Out On the Town: Thai Pavillion

Our Second TCV Field Trip!

Attendees:

• Amina
• Fatma
• Faizah
• Safa
• Sharria with guest Kayla
• Venice 

Mission: Spend $25 while dining at the National Harbor. It was a bit tricky since great inexpensive food is hard to come by. We can thank Fatma for the challenge. She just had to  throw in that  monkey wrench. Could a bunch of  "foodies" stick to a budget?

After much deliberation,  Faizah selected Thai Pavilion, a beautiful quaint little restaurant in the heart of the harbor.

First impression:

BEAUTIFUL! The ambiance was just right! Amina our newest member,  reserved a huge table for us as we needed lots of elbow room, hehe.  The menus were filled with an array of selections so naturally It took some time to figure out what we all wanted.

Appetizers:

Faizah ordered Smoked Salmon Sashimi. Since Safa Umm Mansur is a sushi novice, she chose the California Roll. Amina ordered the Shrimp Wonton.

Drinks: 

We all ordered the house blended teas & punches: Thai Iced Tea (Kayla), Emerald Punch (Sharria, Faizah & Amina) Mint Lemonade (Safa)

Entrees: 

Most of the entrees were well received, however there were a few exceptions: the Chicken Pad Thai (Amina also ordered this dish) wasn't a big hit with Safa & the Curried Beef was a tad too sweet for Kayla. Fatma & Faizah ordered Fried Calamari, Steamed Vegetables with Noodles. Sharria ordered a Green Curry Shrimp dish & Venice ordered a Seafood Dish.

Curried Beef

Chicken Pad Thai

Fried Calamari

Coconut Green Curry Shrimp

Confession time! Although drinks weren't  included in our budget, somehow we managed to go over. What do you expect from foodies? We had a great time and are looking forward to November's collective!

Safa Umm Jameel & Aisha were sorely missed.  We hope to see you both soon!