5 /5 Avant Lard Travel - by Houston Porter: Oh Khu Larb...how we love you!
We make a special point to visit Khu Larb during every visit to Port Townsend and this last Christmas holiday visit was no different. However, unlike our prior "visits", instead of just getting take out, for the first time we actually dined in the restaurant and it raised the experience to a whole other level.
Not only is the food fantastic but the ambience is warm and welcoming and the service is friendly, without being overbearing or unprofessional.
(My favorite Thai dish is Khao Soi (also called "Chaing Mai Noodles" by Americans), which is a rich, coconut curry noodle soup with both wet noodles in the broth as well as crispy noodles on top and not only has incredible flavor but also amazing texture. It is originally from northern Thailand, where Chaing Mai is the capital, hence the American name. (Chaing Mai means "Rose of the north", so given the rose motif in their logo, Im assuming Khu Larb is northern Thai inspired. Im fact, we were really impressed that our Caucasian server had actually been to Chaing Mai and so knew exactly the dish I was asking about.))
We are professional food and travel writers, food judges, and food and drink tour guides and have eaten at a lot of Thai places around the world and can honestly say that Khu Larb is one of our all-time favorites.