The Retiree called my dining partner up and invited us both to supper at one of Johnson Cityâs best restaurants: Ms. Soukchinda Bouribounâs Zaap Lai Thai and Lao Cuisine on North Roan Street.
Over the past two years, Zaap Lai has been gathering a discerning clientele devoted to the unique textures and flavors found in the Southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand and Laos. What Bouribounâs menu lacks in the number of offerings it more than makes up for in the quality and uniqueness of each dish, prepared with Bouribounâs own take on each regional delicacy.
The result for her customers is a meal that transports them from the mundane to the extraordinary, as my two dine-around bunch members and I found out.