Food and ambiance was amazing, a little crowded but great place to go for a party of two. Flavors were something out of authenticity and character. Would dine here again 10 out of 10 tires read more

Khao Tiew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Highly recommend the Duck. Crispy papaya salad and Tom Kha were also amazing. A real treat

By far the best Thai restaurant in the city and worth the wait! As for the food, it was good, but it's not worth waiting 2 hours in line for. I did really like the duck curry though so I would like to order that again. The atmosphere was nice and not too crowded, with fun Thai posters and decor. Overall, if you pick the right dishes and come early, the food is worth the wait and the prices are pretty reasonable. read more

Came here at 4:15 and waited in line to put my name on the waitlist. Was 23rd in line for a party of two and waited 1.5 hours before being seated at a shared table. Ordered the khao soi noodles, duck turmeric curry, khao pad mun nuer with soy cured egg. The khao pad mun neur is fried rice with beef short rib on top. The fried rice is so flavorful from beef tallow; however the beef short rib fell short. On the menu, it is noted to be cooked medium rare unless specified, but our cut came out more rare particularly the inner pieces, which made it tough. The duck turmeric curry was good, but only comes with two pieces of ocra and rice is not included. The duck was nicely cooked and coated with the rich taste of the curry. The khao soi is curry based and similar to the duck curry. Next time would opt to choose one over the other. The soup base is rich, creamy and aromatic. I chose the braised chicken as my protein, and the chicken was soft. The kaya toast with ice cream was a perfect way to the end the meal. The coconut and pandan flavors from the kaya paired with vanilla ice cream was a good combination. The bread was nicely toasted. Food comes out fairly quick. The staff is friendly. Overall, glad I got to try this spot and see what the hype is about! read more

They add a decent amount of protein to each dish. Tom yum was my fav dish. It had a mild sweet kick to it with lots of big shrimp. Crab clay pot rice comes in second with some lightly crispy rice at the bottom. Comfort dish. Ngl was expecting to like the khao soi the most but it reminded me of instant noodles (in a good way). Logan juice was good & not too sweet Street parking not bad. It is a smaller restaurant so be prepared to sit near strangers :) read more

Khao Tiew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place is worth the wait I fear. Got there around 6:30 put our name on the waitlist and got in around 7:15 on a Thursday night. Saw our fare share of people coming in as couples and groups of 3+ and others who came by and left after the wait. But I will have to say. Do not leave STAY IN LINE. Or wait in shelter. No. We ordered the Nuer Nem Tok (short rib fried rice)., khao soup with fried chicken, clay pot crab fried rice, and Kaya toast dessert. No misses no skips, I need to try more but would come back and order the same thing again! Service is speedy for a packed house and so many flavors and textures. I see why this is one of the hottest spots in SF. (Wondering if they have a rotating or seasonal menu would love to see their take on Lao sausage or Nam Khao Tod one day) read more

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This is probably one of the most delicious Thai restaurants I've tried! Parking is on the street. We came around 3:45pm on a Saturday night and they open at 5, but we weren't even the first people in line - so this place is very popular just fyi! When they opened, we were seated and then they started a wait list. In terms of things we ordered - Thai tea: I actually thought this was a little too sweet compared to other Thai teas I've had. It was delicious and fragrant though. - soft shell crab: to be honest I'm not really a crab fan but this was actually really great and flavorful - mushroom appetizer: also not a huge mushroom fan but this was sooo good! They did the fry quite well with great sauce - rice and steak dish (sorry don't remember the name): so good!! Their steak is cooked perfectly - Kaya toast: SO GOOD. must get. It's very sweet though but it's a perfect finish to the meal Overall, must try. It's a quiet date spot as well. If you come just know you'll have to get here early if you wanted to be seated right away, otherwise be prepared to wait. Might be easier to come on weekdays though read more

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SUMMARY We came back this time with two different friends. We realized that the food is solid and good, but could be more flavorful. It's hard to find good Thai food in this area so this is the best choice in the area by far, but overall there are better places elsewhere. FOOD - Avoid the papaya salad. Definitely avoid this, cannot recommend it. Salad is an interesting word to use to describe this. - Recommend the Gaeng Kamin per Duck breast turmeric curry which we enjoyed a lot as well - We recommend the Khao Soi - the chefs soup from their hometown - We still recommend the crispy shrooms and the cha Pom - Of course you must get the burnt butter kaya toast with ice cream on the side SERVICE - Service was friendly! They were busy. It took a little while to get the check and flag someone down when we wanted to order dessert. I recommend if you order the pandan dessert - which I highly recommend- that you ask for the ice cream on the side so that it doesn't melt and alter the texture. We did ask but they forgot. Thankfully we finished it quickly so no ice cream melted :) read more

