The owners of this new restaurant

offer the following information as a guide for enjoying authentic Thai

cuisine:

"Thai food is eaten with

a fork and spoon. Even single dish meals such as fried rice with pork,

or steamed rice topped with roasted chicken, are served in bite-sized

slices or chunks, obviating the need for a knife. The spoon is used to

convey food to the mouth.

Ideally, eating Thai food is

a communal affair involving two or more people, principally because the

greater the number of diners the greater the number of dishes ordered.

Generally speaking, two diners order three dishes in addition to their

own individual plates of steamed rice. Three diners order four dishes,

and so on. Diners choose whatever they require from shared dishes and

generally add it to their own rice. Soups are enjoyed concurrently with

rice and other dishes, not independently.

Tara Thai's spicy dishes are

balanced by bland dishes to avoid discomfort. The ideal is a harmonious

blend of the spicy, the subtle, sweet and sour, and is meant to be equally

satisfying to the eye, nose and palate.

A typical meal might include

a clear soup (perhaps a clear lighted lemon grass broth, with a touch

of ginger, cilantro, mushroom with shrimp), our famous Tara Three Flavors

dish (the finest catch of our daily fresh whole fish, lightly deep fried),

a spicy salad (beef slices on a bed of lettuce, onions, chilies, mint

and lemon juice, and a variety of sauces into which the food is dipped.

The meal is completed by sweet

desserts such as coconut ice cream or crispy fried banana and fried ice

cream."

Tarathai is open Monday through

Thursday, 11:30 a.m to 10 p.m. and from 11:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Fridays

and Saturdays. Meals typically range in price from $8 to $17.

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