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Khao Tiew
Thai
Vintage Thai movie posters cover the walls at this West Portal neighborhood Thai spot, where the kitchen takes familiar dishes somewhere more playful. Short rib fried rice comes with cured egg yolk; fried papaya salad arrives battered and crisp with dressing on the side. The kaya toast, pandan custard on pillowy milk bread with a scoop of ice cream, landed on The Infatuation's dessert list and you'll see why. Good for families who want something livelier than the usual takeout routine.
The awards strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Thai restaurants in the SF Bay Area
- The Infatuation Burnt Butter Kaya Toast with Coconut Ice Cream · The San Francisco Dessert Bucket List
One number, weighted & current 77
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Fried papaya salad
“Start off with fried papaya salad ($14), a distant relative to the blooming onion, where the fruit is fried and served with dressing on the side.”
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Short rib fried rice
“Do not miss the short rib fried rice ($20) with cured egg yolk, which radiates with rich beef tallow.”
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Duck panang curry
“The duck panang curry ($26) is aromatic, mellow and creamy, and the branzino ($36) is sweet, tender and juicy.”
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Kaya toast
“The kaya toast ($15), a pan-seared slice of shokupan topped with pastel green, pandan-infused custard and a scoop of ice cream, is incredible stuff.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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