About Us
Duangrat’s Thai Restaurant is the realization of a
dream which originated in 1980 as a humble
Asian market located just around the corner.  
The market is still there today and now supplies
this restaurant, which itself has blossomed into
one of the Washington D.C. area’s most
celebrated ethnic restaurants.  Since 1987,
restaurateurs Ed and Pookie Duangrat have
been raising new standards and redefining the
quality and presentation of Thai cuisine.   

Look around and you will see the hand-crafted
details of Thai art and architecture throughout.  
Duangrat’s was created to be a showcase of
both Thai cuisine and culture.  Waitresses are
adorned in colorful traditional Thai silk gowns
and gracefully serve the talent and innovation of
the kitchen staff.  In the front of the house, the
fine-dining setting of crystal chandeliers and
white table cloths is equally as impressive.   
Upstairs, patrons can experience the pleasures
of Thai dinner and drama in the area’s first and
only Thai cultural dinner theater, featuring live
Thai classical dance performances on select
weekend evenings.
Duangrat’s confident menu is extensive and not only boasts authentic favorites like Pad Thai, but an ever-
changing selection of Pookie Duangrat’s own signature creations, many of which have become “new classics”.