Rather than settling for a sickeningly sweet but otherwise boring version that's considered passable on many Thai menus, we jumped in our cars and headed out to Parker for a tiny strip mall restaurant, the Dancing Noodle, 10841 South Crossroads Drive.
The green curry here is thick and creamy with just a hint of sweetness, deriving rich flavor from onions and garlic and made as fiery as you can handle with red chilies. We ordered the top heat level, and though we're sure the couple who owns the place could have been easily persuaded to fuel the fire until we wanted to rip our tongues out, we were pleased to find that level five on the heat scale gave us intense piquancy without overpowering every other element of the dish.
Loaded up with zucchini, Thai eggplant, broccoli and firm cubes of tofu (chicken, beef, shrimp and squid are available, too) and served over rice, the hearty dish was exactly what we wanted -- and well worth the jaunt.
