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Thai Corner Kitchen (632-8854) has opened at 2600 High Point Road in Greensboro in the space that formerly housed Gyro No. 1 All Greek and Singha Thai.

At Thai Corner Kitchen, protein options include chicken or beef ($8) or shrimp and seafood ($10), and you choose the style, such as Pad Kapow with basil and chili, Pad Pak with vegetables in garlic sauce, Pad Eggplant with Chinese eggplant and basil sauce, and Pad Phet with chili, baby corn and lime leaves.

Noodle and rice dishes ($8 chicken or beef, $10 shrimp or seafood) include the traditional Pad Thai with rice noodles, Drunken Noodles with hot pepper and basil and Kao Pad Pu with fried rice and crab meat.

Manager Timmy Vasasiri says the restaurant’s Pad Thai is served in a sweet and sour sauce, which, he says, is different than the typical dish.

Chef Tanya Pangputipong says the noodles for Drunken Noodle are made in house.

Vasasiri and Pangputipong have another Thai restaurant on Dupont Circle in Washington.

Lunch specials for the above dishes cost $6.95 for chicken or beef and $8.95 for shrimp or seafood and are served with soup or salad.

Signature dinner entrees include fried Whole Flounder ($16) with chili and garlic or a sweet and sour sauce, Crispy Ginger Shrimp ($14) and Imperial Pad Thai ($14) with shrimp, scallops, squid and topped with flaked crab.

Thai Corner also offers three curries ($8 chicken, beef, tofu, vegetables; $10 shrimp or seafood). You also can build your own bowl of noodle soup with choices of protein and soup base.

Vegetarian dishes include Kapow Pak and Tofu ($8) with vegetables and chili sauce, Spicy Eggplant and Tofu ($8) and Spicy Veggie Fried Rice with basil ($8).

Other specialties include Crispy Spring Rolls ($4 for three), Tofu Tod ($4) with fried tofu and chili and peanut dipping sauce, Skewered Chicken Satay ($6) and a combination of Steamed Dumplings ($6) with crab, shrimp, pork and sweet corn served with sweet soy sauce.

Thai Corner Kitchen offers a drive-through. Chef Tanya Pangputipong says she can usually have an order ready in about five minutes.

Thai Corner Kitchen hours are 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Friday and 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Wolfgang Puck pizza

Wolfgang Puck is coming to Greensboro.

A Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar is opening in the old RBC Bank branch building at 615 Green Valley Road at Friendly Center.

Friendly Center general manager Brad Rogers said the building is being gutted for a complete transformation, inside and out.

“We’re very excited about it,” Rogers said.

Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar will offer sandwiches and stone-oven pizzas in a fast, casual setting that will also include a patio.

The restaurant is expected to open in late spring or early summer.

Valentine’s Day

The Ruby Rose Tea Room (209 E. Main St., Stoneville), which is usually only open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, will offer a Valentine’s Dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Soft music and a historic Victorian home provide the setting for the meal. Cost is $18.95 and includes a choice of entree, tea or coffee and a choice of dessert. For reservations, call 573-3214.

For more dining options for Valentine’s Day, visit the Short Orders blog.

New menu items

Bin 33 (324 S. Elm St., Greensboro; 609-1833) has a new dinner menu with items such as Grilled Salmon Filet ($20), Chipotle Chicken and Dumplings ($12), Grilled Ribeye ($32) with demi glace, Panko and Coconut Crusted Fried Catfish ($16) and Fettuccine ($12) tossed with smoked tomato sauce.

New starters include Beer Fondue ($8), Shrimp Skewers ($8) and Roasted Edamame ($7).

Bin 33 continues to offer a 7 p.m. wine tasting on Wednesdays and live jazz from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

Be a barbecue judge

Maybe you’ve been to a barbecue festival or perhaps seen a television show devoted to barbecue cook-offs. Ever dreamed of being a judge for such an event?

Uptown Lexington Inc. is offering a certified barbecue-judge class from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 18 in Lexington, the self-proclaimed Barbecue Capital of the World.

The class is taught by a representative of the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Participants learn about the blind judging process and what to look for in the areas of taste, texture, appearance and presentation.

Cost for the class is $100 and includes a one-year membership to the Kansas City Barbecue Society and subscription to Bull Sheet, which lists upcoming contests. For more information, call 249-0383 or visit UptownLexington.com.

Benefit offers wine

Zeto Wine and Cheese Shop is providing wines for this year’s vintage of Corks for Kids Path from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown at 304 N. Greene St. in Greensboro.

The benefit for Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro also features craft beers from Natty Greene’s, hors d’oeuvres by Pepper Moon Catering, chocolate by Loco for Coco, gelato by Gnam Gnam and a silent auction.

Tickets are $50 per person. Call 478-2502 or visit Corks For Kids Path.

Contact Carl Wilson at 373-7145 or carl.wilson@news-record.com