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Service: Food was out very quickly and service was speedy and helpful (I asked what our server recommended and if there were any sauteed vegetables available, and he kindly recommended the Khao Soi and the Chinese broccoli. Queue: Grateful to live in inner sunset with a car, so instead of waiting outside the restaurant, I drove up with family members around 4:30 PM, put our names down on the Yelp Waitlist, then came back to Sunset to relax and walk around before dinner. We received notification to come back around 6:40, and by 6:50 were back in a short queue to receive our table. Food: We ordered a variety of dishes - the fried oyster mushroom to start, the Khao Pad Kaprow Mun Nuer, which was their beef short rib tallow with spicy holy basil fried rice topped with seared boneless short rib, Khao Soi (per recommendation), Chinese broccoli sauteed in garlic, and the Gaeng Kamin Ped (duck breast tumeric cury). Finished with a Kaya toast. Fried Oyster mushroom - Served with thai sweet and sour sauce on the side. Wish they had broken up the mushroom into smaller chunks since I found myself needing to rip it like an animal eating a steak or trying unsuccessfully to break apart large mushroom chunk with my spoon. Very nice crisp though and thin, light batter. Great way to start. Khao Pad Kaprow Mun Nuer - The short rib was perfectly medium rare and wonderfully tender, but it was unfortunately a bit bland. Appreciated having fish sauce with chiles on the side, though it did cost an additional $1. As for the rice, it was very fragrant, tasty, and well seasoned krapow - chili, garlic, holy basil - flavor, though I wished it was a bit more spicy. Heated up the next day, the leftovers tasted just as good! Khao Soi- I know this is a popular dish, but unfortunately I realized I don't love curry and noodle together because it makes me feel bloated and overwhelmed compared to the lighter less rich noodle soups of Vietnamese cuisine that I'm used to. That said, nice noodle texture, curry had good flavor without being spicy or too coconut milk forward. Duck Breast Curry - The duck was succulent and perfectly cooked with a slightly crispy, nicely marinated skin. Similar to Pa Ord duck in LA. I wish I could get this plain or over a bed of noodles, because the tumeric curry I feel distracts from the star of the show, which is the duck. Chinese Broccoli - Nothing to write home about. Kaya Toast - Definitely a highlight of the night. A warm, buttered and crispy, thick piece of fluffy bread topped with a light, refreshing pandan cream and coconut ice cream. Very nicely balanced, decadent while also being very palatable and not too sweet that you're sick after one bite. We finished it pretty quickly. Would definitely come back but would try the noodle stir fry dishes that I enjoy more at Thai spots! read more

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Finally got to try Khao Tiew, arrived around 4pm and got one of the first spots on the waitlist, ended up getting seated around 5:15-5:30pm. The restaurant was pretty crowded inside, we had a party of 3 and shared a large table with another party of 2. They get people in and out pretty quickly. We had the soft shell crab with curry, duck curry, beef fried rice, drunken noodle with shrimp, and kaya toast for dessert. The crab curry was everyone's favorite dish of the night by far, followed by the duck curry. Beef fried rice and drunken noodle were also good, but nothing super special imo, I'm surprised the beef dish gets so much more hype than the crab. Kaya toast with coconut ice cream was the perfect end to the meal and definitely a must try. They're generous with the kaya jam but it isn't as sweet as it looks, and I loved the crispy toast accompanied with the ice cream. Definitely would return and try other dishes (eyeing the squid ink fried rice, pad see ew, pad ngor ngae, pad ped neur sabb). Not sure if I would do a 2hr wait outside, but coming early and waiting at a coffee shop nearby was definitely worth it. read more

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Had to go physically since they don't do reservations online anymore. The wait was about two hours but we actually walked around and went to an open bar a short walk away. They text you when your table is ready and got have about 5 minutes to get there. Right away I knew I wanted the Khao soi which I got with tofu. This was beyond delicious, but I wish they have more broth. I've had Khao soi before but it was a bit more broth which made the noodles less dry. Also I wish the tofu was cut into smaller cubes, the tofu wasn't very crispy which made it pretty bland and one dimensional. Other than that it was very good. The Thai tea was also good, not too sweet which was perfect. The duck breast curry had a similar taste to the Khao soi but the duck was one of the beast we had. Super moist and flavorful in the broth, definitely one of the best dishes of the night. Also the beef fried rice (Khao pad mun neur) was cooked well, my favorite was the flavor of the fried rice. Had a smoky wok flavor to it which made it addicting. The ambience was very nice my favorite was their music playlist. Was nostalgic and gave good vibes in the restaurant. Definitely a great experience and worth a try when in the city. I would come again for the duck curry and maybe the Khao soi with a different protein or ask the tofu to be extra crispy. read more

