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"The real stunner of my second visit was the tom yum goong, a traditional lemongrass-flavored soup with shrimp....It was the best I've eaten, and I'm no novice."

By Lainey Seyler / WORLD-HERALD CORRESPONDENT

It was a good year to be a food critic in Omaha

Tons of new restaurants opened and I was lucky enough to review most of them.
I decided to break this year's list into two parts: My five favorite restaurants I reviewed this year, in order from one to five, and then five more restaurants that didn't make my top five but are too good to ignore.

A bit of expertly carved carrot caught my eye at Mai Thai. Complete with wispy wings and antennae, the delicate orange creature perched near a radish rose on a plate of spring rolls.

I've been on a six-year search for Thai food that's as good as the everyday meals I bought for less than $5 when I lived outside Bangkok.

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