Cheer Up With Food

I've been to many Thai restaurants in town and  Chada Thai & Wine  stands out to me.  Other than their nice chic atmosphere, they serve dishes that I've never seen before (see  menu ) other than the popular Thai dishes like Larb or Panang Curry .  Some of the dishes we got were  Miang Pou (left middle pic)- a lettuce wrap with crab meat, ginger, roasted coconut, peanut, chili, lime, and onion; Fresh Oysters  (top right pic)- topped with roasted chili, lime, garlic, and cilantro; Hor Mok (middle right pic)- steamed curry with seafood, basil, and nappa cabbage. It was refreshing to eat different Thai foods and the way that each dish were flavored were on point!  Also, this restaurant is also known for their wine selection  and if you're on a gluten-free diet, just request for the  special menu .

Mint Indian Bistro  is my favorite Indian restaurant near my side of town.  There's such a variety of foods to choose from on their menu and all foods are listed under which region they come from.  Their menu is so informative it should be a standard template for all other menus!  The service here was great.  Servers were always around and I think they each had their own individual role. As for the food, my fiance and I both had curries and shared pani puri , an appetizer.  Pani puri is also a popular street snack in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh.  The puri is the small, hollow, and round crisp where you poke a little hole on top and fill it with a spicy, tangy mint chutney mix.  Since the puri is delicate, it took me awhile to get a hang of poking a hole with the spoon gently: Photo from my  Instagram  account: @ab702