Khao Thai Restaurant

Pad Thai

The crowd-pleasing benchmark — rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, and your choice of protein with a tamarind-forward sauce that skews slightly sweet in the California style

Green Curry

Coconut milk-based curry with Thai eggplant and basil — a reliable indicator of how well a kitchen balances heat, sweetness, and aromatics

Pad See Ew

Wide rice noodles wok-charred with egg, Chinese broccoli, and savory soy — the wok breath is the tell on kitchen execution

Tom Kha Soup

Coconut galangal soup with mushrooms and lemongrass — a gentler, fragrant alternative to tom yum that works well as a starter