where to find curry around medford oregon?

Question

like at a resturant prefurably

Answer 1

Yes! Asian Grill on Biddle Rd. in Medford is great. Also try the Bamboo Bistro in the N. Phoenix Shopping Center. Also in the same center is a GREAT Indian food restaurant called India Kicthen.

Answer 2

In and around Medford...

Mihama's Teriyaki Grill
Kat Wok
Tasty Thai

http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2006/1201/life/stories/1dec_bangkok_s.htm

December 1, 2006

Bangkok's Benny

One of my favorite Thai food restaurants began as a small mom-and-pop business working out of a trailer on a somewhat inauspicious site alongside South Pacific Highway just outside of Talent.

I think it was called Bangkok's Li'l Benny then, and a friend recommended the food. It was on the way home from work, and my spousal equivalent and I soon discovered that the place offered about a dozen inexpensive, delicious Thai dishes. Food was served on paper plates in an indoor/outdoor setting, but for us the place became a regular stop for takeout dinners.

The pahd Thai became my frequent choice. It's made with bean sprouts, noodles, broccoli and a sweet chili sauce that tastes mild at first, but warms with each new bite. Spousal equivalent is a big fan of the shrimp rolls.

Then the trailer disappeared, but only long enough to reopen at the end of a gravelled alley off Talent's Main Street. This location was even closer to our abode, and Benny's became a more frequent stop.

During that time we learned that "mom" was Atchara and "pop" was Benny, and that the two had plans to move their restaurant into a house.

Now Bangkok's Benny is run out of a remodeled two-story structure on Main Street.

At our last visit, there was no commercial sign on the restaurant, but you can find it across the street from Talent City Hall. We opted for a sit-down dinner during this visit, and started with an appetizer of our favorite shrimp rolls ($7.95). The serving is a generous one of four large wontons plumply stuffed with a delicious mixture of cream cheese, minced cabbage and carrots and bits of bay shrimp. The rolls are served with a spicy dipping sauce that isn't too sweet but has a little heat to it. Spring rolls also are available for $6.95.

The menu at Bangkok's Benny still offers a good assortment of Thai dishes, and nearly all of them include a choice of tofu, chicken, pork, beef or shrimp. Some include green or red curries. The dishes range in price from $8.95 to $13.95.

I ordered the Kang Khew Warn ($8.95) with tofu, bamboo shoots, basil, coconut milk and green curry. Spousal equivalent ordered teriyaki chicken with broccoli and rice.

The restaurant now touts a list of beverages that includes a half dozen bottled imported and domestic beers, including a singha lager beer ($4.75) from Boon Rawd Brewery in Bangkok, Thailand. We haven't tasted it, but Benny tells us it is quite strong. The wine choices are limited to a house red or white by the glass ($4.50).

Our food was presented in a simple fashion that was made elegant by the use of colorful plates and bowls.

In fact, the whole place has a simple elegance about it. The couple decorated the dining room themselves, choosing deep tones of red, sage and clay for the room's walls, stained wood for the floor and exotic themes for decoration.

The Kang Khew Warn was served garnished with fresh cilantro and with a side of steamed white rice. I was delighted to see some extra veggies tossed in with the main ingredients, which had a sumptuously warm aroma and flavor. The tofu all but melted in my mouth, and the green curry was everything I'd hoped it to be. I learned that Atchara blends her own ingredients into her curries to create her distinctive recipes.

Spousal equivalent was more than pleased with his teriyaki chicken and rice, and we finished the meal by sharing a tall glass of Thai iced tea. Atchara and Benny serve it strongly brewed, sweetened, seasoned and mixed with milk or half and half — I couldn't tell which — and poured over ice.

Desserts are not listed on the menu, but I noticed a yummy looking baklava laid out on a buffet. Our hosts graciously offered servings to us, and told us that some desserts, including sticky rice, aren't available every day.

The restaurant has maintained its takeout business; I counted four people picking up orders while we ate our meals. Now it offers a full dining experience, and the food has only gotten better. Credit cards are not accepted, but local checks are.

-- Laurie Heuston

Bangkok's Benny, 203 Main St., Talent. Call 535-8772.
Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.