{"id":754,"date":"2009-08-01T15:57:14","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T19:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2013-05-25T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-26T01:18:35","slug":"pasara-thai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/pasara-thai\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasara Thai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pasara Thai<\/strong>, 360 Engelhardt Lane, Alexandria, VA<\/a> (near the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, across Duke Street from the King Street Metro<\/a> and near the Patent and Trademark Office), 703-299-8746 (Metro Trip Planner<\/a> – opens in new window) Yelp<\/a>]
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\nDefinitely worth a try. I ate here after a talk I gave at Motley Food<\/a>, in downtown Alexandria. They told me they were taking me to an \u201caverage\u201d Thai place. I insisted they let me “speak sternly” to the waitress. It took a few rounds, some back and forth, and some visits from the kitchen. I told everyone that we were \u201cserious eaters\u201d and had been to Thailand and wanted the food \u201cThai style\u201d and that I wanted their best dishes. I refused to order anything but simply repeated these instructions. They told me this would require an adjustment, but eventually it came, a meal for five people, hand-cooked by the chef.
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\n It was one of the very best Thai meals I\u2019ve eaten in this area — ever — superb in every way.<\/strong> The minced chicken with basil was especially good, also the drunken noodles and the chinese broccoli with small pork fritters. I can\u2019t promise you\u2019ll succeed in getting the same treatment, but like I said it\u2019s worth a try.<\/p>\n

I’m still reeling from the quality and the experience.
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