Recently went to a highly regarded (but not that expensive) Thai restaurant in Las Vegas called Lotus of Siam. I did some 'homework' before hand and pretty much knew what I was going to order.
Had the Nam Kao Tod (crispy rice mixed with minced sour sausage, green onion, fresh chili, ginger, peanuts, and lime juice), Nam Prik Ong (red chili dip, a combination of ground pork, tomato, dried spices; served with vegetables and fried pork rinds for dipping), Tom Kah Kai (soup of sliced chicken with coconut milk, straw mushroom, galanga, lemongrass and a touch of lime juice, and finished with chili oil), and Crispy Duck Chu-Chee (crispy duck on top of a Thai red curry sauce base).
One of the best meals I've ever had. I ordered the Nam Kao Tod at '3 of 10' on their spice/heat rating and it was almost perfect but I got brave and said I wanted a '4' on the Tom Kah Kai. I was in tears but it hurt so good I couldn't stop...just bring more tissues please. The red chili dip atop a fried pork rind has to be one of the more tastier bites in the history of man (this dish was featured on an episode of 'Best Thing I Ever Ate', part of my 'homework').
If you're ever in LV I highly recommend (but it's off-strip, and doesn't look like much from the outside). I started the meal with a Monk's Cafe sour ale which was nice but the bartender gushed it, seemed obvious he wasn't accustomed to pouring that beer. I tried to warn him as he started to pour but it was too late. I also learned, apparently duck has a bunch of tryptophans because I was yawning at the poker table the rest of the night and just couldn't shake it.