The Coconut Downtown

I am gluten free and appreciate a restaurant that has their menu clearly marked on what dishes can be prepared gluten free. They also had vegan options marked. We came here on a Thursday night as we passed through town. The waitress was very friendly and helpful and we were seated right away. I know spicy levels are relative but the waitress explained that they use fresh chilis which makes their food hotter than if they used dried chilis. At another Thai restaurant I frequent, I have to order a level 4 but this restaurant has true spice levels. I ordered a level 2 and it was hot…maybe a little too hot for me combined with the temperature hot of the noodles. My husband and I both ordered the pork pad Thai. The pork was pork belly and it was nice and crispy but too fatty for me and it could have been saucier. We ordered the shrimp fresh roll as an appetizer and they were cut like little sushi rolls which were a little hard to eat because it was a mouthful for one bite…it was good though. The star was that mango sticky rice with coconut ice-cream which we took to go but the ice-cream just added another level of yumminess.

The food was terrific and they had the ability to make many of there meals gluten-free