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Highly recommend! We did takeout to avoid the wait for a table, and the food was excellent. We enjoyed the Khao Pad Mun Nuer with a soy cured egg yolk (very delicious), duck curry (nice slices of sous vide duck breast), Khao Soi with braised boneless chicken thigh, Train fried rice (very good), Kana Nam Mun Hoi which is Chinese broccoli, Pad Maa-Kaeur (sautéed eggplant). Best of all, we had the Burnt Butter Kaya Toast which comes with a side of coconut ice cream to eat with it. So yummy! Good sized portions and decent prices. We will be back! read more

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What we ordered: * mun nuer with cured egg [5/5] * duck curry [4.5/5] * pad se ew [5/5] * yum yum mushrooms [5/5] * Thai tea [3/5] [Taste: ] Everything was so good and nicely curated. I would get the same exact order the next time I come. I would not get the Thai tea again because it tastes like instant Thai tea. [Service: ] Decent [Comments: ] Homey interior and modernized dishes that still manages to be true to authentic Thai flavors. The dishes transported me back to Thailand. read more

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As phenomenal as all the lines and reviews promise, and one of my new favorite Thai places in the city. I think we ordered eight dishes for the three of us and they were all fantastic, but definitely the fried mushroom appetizer, pad see ew, and the kaya toast dessert were the standouts. Next time, I'd probably forgo the fried papaya salad and the crab fried rice, which seemed less interesting than the other dishes, and even a bit bland in comparison (we doctored the crab fried rice with some of the crispy garlic from the chicken wings to help it along). Will definitely check out their other (brunch spot) outpost, as I'm thrilled to see this restaurant has lived up to the hype. read more

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This place is really delicious and for great value. The waitlist was really long, but super worth it! We got many different options to share family style -- all were good, except maybe the drunken noodles were not what we were expecting. To be fair, the description does say the dish uses Mama noodles, but I ordered thinking it was going to be the flat noodles that I typically associate drunken noodles with. The toast (dessert) is also one of the stars of the show. I would honestly come back just to get this toast. The service was friendly and fast, and the inside vibes were cozy. read more

Khao Tiew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Trendy new Thai place that is well worth the wait- we showed up at 4:30pm to get in the waitlist and were seated by 5:30pm. The duck panang curry (5/5, was too busy eating it to take a picture) was my favorite dish. The khao soi (4.5/5) was also excellent and the pad see ew (4/5) was decent, but I have had better. The Khao Pad Mun Nuer (beef with soy cured egg over rice) (4/5) was pretty good but I was more impressed by the flavor of the other dishes. The kaya toast (4.5/5) here has gone viral, I enjoyed it but I actually wished it was a bit more sweet? Overall thought some of the dishes could have been punchier/spicier with their flavors but nonetheless really enjoyed this meal! read more

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Came in around 4:30pm on a Wednesday - highly recommend joining the waitlist via App, you'll likely have a wait since this place is incredibly popular. I came with a vegetarian friend so we tried all things veg on the menu which were the Tom Kha Hed soup (great if you like coconut milk and mushrooms), the Pad Thai (it was okay, nothing special), and the Drunken Ma Ma noodles - these were incredibly flavourful! What I would recommend ordering is the Green Curry Eggplant, this one was delicious. The thai tea also great, paired well with everything we ate and it wasnt too sweet. The standout dish for me was the Kaya Jam Toast with Coconut ice cream. So good! Is it worth the wait -- for vegetarians I would say probably not, unless you come with a big party and try multiple dishes! read more

Khao Tiew - Kaya Toast with coconut ice cream - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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My favorite thai place ever. Favorite items and always have to reorder are duck curry and crispy mushroom appetizer. Must try their kaya toast with coconut ice cream!!! Service is always fast when seated but the wait can be gruesome if you don't come early enough. Very tight seating but it's ok because the food is worth! read more

