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Cute pots-on-cups of lemongrass tea at Smile Thailand restaurant, Asakusabashi
Asakusabashi is on the JR Chuo-Sobu line, between Akihabara and Ryogoku stations, and has a lot of good low-cost accommodation and dining.

Last Saturday evening three of us went to Smile Thailand, right next to Asakusabashi Station on its north side.

Smile Thailand is a Thai restaurant that opened only a year or so ago, and boasts genuine Thai food, cooked by a Thai chef who has 16 years of experience preparing Thai food in the kitchens  top hotels here in Japan.

The Delicious Hoi Cho Crab Jujube at Smile Thailand tasted great!The mood and decor inside Smile Thailand lives up to its name: warm and friendly. It's not a big place, but not pokey either - more like cozy. While the restaurant has a lot of things (probably because space is at a premium), it is clean and tidy.
There were several tables occupied, which was a good sign, and we were lucky to get seated right away.

We started with a pot of lemongrass tea each, which showed up in the cutest pot-and-cup set. (Alcohol, including, of course, Thai beer, is served here too.)

Smile Thailand's Khao Sub Pa Rod Pineapple Rice tasted as good as it looks
 For dinner we then ordered the Khao Sub Pa Rod Pineapple Rice, the Gaeng Keow Wan Green Curry, the Hoi Cho Crab Jujube, and the Pad Thai Stir-Fried Rice Noodles. There was an English menu available, everything came with photos, and a spiciness co...