Thai Chang Cuisine

Thai Chang Cuisine

A local favorite for authentic Thai dishes, a welcome change of pace in the mountains. The menu runs through the Thai staples — pad thai, curries, and stir-fries with adjustable spice levels — prepared with more care than the strip-mall setting might suggest. For a group that's spent a few nights working through steakhouses and pub food, it's a genuinely useful change of pace, and takeout is an easy option for a night in where you're staying.

The setting is casual and unfussy, which is part of the appeal — no one needs to change out of hiking clothes, and the tables work as well for a family with kids as for a group of friends splitting a few dishes family-style. Pricing sits in the moderate ($$) range, so it's an easy midweek dinner rather than a budget-blowing one, and the adjustable spice levels mean cautious eaters and heat-seekers can order from the same menu without compromise.

It has a strong local following. Worth knowing about early in a trip, since it's the kind of place groups end up returning to — once for a sit-down dinner, once for takeout carried back to where they're staying.

Hours, menus and prices change. Call ahead or check the venue's own site before you go.