Pai Thai

On Friday, I was down at the King and Spadina area so I stopped off at Pai restaurant for lunch. This Thai spot (part of a growing "empire") was as busy as ever. So much so that I settled for a table outside at the "impromptu" patio. Which is to say, a couple of tables placed outside the entrance. But it was a sunny day so I wasn't complaining.

The musuman curry ($13) was a simple affair: beef and potatoes in a thick curry sauce. With a nod to the Muslim population in the South, it had a slight tang from the tamarind. The beef was tender and moist. And the curry was extremely rich. You really need that bowl of rice to soak up some of that extravagance. It was a good meal, but I wouldn't fight the downtown crowd for it.