We recently had a nice dinner at Thai Chef in DuPont. We tried:

Appetizers:

Papaya Salad – sliced green papaya pounded with garlic, tomatoes, roasted peanuts, basil leaves, hot pepper & fresh lime juice

Moo Ping – skewers of pork marinated in Thai herbs, grilled and served with spicy fish sauce

Entrees:

Tilapia Sam Rod – battered and deep fried Tilapia with sweet and spicy tamarind sauce

Catfish Pad Ped – stir fried with young peppercorn, Thai eggplant and rhizome basil

Kao Mun Gai – seasoned sliced steamed chicken served over herb studded jasmine rice, with cucumber, cilantro, and spicy garlic ginger sauce

Thai Chili Shrimp – battered and deep fried shrimp with Thai chili

Desserts:

Mango Sticky Rice

Traditional Bubble Waffle with palm sugar and shaved coconut

The Standouts:

The seafood (two fish dishes and an admittedly a little salty shrimp dish).

The drinks

The Thai Waffle

Needs Improvement:

Papaya Salad (which is usually a no brainer but was plain)

Mango Sticky Rice (although it was pretty)

We will definitely go back for some shrimp and waffles (that should be a thing!) and drinks. And, Thai Chef has $5 Happy Hour and great lunch specials during the week.

-JAY