Lum Ka Naad

Wonderful authenticity. I was a little intimidated by the large menu, but thankfully every dish we ordered well exceeded my expectations. The standout dish was the beef noodle soup, I highly recommend it whether it is ordered spicy or mild. It's a rich and balanced taste that I've not found in other Thai restaurants. The other famous dishes, pad see ew and pineapple fried rice, were also distinctly tasteful. There were also a good selection of northern and southern Thai dishes I did not have the occasion to try, but I suspect they would not disappoint. Regarding value, I felt that each dish was enough for a single person. The price is about right for the portion, while the quality is very good. The service was attentive and quite courteous. Meanwhile the decor of the restaurant itself created a comfortable atmosphere. I would encourage anyone looking for a good night to come here.

The food and service were good. Thai tea was delicious. Fried rice was excellent, very tasty. Authentic taste. Shrimp and chicken were cooked perfectly. They didn't have my soup dish, so I'll have to go back. Plenty of parking in the back. Servers were friendly. Would definitely recommend this place 👌

The meal I didn't know I was missing! We ordered the golden basket which came out quickly but was probably the weakest link of the meal. For the main course we had the drunken noodle, green curry and combination fried rice. I was very impressed with the green curry! Everything was extremely fresh and flavourful! Definitely needed this meal.

This is one of the best thai restaurants that we have been to. We got the pad see ew, the beef noodle soup the crispy tofu and the chicken skewers. Everything was delicious and filling. The soup was tasty with a slightly sweet flavor. The chicken skewers were almost like candy with the honey dipping sauce. The pad see ew was good but it is very hard to mess this dish up.

Came in for a midday lunch and had the entire space to myself. I perused the extensive menu for longer than I normally would, and considered just about every option. I was impressed by the lunch special prices, each 13 dollars. The fried rice and cashew chicken won me over. The waiter was warm and attentive, chatting idly with me about the news as we waited for my food. It felt homey and relaxed, like the few people I saw working there barely thought of it as work, as if making me food was a happy incident of my stopping by. And it came out quickly, and it came out hot and carefully plated and it was delicious. Complex in flavor, sweet but not cloying, spicy but not painful, light but filling. A perfect, 5 star lunch.

Fancy Thai restaurant in every sense of the word. Location in Encino AND along Ventura Blvd. Spacious dining area. Subdued lighting. Classy hardwood interior, Uniformed servers. Serious about its cuisine that it distinguishes between Northern and Southern Thai dishes. The best feature of this restaurant? It's price. This place deserves no less than 5 stars.

Great place to have lunch. They have very affordable lunch specials that come with a bowl of Tom yum soup. It cost only 8.95 and it was so delicious. The amount of food and the price can't be beat. Parking can be a bit of a hassle if the lot is full but you can always find some street parking in and around the area. Overall great food, great service, and great prices.

Food was terrible, we couldn't eat anything, wasn't fresh at all. Use to be good resturant. There was only 2 tables of customers. Never will go back. Just wine was good.

I truly enjoy this place. The food is delicious, and the staff is consistently friendly. The menu is quite extensive, featuring the typical Thai dishes found in most Thai restaurants, as well as some unique dishes not commonly seen in local Thai restaurants. Additionally, I've noticed that this location always has available tables whenever I visit, which is fantastic. They are also about to open a new location in Woodland Hills which would be much closer to me.

My client was craving for a Thai food so I decided to take her here. We arrived around 2pm ish and we were seated right away. It was because we were the only customers. It was like a ghost town. I asked the server and he said - customers usually come during dinner time. While waiting for the food, we entertained ourselves in watching the traffic along Ventura Blvd. Our food didn't take that long to arrive. Food: 3/5 - Chicken Pad Thai - Egg Roll The Chicken Pad Thai was lovely in color, generous portion but lacks taste. Whilst the chicken is dry and cut in very tiny pieces. The egg roll was okay. Limited fillings. It's like cabbage and a vermicelli only. There are places that serves better. *Parking in the back.

