Lao Hut

Consistently good food, nice people. Decor is nothing fancy, but you can get Thai or Chinese as well as domestic beer. Try the "hot pot." It looks expensive, but the small order at $12 gives 6 people a small bowl that might include scallops, shrimp, mussels and other seafood as well as chunks of pineapple and a variety of ethnic flavorings. You can choose the level of heat in each dish by specifying. We find 1/2 to one to be quite sufficient.