Chiang Mai Thai

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What: Chiang Mai Thai restaurant

Where: 3001 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis

Rating: 9

Non-Quantifiable Rating: If they would set up a cot in the back for me, that'd be sweet.

I can't believe it's taken me over two months to publish this review.  Just think how many servings of green curry you could have had by now if I'd written this in October!  What are you waiting for?  Go!!!

Reason why my rating is phony: I have been here 5,000 times and I only ever get the green curry with tofu.

Reason why my rating is legit: I have had green curry at (literally, unfortunately) at least 100 restaurants from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to London and beyond, and I swear on everything sacred, nothing quite matches up to my first love: Chiang Mai Thai. It's like when you put scotch tape on a cat's feet and they just can't seem to break away from it, so they end up prancing around like an idiot until they finally just embrace the fact that the tape is there to stay.  Well, kind of like that.

This is not an everyday place unless you're made of solid gold or are pre-jail Bernie Madoff, but totally worth a trek, especially if you can get to their happy hour (cheap wine and appetizers until 6). Great ambiance, too.

And seriously, that green curry. Seriously.