Came here on a Saturday with a party of 5 ppl, we put our names on the waitlist at 4:30pm and go seated around 6:40pm. This is my first time trying the place out, and it is now one of my fave Thai restaurants in the city. We ordered 7 dishes and 1 dessert to share, and we were all pretty full. The dishes that stood out to me the most were the crispy papaya salad, crispy fried shrimp, and Khao Soi. Crispy Papaya salad - I never had deep fried papaya before and this appetizer was such a great starter! The fish sauce paired so well with the fried papaya. Goong Pad Kai Kem - this was the crispy fried shrimp with salted egg yolk. Our waitress recommended this dish and it was DELICIOUS! The shrimp was fried to perfection and the salted egg added a rich flavor. I'd order this again! Khao Soi - the texture of the egg noodles was bouncy and tasted so good with the curry broth. This dish had so much flavor and became one of my fav dishes we ordered. We added the crispy fried chicken for the protein and it was great addition to the dish. I overall had a great dining experience here. All the food was tasty and was definitely worth the hype! 10/10 would come back again! read more

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I had an amazing dinner here with a friend! We came around 4:30pm on a monday afternoon, prepared in advance for a long wait. When we put our names on the waitlist it said it would only be a 10 minute wait but we ended up waiting closer to 30-45. We were lucky we came early, by the time we left wait time was 2+ hours. The menu looks amazing and has plenty of clearly labelled vegan options. When looking at the menu posted on the outside window we planned to order the vegan coconut crepe dessert, but after being seated we discovered the window menu was slightly out of date and they didn't offer that dessert anymore. One odd thing when we sat down- the table was set up with prefilled water glasses, in addition to a full water pitcher. We were both really thrown off for some reason by the glasses already being full, but we did confirm with a waitress that it was intentionally part of the table prep. I ended up ordering the drunken mama with fried oyster mushrooms, which was amazing. Flavors and textures of everything were great and I especially loved the super crispy oyster mushrooms. While I would love to come back to try other menu items I am not sure the food is worth the 3 hours that some people are waiting, it's definitely really good but not THAT good. read more

Khao Tiew - drunken mama with fried oyster mushrooms - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

We heard such great things about this place so we had to try it while we were in San Francisco. It's a cozy little restaurant located in a residential area. Street parking is available. We lined up at 3:30 pm to get in the first seating at 4 pm. The service here is fast, efficient and friendly. Although this is a Thai restaurant the food does not taste like any Thai food I've ever tasted. The flavors are very mild but so good! We started with thai iced teas, pomegranate lemonade and lychee iced tea which were all refreshing and hit the spot. We had to try the Kai Toon Lava that they are known for (quantity is limited). It's a savory steamed egg dish with pork, shrimp and calamari. So yummy! We also tried the pork pad see ew and train fried rice. The pad see ew was on the sweet side and very good. The fried rice went perfectly with everything. read more

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We've been here 4 times and can't wait to go back. Every time we order new dishes and none have disappointed. The line is terrible and if you aren't there when they call your name you are removed. Sometimes if you aren't only a table of 2 and the other groups of two aren't there they will seat you early. They attract large groups of 6 frequently which makes the wait longer than you mentally prepare for but staff really tries to turn tables over. On that note your food will come out quickly and all at once. The highlight is the dessert. We will always order the toast. Fantastic and crave able. read more

Khao Tiew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Came here on a Friday night. Come early to check in on yelp (not on the app even though it looks like you can). We got there at 4:30 and for a party of 4 got called at 5:45. Make sure your entire party is there. Food: literally everything we ordered was really yummy. I enjoyed their fried chicken with the pad Thai. Never had that before, chicken was juicy and stayed crispy the entire meal. I would recommend, coming with a group and trying as much as you can. Everything tastes good and had no complaints. read more

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OMG everything is so good! We started with the oyster mushroom - it's that sweet and sour Thai taste, immediately opens up the appetite. Short ribs was super tender, we did medium rare but personally think it's a bit raw, would prefer medium. Tom yum seafood hotpot is full of shrimp and squid, we got mild and it's not spicy at all - had the sweet and sour Thai taste. My favorite is the crab clay pot rice, it's a must try! The portion is generous, crab rich in flavor, I definitely more rice than I should because of it. $50 pp post tax and tip - great value! Went on Monday, initially arrived at 3:20 and no one's there, came back at 3:40 and was group #4. There were still some open tables till ~4:15. read more

