Dining pick of the week: Surang’s Thai Kitchen

PICK OF THE WEEK:

SURANG'S THAI KITCHEN

5455 S. Fort Apache Road at Mesa Vista Avenue, 385-0021

It's not surprising to discover another terrific Thai restaurant serving dishes that speak to authentic Thai cooking. Among the house specialties are basil crispy pork with zucchini, bell peppers and fresh basil; Catfish Delight, Thai Macaroni and Pad Cha, a combination of seafood stir fried with ginger, bamboo shoots, bell pepper and lime leaves. Other entrees are various pad Thai dishes with choice of vegetables, chicken, pork, beef, tofu or shrimp. Featured soups are silver noodle, vegetable, tofu and the chef's special tom yum with mushrooms, tomatoes, lemongrass, lime leaves, green onion, chili jam and cilantro. There are nine salads (beef, papaya, larb, Thai green), along with assorted curries including red, green, yellow and pineapple. Among the noodle dishes are chow mein, sukiyaki, chicken noodle soup and rad nar made with pan-seared wide rice noodles. Among the 12 lunch specials, served weekdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with soup, egg roll and fried wonton, are sweet and sour, pepper steak, mixed vegetables and pad ginger. Several appetizers are Thai egg roll, shrimp roll and Thai jerky beef. Two desserts are sticky rice or mango with ice cream. Entrees and noodle dishes begin at $7.95. Surang's is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. -- Jack Bulavsky