Amina Thai Restaurant
The Amina Thai Restaurant is the first Muslim Thai Restaurant in the Rockville metropolitan area. Try entrees such as pad pik king (beef or chicken stir fried with red curry and string beans) or pla lad pik (crispy flounder with spicy chili). Noodle dishes include pad thai and thai fried rice. For vegetarian hikers, Amina Thai offers a meat-free menu, including veggie pad thai, spicy eggplant and phak ruam (sauteed mixed vegetables in light garlic sauce). After a particularly grueling hike, refuel with appetizers such as veggie rolls, tofu tod (fried tofu) or yum talay (steamed seafood with lime dressing). All dishes may be customized to the diner's spice preferences. Traditional Thai desserts are available, including fried banana and sweet mango with sticky rice. Amina Thai does not serve alcohol. Casual attire is welcome, and the restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner.
Amina Thai Restaurant
5065 Nicholson Lane
Rockville MD 20852
301-770-9509
aminathai.com
Benjarong Thai Restaurant
Benjarong Thai Restaurant's decor reflects its name (benjarong means five colors in Thai and also represents painted porcelain, which may be found throughout the restaurant). Enjoy lunch or dinner every day of the week, with restaurant specialties such as gai yang benjarong (grilled dark meat chicken with lemongrass) and crispy duck basil. Appetizers include larb gai (chopped cooked chicken with rice powder), kanom jeeb (pork and shrimp steamed dumplings) and plah (shrimp or squid with lemongrass). Curry enthusiasts may select from gaeng ped yang (red curry duck with pineapple) and panang (red curry with coconut milk). Entrees include gra-tiam prik thai (meats with sauteed black pepper), lao dang (beef or shrimp with red wine sauce) and pu nim (crispy soft shell crabs). Noodle dishes and fried rice round out the menu. Desserts include key lime pie, sweet taro mousse and sweet sticky rice with mango. The restaurant can customize any dish for spice threshholds and does not use MSG. No alcohol is served, and attire is casual.
Benjarong Thai Restaurant
Wintergreen Plaza
885 Rockville Pike (Rt. 355)
Rockville, MD 20852
301-424-5533
benjarongthairestaurant.com
Thai Farm Restaurant
Stop into Thai Farm Restaurant for lunch Mondays through Saturdays and for dinner every day. Specialty entrees include talay curry (stir-fried seafood), tamarind chicken and lime salmon. Vegetarians may opt for choices such as pad tofu, pad tau kaek (spicy fried green beans) and pad watercress. Thai Farm also offers curries such as keow wahn (green curry with coconut milk), noodle-fried rice including lard na (stir-fried wide noodles with broccoli) appetizers like mueg todd (fried calamari), soups and salads. Thai Farm has a full bar, with wine and beer, cocktails, specialty drinks and after-dinner drinks. Casual attire is welcome.
Thai Farm Restaurant
800 King Farm Blvd.
Suite 125
Rockvile, MD 20850
301-258-8829
thaifarmrestaurant.com
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