You know how when you move to a new neighborhood, you have to do all kinds of things "all over again, for the first time"? Like finding the closest store for grabbing a gallon of milk, or signing up at a new gym, and -- most important of all -- finding new neighborhood restaurants and bars?
Having recently moved out to the wilds of Oak Forest, we are on the prowl for "new favorites." We'd been to Plonk and a few other spots with friends over the years, so we turned to those same friends to ask about food. Specifically, we wanted "easy-to-eat-for-days-while-you-unpack-your-whole-life" take-out food. When they pointed us to Vieng Thai, I winced. "We haven't had really good luck with Thai in Houston. How about Chinese?" Our friends promised us the food was excellent, and warned us that the curries were pretty hot.