Thai Garden

At the Galleria restaurant Thai Garden, expect to have a peaceful meal with a bowl of citrus-y tom kha kai, or steaming drunken noodles laced with slivers of beef. In between bites, and with a few jazzy covers of top 40 hits in the background, take in the ornate decorations and make a mental note of how to carry the serenity home with you. Thai Garden is the place to be when you have a midday papaya salad craving, need a meal to instantaneously materialize as soon as you order, or are just in dire need of some snappy Thai sausage on a Thursday night.

photo credit: Quit Nguyen