Sanamluang Cafe, Hollywood/thaitown

One of my favorite Thai spots in Hollywood, and thats saying a lot. I eaten a lot of stuff on the menu and pretty much everything is fantastic. Highly recommend their red curry, crying tiger, and morning glory salad. Pad thai here is always a classic. Surprise yourself by ordering something they don't have a picture of on the menu. It can get crowded in the evening so just be prepared.

We departed a concert and we searched for a midnight munchies restaurant that stays open late. This place was pretty busy at midnight but we didn't have to wait to be seated. I ordered my favorited dish which a is combo pad Thai spicy, combo fried rice, plus a Thai tea. Once we received the big plates of food it was love at first bite. The food was flavored just right and I could say this is one of the best Thai restaurants in LA.

Incredibly underwhelming quality of food. Lacks flavor, is skimpy on the meat with each dish, the two best dishes were the tofu pud see ew and the thai iced tea. Prices raised and portion/quality went down. We went at 4 and it was just our table of 3 and two other tables of 2. Used to be the best but definitely not anymore.

The soup Tom Yum shrimp was not that appealing in presentation and didn’t look appetizing. At least not how most Thai spots have served it. The sweet and shout shrimp looked more appetizing and tasted good.. not too sweet which is great. Small shrimp but it was still flavorful. Thai ice tea is def good and so is the jasmine hot tea. The spot is really busy. Def not cleanest LA spot and restrooms need some care- major. Would we come back eh maybe for tea but not for food. And… it would have to be to go on the drink. Servers.. basically you have to call for someone or good luck in getting checked up on. Late night eats probably equals tired staff.. could be a good thing or not so much.

We ordered pak ke mow,which had big pieces of Mushroom which was stale. We tried to let our server know that the mushrooms were stale. All he did was smiled and didn't care about it at all. I don't think I will go back.