Thai Chef- Great sushi, Spicy food.

Thai Chef
1712 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009-1103
(202) 234-5698

M-Thur 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Friday 11:30 am - 11:00 pm
Sat 12:00 noon- 12:00 pm
Sat 12:00 noon- 12:00 pm

Reservations available

http://www.nojweb.com/thaichef/main.html

Located at the upper end of Dupont Circle. This hip restaurant has a modern decor, and fantastic lighting. Reconstructed from a row house it features a lower level with plenty of seating featuring huge sliding windows that are open during summer hours for al fresco dining feeling. Due to its busy style and vast clientele an upper floor for additional seating is also available.
Thai Chef has a good wide selection of Thai specialties, ranging from the scrumptious pad Thai to a wide assortment of sushi. For drinks I ordered the Thai iced tea, which is sweet and light. For starters I ordered Sunomono, a cucumber with sweet rice vinegar salad with raw octopus, shrimps and crab. Served in a Martini Cocktail glass, it contained tons of fresh seafood. My friends ordered these chicken wings filled with crab meat and they were not just adorable looking but also delicious.
For the main courses my friend had drunken noodles, which require a palate of iron, since this dish is "drenched" in firey spicey sauce. My Pad Thai connoisseur friend (since she never orders anything else) loved her dish so much, she ordered some to go. I on the other hand strickly stuck with their Sushi dinner deluxe, which is an large assorted array of sushi and rolls, ranging from tuna to eel. Their sushi rice is perfectly made, the right concistency with the right flavors compliment the fresh fish and the Wasabi is fresh and tingly. The sushi presentation is a fantastic mastered art by Thai Chef.
The restaurant also has a bar near the entrance, that provides happy hours and deliciously strong drinkies. Their wine menu is nothing to brag about but is decent enough to carry some great tasting wine. The dessert menu is quite small. Quite a disappointment after one of the best Thai meals I have encountered in DC. It is definitively a place to visit in Dupont with friends on a night out due to its hip atmosphere, reasonably priced food and a great start to strong drinks for the night to be.