I had a wonderful dinner at TAC last Thursday night. It has long been one of my favorite places to eat in Chicago and i'm not sure why it took me so long to return after I cam back last summer.
Andy is such a wonderful chef. It shows in everything that hits the plate in his restaurant. The pork neck was thinly sliced and wonderfully seared so that all of the elements of sweet and chewy, smoky and spicy all race across one's palate.
Since it was my first visit in some time, Andy was kind enough to make my favorite orange curry with water spinach and some thinly sliced pork.
The remainder of our dinner consisted of the fish maw salad, the rice noodles with ground pork and barbeque pork, the crispy pork with basil leaf and preserved egg, and the crispy pork with basil and green beans.
I had two newbies with me who had no idea what to expect and were amazed.
We're so fortunate to have so many fine Thai places on the north side. Aroy has been getting a lot of attention of late. But, TAC was hitting on all cylinders last Thursday night.