Crystal Thai (vs. Thai Square)

www.crystalthai.com

4819 Arlington Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 522-1311

Hey, ya'll.  My first blog entry. Up to now I have been an eater, rather than a blogger.  As Mary's loving husband, I have been the beneficiary of all of the good recipes you have read to date. (I have actually gained 9 pounds since we started living together.)  You would think her blog would be the best thing that ever happened to me.  While I have benefited from even more good food than usual, I fear I have lost my wife. (Now take my wife . . . please).  Mary now spends hours and hours in front of the computer screen.  Our conversations go something like this, [Me] "Mary, do you want to go out of town this weekend?"  [Long Pause] [Mary] "Hmmmnn."  You get the picture.  The blog has become the main topic of conversation in our household. Sorry President O.

Well, now on to the review. When we ordered the Thai food, I thought we were ordering from our usual place Thai Square.  Only halfway through the meal did Mary reveal that we had ordered from Crystal Thai. That should tell you that the food was very good because we thinking highly of Thai Square.  The food there is consistently delicious.  It was easy to compare between the two because we ordered two out of the three dishes we normally order at Thai Square.  The potpourri shrimp was good, but I only had the cellophane noodles.  They were quite tasty.  The Pad See-ew was seasoned just right, but not quite as good as Thai Square.  Finally, the Panang Curry chicken was too spicy and the chicken a bit overcooked.  We ordered mild and it was so hot that we had to eat rice to cut the taste.

Overall, I would recommend Crystal Thai, but give the nod to Thai Square. 

Look for my next guest appearance as Jefe, our cabanna boy (if Mary lets me post again after this).