Fork and Sticks

Jessie, Joe, Ben, Mike, Ada and I were in the mood for Thai food so we decided to go to Fork and Sticks in the Loop.  Jessie and Ben had been before and were eager to go back.  We decided to try pretty much every appetizer on the list: Crispy Spring Rolls (Glass noodles, cabbage, carrot, wrapped in egg roll wrapper and deep fried. Serve with Thai sweet chili sauce), Thai Stix (Cream cheese & Crab mixed wrapped in egg roll wrapper and deep fried. Serve with Thai sweet chili sauce), Muu Ping (Grilled pork skewers marinated with palm sugar, pepper garlic paste, coriander seeds, glazed with coconut milk reduction. Served with sticky rice), and Sai Oua (Grilled Chiang Mai pork sausage with Thai herbs. Served with sticky rice).  Everything was really good, but if we had to pick, our favorite was the Muu Ping, hands down!

Muu Ping - Our favorite!

Crispy Spring Rolls

As an entrée, we got their specialty - Khao Soi (Northern Thai curry noodle soup with curry paste, coconut milk. Served with shallot, pickled mustard greens, crispy yellow noodles and roasted chili paste) with chicken.  It was amazing!  Even when we got full, we couldn't stop eating it.  It did have a pretty strong coconut flavor though, so if you aren't a huge fan of coconut milk, you may want to try something else. 

Khao Soi

 Joe tried the Hung Lay Curry (Northern Thai sweet pork belly and pork loin curry with palm sugar, turmeric, tamarind, peanuts, and fresh ginger served with Jasmine rice) which was phenomenal.  When I go back, I'm definitely going to try that dish.  And yes, I'll definitely go back, however, I may try to sit outside next time, because the smoke from the kitchen kept lingering into the dining area and upsetting our eyes.  Maybe in the summer they'll open the back door or have outside seating to avoid the smoke attack.