Sura Thai Bistro

Is it more Thai, more gay, more romantic or more neighborhoody? Is it cheesy or just kitschy? And does any of the above matter when the food is this intensely good? This futuristic Lakeview/Boystown Thai fusion lab surprises at every turn, from the Clockwork Orange-esque paneling and white plastic furnishings (what George Takei’s Sulu might have picked for the USS Enterprise) to the Madonna DVD on the weirdly apropos flatscreen to the chill (yet attentive) service to the cheap prices to the creative small-plate Thai interpretations. When coconut crusted shrimp with sweet corn, sweet potato puree and plum dip is $5 and a bottle of pinot grigio is $14, set phasers to "mow."