I have been to this place on more than one occasion and I have to say, my food is always good. I have enjoyed several of their rice dishes and specialty dishes. They have good customer service and a nice, spacious restaurant with plenty of parking. I will return soon.

This place never disappoints! I've been to the Reseda location too. The encino location is spacious and has easy parking. They also have comfy booths. I'm pretty basic and always get the Pad Thai, pineapple curry, green curry, and crab fried rice. The pad thai is so tasty and soft. It's the perfect amount of sweet and savory. They always add a good amount of bean sprouts and peanuts. I love their fried tofu too (in both the pad Thai and pineapple curry). This place prob has my fav pineapple curry in the valley! They add a generous amount of fried tofu and pineapple, along with green and red peppers. It's so creamy and filling! Their portions are def worth what you're paying for. The green curry is very refreshing. The purple rice pairs so well with their curries. Their crab fried rice also goes super well with curry. I tried their drunken noodle and it's SO tasty, it's not overly salty but just so savory and full of flavor! The servers are always kind and the food comes out super quick! You won't be disappointed.

Visited during lunch on a weekday and at the beginning of the menu is their list of Lunch Specials. Looked like a good deal so I picked from this selection, even though I came thinking I was going to order their green papaya salad. I ordered the FRIED CHICKEN Lunch Special and it came with a salad with an awesome dressing, a fried egg roll. The fried chicken was Chicken Katsu and looked delicious. I asked for fried rice instead of noodles and I was accomodated. There is indoor and outdoor seating. We ended up staying for a while, chit-chatting, and they left us alone. There was no line or wait to get in, get seated and get our orders in. The food didn't take long to cook and was on our table pretty fast. There is a large free parking lot in front of and behind the restaurant.

I don't think I've ever been this turned off by food... especially not Asian food. Still, here we are. My pickup order consisted of chicken fried rice (which was a huge dump of white rice), yellow curry with (stale) brown rice, egg rolls, Thai iced tea, and what I thought was a small side of peanut sauce. What did I get instead? I got a huge thing of rice and soy sauce with a few clumps of lackluster chicken and very minimal egg. The yellow curry, which I asked to have without carrots and bell peppers, was prepared with carrots - even after I was told that it didn't come with carrots, anyway. The egg rolls tasted boiled and bland - seriously, I took one bite and we didn't touch the rest. The peanut sauce was basically the size of a miso soup and looked like almost regular peanut butter and not mixed and creamy like normal. The Thai iced tea was forgotten and we waited a bit for them to make it - and, yes, I have a complaint with that: $6 for basic Thai iced tea is rich, especially in this economy. Yet, it was still the highlight of this meal. All this for $50. And guess what? We barely touched it. Seriously, I have never ever ever ever been so underwhelmed. When you come here, the fully empty parking lot with a handful of employee parking in the back should speak volumes. Update from the morning after: my partner was sick to his stomach last night and this morning. Guess that was the exclamation point on a bad dinner. :(

I doordashed this place just now and didn't even wait to finish my food to write this review. While the Nam Khao is not traditional, it's still good but I was surprised at how little I got for $15. Lao style nem khao tod is made with shredded coconut, peanuts, and eaten with lettuce and roasted chili pepper which this did not have The beef noodle soup had good flavor, but beef was dry, not tender or appetizing. I wish I read the reviews before I doordashed. Kao Café on Ventura Sherman Oaks has better traditional Thai food and the restaurant is clean.

