"If you’re looking to get hard-to-find regional Thai dishes almost any night of the week (except Tuesday), mosey on over to Mama Mu’s Bistro in the Outer Sunset. Almost every dish here is a massive umami bomb that’s full of slow-building spice, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. While they do make excellent Thai classics like pad kee mao with chewy noodles and a crunchy tum thai, you’re really here for the regional bowls. We especially like the Phuket bowl of pepper-laden ka nom jeen nam ya yellow curry. And even if you don't typically round out your weeknight meals with dessert, there’s no way you should skip the mango sticky rice. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, lani conway