Best
Thai Food
No T hai!
You know how sometimes you
just crave Chinese food? And it
can't be any Chinese food - it's
got to be the most beautifully
Americanized blend of comfort
food. Sometimes you've just got a
hankering for hot-and-sour soup.
You're jittery for General Tso's.
Ornery until you get your orange
chicken fix.
No Thai fills that niche for Thai
food. It's fresh, flavorful, and maybe
most importantly, fast. Located on
South University Ave, this restau-
rant is a mecca for those who want
a steamy Pad Seeyu, and want it
now. What sets No Thai apart from
the rest is its combination of qual-
ity and speed. Try the signature
Pad Thai, infused with its famous
pad thai sauce and topped with the
perfect amount of crushed peanuts
to mix in - not too much, not too
little. Or sample the drunken noo-
dles, delicious whether you match
the state of the noodles or not.
Whatever you end up choos-
ing, you'll eat it amid No Thai's
cheerful color scheme and fun
music. The restaurant cultivates a
bright, friendly vibe appropriate
for informal dates, outings with
friends, or even casual interviews.
Its playfulness is obvious down to
the menu, which allows custom-
ers to select among different, cus-
tomizable spice levels called Weak
Sauce, Medium, Yoga Flame, and
Dim Mak - the last is also known
as The Death Touch, so if you're
adventurous or trying to impress
your date, then this one's for you.
Let us know how it goes.
-KAREN YUAN
Best
B reakfast
Angelo's, located on Catherine
Street amid the quaintness that
is Kerrytown, is an Ann Arbor
staple. A true family business,
Angelo Vangelatos came to Ann
Arbor from Greece in 1951 with
his soon-to-be wife Patricia
Verames. They worked hard to
establish Angelo's, which was
thriving by the 1970s. Later, their
son Steve took over and carries on
Angelo's delicious legacy today.
With an in-house bakery,
Angelo's homemade bread is a
must. They've recently added a
Portabello Benedict to their spe-
cials - a delicious vegetarian
option topped with tomato and
hollandaise sauce to complement
their crisp bacon, turkey sausage,
lox and other breakfast treats.
With its Mediterranean heritage,
a simple Greek salad at Angelo's
seems like a good choice.
Angelo's embraces Ann
Arbor's community culture - not
just the city's culinary tastes, but
its artists as well. Illustrations by
local artist Michael C. Konas line
the walls, complemented by Uni-
versity alum Joyce Lieberman's
"UNStill Life" series.
Breakfast at Angelo's is a tasty
and comforting way to start the
day. A glass of fresh-squeezed
orange juice (authentic at "mar-
ket price") and a stack of cinna-
mon raisin pancakes - how could
anything go wrong after that?
-GILLIAN JAKAB
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