Thai Place, Washington, D.C.

We had a hard time finding an open restaurant last night after hearing the symphony concert, trying several places along the way only to be turned away by closed kitchens. Finally, we found a friendly face at Thai Place, just east of Washington Circle, and went in to dine.

Jim started us off with a spring roll appetizer, the fresh kind that hasn't been fried, with their special sauce and mix of chopped peanuts.


Not long after we got them did our food begin to arrive. Jim got the kee mow noodles with seafood and extra spice. I got the "Spicy Fisherman," a mix of seafood and vegetables in a light brown sauce served with white rice. We washed all of this down with a couple of vases of warm sake (yes, I know that's Japanese, but we weren't in the mood for Thai beer).



Finally, we got a piece of warm Thai coconut custard to split for dessert.



Once the restaurant ran us off so they could close, we walked next door to the Froggy Bottom Pub for a little nightcap. They're mostly a beer bar, so our liquor choices were limited, forcing poor Jim to have to drink Wild Turkey and I had to drink Dewars—the only nasty bourbon and whiskey they had in the bar.

Alas, we stayed out too late to take the subway home, so he grabbed a taxi and I made the mistake of taking the bus. Due to the hour and the timing of things, it took me an hour and a half to get home!