Image: Crispy Chicken
Last Updated: January 2023
Current Status: The long reliable 14th Street destination for Thai reopened as a market first, and then brought its full restaurant back online. Recent news is that they will be incorporating favorites from the now-shuttered D.C. Noodles.
WCP piece on the market addition: “It’s always been my dream to do the market,” [owner] Pollert says. “In the early days when we did the restaurant, it was the world before YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Cooking Thai was not something that was happening then. But because of social media, Food Network, and people traveling so much, D.C. has changed. Now everyone is back from vacation where they took a cooking glass in Thailand. They want to know where to find kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, galangal, and Thai chili peppers.”
Summary:
Cuisine: Thai
Neighborhood: 14th Street
Address: 1608 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Website: https://www.ricerestaurant.com/
Reservations: Walk-in
Other Critics/Voices:
Washington Post: No coverage
Washingtonian: No coverage
