Sanamluang Cafe Hollywood

Classic Thai Restaurant, and the food is always delicious! It was a reasonable price, with a nice portion and fresh ingredients. I asked for Mild, and they nicely accommodated my request. I can never get old with the roast duck in red curry, and we started with the duck salad, which has lots of flavorful nuts and herbs.

Thai Town institution since the 90s. Been coming here for over 25yrs. On the whole it’s great!!! Today seemed off. The overall taste profile leaned too sweet. Hope they regain their status and keep consistent.

This Thai restaurant has several awards namely Michelin guide in 2009, LA Times, LA weekly, etc which I must admit raised the bar for me. We ordered a bunch of dishes that were recommended namely the naked shrimp, duck soup, duck rice, beef curry, noodles, and some other dishes not worth emerging. I must say I was disappointed. It was nothing like the real dishes in Bangkok. It was really far from it. Maybe a two star would have been more appropriate. I didn't even took photos of the other dishes.

Been coming here for years. Great Thai food. Has that home style feel. Service is always great and everything is always tasty.

I’ve been here quite a few times now. This restaurant was Michelin recommended. It’s a great place for late night eats. Most recently I had pad see ew and tofu with Chinese broccoli and both were exceptional! This restaurant has really really good Pad Thai. It's very tangy and sweet. The fried shrimp cakes are really good too. They come with a sweet and sour sauce. However the Crying Tiger isn't that great. It comes with a tangy sauce. It’s not a terribly cheap restaurant but the quality is there! Service was fast and friendly. This restaurant has a parking lot in front of it! That's a big plus in this part of Hollywood.

The red chili sauce was watered down. The pad see ew needed flavor and this place had a B for health code. The positive reviews brought me here and disappointed. The hype was then but now it isn't.

We have been eating at this restaurant for over thirty years. We love their food and service.

The pad see ew was SO GOOD! The other dishes were great! I would recommend and return!

Food always excellent ! Been coming here since 1991! Duck salad is my fav but all are best taste! Service always excellent Ambiance is ok.. The best part close late .. highly recommended place

I love this place sm!!! I haven't been here for a while and everytime ibwould visit my fam and I would always get the Hainan chicken and pad Thai! tdy I went with my friend and we got pad kee Mao and the chicken and rice. the pad keeps Mao was no oily whatsoever and so flavorful!! if u love spicy I reccomend getting the pad kee Mao. the chicken and rice was GODDD so goodd. the rice was literally so flavorful like u didn't even need the garlicky sauce and the meat was just so tender def reccomend this place if ur in the area! - service: 5/5 servers were literally so nice, coming by to ask us how the food was and the food came out very quick - good portions for reasonable price!

very good Thai food. my go-to. cashew chicken and yellow curry my stand-bys. simple, no none sense vibe. worth it

This place is an institution. Been here a few times as a kid. You are guaranteed to be full. They serve you a lot of good for what you get. Some items are definitely superior to other items. I advise the beef stew noodle soup over the General's noodle, Incredible flavors always a good time. It has managed to maintain the same vibe and ambiance I remember as a kid.

This is hands down the best Thai food spot in Hollywood. I've been coming here for years and they always remain consistent and so delicious. The portions are huge and the service was great. We only waited 10 minutes on a Saturday night and there is valet parking which is super convenient! We got the beef noodle soup, chicken satay, squid salad (my fave), and pad thai.

From the outside, I already liked the vibe. Neon lights and an outdoor seating area that reminds you of the night markets of thailand. I had great Thai food here, with cheaper prices and good sized portions. I got the spicy basil leaves fried rice and it was good. The fried rice was flavorful with Thai curry, juicy peppers, and large chunks of seafood meat. I also got the salted egg and it came with a salty sauce on the side. It was great, I'm just not used to some of the unique flavors. I loved the green syrup cream drink the best. It was so creamy, sweet, and refreshing. The service was great too. My server seemed shy, but he was very attentive and made sure we were taken care of. I couldn't finish all my food, so he made sure I was able to takeout everything including the sauce and drink. I also like how this place is open late, a good spot for a late night dinner.