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The food is good. Is it one of the best Thai restaurants in America? I have to admit, I was pretty disappointed by the hype. I went around 3:30PM on Wednesday and there were already 11 people ahead of me. Our group of 5 was seated when the restaurant opened at 4pm. We ordered 2 appetizers, 5 entrées, and 1 dessert, and we each paid about $51 after tip. + Crispy oyster mushroom & pork - 9/10 - This was very good and definitely worth getting for me. The mushrooms were perfectly crispy and I loved the bits of ground pork with sauce. + Crispy papaya salad - 8/10 - Good for the novelty, but I like papaya salad for the refreshing crunch. The dressing was the same as typical papaya salad and I kept eating this because I like fried things, but I don't think this is a must-get. I don't know how they got the papaya to be so crispy, but it did kind of taste like eating chips with papaya salad dressing. + Beef tallow fried rice - 9/10 - This was probably my favorite dish; the beef tallow rice was incredibly fragrant, and I've never had anything like it. The beef was good, but nothing particularly special. + Sous-vide duck with crispy noodles and duck gravy - 9/10 - This was a very well-executed version of this Chinese-Thai dish. It was light yet flavorful, and I really liked the duck gravy. The duck and noodles were also very good. + Soft shell crab egg custardy curry sauce - 5/10 - This was actually very disappointing for me because I felt like there was very little sauce, and I couldn't help but compare it to Soothr's shrimp with egg curry that I love (in NYC). I don't like that they poured the curry sauce on top of it because it quickly became soggy instead of crispy. It feels especially aggravating when they come over and pour it on at the table; if they're going to do that, they might as well have it on the side so we can dip it instead. This was several people's favorite though. + Beef boat noodles - 7/10 - The broth's flavor was good and there were some incredibly tender pieces of beef, but I was salty that there was sooo little broth compared to the noodles and the beef. The noodles soak up broth really quickly, so the only broth I could get was from what clung to the noodles. + Shrimp/pork tom yum lava hot pot - 5/10 - This was okay but I've had better at Soothr and Jaew Hon in NYC. + Kaya toast - 3/10 - The ice cream was good and very coconutty, but the toast was incredibly disappointing. I'm confused why this was so hyped because texturally this did not do it for me. I wish the ice cream could've been served on the side so it didn't make the whole thing so soggy. The caramelized bits were overshadowed by the sogginess of the ice cream and toast, which was very unfortunate. I do like kaya, but this tasted like the kaya spread that I get in a jar, so this was not markedly better for me. Overall, there were some good dishes so I don't regret coming here, but I definitely would not come here for a random 4pm meal again or wait 2 hours to eat here. read more

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Absolutely insane meal. My party of two arrived at appx. 4:30p and we got sat in about two hours. Khao Tiew is located in such a nice neighborhood that the time went by fast! That being said, wow. From the duck curry to the Khao Pad Mun to the kaya toast, I was astounded by how unique the dishes were. Don't skip out on the dessert, btw! We were convinced at the last minute despite getting full but it was so worth. I left satisfied with one of the most memorable meals I've had in a while. Don't be afraid of the wait and make sure to try this place out! read more

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The food here is insane! But so is the wait. We signed up for the waitlist around 5PM but didn't get seated till 8:30PM. We spent the hours exploring the area nearby, so the "wait" went by relatively fast. When we were finally seated, the service was very prompt and fast. We started off with fried oyster mushrooms. The taste was very addicting and you always end up craving for another piece the moment you finish one. We ordered three dishes including duck breast red curry, steak fried rice (apparently the rice was also cooked in beef fat), and noodle with fried chicken. My favorite was easily the steak fried rice. In terms of all the rice dishes I've had, this was by far one of the top rice dishes I've had. I single handedly ate almost half of it myself. Extremely savory and cooked very well. For dessert, we got their famous butter kaya toast with coconut ice cream. I was already super full from the food earlier, barely had enough room for dessert, but had to force myself to take one final bite before I died in food coma. The dessert was also very tasty, but for me it was the fried rice that stole the show for that night. Overall the wait time here is horrendous, but if you are able to find something to do during the long wait period and is okay with getting a late dinner, then this place is definitely worth it. I don't think I've ever had a Thai restaurant with such unique flavor profile as this one. That being said, if you do mind the wait, then this place is not for you since the waitlist is always inevitably very long. Parking here is also terrible, so street parking is your best bet. read more

