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Oh, Noi, you had me at “Swimming Rama.” My one lunch routine is that I order Noi’s Swimming Rama at least once a workweek. So simple, yet elegant. Really, just four ingredients: Spinach softened by a quick sauté, coconut steamed rice, tender slabs of chicken and, oh the coup d’état, a creamy, rich peanut sauce (although if you are a spicy freak, Noi’s five-out-of-five spiciness will hardly curl your hair). I understand the rest of the menu is wonderful as well, but I have no reason to venture past the Swimming Rama. (PB)

This article appears in Best of Central Oregon 2013.

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by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 8, 2013

<h1>Best Thai</h1> <p class="byline">by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 8, 2013</p> <p>Oh, Noi, you had me at "Swimming Rama." My one lunch routine is that I order Noi's Swimming Rama at least once a workweek. So simple, yet elegant. Really, just four ingredients: Spinach softened by a quick saut&eacute;, coconut steamed rice, tender slabs of chicken and, oh the coup d'&eacute;tat, a creamy, rich peanut sauce (although if you are a spicy freak, Noi&#039;s five-out-of-five spiciness will hardly curl your hair). I understand the rest of the menu is wonderful as well, but I have no reason to venture past the Swimming Rama. (PB)</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-thai-noi-2284882/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=22952&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-thai-noi-2284882/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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