Kinnara Thai Las Vegas

Kinnara Thai opens on the east side of Las Vegas | Eater Vegas

"Chef Kevin Sukcharoen’s new Thai-fusion restaurant on Maryland Parkway near Sahara Avenue brings the recipes from his original Van Nuys kitchen to Las Vegas. The menu centers on an extensive roster of curries — from red curry chicken and Massaman curry beef to Peking duck in a red curry sauce — and highlights regional specialties such as hung lae (a Northern-style curry with ginger, lemongrass, and tender pork), lotus root curry with a pork-rib cutlet in a spicy curry, gaeng tai pla (a Southern curry using pickled fish bladder with Thai eggplant, bamboo shoot, green bean, pumpkin, and cashew), and kua kling (sautéed minced chicken with pork ribs in a hot southern chili paste). Vegetarian offerings include fried tofu with tamarind sauce, garlic green beans, and Chinese kale in chili sauce. Weekday lunch plates (11 a.m.–3 p.m.) feature items like green bean chicken, cashew chicken, and spicy hot basil with chicken, beef, or pork served with a salad and rice, while dishes such as crispy Hainan chicken over rice, kra pow chicken and shrimp, and prik king chicken over rice are available all day; the menu is rounded out with fried rice, noodles, marinated barbecue pork ribs, and various wok dishes. Sukcharoen, who trained in Bangkok and later opened his original Van Nuys restaurant before partnering on a Beverly Boulevard spot, brings that background and family-taught techniques to the kitchen. Open Saturdays through Thursdays 11 a.m.–10 p.m. and until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays." - Susan Stapleton