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My wife is Thai and she tells me that the majority of the Thai places she's eaten at in North America suck. Exception is San Francisco. There's a place in Litt
by digianarchist 8y ago
My wife is Thai and she tells me that the majority of the Thai places she's eaten at in North America suck.
Exception is San Francisco. There's a place in Little Saigon that is run by Thai people and she said the food there is exactly the same as home.
Here in Toronto we recommend Si Lom Thai Bistro. Which is good but not perfect.
- infecto 8y agoIs there any chance you remember the name of the place in SF? Edit: Lots of Thai places in Little Saigon. Pak Nam Thai Noodle Bar, Zen Yai Thai Restaurant, Lers Ros....
- zackbrown 8y agoNot OP but I live in SF and appreciate food. Best guess would be Lers Ros, though Sai Jai Thai around the corner is more understated and has some solid dishes too (e.g. they offer khao kluk kapi, which is near-impossible to find outside of Thailand.) Worth mentioning too is Saap Ver, around the Design District. Super legit, focus on Northeastern (Isan) cuisine.
- digianarchist 8y agoIt was Zen Yai Thai.
- newhotelowner 8y agoMajority of Indian restaurants food doesn't taste like what we eat at home.
- cwbrandsma 8y agoI have a friend that lived in India for a year or so. At the end of his stay and american chain restaurant opened up TGI Friday I believe). He said that was one of the worst meals he had while there. Nothing tasted "right."
- PappaPatat 8y agoThing is: they do not cater for the natives, but for the locals. Prime example (for me) is "Chinese food". Found all over the world, yet nowhere it is the same, let alone something a Chinese would call Chinese. Better even, there is one particular Chinese dish that inspired a documentary about all its different implementations. The Search For General Tso. Check it out if you like.
- tootie 8y agoFWIW, I've had "natives" recommend restaurants that weren't actually that great. I have a friend born and raised in Taiwan who thinks greasy American Chinese food is the best. Trust your own palate. De gustibus non est disputandam.