My favorite restaurant in Thai Town, tied with Jitlada for first. I love that they're casual, and their giant menu varies from heavy to light, from mild to burn-your-face-off.
You can enjoy any of the Thai classics here, but the papaya salad is what they've truly mastered. I don't know how they grind so much flavor into each perfectly-even julienne strip, but the ample squeeze of lime juice gives the garlic a boost and brightens the chili burn. Get the Thai Papaya Salad with Crispy Grounded Catfish - the threads of fried fish are fluffy like a pillow and dissolve like a cloud.
There's a Mixed Fruits Salad made just like the somtum, sweet on sour on tangy with layers of apples, berries, and grapes. I never though these summer fruits could mix with garlic, beans, and dried-shrimp seafoam-brine but the combination is invigorating.
I love the savory-sour notes of the Esaan Sausage - I have this sausage on repeat.
Same goes for the Jungle Curry, where the flavor, savor, and spice will go clear down to your toes. Choose the crispy pork - they make the best crispy pork.
Thai Iced Coffee soothes the burn, and both the coffee and the burn are worth it.
Lacha Somtum, master of the "soup and salad". There's no doubt about their somtum and curry, and they continue to prove themselves with a legit bowl of steaming Thai Boat Noodles. The broth is savory and dense, with floating grains of beef bits and fat. The flat noodles are the best for texture.
I'm so in love Lacha, this inexpensive, casual cafe. The spice is real and the papaya salads are sublime.
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