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Thai Spice ~ Laramie, Wyoming


Last visit: Sep 2022

First visit: Mar 2020

Based on our last visit, we were most anxious to retry one of the last restaurants we visited before the pandemic wiped our lives away for a year plus. Right away, things went south when we learned they no longer serve alcohol. Why the heck would they do that? Well you know how we are with our white wine and Thai Food. OK, we'll tough it out with water I guess. We already knew we were going to hit a couple of breweries afterwards. On this visit I tried their Pad Kee Mao with chicken. Again, it's more of a western interpretation. The noodles were excellent and hot temperature. The sauce has a very similar flavor to Pad Thai. The chicken breast had a nice flavor. Not a favorite but enjoyable. Speaking of Pad Thai that's what the Mrs. had. She said it's a good variation. We didn't go with appetizers this time, and I don't remember seeing the Shrimp Blanket either. This will likely be our last visit. There's another Thai restaurant in Laramie with great reviews (and has wine), plus the Italian restaurant across the street looks great.

--- 3/7/20 review

It was a cold night in early March (probably a warm night for them). Lockdowns were in the air and they seemed right around the corner. But on this particular Saturday night, Thai Spice was a bustling restaurant just as the world once was (and hopes to be). It was primarily a college crowd, including professors, one of which we befriended that evening. We started off with the delicious Blanket Shrimp, fried to perfection and tasty as any Southern restaurant could be. Oh we ordered a couple of glasses on white wine which goes so well with Thai food. For entrees Mrs. RJG zoomed right into the Mixed Vegetables which she lapped up with glee. I went for the Thai Fried Rice (Thai Hot of course), with big chunks of white meat chicken and egg. Heat level was perfect. This isn't really what I'd call a traditional Thai restaurant but it was very good and clearly appealed to the local audience. Will need to visit again and pay attention more to the details, but wanted to get this on your radar if ever in the Laramie area. We will be back for sure. 

After that, we walked across the street and enjoyed the brewery known as Coal Creek TAP (covered in the Bier Reise blog)

3/7/20 (new entry); 9/25/22

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