OMG! I didn't expect the food will be super authentically delicious . I ended up ordering many dishes. I mainly ordered Thai Northern & Southern food today because not every Thai restaurant has it. Tum Kanoon ( Jack Fruit Salad) this dish is very delicious to me. It is pan fried jackfruit paste with garlic, curry paste, ground pork, tomato and kaffir lime leaves. It served with steamed cabbage and crispy pork skin. How can I explain the taste!!! Well..if i close my eyes and chew it, it tastes like Italian tomato sauce with cheese!!!! Lol... It is slightly salty, good kaffir lime leaf smell, smooth and soft! Hor Noong (steamed chicken in banana leaf). 1 order came with 2 pieces. Good size! Chicken was juicy, not too spicy. I can smell the banana leaf which elevated the taste. Lanna Hin-Le (Stewed Pork Curry). This curry is Thai-Burmese. I could taste its sourness either from tamarind or pickled garlic juice. And it had nice aroma from the dried spices. It was pretty good Pork was tender and juicy. It went well with the fresh shredded ginger that came on top. Kuah Gling Chicken. This dish is Thai southern dish. It is dried curry and pretty spicy. I could taste and smell turmeric, galangal and lemongrass. The chicken was on the dry side, many Thai restaurants use this similar type of chicken.... Cut flat. Not sure why but...it was still yummy. In Thailand it's usually ground chicken. The taste itself is very authentic though. Sator & Shrimp - sauté Sator (stinky bean from Thai southern area) , ground pork & Shrimp with shimp paste. This dish is lovely. Normally shrimp paste was very salty but this dish had a good level of saltiness. The beans were crunchy and big size. It not that stinky as it's name...love it. I ordered a couple more dishes To go. I will update later. Service was good! Food is tasty... and I'm from Thailand so I grew up with this food. Not sure what some other reviewers are talking about. Did they go to a different restaurant? Maybe they ordered the boring typical Thai food every other restaurant has? Please try their Northern and Southern specialties. That's where it's at. I recommend it. Parking in rear ! Take all credit cards... plenty of seats and can accommodate big groups.

I ordered take-out from this restaurant, so I can't really write a review in regard to the restaurant as a whole. However, I can confidently say that the food was fantastic. I ordered two versions of the pad see ew, one with pork and one with tofu. Both dishes were delicious, with the signature smoky sweetness of whatever magical seasoning/sauce that goes into this dish. From what I saw while I waited for my order, the restaurant looked clean and accommodating. The dining area was medium sized and didn't seem cramped at all. The hostess that helped me with my order was courteous and professional. I will definitely be coming back for more!

Love that this restaurant always has friendly service, fast take out and delicious Thai food. The ambiance is pleasant and the food is consistently good. I visited for dinner and had the pad thai with chicken. The portion was so large I was able to take half of the meal home with me. So flavorful and rich. Absolutely delicious. The crushed peanuts and bean spouts were joined by a slice of lime and the spice tray was brought to my table as well. This will be a meal I come back for again soon.

My all time favorite go to Thai food. Couldn't be there in person to dine in so I had to ordered it to go. Boy and Kim was packing my orders with cared and loved better than Fed Ex or Amazon! Excellent services as always. Thank you for your efforts.

Excellent spices and sauces. Great friendly services. Authentic tastes. A gem in the valley！

I would normally give this restaurant 5 stars but the third time we were here it was a disapppintment. Service was slow and the crew was rude. Maybe they had a long day as it was nearing closing time but then again that was not an excuse. Their quality of food has declined as well. The basic padthai of chicken and shrimp came with mostly just noodles with only one shrimp on top. The rest of the food were tasty and served with warm. The ambience was relaxing as it always was.

Every dish was excellent, perfectly cooked, seasoned, and delicious. The crispy tofu was light and fluffy, the soup tangy and filled with fresh seafood, pad Thai (my fav) was perfect, and I could keep going (we ordered a lot of dishes!). Easily the best Thai restaurant around.

We have eaten here many times, and the sister restaurant in Northridge. Used to be good, but our last visit was horrible. We were celebrating a birthday and ordered chicken satay. It was literally raw and disgusting. In fact, all of the chicken dishes that we had, including Pad Thai, the chicken was just having a bad night... In other words, toxic chicken! There were four of us and three out of four got sick for a good 24 hours. I'm talking stomach and digestive issues that you don't want to hear about. Very disappointed in this place. When I called them the next day, they were willing to give me back half of my check, but if you think about it, that means I paid half for them to get me sick. Unfair. Uncool. Untenable. I just don't understand how restaurant owners just don't make things, right For their patrons. Besides the chicken being bad that night, the tempura was burnt and tasted disgusting, and the shrimp were quite questionable. Sorry I don't have anything good to say. Too bad the owner just didn't work it out right for me. If they're not providing a quality restaurant experience, you should probably avoid this place. I will...

