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Wawa Thai Food
Isaan Thai
Illustrated cartoon versions of the kitchen's own ingredients cover the walls at this Isaan Thai spot in Oakland's Dimond District, which sets the tone nicely. The khao soi has a creamy, spicy broth that earns its keep, and the nam khao, fried rice with fermented pork and sharp slivers of ginger, has a crunch you can hear across the table. Grilled salmon wrapped in coconut leaves arrives with a sauce that manages sour, sweet, and spicy all at once without negotiating.
One honor, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Thai restaurants in the SF Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 65
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Nam khao San Francisco Chronicle
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