Jai Thai Restaurant, Seattle

###In Focus: Jai Thai Restaurant * **The experience:** social, with diners passing around metal serving dishes * **The vibe:** It’s sleek and vibrant, with silks hanging from the ceiling and statues of Buddha peppered throughout. * **Must-try dish:** the _phad kee mao_, or drunken noodles, with homemade wide rice noodles, broccoli, egg, and veggies in oyster sauce * **What [_The Stranger_](http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/jai-thai/Content?oid=11795) says about that dish:** “[It’s] tremendously good with shrimp.” * **The spice level:** ranging from 1 to 4 * **Popular dessert:** sticky mango rice * **Entertainment options:** The Broadway location often hosts DJs and karaoke, complete with a disco ball and a chance to slow-jam “Free Bird.”