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Cheap Date: Thai Tom
Tom drops rice noodles into one of the many pans he works with simultaneously.
Thai Tom isn’t big or roomy—this is the least crowded this photographer’s ever seen it.
A serving of swimming rama: spinach and bean sprouts covered in chicken and doused in the city’s best Thai peanut sauce.
A couple enjoys their dishes stove-side.
The golden menus are meticulously hand-painted onto well-worn boards.
Thai Tom sits in the heart of the U District’s "Ave"—an unassuming hole-in-the-wall.
Stroll down the “The Ave” and behold ethnic food paradise. It’s great—fantastic, really—but for the eager eater who ventures with no particular destination in mind, the number of choices can be intimidating. If ever you find yourself in said situation, heed this: Head North toward 47th Street until you run into the surefire standby, hole-in-the wall Thai Tom...
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