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Khao Tiew is one of the most popular places to eat in the city. Highly recommended to me by a friend. We arrived around 3:30 hoping to make the first seating, but the line was already wrapped around the building. I tried checking in on the Yelp Waitlist while we were standing in line, only to find out you can only join by checking in on their tablet once you're there. We just missed the first seating and ended up waiting about an hour for a table. The restaurant itself isnt very large but cozy and modern and easy to have conversation in. The appetizers came out quickly, but once those were cleared there was a pretty long wait for our entrees. Service also wasn't very attentive throughout the meal, which took away from the overall experience. We started with the Crispy Shrooms Yum Yum with Ground Pork and the Spicy Wontons. The crispy mushrooms were one of my favorite dishes of the night great texture, packed with flavor, and something I'd absolutely order again. The wontons were also good with a nice spicy, sweet, and tangy sauce, but they were probably the least memorable dish we ordered. The Ba Mee Ped was outstanding. The duck was perfectly cooked with crispy skin and tender meat and honestly some of the best duck I've had. The rich duck gravy coated the noodles perfectly. We also ordered the Khao Pad Mun Nuer. Short rib came out medium rare just as we requested, the fried rice completely stole the show. Every grain was packed with flavor from the short rib tallow, and the fried garlic brought everything together. I will order this one every time. The Thai iced tea was really good without being overly sweet. Dessert was the highlight we thought about skipping it but I'm so glad we didn't. The Burnt Butter Kaya Toast with Coconut Ice Cream absolutely lived up to the hype. The thick milk bread had an incredible caramelized crust, the pandan cream was light and fragrant, and the coconut ice cream was rich with real coconut throughout. A must order. Despite the long wait to get in, slow pacing between courses, and inattentive service, the food is executed with a ton of love and it shows. Even though the service was slow I would still come back because the food is that good. read more

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Excellent khao pad mun nuer (steak over fried rice)! Once in a blue moon I eat a dish that makes me stop and think "how can food taste so good?!" This was that kind of moment for me. My mind went elsewhere the whole time I was eating. Don't bother me kind of moment. After finishing, the food was still on my mind for a while, just processing... that I ate something so delicious. Steak quality was wonderful. Medium rare. Service was polite and friendly Takeout orders available on website and Pay in advance. When picking up walk all the way inside to the counter at the back of restaurant. No need to wait at the door like I did at first First time weekday 4:30pm there was no Line and some tables available. Second time I went, at the same time it was already fully packed with waitlist outside and people sitting. So it's random read more

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I came by at 3:45 pm on a Thursday to get in line and was 8th in line. From other reviews, the line and waitlist is up to 2 hours on weekends and peak dinner times. Hed Tod: Fried oyster mushroom. Nicely fried and not oily. Good portion. Khao Pad Mun Nuer with soy cured egg yolk: beef short rib tallow fried rice with boneless beef short rib. The beef was chewey and not as tender as should've been. Cooked well though to medium rare. Kai Toon Lava, Seafood and ground pork steamed egg hot pot. This was a light broth but not much broth. There is a lot of egg that soaks up the broth. A lot of calamari and good amount of shrimp. Gaeng Kamin Ped, duck breast tumeric curry. This was really good. Curry was creamy and thick. The duck was cooked well. Pad Maa - kaeue- stir fried Chinese eggplant. The sauce with this was really good and went well with the tender eggplants. Decent sized restaurant inside with a lot of tables. The service was friendly and nice. Street parking read more

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After months of hype and hearing about how amazing this restaurant was, we finally braved the huge wait and went to Khao Tiew. this review is a bit belated but we went back in November and got there around 4:30 or 5 PM on Friday and there was already a two hour wait quoted. We hung out at the Starbucks nearby in this neighborhood and just headed over closer to our time. Inside the ambience is lively and well-decorated, like many other Thai restaurants in the city. got the fried mushrooms to start, which were good, but also not the top tier ones I've ever had. My favorite dish of the night was the duck curry, which was absolutely decadent with thinly sliced tender pieces of duck and a rich creamy curry that wasn't too overbearing. We also got the steak curry, which was good, although a little too overpowering and the crab fried rice, which was very uniquely presented in a clay pot and creamy umami and very savory. And the night we got a toast, which was very creamy and tasty. It was on the sweet side. We both left very full from the experience and satisfied although I do think a two hour wait is totally ridiculous... and I wouldn't wait that long for any food in the future unless I was really doing nothing. Hopefully the hype has died down more because it is a great addition to the west portal neighborhood. read more

Khao Tiew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Excellent service and food overall - it definitely lived up to the hype but I'm not sure it's worth a long 3 hour wait. Go later around 8pm to avoid the long lines: they let you sign up on the Yelp waitlist till 830. The duck turmeric curry paired perfectly with the crab clay pot rice and the soup we had (I forget the name) was also excellent. Don't be afraid to ask the server for their recommendations! read more

