Suwana's Thai Orchid
Named for chef and owner Suwana Cry, Thai Orchid serves unusually authentic (read: some of the dishes may make you sweat, they're so spicy) food, in a pleasant setting in Ashevilles downtown. Their most popular entree, Pad Khee Mao or "drunken noodles", is a tasty melange of broad noodles, fresh veggies, your choice of protein here made with a spicy whiskey sauce (hey, this is the south!) rather than the traditional rice wine sauce. The creamy, coconut-based Tom Kha soup is another stellar option, this time an appetizer (though a hearty one). Oddly, the menu also includes a few Chinese dishes. We'd advise you to skip those. The Thai food is much better here (for the obvious reason that the chef is of Thai heritage).
Named for chef and owner Suwana Cry, Thai Orchid serves unusually authentic (read: some of the dishes may make you sweat, they're so spicy) food, in a pleasant setting in Ashevilles downtown. Their most popular entree, Pad Khee Mao or "drunken noodles", is a tasty melange of broad noodles, fresh veggies, your choice of protein here made with a spicy whiskey sauce (hey, this is the south!) rather than the traditional rice wine sauce. The creamy, coconut-based Tom Kha soup is another stellar option, this time an appetizer (though a hearty one). Oddly, the menu also includes a few Chinese dishes. We'd advise you to skip those. The Thai food is much better here (for the obvious reason that the chef is of Thai heritage).
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