Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 3:29
by Chris Jay
Pork Pad Thai from Danh's Garden, located at 3312 Youree Drive in Shreveport.
In recent years, Shreveport-Bossier's restaurant scene has become much more diverse and eclectic, growing to include a number of ethnic cuisines like Greek and Lebanese, Indian, authentic Mexican, Vietnamese, Thai and more. One of the stalwarts of this emerging culinary scene is the Vietnamese restaurant located at 3312 Youree Drive, Danh's Garden. Danh's offers an extensive menu ranging from Vietnamese favorites like pho (a traditional noodle soup usually served with beef or chicken) and bun (a vermicelli noodle salad usually consisting of layered noodles, bean sprouts, chopped egg rolls and grilled pork) to several dozen Thai specialties.
Danh's does pad thai (pictured above) especially well, a sweeter-than-usual fish sauce coating the noodles and an abundance of bean sprouts and cilantro playing a supporting role. Chicken, beef, pork or shrimp pad thai is $7.95, with a combination version available for $8.95. Go with the pork and squeeze as much lime as possible before digging in - this is one of my favorite meals in Shreveport-Bossier. If you're a fan of shrimp, the Spicy Coconut Shrimp ($9.95) is fantastic, consisting of a large platter of golden-fried shrimp covered in a creamy, curry and coconut milk sauce. Finish things off with a drip-style Thai iced coffee (pictured here) made with Cafe du Monde coffee with chicory ($3.00).
Lagniappe
View the entire Danh's Garden menu.
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