Someone wrote: : I'm looking for restaurants that serve REALLY hot dishes. Whether it's : "authentic" or not, I don't care, as long as it tastes good. It seems <snip> : Please post your favorites. This may or may not be what you're looking for, but here's one of *my* favor- ites: the Lamb Vindaloo at the Majaraja (sp?) in Greenbelt. Ask for extra spicy if you truly mean what you say about wanting it *really* hot. My fiancee and I are regulars there, and they've come to know exactly how spicy we like our dishes (which is pretty spicy). Their lamb vindaloo has the best taste-to-spicy ratio in my (admittedly limited) experience. Plus, they have just about the best curry chicken in the area (I've tried it all over the place), IMHO. I'm interested in seeing other favorites. Always up for a new adventure... Paul Sabourin.
Washington, DC
Going for the burn
L> I'm looking for restaurants that serve REALLY hot dishes. Whether it's L> "authentic" or not, I don't care, as long as it tastes good. It seems If you order it hot, you can get it really hot from Thai Hut on VanDorn St, Alexandria, Exit 3 from I95, left, and up the street on your right. AND, it appears everyone can now get this newsgroup, outside Internet, from the IceFire BBS @ 703-354-4176.
Someone wrote: Someone wrote: : : I'm looking for restaurants that serve REALLY hot dishes. Whether it's : : "authentic" or not, I don't care, as long as it tastes good. It seems : <snip> : : Please post your favorites. : This may or may not be what you're looking for, but here's one of *my* favor- : ites: the Lamb Vindaloo at the Majaraja (sp?) in Greenbelt. Ask for extra : spicy if you truly mean what you say about wanting it *really* hot. : My fiancee and I are regulars there, and they've come to know exactly how : spicy we like our dishes (which is pretty spicy). Their lamb vindaloo has the : best taste-to-spicy ratio in my (admittedly limited) experience. Plus, they : have just about the best curry chicken in the area (I've tried it all over : the place), IMHO. : I'm interested in seeing other favorites. Always up for a new adventure... : Paul Sabourin. I strongly recommend the Bangkok Delight on Route 108 in Columbia for their chicken Panang. Yes, I know Columbia is pretty much a "black hole" of cuisine, but Bangkok Delight is one of the two restaurants worth driving to. (The King's Contrivance is the other one, but fill your wallet before going!) I love spicy food, but I can't even smell the "Native Thai" Panang before breaking into a sweat. (FYI, Bangkok Delight's panang is a red curry in coconut milk -- WONDERFUL!) -- Jonathan Crawford
I have previously written about the new Thai restaurant on 123 in Vienna, VA called Tara Thai. They have heat measured in one, two, and three chillies. I tried their one chillie chicken Panang Curry and it was good and hot. My associate got a two chillie dish and it was bordering on his limit of tol- erance. I imagine someone who really wants a burn buzz would go for the three chillie delights. The preparation is good, service is good, and prices are good too. I have a menu if someone wants to know more. Bon apetit.
Cheers!
:-)Umar
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------------------------------------------------------------------------- Umar Khan [email removed]LV> From: Leigh V. Panlilio Organization: The LV> American University - University Computing Center Date: Tue, 22 Feb LV> 1994 16:19:25 EST LV> I'm looking for restaurants that serve REALLY hot dishes. Whether LV> it's LV> "authentic" or not, I don't care, as long as it tastes good. It seems LV> like most places are afraid to play up the chilis. I've tried the LV> devil's LV> chicken at Melati, and it was hot, but sort of one dimensional. I LV> like LV> it to also be sweet, sour, garlicky, or spicy in addition to hot. I LV> recommend the chicken with hot chilis and garlic at Thai Room, one of LV> the grilled chicken with coconut milk dishes (I don't remember which) LV> and the tahu/tempe at Sarinah Satay House, and the ayam panggang LV> (sweet LV> & sour version) at Ivy's. But even these could be alittle hotter. Well, the dishes at Siam, in Herndon, can be prepared about as hot as you like. They can do a chicken basil that will rip your throat out if you ask for it "Thai hot" and repeat the request very emphatically. (They know me -- they no longer ask if I /really/ want it like that.) Same at Thai Room. A place in the Chantilly area that serves southwest (US) food is the Armadillo Grill. They had a chili pepper festival this last spring (I think it was) that offered a variety of hot dishes, one of which was essentially a chili made entirely out of peppers. It had a little onion, a little tomato, a little meat, but mostly extremely hot peppers. It was unpalatable -- unbalanced, no redeeming characteristics, not a good dish. But if you want HOT, go there and see if they'll make you something equally hot. Their regular dishes are only about medium-hot, but they serve a habanero relish that's pretty tasty.