"Papaya Kitchen is Chef Alan Mai’s great comeback from retirement from the long-standing Oak Lawn restaurant, Green Papaya, that closed in 2019. His return comes with a twist: it’s a to-go only restaurant along Lemmon Avenue. The seasoned chef brings his crowd-favorites-since-1999 like the signature papaya salad, classic phở and bánh xèo, crispy mung bean crepes filled with shrimp, chicken and bean sprouts." - Didi Paterno