These onions don't make me cry.

Lunch with a friend I haven't seen in a while. Visions of Thai food swimming in my head. So many satisfactory choices for Thai, but want exceptional. End up at Red Onion.

Deep in conversation, I forget to notice details. We order pad thai and pad kee mao. Crunchy, gallantly spicy, but not arrogant. Fresh. Noodles with a bite.

Service is attentive and the restaurant, barely open a few weeks, is clean and shiny and smart looking.

I leave happy that it is only a few blocks from my house. Because I will go back often.