First time visiting this location as their other location is closer to me. However this one is bigger with much more ample seating. The service was great; they were attentive and very nice. It was my parent's first time trying Thai food so we ordered a few different dishes. To start we ordered the Tom Kha Kai soup; it was tangy, the chicken juicy and very flavorful. We also shared the spicy basil chicken, beef Pad See Ew, and the garlic pepper chicken along with steamed white rice. Everything was robust in flavor. The meats were tender and the veggies cooked to perfection. They have the assortment of condiments that you can add to your food for that extra spicy kick. We ordered everything at medium spice level and looking back could've gone higher on that but better safe than sorry! The portions were perfect to share. It was a really great dining experience and wonderful first time for my parents.

Reliable good food! Chicken Pad Thai, chicken satay and peanut sauce, and Tom kha Kai (coconut soup). Try the beef jerky and roasted duck & pineapple curry! Small lot in front of the store for parking. If you want rice, you need to separately order. They have several different kinds of chili and chili sauces to choose from

I thought $20 of kung pao shrimp would've been a reasonable amount of protein. It was upsetting to get this amount of shrimp. The plate was not even filled up at least half way.

Not recommend this Thai restaurant. First, hardly anything on the menu is available. On Friday night 7 pm, many items were not available. Zero desserts. No desserts available. Mango n sticky rice was not available because mangoes were not available, fried bananas was not available. And that's it. Quality of food is not there. Service was horrible, waiter going back to kitchen and check n see items that on menu was available or not. Won't be back.

Delicious food and wonderful service! We dined-in last Monday @ 6 pm. We were greeted upon arrival and were quickly seated. Seating were spaced out and staff wore masks. Our server Bottawan and other staff were friendly and attentive. Everything we ordered tasted great and the portions were great for sharing. We also ordered a large rice to enjoy with the dishes. The Thai style papaya salad (choice of 3 flavors: Thai Style, Salted crab flavor, or pickled fish flavored) tasted light and fresh, loved the crispy (pompano) fish that was topped w/ fried garlic and served w/ a seafood sauce on the side. The pad see ew w/ beef was perfectly pan-fried and flavored. The sweet sticky rice w/ mango was fresh and the perfect dessert that totally hit the spot! There is parking in the front and in the back.

First time at Lum Ka Naad and overall the dishes were average. Service was prompt and attentive. Indoor dining was clean and socially distant. Loved the glass noodle soup. Light broth and flavorful. Catfish wasn't what I expected, and was expensive for the portion of fish. It was tasty and spicy but wish there were more slices. Pad thai was good but have had it prepared better and at more reasonable prices. Pad see ew had a smokiness to it and the noodles weren't overcooked.

This is an LA GEM!!! Service is fast and respectful, the vibe is mellow and beautiful, good parking, sweet people, and the FOOD!Hot, fresh and delicious. And you don't feel gross after eating! This is a great place to take family or go on lunch/dinner dates to. Affordable, comfortable and delicious. 100% recommend. Thanks guys!

I have been trying to find a place with good beef satay. Why is it so hard? I called to place an order Sunday night around 8:00 pm. The wait time for pickup was 40 minutes, so call early if you don't want to wait so long. The service was excellent and the hostess was extremely nice. However, I thought the prices were quite steep given the poor quality of the food. The only thing I enjoyed was the chicken satay. The beef satay had an unusual taste, as did the Bangkok sticks on fire. The fried calamari was inedible. There was so much batter and oil, it tasted just awful. I appreciate the service, but will definitely never be returning again, as the food was just not good. 3 stars is based on service. If rating it on taste and quality of food, I'd give it 2 stars. Sorry to the owner(s).

