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    Hanging ivies, bamboo lanterns, and a menu that opens with raw blue crab tucked into an Isaan papaya salad, which is either the dish that converts you or sends you to the safer side of the menu. This Thai restaurant in San Carlos leans hard into northeastern Thailand, where the food runs funky, sour, and intensely aromatic. The grilled pork jowl with its house fish sauce dip is the kind of thing regulars order before they sit down.

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    • Bamboo shoot salad

      “Try the crunchy and sour bamboo shoot salad ($16)”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Grilled pork jowl

      “luscious grilled pork jowl ($19) served with a house-made dip of fish sauce, toasted rice, chiles and lime”

      San Francisco Chronicle

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    Address
    1050 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA · San Carlos
    Hours

    Closes soon, 3 PM, in 51 min

    • Monday 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Tuesday 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Wednesday Today 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Thursday 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Friday 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Saturday 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Sunday 11 AM to 3 PM 5 PM to 9 PM
    Phone
    (650) 802-8081
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