Chef Jet Tila's Top 10 Thai Restaurants in Los Angeles

#1
Yai
Yai Restaurant
5757 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 462-0292
Crispy Catfish with chili paste
Puffed Catfish with Apple Salad
Pork Belly Pard Nar
Spicy Pad Thai

#2
Sunshine
Sunshine Restaurant
13212 Sherman Way, North Hollywood, CA
(818) 764-6989
Shallow Sea
Fresh Thai Springroll
Yentafo Noodles
Shrimp Paste Rice

#3
Ruen Pair
Ruen Pair Restaurant
5257 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 466-0153
Thai Papaya Salad
Laos Papaya Salad
Moo Dat Diew (Pork Jerky)
Spicy Basil Duck

#4

Siam Sunset
5265 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 467-8935
Pork Porridge
Chinese Donuts
Spicy Basil Pork Leg
Fresh Soymilk

#5
Sapp Restaurant
5183 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA
(323) 665-1035
Beef Boat Noodles
Pork Jerky
Muslim Chicken and Rice
Crab with Rice Stick Noodles

#6
Thai Nakorn
Thai Nakorn Restaurant
8674 Stanton Ave, Buena Park, CA
(714) 952-4954
Som Tum
Larb Duck
North Sausage
Larb Chicken

#7
Hollywood Thai
Hollywood Thai Restaurant
5241 Hollywood Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tom Kha Gai Soup
Garlic Prawns
Shrimp Cakes

#8
Red Corner
Red Corner Asia Restaurant
5267 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
(323) 466-6722
Green Curry
Yum Eggplant Salad
Chicken on fire

#9
Palms
Palms Thai
5900 Hollywood Blvd,Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 462-5073
Spicy Wild Boar
Grilled Pork Neck
Spicy Pad Thai
Crispy Trout with Mango sauce

#10
Thai BBQ Venice/Clarington
Thai Original BBQ Restaurant
10036 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
(310) 559-9711
Thai BBQ Spareribs
Beef Panang
Dear Crab
Thai BBQ Chicken

I sure liked Yai...

http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=10054

And very much look forward to a return visit when next in LA.

Thanks to Eric_M for the heads up.

Puffed Catfish with Apple Salad

Sounds like an alternative description to 'Exploded Catfish' at Spoon Thai, which comes with green apples. If anyone is familiar with Yai's version, is this a reasonable guestimate on my part?

Regards,