Nam sod is really wonderful. What they do with pork skin is impressive.
Kid loved the crab fried rice. She raved about shrimp noodle hot pot and her requisite order of jackfruit salad.
Isaan sausage was great
As was the liter of chilled Grüner
@la_foodism in the house
Oh I finally tried this place recently after all your posts.
Khao Soi was amazing. But unfortunately, that’s about the only thing that sang for me. Maybe user error and I ordered wrong.
Ordered papaya salad, med spicy, which is usually plenty spicy for me from places like Ruen Pair but this one had almost no spice. Do you have to order spicy to get the equivalent of med spicy from other joints around town? Other than the spice level, didn’t really have any flavor complexities and was just sweet. I thought it was just an ok version of the dish.
Pork jerky was again just ok. Much better version at Ruen Pair.
Pad Kra Pow and morning glory were fine.
ive never ordered those things… just stick to the northern menu… larb tod, sausage, clams, shrimpball in curry etc
New menu to be done soon. Dropping some things that aren’t popular, adding some things. Try their pad Thai Thai style with extra chili. Fun
Agree on papaya salad. Super tame. Nice dried shrimp though and for some reason papaya cut very thick
Are they finally going to have Gaeng Hang Lay
It has been so long. It appears we’re going back Friday before a concert. Hope I don’t overdo the spice and have to ibs in a public milieu
what show?
we went to the Greek for Khruangbin. Was fun getting the pronunciation lesson from Mr Pailin. Pailin is still hitting hard. Didn’t have any issues aside from our sober and vegetarian double date. Owner was appologetic to have to raise prices again to cover cost increases. I told him to not sweat it. I said these LA people can handle it. “Charge the FTC folks double”
I like dude and Pailin is still a deal. Though he always makes fun of me bc we order too many appetizers.
haha… ya he’s not shy to opine… i was a little sad the kid doesn’t work there much anymore… he was our guide for over a decade
Go while it’s around. Years are numbered.
What a glorious return to our favorite. Got the window seat where it all started some dozen years ago. Pigged out, left now trace, went to a concert after
Cold Gruner with hot basil clams and crispy crab cakes 
We always seem to want the shrimp noodle hotpot.
Crispy catfish curry is so great
As is the Larb Tod which blew us away again. Perfect fritterizatiom of funky fermented Larb
Was lucky because turns out they were closed for a month for a family matter
Glad they’re still doing it! On the Thai Town thread I was tryna figure out why they were closed all month.
Pailin owner always makes fun of me for ordering the Hoy Jaw and Larb Tod, says I get too many appetizers.
Ha. They are good! Order more lol
Ya, his father passed and they took back to Thailand for ceremony etc
Thai cuisine is amazing. Crazy diverse and sophisticated.
Went back again yesterday with a friend and it’s funny… the owner just closes the shop as he pleases when the kitchen gets backed up with takeout orders. Saw a family get really pissed and leave. We waited at a bar for the reopening and got to chat with the kid for a while
The food is top notch. It is turning into a business which prioritises what works for the family over everything else. Eat it while it’s here
We ordered delivery. Peony says: “I liked it a lot.” I was impressed by the freshness and complexity of the curry paste for the panang curry, the balance of the tom yum, and the funkiness of the dried fish in the Chinese broccoli dish. Making real Thai food like this takes a big effort.
Ya, they just spent a month in Thailand and the son was pissed off because he didn’t find food there to be batter than his mother’s
