The jewelry maven doesn’t get to eat Thai food very often. Certain people are convinced she doesn’t like it, but she does. It’s a long story. Anyway, when we’re together Thai is often a top dining choice.
Astoria Thai Cuisine and Seafood, in Astoria, Ore., looks like a real dive: calling the façade “plain” would be an exaggeration. But it was on a street full of thrifts and antiques stores, and we all know the importance of location, location, location, especially when it's quarter past lunchtime.
Inside, it was actually quite nice. The simple décor featured the standard mix from daily special Column A, Column B and Column C in an Asian restaurant furnishings catalog. The place is large, clean, with nicely spaced tables. Not that we needed privacy, since we were the sole clientele at 2 p.m.
We ordered orange chicken, tofu pad thai, spicy halibut, and shrimps and asparagus. Each was distinctively seasoned, full of crisp, fresh veg, and served with a dressing-free raw veg slaw and rice. We asked for medium spicy, it was very mild, so the smiling server brought an assortment of chilis, sauces, and dried pepper flakes to stoke the fire. The meal, plus the whipped cream-topped Thai iced coffee, gave us the strength to ransack every shop in town.
Fresh, delicious, very reasonably priced. Multiple thumbs up.
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