I came for the food! Papaya salad and pad Thai at 10pm. It was so good! Service was sleepy ...I think everyone is tired. Either way, I'm full. Always a good spot to hit up in Thai Town.

This Thai restaurant used to be a favorite among my friends and me. I occasionally ordered pick-up during the pandemic, but I noticed a decline in quality. I decided to give it another chance recently, but I was sadly disappointed. The papaya salad was overwhelmingly salty, tasting mostly like salt and lacking the balanced depth of flavors that make it enjoyable--there was even a large chunk of undissolved salt in the salad. I was hoping the chicken pad see ew would redeem the experience, but it was also underwhelming--too salty and lacking that signature smoky flavor. We left feeling let down and are unlikely to return.

This place was delicious! Heaping portions for a decent price (now that food has just gone up). I got the pad see ew and curry. Pad see ew: 9/10 Very decent pad see ew! I like the flavor overall. It wasn't too sweet. The beef was a bit dry but there were plenty of noodles, vegetables, and pieces of meat. Very filling! Green curry: 8.5/10 The green curry was decent too. The flavor overall was good, plenty of pieces of chicken. I would say that there were a lot of peppers, and I like eggplant but it tasted like it was soaked in oil. The curry itself was good though. Thai iced tea: 9/10 A good Thai iced tea that was actually big and only $4. I'm so tired of paying $7 for three sips but you get your money's worth with this one. Friendly staff. Food came out quickly and was fresh tasting!

Some of the best Thai food I've had in Los Angeles! An explosion of well balanced flavors. Fairly priced with good portions.

Great Thai food at very reasonable prices and generous portions! Free parking in a small lot is a major major plus. Portions are so big compared to West LA for the same price. Staff were friendly and efficient. Would definitely come back. For the Pad Thai (as well as a lot of other dishes), the default is chicken + shrimp but they do have a vegetarian or vegan option if you ask.

The food was good! The service was nice and the food came out pretty quickly but not all at once mostly an item here and an item there. The drinks are filled with half ice hence the 4 star review, the inside has lots of seatings and two bathrooms which the doors lock.

Service was decent. Quick and detached. Ambiance felt casual, low key, and ideal for random food cravings for Thai cuisine. Ordered papaya salad, Tom Yum soup with seafood, and a beef larb salad -- requested for highest spice levels for everything, and it was delivered accordingly. I wouldn't say everything tasted like authentic Thai or Lao dishes, but I would agree these guys have the right idea. I did taste common spices amongst all dishes ordered: lots of sugar, MSG, and tamarind powder. Would I return? Sure. Would this spot be my first choice for Thai food in the area? Likely not.

I adore this place. Been coming here for over a decade. Basic atmosphere, but super fast, super reasonable, and always delicious. Feels and tastes authentic... and takes me right back to Bangkok. The fact that many Thais eat here makes me think I'm not alone ...

I was really excited about this place because it got a lot of reviews and was open very late which is convenient if you want to grab a bite to eat. This place was pretty busy, we came around 9 pm. We got seated outside, it was really nice weather and felt like the perfect LA night. The service was pretty fast and we got our food fairly quickly. For the food, I thought the pad kee mao didn't taste like how it's supposed to taste. It had no smoky flavor and tasted bland. The noodles were overcooked and too soft for my liking. The meat was ground up and it tasted like the meat for pad ka pao. It just wasn't what I was expecting. But the portions were huge and the food was cheap which I appreciated. We also got the pineapple fried rice which didn't taste right either. It tasted more like a curry flavor and the pineapples in the fried rice were awful. It tasted like the pineapples were soaked in Vodka. I don't know where the pineapples were from but didn't taste right at all. I'm bummed to say we didn't enjoy our time here and wish the food quality and taste was better.