Food is fantastic. Love the Thai iced tea and I try to go for the less commonly ordered dishes; I have been satisfied every time thus far. If you ask for spicy be sure you can handle it for it is no joke! Delicious. Highly recommend dine-in on an evening during the week. Have also ordered take-out and delivery from this location and they have not disappointed me yet. I have been fortunate to have always experienced consistent top notch service. Great staff and compliments to the kitchen. Thank you chef!

I was rolling around the valley to visit friends and decided to stop here to try something new for my day. I'm so glad I did because this restaurant is truly a gem! I also like how they had outdoor seating available too. No waiting in line either, that's a plus! The kind lady welcomed me at the front tables and I was given a booklet menu which consisted on many many Thai foods favs!! Literally drooling over their countless items available to order!! I decided to go with a staple Thai food item, which was the chicken fried rice!! This plate smelled sooo good and was served nice and hot. Most definitely an amazing choice because I couldn't stop eating it. Every bite was flavorful and had delicious veggies included in the dish. The sweet and sour sauce, red hot chili sauce, and soy sauce added a great kick to it. The Thai tea was very tasty as well. The sweetness to this drink was perfect. Overall I will definitely try something again here, and come visit again. Amazing customer services and nice host. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Everything came out hot and fresh! $12.95 lunch special! Easy free parking, friendly staff and clean facility

Looks like a converted Denny's, but well maintained & clean. There menu here is huge. Finally decided on the Fried Shrimp Rolls, Tom Kha Kai, Pad See Ew, & Crab Fried Rice. All was excellent except for the Tom Kha Kai which just didn't have the depth of flavor I've had at other places. Other than that the food was good. Would definitely go back

What we ordered for four: Nam Prik Ong Naked Mermaid, cooked Kuah Gling Kra Dook Moo Hor Noong Khao Soi Sticky Rice Steamed Rice What we loved, in order: S. Kuah Gling Kra Dook Moo (Southern Spice Curry Pork Ribs) N. Hor Noong (Shredded Chicken Breast in Banana Leaf) N. Khao Soi (Thin Egg Noodle Curry "Ramen") N. Nam Prik Ong (Ground Pork + Chili Tomato Relish, "Thai Sloppy Joe Dip") Thoughts - Would drive all the way back to Encino just for the Kuah Gling. - Very thankful that such an extensive Northern and Southern Thai menu exists in Southern California. - Absurd that this place only has 3.5 stars on Yelp - The Yelp popular dishes are pad thai, pad see ew, and drunken noodles. None of these are Northern or Southern Thai dishes. Need to come back here as I continue to read through Thai Food by David Thompson, and continue to eat through Thai Town.

The best Thai food in the city! Food is amazing, their takeout operation is always flawless and their prices are reasonable. I dream about their Spicy Seafood soup!

This is our go to Thai place. Spice and seasoning is amazing on everything we have gotten. The server we usually get is always helpful when we are looking for something new to try. My bf and I will for sure be back!

Dishes are prepared sloppy. There's bland flavor. Very disappointing. Don't waste your money.

YUM! Delicious food--freshly prepared. Large menu with a lot of variety. Ample portions. Large comfortable space with room between diners for covid. Friendly staff and fast service. Free parking lot. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Food is delicious, a little pricy but worth is. Haven't gotten anything I didn't like yet.

We were here for dinner. Ample parking slots. Staff friendly and courteous. I ordered the beef pineapple panang curry. Came out very hot which I like. Generous in portion. Came with brown rice. Tastes beautiful. Cream not so thick nor gooey. Came with heat and spiced - my preference. Partner ordered the beef noddle soup which came with egg noodles. He was happy, says it was very tasty, packed with broth flavor. Definitely coming back.

Have never had food be ready when it's supposed to be. Food quality is not worth the requisite wait.

flawless food, excellent service. I always look forward to my meals here. Wonderful and peaceful and EVERY dish is spectacular.

