Chiang Mai

11 am-3 pm and 5-9 pm Monday-Thursday, 11 am-3 pm and 5-9:30 pm Friday, noon-9:30 Saturday, noon-9 pm Sunday.

With its slate-blue walls and teak wood carvings, Chiang Mai just looks like a gussied-up version of your neighborhood Thai takeout joint. But the extensive menu hides far more noodle and stir-fry options, as well as unexpected dishes from the northern Thai town its owners once called home. Bypass your usual order of green curry ($7) for a rich and aromatic pork stew with pineapple and peanuts served with sticky rice called gang hung lay ($8.50). You’ll find eats often only sold at Red Onion or Mee Sen here, like spicy ground pork and tomato nam prik oong and funky Chiang Mai sausage, plus a full roster of standbys like pad kee mao ($7-$10) and puckery tom kha soup ($5-$8.50). Do not leave without devouring an order of tao hoo tod ($7), addictive wedges of deep-fried tofu rolled in roasted coconut and served with sweet peanut sauce. KELLY CLARKE.