The restaurant definitely felt authentic, got a street food feel even inside. If you want an upscale ambiance, this restaurant is not for you. But if you want some cheap Thai food, I'd recommend this place. The food was quite good, delicious duck over rick, simple and solid duck meat, not the best I've had but definitely hit the spot if you want some duck. More moist than I expected. The sanamluang noodle was a good dish, light broth, small quantity of varying meats in the soup, and noodle was simple and light. Overall, good for cold weather, but could be better quality meats. Service was pretty fast, but nothing to be impressed by. Server had an expected cold and efficient style, so don't expect warm fuzzy feels, but you'll get what you want at a good speed. :-) Parking wasn't hard, but unsure about peak dinner hours. I do try to visit most popular restaurants during off-peak hours to avoid parking troubles and wait times.

Delicious authentic and amazing service. Best Thai food I have had hands down. Fresh. Fast service. Love this place.

Wow this place is absolutely delicious. I decided to try the cashew nut chicken and my god it was to die for!! Definitely recommend, it's not really spicy but super flavorful. I also had the chicken satae and it was really good too. The portions are VERY generous, I had my fair share of food and I still had left overs to take home. The restaurant is very cute and the atmosphere is so pleasant. Service was great too, our waitress was super attentive and sweet and the food came out surprisingly quickly. Definitely worth the visit :)

This place was okay. Service was quick but not friendly. Very busy for 10pm at night though. Prices all raised $2 from the website. Food was just okay. Pad see ew was dry and mostly veggies barely any noodles. Ambiance is bussing.

This was one of the few restaurants open late on a Sunday, so we decided to give it a try. Had pretty decent hopes from the reviews we saw on Yelp. Service was terrible and every dish was overly seasoned. They were either too salty or too sweet. Tom Yum Soup 2/5 Crying Tiger 2/5 Pad See Ew 2/5

Been here a couple times every time we're in LA and finally got to do a review. This restaurant is a small place once we came in we were sat down. My friends and I were a party of 5 people total. We were given water and order Thai teas! The Thai tea took a while to come out but the flavor is amazing, you can taste the tea right through although it was abit on the sweeter side the small sized ice would melt and balance it out. We ordered the spicy beef noodle, combination fried rice, and the chicken satae. My friends order other things but I forgot to take photos of it. The food took about 15 mins or so to come out. The portions were huge we weren't able to finish everything, mostly everything got pack to go. I ate the spicy beef noodle, the broth was nice and savory with plenty of meat protein inside. I think I would've preferred abit more fish sauce in mines for abit more saltiness. The noodles were nice and chewy and the meat was so tender it would just melt when you take a bite. Portion was huge, I couldn't finish it so I had to pack the rest home. The combination fried rice was great! Nice flavor and everything. It had chicken and seafood, although you can tell the seafood was from frozen seafood I still didn't mind. Portion was great and was able to share with everyone. Chicken Satae was amazing. Sauce was great and so much packed flavor on the chicken and you have the pickled cucumber on the side to refresh your palate. The only thing that didn't make sense to me was the sliced toasted bread. Curious if there's a specific way for it to be eaten. But I will continue to come here every few years to eat here! Another great small restaurant to support.

My boyfriend and I were craving thai food so we gave Sanamluang a try! We ordered the duck curry and the pad thai. Both were SO good, but my favorite is for sure the pad thai. Both had rich flavors and the prices are great for the amount of food you get! The pad thai had a toasty/roasted/char taste that made it so good and different from other places I've tried! The curry didn't come with rice though so we had to order it on the side. The only downside is the parking is very limited and street parking in the area is also limited.

Sanamluang Cafe is a classic Thai restaurant in LA and a very reliable late-night food option. The flavors here are great, including making the dishes truly Thai-level spicy if you ask for it. Plus, the prices here are just right. My go-to order is usually Pad Kee Mao and maybe an appetizer order of Larb to share, and both dishes are consistently good. Some of my friends have gotten the Pad Thai too and said it was great. One thing that's a big plus about this restaurant is that their vegetarian menu is quite large as well. The service here is always good. The one important thing about this restaurant though is that the parking can be tough--the parking lot is shared and is quite small, and the street parking can be very challenging. That's why I kind of prefer coming to Sanamluang late at night if I'm hungry and in the area because the hassle of parking is mostly gone then. Definitely check out Sanamluang Cafe!

