        This is an old-fashioned dish and yes the literal translation is son-in-law eggs. Deep-fried, hard-boiled eggs (3) topped with a caramelized palm-sugar sauce, fried shallots & cilantro.

 

Entrées

Bami Nam Moo Daeng   12

A big bowl of egg noodles, chicken broth, slices of roasted boneless pork ribs, chicken dumplings, baby bok choy & sprouts. Topped with fried garlic, scallions & cilantro.

Bami Haeng   12

A big bowl of egg noodles, sprouts, baby bok choy, slices of roasted boneless pork ribs & fried chicken dumplings. Topped with crushed nuts, fried garlic, fried shallots, scallions & cilantro. Drizzled with dark soy. This is a broth-less noodle bowl. Enjoyed “dry.”

Khao Phad Moo   11

Jasmine rice stir-fried with egg, slices of roasted boneless pork ribs, shiitake, onions & baby bok choy in a dark soy sauce. Topped with a fried egg.

Khao Moo Daeng  10

This is a typical street dish from Bangkok. Slices of roasted boneless pork served over white rice. Served with a hard-boiled egg and a slightly spicy dark soy sauce.

Yum Kai Dao   8

Eggs fried over medium tossed with shallots, cukes, ginger, red onion, grape tomatoes, carrots, scallions & cilantro in a slightly spicy chili-lime dressing.

Happy Valentine’s Day

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We have some great specials and wonderful desserts for Valentine’s.  Finish your meal with chocolate dumplings or monkey treats. We also are featuring a new beer — Portland’s very own Allagash White.  Hope everyone enjoys today and continue the Valentine day spirit everyday as well.

These specials will run from today through the weekend.

Click here for specials: valentines2013

Sen Mee Specials

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Specials

Featured Ingredient:  Sen Mee Khao Khong – “Brown Rice Vermicelli”                                                             These noodles are made from brown rice and are very thin. They are smaller than angel hair pasta. Since they are made with brown rice it is a good source of fiber. Th texture is very different from the noodles used in pad Thai which are meant to be enjoyed chewy/al dente. Sen Mee noodles are very easy to chew and almost melts in your mouth.

Starters:

Stuffed Mermaids:   6.50    Wonton rounds stuffed with shrimp & cream cheese flavored with ginger, scallions and curry powder. Deep-fried and served with sweet chili sauce.

Mee Krob:     8      Crispy sen mee noodles wok-tossed in a sweet and sour sauce. Topped with crispy egg, scallions, cilantro, fried shallots & fried tofu. This is a very old-fashioned dish.

Entrées

Mee Khati:    10.95                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sen mee noodles stir-fried with minced shrimp & pork, fried tofu, sprouts, cilantro  & scallions in a coconut milk tamarind sauce.

Pad Khorat:     Chicken/Tofu    9     Pork or Beef   10     Duck    12

Sen mee noodles stir-fried with garlic, red onion, egg, sprouts, cabbage & scallions in dark soy-palm sugar sauce. Served with a wedge of lime.

Pad Sen Mee:     Chicken/Tofu   9     Pork or Beef   10      Duck   12

Sen mee noodles stir-fried with egg, sprouts, onions, broccoli, carrot, mushrooms & scallions, cilantro in a sweet & sour sauce. Served with a wedge of lime.

Pad Sriracha:   Chicken/Tofu   9     Pork or Beef   10      Duck   12

Sen mee noodles stir-fried with egg, sprouts, onions, broccoli, carrot & scallions in a spicy Sriracha spiked sweet & sour sauce.

Nong Kai Noodle Bowl:    Chicken or Fried Tofu   8.95     Pork or Beef    9.95      Duck 11.95

A big bowl of fragrant spiced broth seasoned with star anise, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom & ginger with sen mee noodles, onions, sprouts, celery, cabbage, fried garlic, basil leaves, scallions & cilantro.

Pad Chun      Chicken/Tofu   9     Pork or Beef   10      Duck   12

Sen mee noodles stir-fried with egg, broccoli, carrots & sprouts in a slightly sweet dark soy sauce.