Came here for lunch. Hours online stated they close at 3 PM for lunch. We got there at 2:45 pm. They said they close at 3 but the kitchen is already closed. I was not happy as I was hoping to feed my son asap. We opted to come back when they open again at 4 pm. The lady at the door apologized for them being closed when we were there prior and thanked us for coming back. We ordered a couple items they stated they do not have at the moment. Ended up getting padseew, grilled eggplant salad, fried calamari, Thai bbq chicken, crispy shrimp rolls. The padseew and salad were decent. The Thai bbq chicken was horrible. Dry, dry, dry, overcooked, and no flavor. It also wasn't piping hot. It seems as though they cook it in advance and then maybe heat to order. It was bad. The crispy shrimp rolls also were not good. Tasted like freezer. The wrapper on it was very thick and not crispy. Fried calamari was bad as well. Lots of breading and no flavor. They all came with the same sweet red sauce. The place itself is quite old and dirty. The banquettes have holes and tears in them. The staff seemed nice however, everything else was just bad. I would not recommend this place.

This place is fantastic! Great assortment of Thai dishes, lot of room for dining and a friendly staff! A+

We had a WONDERFUL Christmas Eve dinner here last night. Service and food were impeccable. They changed their Pad Thai... for the better! Everything was so good! Highly recommend!

I usually go to the OG location on reseda but this one is much closer to my house. I usually get their drunken noodles with shrimp and their pad Thai. This place has a huge authentic menu and multiple levels of spice for anyones taste buds. The reason for the knockage of the stars, the place always smells sour. I don't know what it is; but I've been here three times and it's always there.

Amazing!! We heard this was the best Thai food in the valley and it did not disappoint!! Highly recommend getting the Crunchy rice salad and the drunken noodles! Everything was so yummy but I wouldn't recommend ordered less spicy that you normally do because it was spicy!

A good place. Nice Tom Yam soup. Best I have ever tried! Very tasty Tom Yam soap!

I'd like to to give a higher rating but I felt like the food was a bit on the salty side. Tasted good but next morning we were quite puffy.

I am very picky about my food. I don't know why this place has 3 stars. The food is amazing!!! Service was good. I wish I would of come here before. Definitely my go to spot from now on

Their food rivals the best in the valley. And the prices are par, being on Ventura. It's in a hip spot. There is plenty of parking. The food is fantastic and top shelf quality. We had the Tom Kha soup, and the Prik King Chicken. Both excellent choices. Owner is very passionate and takes care of you if he's around. But in a separate note to late eaters- if you come too late and they still seat you, be okay with some passive aggression from one of the staff. Don't come to dine in too close to closing time, as one of the other waitresses started cleaning the tables with a pungent bathroom smelling chemical and it somewhat disturbed the flavor of the food. She turned the lights off on us also, a moment before we stood up. The owner was cool however and let us take our time, considering we were nearly finished eating, and in the end we only stayed maybe ten mins past closing. But don't judge them on this. Just eat there with an hour allowance of time before they plan to close.

Food is 5 star the selection is amazing and each item we had was a unique. I will admit the squid salad is more salad then squid. But we did some seafood items that were very good. Like in most places you can order spice level Mild is like no spice at all but medium has some heat so be careful

As always, excellent food and friendly service. We ordered the coconut based soup, crying tiger and an entree to share. Perfect amount of food for two.

Hadn't been here in a very long time because the last time we went the food wasn't too good. Went tonite and the food was horrible.

My best friend brought me here for my birthday last year and I remember the food being so delicious. We did eat the food here but this time my husband and I decided to take our food to go. The pad thai was very bland. It wasn't sweet and didn't have much flavor. I asked for the pad see ew not spicey at all and it was too spicey for me to eat. I also order the shrimp tom kad Kai not spicey. Again it was super spicey and super salty. I couldn't even eat it. I also asked the host for water and he went to the back and didn't come out until my order was ready. During that time there were 2 customers that came in and they weren't even acknowledged. On the other hand, I really enjoyed their Nam woon sen. It's a seafood Noodle. That didn't come out spicey at all. That was delicious and tart.

I love this place! Their yellow curry with chicken and spicy fried rice is so delicious. I also like their drunken noodle with shrimp. Be careful ordering medium spicy. Even for a spicy lover such as myself, their medium spicy is REALLY hot.