thai suggestions?

[xgrafcorex]

we're going to eat at a thai restaurant this wednesday, and i must admit, i've only had thai food once, and i have no clue what i ordered since it was a few years ago. also i wasn't eating meat at the time. :P

so i was hoping the group here could help point me in the direction of some of their tastier meals? only stipulation is that i don't eat seafood...shrimp i can do, but not into fish, and other seafood. (i know they use fish sauce in preparation of a lot of meals..but that is fine..i just don't enjoy eating chunks of fish.)

obviously i'd like a spicier dish, but this place says they will cook any meal to your taste as far as heat goes, so that shouldn't be a problem.

any favorites you have? i don't know what any of the meals are like really..they have brief descriptions but i'd see what you all thought were some of the better dishes.

thanks.

[BBQ-Phil]

Tom Yam Gung...its a soup with shrimp,champinions,garlic,lemongras,ginger and thaipeppers.
As maindish,hmm....I love it all.Try a kind of curry with fried noodels.

[thehotpepper.com]

I eat a lot of Thai, but every restaurant I go to has a different menu. Definitely get a curry. They make red, green, and yellow. The names may be a little different in each place, but I go for the spicy red curries with chicken and good veggies like bamboo shoots, eggplant, red peppers, chilies...

[Intensity Academy]

I'm addicted to Thai...try ANYTHING with Panang Sauce. Order it HOT!

[thehotpepper.com]

Oh wait! The best is the fried whole red snapper with chili sauce! And gai rad preeg (a chicken dish with garlic, chilies, and tamarind sauce) is also a favorite. Just ate it! You made me hungry. I added some Jersey Death ;)

[walnut]

Tom Yam Gung...its a soup with shrimp,champinions,garlic,lemongras,ginger and thaipeppers.
As maindish,hmm....I love it all.Try a kind of curry with fried noodels.

I love thai soups...try the Pho also

[xgrafcorex]

well i just got back from the thai place a little bit ago. i went with the garlic and black pepper beef w/ mixed vegetables. ordered it "thai hot" as opposed to just regular hot. it was really good! i don't know why i didn't care for the thai food i had once before..perhaps it was a bad place..

the food tasted great..the heat was good, cleared out my sinuses, but i think they could still kick it up a notch or two.

someone recommended i not request it as hot as they could make it since they'd consider it a challenge and i might wind up with a meal that i couldn't eat.. might not be a bad idea, but next time i guess i'll just ask for it extra thai hot. ;)

[chilliman64]

panang curry is a must - go for the chicken
the little fish cakes are awesome
if you like satay go the pra ram beef
and as BBQ-Phil says, Thai soups are spectacular

in fact, it's all good! Thai food is so fresh and colourful and their use of spices and fragrances is a heady mix and they can make their dishes extremely hot if you like.