former men’ s basketball coach at Indiana University whose teams won a couple of national titles.
The wall space at Hoosier Thai is taken up with photos, posters, schedules, and every other kind of IU basketball ephemera— from trophies and memorial basketballs to little Bobby Knight dolls.
By chance, I was seated beside the most iconic of all Bob Knight photos ever taken: the infamous chair-throwing scene at Purdue 40 years ago. A moment frozen in time as you await your pad Thai. The entrée menu is extensive. There’ s Pad Gra Prow, Thai spicy basil with stir fried meat in a homemade spicy sauce with green beans, onions and bell peppers; Eggplant Thailand with eggplant stir fried with veggies and the special Thai sauce; and sweet and sour sauté with pineapple and mixed vegetables.
I was drawn to an item appearing on the menu simply as“ The Cashew Nuts.” I guess that says it all, although you do get carrots, onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bell peppers, and those little bitty tiny ears of corn.
Where do the tiny ears of corn come from? Is there a tiny little vegetable farm out there somewhere growing miniature food?
Thai food is generally spicy, and you can request the level of spiciness you enjoy, from one to five. I do not love too much spice, but I have learned that a certain amount of heat is part of the Thai food experience. So, I have been gradually increasing the amount of heat I request each time I visit a Thai restaurant.
Mrs. Sampler is a fan of curry dishes, and Hoosier Thai is the right spot for that, with seven curry offerings on the menu, ranging from Massaman and pumpkin curry, through green, red and yellow curries, to roasted duck with red curry and Panang curry with kaffir lime leaves.
From the“ chef’ s special” menu, she chose“ Pad Bus Sa Ra Com,” a three-flavored dish with
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