Cuisine:

• Thai
• Others

Lemongrass Description:
This Thai restaurant, housed in a charming Victorian, sets its own rules---and it's entitled. Guided by Shelly Siripatrapa, who has significant restaurant lineage---her mother founded Portland's first Thai restaurant several decades ago---Lemongrass is the real thing. You won't find the usual bulging menu here that other Thai spots flaunt, simply a small selection of wonderfully flavored dishes. Be forewarned: explosive chili peppers are the norm, so when your server asks what heat level you want for each dish on a scale from 1-20, go easy! Five can take off shoe leather. Heat aside, do not pass up the plump steamed mussels with lemon grass, or the refreshing salad rolls. You'll find no beef or pork dishes here, but plenty of shrimp, chicken and vegetable curries and stir-fries. Everything---even the classic pad thai---is prepared with serious, considered attention.


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