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Solid 4.5/5! I saw how much hype this place was getting and didn't want to chance the wait time. I skipped lunch, showed up right at 4pm, and got seated immediately. Here is what we ordered: Khao Pad Mun Nuer: The fried rice itself was good, but the beef was the real star of the show. I ordered it medium-rare as recommended, and it was unbelievably tender. When you mix it with the egg yolk, it melts in your mouth. Khao Soi: The soup base was incredibly rich, and leaned a bit too salty for me ...Like I wanted to order a side of rice to eat with this! Crispy Soft Shell Crab: I ordered this mostly because it was a dine-in only limited special, and I'm glad I did. I'm typically not the biggest fan of soft shell crab, but this dish won me over. The curry sauce had a custard-like texture after it hit the sizzling plate. Kaya Toast with Coconut Ice Cream: This dessert felt like a full meal in itself. The edges of the toast were sticky and caramelized, and it came with a BIG BOY scoop of coconut ice cream. The interior is very charming, decorated with vintage Thai posters. The food came out pretty fast. Our servers were practically zooming around the floor making sure every need was met. read more

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tldr one of the most popular thai restaurants in sf lives up to the hype...if the line is under an hour :) with cute thai interior and friendly service. dishes are a bit on the smaller side so prepare to order more dishes than one per person if u have a big appetite. 2 friends and i came about 15 minutes before open on a random weekday and got in within 10 minutes of open at 4pm. we ordered 4 dishes including the green curry eggplant, (limited) fried soft shell crab curry, steak fried rice with the soy cured yolk, and pad ngor ngae (stir fry flat wide noodles with sausage and fried shrimp with lettuce wraps). many of these dishes i had not seen on thai menus in sf so that was fun to experience!! we also ordered the kaya toast green curry eggplant was fried well with a tempura like texture and really only had eggplant with minimal supplemental veggies. the flavor was perfectly umami and sauce was light and smooth but I can tell it might be too light if accompanied with some rice fried soft shell crab curry was delicious with a thick gravy curry sauce that is poured in front of you. surprisingly the crabs had a decent amount of meat and the curry was really creamy and flavorful. just wished they gave a bit more of the sauce but i love the textural contrast between the fried crab and thick sauce. the famous short rib fried rice with soy cured egg was very garlic forward and rice had good bite/decent flavor. it was just fine esp since the short rib steak was definitely not a medium and more almost well done which was unfortunate but did go well with the rice. the pad ngor ngae was a sleeper hit at my table since it had a great sweet soy flavor and perfectly bouncy flat noodle! they fried it well and it was interactive either the lettuce wraps...perhaps simple but tasty since we had some pretty heavy other dishes last but not least the kaya toast with coconut ice cream was indeed one of the best desserts i had in 2026 period. the toast is similar to or is brioche so soft but also toasted so had the perfect contrasting bite. the coconut ice cream was the perfect flavor combo with the sweet kaya. we gobbled that up so quick despite being way too full. it's a bit too sweet but i am also asian so prefer things on the less sweet side. service was wonderful! staff was friendly despite the chaos of busy crowds and were quick to refill water glasses etc. ambiance is also perfect for a celebration or date night with cute vintage thai decor. overall this place is popular for a reason! not sure if i would wait past an hour for this place but it is solid and comparable to good thai places without the crazy long wait in other major cities. I'll be back again for another 4:00pm dinner! read more

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Heard a lot of good things about Khao Tiew from friends and it recently was rated #1 Thai restaurant in SF on Beli! The biggest deterrent was just the wait...they have a waitlist but don't do reservations. We got there at 3:05pm on a Saturday and were the 2nd ones in line. At 3:30pm, staff came out to set up some benches and queue poles, and there were probably 50 people in line then. By 4pm restaurant open, there were probably 100+ people in line...If you're coming on a weekend, I'd recommend coming at 3:15pm to get 1st seating. I brought a camping chair in preparation and was quite pleased with my decision LOL. I heard weekdays aren't as bad. It's located in a residential neighborhood so street parking was reasonable to find but it is located on a hill. The inside is clean and homey with brand posters in Thai posted on the walls. Even though they're known for curries, our group isn't big on them so while we ordered a LOT of food, we didn't get any curries. They're also known for their kaya toast but we also didn't get it but TWO separate parties next to us were celebrating their birthdays there and they both got it and it looked so tasty. Service was fast and responsive. They ask for your spice level and we noted mild and I felt that to be true. Everything was tasty and flavorful but our top 3 were: Khao Pad Mun Nuer with Soy Cured Egg Yolk, Pad See Ew, and Khao Soi Pad Haeng! - Crispy Papaya Salad: tasty and unique take on papaya salad. Kind of huge though, definitely need to share with a group - Crispy Shrooms Yum Yum with Ground Pork: this was our friend's favorite! - Nuer Nam Tok (boneless short rib): loved the short rib! Comes with cucumber and lettuce for you to wrap it in. They ask you to mix the dish together and it had a spot with red spices in the corner and I accidentally ate a serving with a bunch of it and got kind of cooked lol but spice levels were good other than that! - Pad Ped Nuer Sabb (very spicy ground beef): really flavorful and not actually that spicy even with the warning and I'm saying this as someone that's really bad with spicy! - Goong Pad Kai Kem (shrimp w/ salted egg yolk): the egg yolk made it really heavy, you definitely need to share this. Probably the weakest dish out of all of the ones we ordered - Moo Kra Tiem (wok fried pork): good but nothing too special - Khao Ob Mun Pu (crab clay pot rice): they did not hold back on the crab portion! Very flavorful and the clay pot got the bottom of the rice crispy, yum - Khao Soi Pad Haeng (w/ fried chicken): fantastic! It's dry khao soi with some coconut milk (?) mixed in. Tasted amazing, great noodle texture. Fried chicken was also really good - Pork Pad See Ew: wow probably the best pad see ew I've ever had!! So much flavor and great noodle texture - Khao Pad Mun Nuer with Soy Cured Egg Yolk (short rib fried rice): my favorite dish! Short rib so good and the fried rice is soooo fragrant and especially delicious when mixing in the egg read more