I gave this place 5 starts. Main reason is their food has not changed. Consistent with their flavors. I've been going here since I was a teen and now in my 40s. I've been to so many Thai spots but I always come back here for that tatse. I like it when the food isn't sweet theirs is perfect.

Enjoyed a nice dinner here on a Thursday evening around 7pm. We didn't have to wait but it quickly filled up once we sat down. We ordered 4 dishes and an appetizer to share amongst us 4. We all enjoyed what we had. All the dishes we had had lots of flavor and were generous portions. I recommend sharing family style if you're in a group. Lastly, the Thai ice tea was a big size and very sweet. We will come back if we are in the area. The only complaint I have is that the catfish didn't come with rice, but honestly we were pretty full after having what we had. But if I was ordering just the catfish, it would have been nice to enjoy with rice.

My honest feedback is that this restaurant is a 4.2 out of 5. It's good. Pretty darn good. There was space for us right away even though it was getting ready to fill up. Food wise it was again pretty darn good. The flavors were there. In our dish though it didn't have as much meat on it and the other dish was a little more watery. However, overall it was a great restaurant to come and try. The layout of the place is great. The service pretty good. And the food was pretty good. Next time I just have to try the dishes I normally order since I tried some new tastes.

Came here with my very picky dietary restricted grandma for her birthday, knowing she was likely to order off the menu. The waitress helped her find a dish with the utmost patience, and let her add eggplant to a tofu stir fry. Excellent addition!!! Paired well, would absolutely order again.

Super super delicious and unique Thai food. Definitely check this place out. The main star of this place is the beef noodle soup. It's delicious with layered flavors, lots of good ingredients, light but fills you up. Papaya salad: tasty Pad See Ewe/Pad Thai: both taste great Lemongrass tea: very light lemongrass flavor. Will not get this next time. Morning glory: a surprising favorite. Egg roll: tasty. They gave it to us for free. Service: really friendly. It can get pretty busy, but service seems fast. Although they did forget one of the dish till we reminded them. So our friend was waiting to eat while we were almost finished. Small interior. Good casual vibes. Good for 6 or less people. Parking: few in the lot, and street parking nearby.

I love this place! Their drunken noodles are my favorite in the city so far; I'll either get chicken or tofu. The restaurant itself has great outdoor seating and an old school style interior, which I adore, especially in contrast to a lot of the opulent dining LA has to offer. The people here are nice, nothing too special to say about that. In my experience, they don't answer their phone that much so u can be hard to order to go. Overall, I enjoy coming here and will be back!

This is my go-to restaurant for Thai food & the one I recommend to others. My favorites are the Pad Kee Mao (drunken noodles), beef tendon & stew noodles (tender!), and the green curry. Plenty of seating, inside & out. The parking lot is tiny & gets packed quick, so street parking is the normal option. Most park on surrounding streets.

Got into town late and my friend lives by Thai town so I decided to try this place because it was one of the few that was open. I ordered their signature noodle soup, but it was kind of bland and they didn't give much seasonings. I also got pad Thai Togo and that was alright. They took awhile to come to us as well which there wasn't many people inside. The place had parking and the inside had seatings.

Stopped by for an early dinner on Wednesday and there was no wait. There is a little parking lot in the plaza, but it was full, so we parked on the street. There is a lot of different dishes on the menu and it was a hard to pick. We ultimately ordered a combo bbq pork/roasted pork/duck over rice, spicy beef noodles, and beef jerky. We waited a little while for the dishes to come out. It seemed really busy here and there were lots of to go orders. Combo bbq pork/roasted pork/duck 3/5: everything was okay. The best of the meats were the bbq pork, followed by roasted pork, and then duck. The bbq had a good flavor and slightly carmelized on the outside. The roasted pork was basically dry fried pork belly, too dry for my liking. Duck was very tender, but doesn't have the duck flavor that I was looking for. The sauce on the duck tasted more like soy sauce. The duck was boneless which was great though. Spicy beef noodles 2/5: this tasted more like beef pho with really strong star anise flavor than boat noodle, but I guess it's not boat noodle even though it looks like it. The soup was a little on the sweet side as well. There was lots of meat and noodles. I don't recommend ordering this. Beef Jerky 2/5: I expected this to be drier like beef jerky, but it was seemed more like a shallow fried beef dish. I was very disappointed in it. It also didn't have much flavor either, and maybe that's why it came with a sauce. Maybe we ordered the items that weren't the best, but we won't know until we try some other stuff.

