Thai Coast, Washington, D.C.

Last night after Assumption Day services, Laurent, Ryan, and I walked over to Thai Coast for a more earthly supper. Ryan wasn't happy about having to eat Thai instead of American food, but he didn't want to make one of his usual anti-Thai restaurant scenes in front of his cute new boyfriend, so he acquiesced. I think he actually enjoyed it and had a good time, but I'm sure he'll never admit that to me.

Laurent ordered the beef pad thai. The pad thai noodles were topped with ground peanuts and there appeared to be ample slices of beef. Laurent liked it and said it compared favorably with the pad thai at one of his usual restaurants.



Ryan got the sweet and sour pork. This dish actually looked healthy, since the pork was stir-fried slices without the usual Chinese breading and deep-frying.



I started with a little bowl of shrimp tom yum soup. As usual, the sweet and very sour broth was spicy hot and spiked with pieces of lemon grass. My main course was the crispy duck basil, a very tasty dish of honey-roasted duck slices deep-fried, then stir-fried with chiles, garlic, and basil, garnished with flash-fried leaves of basil and accompanied by steamed carrot slices and broccoli florets, plus miniature corn on the cob.




Laurent and Ryan each had mango sticky rice for dessert. Singhas washed down everyone's meal.