Cheap Eats 2011: Pad Thai Kitchen

Greasy Thai food, like cold pizza and lasagna, is almost as good, if not better, the next day. So the fact that Pad Thai Kitchen's servings are so ginormous that no one person could finish a heaping plate of pad Thai ($9 with your choice of meat or tofu) or the excellent, rich pumpkin curry (same price, or $10.50 for shrimp or scallops) makes the meal that much more enjoyable. Pad Thai Kitchen makes no bones about reinventing the wheel—it serves Americanized takes on Thai food, and you won't find anything too weird on the menu. But it does do the staples very well, and any order can be made mild to appease your picky-eater parents. Just be sure to ask for a doggie bag.

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