This week, go nuts on fish cake patties, Sriracha noodles and papaya salad during the first DFW Thai Restaurant Week, which happens April 13-20. Get hungry, because 17 restaurants are participating in the event.

Starting Wednesday, each restaurant "will introduce one unique Thai item to their menu and/or specials for that week only," according to organizers. Specials run the gamut from salmon Panang (Chili Thai) to larb chicken tacos (Best Thai Frisco) to 1930s-style street pad Thai (Bangkok City). Even Haute Sweets Patisserie is hopping into the fray with Thai tea macarons.

Here's a rundown of the participating restaurants:

ANDAMAN THAI RESTAURANT
940) 591-8790
221 E.HICKORY ST., DENTON

ASIAN MINT
214-363-6655
11617 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 135, DALLAS

BANGKOK AT BELTLINE
469-930-9755
100 S. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 108, RICHARDSON

BANGKOK CITY (GREENVILLE AVE)
214-691-8233
4503 GREENVILLE AVE., DALLAS

BEST THAI SIGNATURE
972-386-3353
4135 BELT LINE ROAD, SUITE 112, ADDISON

BEST THAI (DALLAS)
214-373-8113
5959 ROYAL LANE, SUITE 540, DALLAS

BEST THAI DINER
972-677-7360
9170 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY, DALLAS

BEST THAI (FRISCO)
972-377-0170
8897 COLEMAN BLVD., FRISCO

BEST THAI SIGNATURE (FRANKFORD)
972-930-99721
18352 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 112, DALLAS

BEST THAI (PLANO)
214-474-2222
8600 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 104, PLANO

CHILI THAI (CARROLLTON)
972- 820-5670
3648 OLD DENTON ROAD, SUITE 102, CARROLLTON

CHILI THAI (IRVING)
469-420-9960
8150 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 164, IRVING

HAUTE SWEETS PATISSERIE
214-856-0166
10230 E. NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, DALLAS

MANGO THAI CUISINE
972-599-0289
4701 W. PARK BLVD., SUITE 104, PLANO

ROYAL THAI
214-691-3555
5500 GREENVILLE AVE., SUITE 608, DALLAS

SAMUI THAI
972-398-2807
5700 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO

THAI SOON
972-234-6111
101 COIT ROAD, SUITE 401, RICHARDSON

THE MINT
214-219-6468
4246 OAK LAWN AVE., DALLAS

Find more details about the event at dfwthairestaurantweek.com.

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