Montien Thai Restaurant

Pad Thai

The textbook version — rice noodles with shrimp or chicken, tamarind, palm sugar, peanuts, and lime

Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)

Wide noodles stir-fried with Thai basil, chili, and bell peppers — one of the better picks for some heat

Massaman Curry

Coconut curry with peanuts, potatoes, and slow-cooked beef or chicken — sweet, rich, and reliably executed

Tom Yum Soup

Hot-and-sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, and chili — properly tart when ordered medium

Crispy Whole Fish with Three-Flavor Sauce (Pla Sam Rot)

Deep-fried whole fish with a sweet-sour-spicy tamarind-chili sauce — the dish to order if you're treating the table

Sesame Chicken

Stir-fried Chicken with Ginger

Green Curry