As mentioned last Saturday in my “Satur-dates” blog, man-go-round and I decided to try out Mango Thai for a dinner date.

What I hadn’t anticipated when I wrote about our plans, though, was the monsoon we would have to surmount in order to get our delicious food.

In the midst of scattered downpours and hailstorms, we made it down to the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of St. Paul to Mango Thai. A smallish restaurant near the intersection of Selby and Dale, the man dropped me off to park the car just down the street.

The dining room doors were open to the sidewalk, and I stepped just through the doors to ask the host for a table for two. As he prepared our table, I saw man-go-round dashing towards the doors as the sky opened up for round two (or more like round 7 or 8).

In for the duration, we settled into our “booth” (a wooden bench with four holes carved around the tables for up to four diners’ legs to fit) and enjoyed the suddenly vibrant atmosphere, as our fellow diners enjoyed the next bout of the rainstorm with us.

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We thoroughly enjoyed our experience at Mango Thai (although I wish I had known it was BYOB so we could have enjoyed some lovely wine with dinner like some neighborhood locals in the know). Between the two of us we enjoyed egg rolls, pineapple shrimp green curry, and the garlic shrimp dish. Although my garlic shrimp was delicious, I thought man-go-round’s curry was off the chain. Next time, I’ll get that (or more likely, the papaya salad I didn’t order since it is what I almost always get).

Pictures are dark, but hey- I’d rather have great ambience in a restaurant than great photos for later, right? I never said I was a food blogger- just wanted to share the experience with y’all. Now if you live in the area, go check out Mango Thai! It’s not going to replace True Thai as our “regular” Thai joint, but it was a fantastic place for a romantic date in a springtime rainstorm.

Do you let thunderstorms (or other inclement weather) spoil your plans or just go with it? What is your favorite Thai dish?

Meri