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    A converted warehouse in Midtown where two sisters plate Thai street food that actually delivers on the "Thai spicy" warning if you ask for it. The menu roams from pad Thai wrapped in an egg crepe to Isaan sausage and clay-pot shrimp, with mango sticky rice and a Thai tea slushy to close. It's a casual, lively Thai restaurant that draws a crowd happy to sit with something funky and a little hot.

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    • Pad thai

      “Approachable favorites like pad Thai (served wrapped in a thin egg crepe) and flaky potato-filled curry puffs share space with lesser-known delicacies like clay-pot shrimp and Isaan sausage.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Curry puffs

      “Approachable favorites like pad Thai (served wrapped in a thin egg crepe) and flaky potato-filled curry puffs share space with lesser-known delicacies like clay-pot shrimp and Isaan sausage.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Clay-pot shrimp

      “Approachable favorites like pad Thai (served wrapped in a thin egg crepe) and flaky potato-filled curry puffs share space with lesser-known delicacies like clay-pot shrimp and Isaan sausage.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Thai tea slushy

      “Sweets like mango sticky rice and roti with condensed milk hit their marks, but a Thai tea slushy (topped with brown sugar boba or grass jelly) is especially worthwhile.”

      Michelin Guide

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    Address
    1050 20th St., Ste. 180, Sacramento, CA · Sacramento
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    • Monday 11 AM to 3 PM 4:30 PM to 9 PM
    • Tuesday Today 11 AM to 3 PM 4:30 PM to 9 PM
    • Wednesday 11 AM to 3 PM 4:30 PM to 9 PM
    • Thursday 11 AM to 3 PM 4:30 PM to 9 PM
    • Friday 11 AM to 3 PM 4:30 PM to 9 PM
    • Saturday 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Sunday Noon to 9 PM

    Closed on every 2nd Tuesday of the month

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    916.619.8144
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