Food is consistent over the years and it's open late! The Thai boat noodle is one of my favorites and the duck on rice is delicious! The staff is friendly enough and the place is consistently being wiped down and cleaned so no complaints on that end. The only downside is the long wait...sometimes the wait can get as long as a hour and a half wait.

sanamluang cafe (9/10) service: 4/5 parking: small parking lot but street parking right by price: $$ ($15-$17) pad kra pow (8.5/10) pad kee mao (9.5/10) tom kha with chicken (9/10) egg rolls (6/10) absolutely found my new favorite thai spot in los angeles. was looking for somewhere open pretty late on a friday night and found this gem on yelp! they're open until 2am and it was still super busy around 11pm! all their dishes were made spicy by request and they absolutely did just that as every dish had a kick! would recommend to anyone in the hollywood or la area

It might be a good thing to ask if the good is spicy. I ordered the coconut soup and it was great but the noodles that my friend ordered were really spicy and he couldn't eat them. Also the portions of the food are really big, so you will be fine if you order just one plate. It is open until really late.

Food is delicious. Great portions. Service is ok. Ambiance is calm. Prices are great.

An excellent Thai restaurant! I came with a big party (7 people) on a Sunday night. The food came out a little slow and in waves instead of all together, at the same time. This made it a little awkward at the table since some of us were well into our dinners before others had gotten their order. Other than that, the waiters are very nice and accommodating. They take your preferences and dietary needs into consideration when preparing your food. The Pad Thai here is the best I've ever had. The sauce was a perfect blend of sweet, savory, and acidic. The flavors of this Pad Thai were much more intense and powerful compared to other Thai restaurants I've tried. They also give a healthy serving that's worth what you're paying for. The restaurant is located within a shared parking lot so parking might be tricky, but not impossible. If there's no parking in the lot there's also street parking available. The restaurant has ample seating both indoors and outdoors. It gets a little hot inside so, if you can, try the outdoor seating.

My group of friends recommended me this place and I would say that this Thai restaurant is just average. It is not the best or worst place to eat at. I have seen lots of flies flying around and lingering on one spot by the window. It really grossed me out. We had to swat them away numerous times while we ate. Some of the food that I ate with my friends were yummy but, the Pad See Eew tasted overcooked and the smell of the coconut soup is very milky. I could not continue drinking the soup because of the strong odor. Although, I did enjoy the spice and heat level of all the food that I consumed. I rather dine in at Salaya which is across from the Sanamluang restaurant. Their food is better and it feels cleaner to eat there.

After searching for a last minute Saturday dinner spot, my party of 4 had the chance to try out Sanamluang. Parking is a little bit of a challenge. They have a small plaza parking lot but it seems that its full most of the time. There's also street parking but this was also scare of open spaces. Seating in the restaurant is a little tight and booths felt like a Spirit airplane situtation. Food was alright. Not the best Thai food, but also not the worst. Our table got the pineapple fried rice, green curry, pad thai and pad see ew. All the meats were dry. Staff wasn't attentive. We were in a corner and they didn't check on us.

I live for places like this. Moderate on the dive scale, B health score, menu with photos, predominantly neighborhood client base, low prices, large portions, authentic flavors, good service with thick accents, tucked into a strip mall, open late, difficult parking. It's perfect.

I had a delightful experience with Thai boat noodles at this restaurant. I particularly appreciated that they allowed me to choose only liver and tendons, as I preferred to avoid any other type of meat. The boat noodles themselves were delicious and satisfying. However, the recommended grilled beef didn't quite meet my expectations; it wasn't as good as I hoped. Next time, I plan to try another appetizer instead. Despite this, the overall service was fantastic, making my dining experience enjoyable. I'm definitely looking forward to coming back to this restaurant to explore their full selection of tendon noodles. The fact that they cater to my specific preferences, along with their great service, makes it a place I'd love to revisit. I'm eager to try more of their offerings and have another delightful meal at this Thai boat noodles haven.

