Tuesday, January 21, 2014
The Six Best Thai Restaurants in St. Louis
Posted By Gut Check on Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 6:00 AM
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Basil Spice Thai Cuisine (183 South Grand Boulevard; 314-776-1530)
Indeed, pla song kruang might be best described as a salad that just happens to be served atop fried fish. The colorful jumble includes slivers of green apple, red onion and carrot as well as cilantro and whole cashews in a dressing of fresh lime juice spiked with a mild chile heat. (You can crank up that heat, if you like, though I don't think this dish needs it.)The dressing is exceptionally tart, a smack to the palate, yet the dish as a whole maintains a lovely balance of sweet and sour, sharpness and savor.
-- Ian Froeb
Read the rest of the original post here: #42: Pla Song Kruang at Basil Spice Thai Cuisine
Pearl Café (8416 North Lindbergh Boulevard, Florissant; 314-831-3701)
This little gem has gained accolades for its "King of Spice" challenge: a series of four dishes, ranked from "Level 25" to "Level 100," each spiked with an increasingly more potent blend of hot chilies (including the fearsome, scorching ghost pepper). With a mouthful of fire, you might want to down a craft beer from the impressive tap list. But beyond spice, this is a terrific restaurant that offers popular dishes and house specialties -- from the straightforward red and green curries to the feisty "Drunken Noodles" to the Thai chili squid -- each expertly prepared and beautifully presented.
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