Little Serow

"One of our all time favorites, Little Serow is one of the best meals in DC, and one of the best deals in DC at $49 for a tasting menu that spans several delicious, extremely spicy courses. Those who are faint of tongue need not apply." - zach nerenberg, chris stang

"Little Serow’s northern Thai dining experience is a sensory adventure. The minimalist, cavernous room is a blank canvas for James Beard Award–winning chef Johnny Monis to paint palates with the bitter, funky, spicy, and salty ingredients found throughout the region’s mountainous jungles. There’s no pad thai here. Instead, the staples include laap (a minced meat salad with offal and crispy shallots), si krong muu (fall-off-the-bone pork ribs marinated in Mekhong whiskey), and sides of sticky rice to balance the sweat-inducing heat of dried spices and herbs. The set menu changes weekly, and at only $49, it’s worth queuing up outside."

"MICHELIN Plate restaurant in D.C. currently offering takeout for your next meal at home." - The MICHELIN Guide

"Typically available only as a prix fixe tasting menu, chef Johnny Monis’s chile-packed Northern Thai menu comes a la carte for carryout. From Tuesday through Saturday, customers can schedule pickups online from the basement restaurant in Dupont. The menu has grown from a few options to a page-long list that includes “hammered” beef with tomato-tamarind jeow sauce, Thai fried chicken, and crispy rice salad. Next-door, Mediterranean fine-dining destination Komi has turned into a vegetarian diner pop-up called Happy Gyro." - Gabe Hiatt

"Baan Thai has risen to popularity as a low-key, affordable alternative for people looking to avoid the long lines at Little Serow, Komi chef Johnny Monis’s super spicy, tasting menu-only restaurant located half a mile west in Dupont." - Tierney Plumb