Sometimes you just want to enjoy a good meal and nice glass of wine in your flip-flops and the jeans with the holes in them. Luckily, there’s Thai Noodle and Rice. This come-as-you-are eatery in a Fitzhugh shopping strip is a diamond in the rough. The food here is good, and there’s a lot of it. The book of a menu feature curry stews, noodle bowls, all sorts of soups, fried rice, and stir frys. “I cannot tell you how good the food is; you have to taste for yourself, ” owner Paul Kasemsri says of his menu, which is entirely based on his family recipes. You can customize each entree with your preferred protein: beef, chicken, pork or tofu. All dishes can be made spicy, hot or super hot (or insanely uber hot if you’re hardcore, but you have to make a special request). You’ll find traditional dishes, like Pad Thai – noodles, egg, bean sprouts, and green onion in a peanut sauce – as well as some less-common specialties, like the Thai-style red snapper. Pair all that with a bottle of wine brought from home – no corking fee charged. One key thing to know before you go, though: This place is cash-only, so make sure you swing by the ATM first.
2634 N. Fitzhugh
214.827.5828
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1 PITAS AND PINOT
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2 TASTE OF THE ORIENT
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3 IT’S FIVE O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE
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4 MAKE-YOUR-OWN MIMOSAS
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5 A WINNING COMBO
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