After a roughly 10-month break, a local Thai food institution is open again.<\/p>\n
Chan’s Thai Kitchen closed to little fanfare but much wailing and gnashing of teeth in January as the owners took a hiatus<\/a> to focus on themselves, and decide what the future of the restaurant would be.<\/p>\n The popular restaurant quietly reopened earlier this month and is again serving food at the same Auke Bay location it has occupied for more than two decades.<\/p>\n “We were pretty quiet about reopening,” said co-owner Curtis Hopson in a telephone interview. “We wanted to ease into the new system.”<\/p>\n Chan’s will have all of the old favorites but trimmed down, and now in a takeout-focused setting. The menu will still include popular dishes such as cashew chicken, pad thai, and spring rolls.<\/p>\n The restaurant itself will no longer offer table service.<\/p>\n That cuts down on dishes to be washed, one of the largest time sinks in the old format. The restaurant will also be operating on more limited hours. Chan’s will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 5-8 p.m.<\/p>\n “We’re cutting down on the menu and that helps,” Hopson said.<\/p>\n