It took first-time restaurateurs Nuntanit Charoensit and Kong Tiyawat to take advantage of what seems to be a prime dining location. The storefront kitty-corner from the Guthrie Theater now hums with their new Kindee Thai Restaurant.
That's Charoensit, a Bangkok native, cooking with her crew behind a great-looking copper-lined bar (the warmly contemporary room -- with prime Guthrie views -- was designed by Thai architect Jiroj Ittiwetchai). Charoensit is cooking the food she said she grew up eating: ground chicken seasoned with mint and lime and rolled into lettuce cups, delicately battered and fried hard-cooked eggs, spicy soups laced with galangal and kaffir lime leaves, super-spicy rice noodles, several curry variations and a few vegetable stir fries -- all served with an eye toward good looks and clean, bright flavors. Top price is $14, and beer and wine should be on their way.
719 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, 612-465-8303, kindeethairestaurant.com. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
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