Chow Thai Restaurant

• Cuisine(s): Asian, Asian Fusion, Sushi, Thai
  Hours: Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
  Price: $$
• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
  Attire: Casual
  Features: Smoking, Takeout, Delivery, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly, Business Dining
• Serving: Dinner, Lunch
  Reservations: Accepted
  Parking: Lot Available

Description

Owners Sam and Vinnie Virasin's initial foray into offering upscale Thai cuisine to the masses has been a hit for more than a decade. The restaurant's success has allowed the Virasins to open a Mango Thai, a fast-casual eatery. However, Chow Thai's popularity has hardly waned. The most lauded menu selection offers customers a sampler of the kitchen's offerings, taking its cue from a Japanese lunch form, the bento box. The lunch combos -- because, really, that's what they are -- come with ice cream. The appetizer sampler offers a concise overview of the restaurant's starters, and can be seen on many tables during dinner service. Naturally, pad Thai is a frequently requested entrée, but so is the more authentic white pepper and garlic seafood platter (pan-seared shrimp and scallops with jasmine rice or udon noodles, broccoli and snow peas).