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I came back to Khao Tiew recently and this time, I ordered the right dishes! First, the beef short rib with tallow fried rice was amazing! I would come back just for this dish. The short rib is super tender and I loved how flavorful the rice is with scallions and the cured egg yolk to pair with. The duck breast red curry was still really good (I got this the first time) and not too spicy. Finally I got the Pad Ngor Ngae which is their wok-fried rice noodles with Chinese sausage, tofu, egg and served with lettuce. This was a pretty yummy Chinese fusion dish although I didn't think the noodles needed the lettuce wraps. The spicy vinegary sauce on the side was great tho and added a nice kick. All in all, is it worth waiting for 1.5 hrs on a Wednesday night for dinner? I wouldn't do it every week but I'd say the food here is worth trying at least one. We ended up driving closer to get onto the Yelp waitlist and went elsewhere to wait. read more

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Finally decided to try this hyped-up restaurant that always seems to have a line out the door. I came around 6pm on a weekday and still ended up waiting about 30 minutes to be seated. The restaurant definitely leans toward upscale Thai cuisine, and the pricing reflects that as well but that's typical of SF restaurants. My favorite dish of the night was the Khao Pad Mun Nuer with Soy Cured Egg Yolk. I requested the beef to be cooked medium instead of medium rare, and it came out perfectly. The rice was rich and coated in beef fat, while the beef itself tasted incredibly buttery, almost like wagyu. It was easily the standout dish of the meal. The rest of the dishes, unfortunately, felt rather lackluster in comparison. We also tried the Khao Soi and the Tom Yum Seafood Hotpot, but both were surprisingly lacking in flavor, which felt atypical for Thai food. That said, the spice level was accurate. We ordered the soup medium spicy, and it definitely delivered the heat, which I appreciated. Overall, I don't personally think the food is worth the current wait and hype, but if the crowds die down, I'd come back specifically for the beef fried rice dish. read more

Khao Tiew - Tom yum seafood hotpot, Khao Soi, Khao Pad Mun Neur with soy cured egg yolk (beef rice) - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

The wait for this place is kind of insane but it's really good! Probably the best Khao Soi I've had in the city! 10/10 would recommend! Definitely play the waitlist game and plan ahead of time. read more

Khao Tiew - Khao Soi - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The boat noodles are among the best dishes I've had this year, and certainly one of the best Thai dishes. We got four items and I wish we got four orders of the boat noodles instead. The broth was rich and slightly sweet with tender beef and chewy noodles. It was remarkable. I would get them for takeout if I could because the wait was brutal. Also, they will seat you even after they've 'closed' if you entered the waitlist before closing. We were seated an hour and a half after closing. read more

Khao Tiew - Boat noodles. Must order - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Khao tiew is a place where the food is comfort food! This is my second time coming here and the food is always good. The papaya salad is different here where the papaya is fried and crispy. The fish sauce definitely adds the flavor. The pad Thai was okay but there is a generous amount of shrimp. The khao soi was flavorful and goes well with rice. They do not take reservations but there is a yelp waitlist. Dinner can get crowded and there are limited tables so try to come early to get a seat. Although, the whole party has to be present to be seated. Inside is small but a cozy and intimate vibe. The service is friendly. read more

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