Not every restaurant promises to make you sweat. Sawatdee does so
proudly. Owner Supenn Harrison’s "five-pepper system" allows diners at
her many Twin Cities-area Thai restaurants to choose their levels of
perspiration, from the one-pepper "slightly beaded brow" to the
five-pepper "I need a towel." Sawatdee’s flavors don’t just hit the hot
spot; the menu explains that Thai cuisine balances all tastes —
sweet/salty/sour/bitter — in its dishes. The original Washington Avenue
restaurant opened in 1983, and other locations quickly followed.
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner daily.
"The pad thai is a time-tested recipe that has just the right amount of vinegar bite. ..."
— Gayot