The combination fried rice & noodles were delicious. Open late & still the same flavors from years ago.

This place never disappoints. Came here right after the Dodger game. We got lucky and beat the rush, we got seated right away. Service was good and the food was good. We got the tom yum shrimp, satae chicken and the pud see ew. Everything turned out so good, so authentic. One of my favorite Thai spot in LA.

I've always been a bit biased with food in Chicago. I have always said Chicago has the best food. But after living in California for 10 years, I know there's a few things California has done better than Chicago. One of them is Thai food. While there's good Thai food in Chicago, it' a hit or miss. Very inconsistent. Sanamluang definitely delivered on the consistency that California Thai has to offer. We arrived for lunch on a Wednesday. There were a few people dining in, with a couple of tables available for immediate seating. The service was great. Very quick, big portioning and friendly smiles. My wife ordered their Pad-See-Ew with beef. It came with scrambled egg, soy sauce and Chinese broccoli. It was a very solid dish. The beef was served sliced and overall great flavor. I ordered their Pad Kee Mao. It came with mint green chili, mint leaves and onions. I love it when they ask how spicy I want it. I always say very spicy, and it always comes with some heat. I also ordered it with beef, but I didn't notice it came with ground beef instead of sliced beef. Nonetheless, it was still a very tasty and filling dish. Overall I was really satisfied with both of our entrees. You definitely get a lot of food here. I would definitely consider returning.

This is one of the few Thai places in LA that stays open past midnight.Went there around 11 pm, staff were friendly even at this late but the food was kinda disappointing this time! Got the Pad Ka Pao (Ground Chicken with Basil ) which was mediocre and Green Syrup with Cream drink was also OK, I definitely prefer their Green Syrup Soda without Cream.If you're hungry & craving Thai really late, you can come here but I've had better in other places!

Sanamluang Cafe in Hollywood and North Hollywood is known for late-night Thai food grub. The overall food at Sanamluang is pretty decent. Their specialty are NOODLES with a nice variety of other choices besides noodles; something like 107 items on the menu. I think this place is popular with high reviews because it's open LATE, Inexpensive and hefty portions. Sanamluang has been a long standing staple in Thai-town Hollywood, Ca. You either love it here or thinks it's mediocre. Been here numerous times as a child and now adulthood. My favorite items here are the PAD KEE MAO; by default they don't use "bell peppers" and while I love bells, just not in Thai food! Next up is the Yentafo soup or Sanamluang special noodles in addition to any rice plates and appetizers (non-beef). My least favorite thing about Sanamluang is they don't do BEEF dishes well. For example, I ordered: Stewed beef noodles- the noodles and broth were great, but the stewed beef tasted pre-boiled flavorless. Tender but super dry. Usually "stewed beef" is boiled along with some type of broth to keep it moist but not here apparently. Also, the beef salad is always overcooked. Or beef in stir fries aren't great. Note to self: Stick to anything vegetarian, chicken, pork, seafood. Lastly, parking here is a nightmare and some. It's small and shares parking with a Thai market and bookstore. Street parking sign on the "side streets " are very confusing during daytime on clean up days. Read the faded signs carefully. Payment: CREDIT/CASH. Service has improved tremendously.

Amazing thai food that is open til late. Something about eating thai food at a place with neon signs and open late really makes it a whole vibe. This place feels authentic. We came as a group, the curry and pad see ew was banger. I love the seating here, it makes me nostalgic back to the 80s and 90s.

The food here is plentiful and delicious. Got an order of the tofu yellow curry and it was packed with tofu! The sauce was intensely flavorful. We also had pad see yee and fried rice. Every bite as scrumptious as the next. At around 7:30 p.m parking was no prob. Definitely coming back!

This review is for Sanamluang Hollywood. Alway good food here in this location. Friendly staff. Fast service. Only 4 stars due to its very hard to find a parking. The price of the food is to expensive and small quantity. They need to add more portion of the th food to much the price.