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Review: Nakornping, if you've a hankering to try Thai
by Outspoken on Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:23 am
Nakornping, if you've a hankering to try Thai
By N.L. ENGLISH
Portland Press Herald
In a space that has housed several restaurants over the last few years, Nakornping Thai, owned by Chanint Hanjitsuwan, is serving its own take on chicken sate, spring rolls and coconut milk curries.
It can be a challenge to stand out among the dozen Thai restaurants in Portland, but Nakornping's appetizers, like the sate and the "shrimp in a blanket," are excellent, and some of the entrees I tried rate just as highly. Only a few overcooked main ingredients detracted from the meals' good quality.
Now that it's summer, customers should also add the Thai salads to their list of favorites. The classic Thai beef salad, Yum Nua, dressed with lime juice and so perfect on a hot day, is available even though it's not listed on the take-out menu.
Yum Ta Krai ($9.95), a lemon grass salad, is an appealing assortment of ingredients, from the tiny crispy fried fish to the crunchy iceberg lettuce. Main ingredients of sliced pork, shrimp, roasted peanuts and red pepper, red onion, lemon grass, mint and cilantro assure a vibrant mix of flavors and textures.
I started one meal with the Lagarnia Pinot Grigio ($6), a wine as fresh in the mouth as that salad, and a perfect match for the spicier main dishes. With another meal, the Casa La Postelle Sauvignon Blanc ($6.90) was a disappointment, perhaps too long in an open bottle. Six white wines and three red wines are on the list.
Singha ($4), a Thai beer, and Samuel Adams ($5.95), a lager, are two possibilities from the beer list, both good choices with Thai meals.
Bouquets of brightly colored artificial flowers decorate the big windows at Nakornping. Tables topped with glass over white tablecloths and upside-down red parasols on the hanging light fixtures give the room a little formality. Dark red wainscoting surrounds the tables, and a wall-to-wall carpet covers the floor.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=196464&ac=Audience
By N.L. ENGLISH
Portland Press Herald
In a space that has housed several restaurants over the last few years, Nakornping Thai, owned by Chanint Hanjitsuwan, is serving its own take on chicken sate, spring rolls and coconut milk curries.
It can be a challenge to stand out among the dozen Thai restaurants in Portland, but Nakornping's appetizers, like the sate and the "shrimp in a blanket," are excellent, and some of the entrees I tried rate just as highly. Only a few overcooked main ingredients detracted from the meals' good quality.
Now that it's summer, customers should also add the Thai salads to their list of favorites. The classic Thai beef salad, Yum Nua, dressed with lime juice and so perfect on a hot day, is available even though it's not listed on the take-out menu.
Yum Ta Krai ($9.95), a lemon grass salad, is an appealing assortment of ingredients, from the tiny crispy fried fish to the crunchy iceberg lettuce. Main ingredients of sliced pork, shrimp, roasted peanuts and red pepper, red onion, lemon grass, mint and cilantro assure a vibrant mix of flavors and textures.
I started one meal with the Lagarnia Pinot Grigio ($6), a wine as fresh in the mouth as that salad, and a perfect match for the spicier main dishes. With another meal, the Casa La Postelle Sauvignon Blanc ($6.90) was a disappointment, perhaps too long in an open bottle. Six white wines and three red wines are on the list.
Singha ($4), a Thai beer, and Samuel Adams ($5.95), a lager, are two possibilities from the beer list, both good choices with Thai meals.
Bouquets of brightly colored artificial flowers decorate the big windows at Nakornping. Tables topped with glass over white tablecloths and upside-down red parasols on the hanging light fixtures give the room a little formality. Dark red wainscoting surrounds the tables, and a wall-to-wall carpet covers the floor.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=196464&ac=Audience
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