{"id":3008,"date":"2014-02-19T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T18:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tracyleekarner.com\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2020-10-06T23:21:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T23:21:37","slug":"a-winter-day-in-providence-a-thai-lunch-at-pakarang-on-south-main","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tracyrittmueller.com\/2014\/02\/19\/a-winter-day-in-providence-a-thai-lunch-at-pakarang-on-south-main\/","title":{"rendered":"a Winter Day in Providence: Thai lunch at Pakarang on South Main"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’re spending a leisurely, fun winter day in Providence, Rhode Island:<\/h2>\n

This article covers our second stop of the day,\u00a0Pakarang Restaurant on South Main Street<\/a>.<\/h2>\n

We’ve worked up an appetite playing art gallery games at the RISD museum<\/a>; let’s eat.<\/p>\n

I favor family owned and staffed restaurants that consistently provide high-quality and delicious-tasting food for reasonable prices.<\/h2>\n

Today we’re going to a place that is among the favorites of my favorite restaurants in Providence.
\nPakarang has been serving exquisite Thai cuisine on South Main Street since 1994.
\nOur family has been eating here regularly since we discovered their great-tasting food ten years ago.
\nIt’s a reasonable 10 minutes at a leisurely pace from the RISD museum to the restaurant, and downtown Providence is a walkable city, so let’s take advantage of the health and sight-seeing benefits. We’ll hoof it.
\nPakarang has been catering to the Rhode Island palate for twenty years. Spicy<\/em>\u00a0(meaning spicy-hot) in New England is not remotely similar to hot<\/em> in Thailand or even Texas. The menu here is wisely rated for Rhode Islanders. If you enjoy the heat of a little chili powder, you can easily handle the menu items rated “one pepper.” If you’re a hot-headed daredevil like my husband, you’ll want to ask for “three peppers.” “Two peppers” is my \u00a0idea of a pleasurably zingy dish. Calle me\u00a0Northern-girl-with-6-years’-Texan-hot-eating-experience<\/em>.
\nWe often visit Pakarang with a party of 4-6, so we can order appetizers plus 3 entrees (a beef\/rice, a chicken\/noodle, and a seafood dish) for the table to share. Pakarang’s version of Drunken Noodle with Chicken is exquisitely tantalizing, and we almost always include it in our buffet.
\nToday, since there are only 2 of us, and because we want to eat light so we’re not heavy and sleepy feeling during our afternoon tour, 2 appetizers and a cup of soup will satisfy us completely.
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Pakarang’s Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Pakarang’s Beef Satay is simply the best!<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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We can’t resist Pakarang’s chonburi wings with a spicy-sweet glaze. Oh, yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The ticket for this made-to-order-super-tasty meal, with tax and tip is a reasonable $25.<\/p>\n

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Thank you, Pakarang! We deeply appreciate that every time you cook for us, you consistently give us happy-mouth. We wish you another 20 successful years!<\/h2>\n

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What’s your favorite Thai dish or restaurant?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re spending a leisurely, fun winter day in Providence, Rhode Island: This article covers our second stop of the day,\u00a0Pakarang Restaurant on South Main Street. We’ve worked up an appetite playing art gallery games at the RISD museum; let’s eat. I favor family owned and staffed restaurants that consistently provide high-quality and delicious-tasting food for …<\/p>\n

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