On: The Political History of Pad Thai

[ethbro]

Bizarre how that changes around the world. Here in the US (let's say average suburb around a moderately-sized city):

Chinese: $-$$ Tex/Mex: $-$$ Indian: $-$$$ Thai: $$ Japanese: $$-$$$ Italian: $-$$$$ French: $$-$$$$

Note: Tex/Mex, Italian, and Japanese availability, quality, and pricing vary widely according to where in the country you are.

I'd chalk up French to the 1980s. As in "If you wanted to be a really good chef, you studied French cooking", which resulted in popular "If you wanted to go to a really fancy restaurant, it was French."

Thankfully, that seems to be fading in the urban US in favor of more local/fusion emphasis.

[com2kid → ethbro]

New Chinese restaurants have dishes easily starting at $25 with nicer seafood dishes in the 30s+.

Not enough fancy Thai places though, only 1 really unique one in all of the Seattle area to the best of my knowledge.

[rjayatilleka → com2kid]

Could you name it please? Thanks

[com2kid → rjayatilleka]

Late reply if you see this.

1. Dong Ting Chun is really good.

2. Liuyishou Hotpot.

3. Núodle has some good dishes.