Chef Jet’s Picks for 5 Best Thai Restaurants in Los Angeles

When asked to name the best Thai restaurants in Los Angeles, celebrity chef Jet Tila provided a list of his favorite restaurants, with the names of his favorite Thai dishes in each. With his Cordon Bleu education and childhood spent in the family restaurants on Bangkok Market, Chef Jet is certainly an expert on oriental cuisine.

You can find more of Chef Jet Tila’s culinary articles on the Food Section of the L.A. Times and in L.A. magazine. Here are his 5 picks for the 5 best Thai restaurants in Los Angeles (for more suggestions, check out the reference to this article).

#1. Yai Thai Restaurant

The unadorned Yai Thai restaurant has four dishes that captured Chef Jet’s imagination: the Crispy Catfish, served with chili paste, the Puffed Catfish in Apple Salad, the Pork Belly Pard Nar and the Spicy Pad-Thai.

Yai Thai Restaurant
5757 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 462-0292

#2. Sunshine Thai Restaurant

At Sunshine restaurant four dishes cast their spell on Chef Jet: the exotic Shallow Sea, the Fresh Thai Springrolls, Yentafo Noodles and the Shrimp in Paste Rice.

Sunshine Thai Restaurant
13212 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, CA
(818) 764-6989

#3. Ruen Pair Thai Restaurant

Once more, 4 dishes emerge as favorites in this wonderful Los Angeles Thai restaurant. Chef Jet recommends the Thai Papaya Salad, Laos Papaya Salad, Pork Jerky known as Moo Dat Diew, and the aromatic Spicy Basil Duck.

Ruen Pair Thai Restaurant
5257 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 466-0153

#4. Siam Sunset

At this wonderful Los Angeles Thai restaurant, Chef Jet recommended the Pork Porridge and Chinese Donuts, as well as the Spicy Basil Pork Leg and the Fresh Soymilk.

Siam Sunset Thai Restaurant
5265 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 467-8935

#5. Sapp Restaurant

Yet another wonderful Thai restaurant in Los Angeles is Sapp Restaurant, where Chef Jet recommends the following dishes: Beef Boat Noodles, the Pork Jerky, Crab with Rice Stick Noodles, as well as the Muslim Chicken and Rice.

Sapp Thai Restaurant
5183 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
(323) 665-1035

For more of Chef Jet’s top Thai restaurants in Los Angeles, visit: KCRW or Chef Jet’s website.

Article Reference:

Interview with Chef Jet on KCRW.