A few months ago, Margaret mentioned to Tina and I that there was a supposedly delicious Thai restaurant in her neighborhood. Thai X-ing, however, is not your typical Thai restaurant. It’s run out of a rowhouse basement in Shaw, has one table that seats four, and all of the food is cooked by one dude (yes, ONE, dude), Taw Vigsittaboot.

We decided that Friday night would be ideal for some take out from Thai X-ing, so Margaret placed an order for an 8:45pm pickup earlier that afternoon (I don’t think you have to give the restaurant a four hour lead time, but we had a rather large order). Located at 515 Florida Ave NW (Metro: Shaw-Howard University), Thai X-ing is hard to miss, as the reed fence and dense foliage that decorate the entrance certainly distinguish it from the neighboring rowhouses.

Our order wasn’t ready when we got there, so we waited for about 10 minutes. The wonderful smells emanating from the kitchen were so intense that I thought my stomach was going to eat itself if it didn’t get some pad thai ASAP. The chef, Taw, was drinking wine from a lowball glass, occasionally popping out of his kitchen to toast the customers sitting at the lone table. When he finished preparing our order, he handed us three bags of food and jokingly warned us to not “swing them around.” No need to worry about that, dude.
We walked back to Margaret’s and immediately dug into the food. We each ordered a different dish and took turns passing them around. My pad thai was amazing, but I think the best dish was Tina’s pork ribs in green curry. The pork was so tender it was falling off the bone, and the green sauce added a nice kick, especially when soaking the side of rice in it.

And the price? Cheap. Most entrees run $7-9. Not bad for a one man shop.

If you’re in Shaw, definitely check this place out. The menu can be downloaded from the Thai X-ing website. And while you’re at it, read the City Paper article about Thai X-ing, “Will Work for Food: Thai X-ing gets by with a little help from some friends.”

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