Pop Pop Thai Street Food

In an easy-to-miss section of Aurora, this is one of Seattle's greatest Thai restaurants. It's on the rear of a free-standing structure in a huge strip mall parking lot. They serve a variety of tasty Thai meals, including a delightful pineapple fried rice boat and some of the tastiest deep-fried crab rangoon you'll ever taste.

The location is modest, tucked into the corner of a large parking lot on Aurora Avenue. However, the cuisine is some of the best authentic Thai in town, prepared by two meticulous guys who modified their mothers' recipes so that you might all enjoy papaya salad with salted crab or khao mun gai—comforting chicken and rice—in the darkest, most savory of sauces. On the specials board, exciting things usually happen.

Location: 13242 Aurora Ave N Ste 104, Seattle, WA 98133

Website: www.poppopthaistreetfood.com