If you want Thai food that goes well past pad Thai, Ahan Thai Kitchen at 474260 East State Road 200 runs a long menu of curries, noodles and stir-fries, plus a separate sushi menu. The restaurant calls itself an authentic Thai kitchen and sushi bar, and the dishes it names first on its home page are pad see ew, pad Thai, tom yum and papaya salad.
The full menu on its online ordering page covers five curries (green, red, yellow, massaman and panang), Thai salads like laab and yum woon sen, and noodle soups that include a roasted duck version. The specials list is where it gets more interesting. You'll find khao soi with shrimp, mussels, scallops and squid, a fried grouper plate called Gangster Grouper with green apple and chili-lime sauce, and whole snapper served two ways: steamed with chili-lime sauce, or fried as Three Taste Fish. A dedicated vegan section repeats the standards (pad Thai, drunken noodles, pad see ew, eggplant basil) made with a vegan sauce, which helps if someone at the table skips meat and fish sauce.
Weekday service is split. Lunch runs 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner 4 to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday. Saturday is continuous from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the restaurant is closed Sunday. Takeout orders go through the same online system.
Ahan is a drive from downtown rather than a walk. If sushi is the main event, Fancy Sushi on Sadler Road has a longer roll list and a hibachi grill, and Wicked Bao covers Asian street food on North 2nd Street downtown.