Sketchier part of town, but the food is good. Had take out here several times. I like their red curry, crispy pork belly, pork shoulder, crispy chicken fried rice. The gravy noodle was just okay. Some of their soup is alright as well. The ones listed above are dang good. They have a lot of dishes that I am curious to try like their duck and noodle soups... next time. read more

Came into town last night to see a show at the Great American Music Hall, and stopped by Lers Ros for a quick bite to eat and some drinks before the show. It's right in the middle of the chaos that is the Tenderloin, but if you can stomach wading through the endless sea of downtrodden humanity, encampments, dog poo, and drug use, this is a nice spot to eat. Once you enter the front doors, you are instantly transported to a world of tranquility, good food, and excellent service. The restaurant is quite big, with minimal decor, keeping the focus on service, food, and simplicity. It has a nice bar with seating for 6 with a natural wood top and bar stools. The center of the restaurant is a long banquet table for parties of 12+ The rest of the restaurant has well-spaced, clean, and simple tables for two or four, and everything is bright, airy, and neat. Background music is soft, and unobtrusively loud, allowing for quiet conversation & relaxation. The walls are simple, with just some murals with quotes and information about their history, philosophy, mission statement & influences. It was all clean, simple, and made for interesting reading. We ordered: fresh coconut milk, jasmine tea, rice, cashew nut tofu, and silver noodle salad to keep things lite and healthy for the night ahead. The $8 coconut milk was very fresh, and quite large enough to justify the high price. It was cold, refreshing, and tasty! The silver noodle salad was a bit complicated to eat, with huge chunks of cabbage that should have been cut up to blend in better. The lime marinade ended up pooling at the bottom of the dish, so it didn't really mix in well with the other ingredients, so you had to spoon it out and pour it over your serving. The noodles were too long and were difficult to eat with a fork, chopsticks & slurping them would have been better. The cashew nut tofu was very good & it was very plentiful in tofu, cashew nuts, and chili peppers. Not overly spicy, but just right. The amount of food that we got for $40 was perfect, and everything tasted very good & fresh. My only criticism was that it was served in a way that made it difficult to eat with a fork, cutting things up into more manageable pieces would have been much better. Service was stellar. The three nice Thai waitresses hustled around the entire restaurant incessantly during a busy Tuesday night dinner rush. They were attentive, polite, demure, and professional. The kept the water refilled, brought out new clean plates, and explained the menu very well. Had a good meal here last night. This is one of the stand out places that I've eaten at in the Tenderloin. It is clean, peaceful, and has a nice atmosphere inside. I really liked the minimalistic decor, which lent to focusing solely on food & service. Everything that we ate & drank was fresh, tasty, and fairly inexpensive. My only criticism was how the food was served, it made it difficult to eat with a fork. Ingredients were too big and could've been cut smaller, or, we could have been given chopsticks or a knife. But, I would come back here again to try out some noodle or rice or soup dishes, maybe I'll just bring my own utensils. This is a nice food oasis in an area that isn't so nice! read more

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Really yummy! I loved their coconut soup and the Pad Thai was also delicious :) The service was nice, some crime scene happened outside though... read more

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My friends and I stopped by Lers Ros around 8:00 p.m. on a Friday evening and the restaurant was pretty empty. Although we came in a large party of six, we were seated immediately. My wife and I shared two entrees -- the tom yum soup and a fried chicken over fried rice. Food came quickly after we placed our order. With the fried chicken over fried rice dish, the fried chicken was incredibly juicy; I'm certain chicken thigh was the cut that was used. However, although the breading was crispy, it was slightly oily and actually separated from the chicken when picked up with chopsticks. The fried rice is really well done here. Each grain of rice is nicely separated, there are small pieces of fried egg distributed throughout, and it is overall well-seasoned. I thought the tom yum soup here was just average. It's not overly sour nor spicy, it's got a generous portion of rice noodles, and there's a pretty standard amount of toppings in the bowl, including pork meatballs, bean sprouts, ground pork, and fish cakes. I believe I've had more complex, more herbaceous tom yum broths elsewhere. Overall, Lers Ros was a 4-star experience for me. Although the food is closer to 3.5, the good value you get with the large portions for the price and the friendly, attentive service makes up for it. read more

Lers Ros - Pork Tom Yum Noodle Soup - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I ate here on a Saturday afternoon. My brother ate at a sister restaurant once before so we went to try this location as a family. There were a lot of homeless people outside and I felt bad for this business. It was pretty empty but a lot of delivery orders were being fulfilled. We ordered black pepper beef, pad see ew with beef, fish cake, hot and sour soup with chicken, grilled beef salad and chili paste eel. We wanted to order the alligator but they ran out. They also ran out of venison that day so we got eel instead. The interior is very nice and clean. The walls have motivation quotes on them. Tables are moveable so large parties can combine them to sit together. Our food started coming after 10 minutes and slowly trickled in. The soup came first and was nice and comforting, albeit simple. The fish cake is good. It has a nice chew and flavorful aroma. The grilled beef was a bit chewy but had good flavor and crust. The eel was not up my alley. It was bitter and had too many bones to be enjoyable. It was not worth eating in my opinion. The pad we ew was excellent. It was flavored well. Our black pepper beef was forgotten but they gave it to us before we left. It was tender but didn't taste that good because it was too salty. My favorite dishes were the pad see ew and the grilled beef salad. read more

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Visited Ler Ros in the Tenderloin on a Friday night and was surprised to find the dining room pretty quiet, even though they were busy with lots of takeout orders. We started with the papaya salad, which came out much spicier than the mild we requested. It was fresh and vibrant, just far hotter than expected. We also ordered the pork shoulder, which had good flavor but was unfortunately quite chewy. The crispy catfish was the highlight of the meal, perfectly fried with a light crunch and a flavorful sauce that brought everything together. We had the Tom Kha Kai as well, comforting and aromatic with a nice balance of coconut, lemongrass, and lime. Overall, it's a good spot for Thai comfort food. read more

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Really solid spot for Thai food. We came by after our initial dinner plans fell through and I didn't expect much from Lers Ros as it was empty when we visited for Saturday dinner but the food turned out to be really great! The menu is huge so it was hard deciding what to order but we ended up getting the raw shrimp salad, grilled beef salad, thai herb sausage, and pineapple fried rice. We got medium spice for everything and it was just perfect! First, the raw shrimp salad was so flavorful with lime, lemongrass, chili and garlic. Don't be turned off by raw shrimp, it really just adds to the freshness and it's a great way to start the meal. Next, the beef salad and thai herb sausage. Loved the Northern-style sausage, especially with the lemon pieces and the beef salad was solid as well but the beef itself was a bit chewy. Finally the pineapple fried rice - I haven't had it in a while but they make it really well here and the veggie, tofu, egg option is a great way to get in more veggies. The cooked pineapple was really sweet and the portion is large enough to share between 3-4 people! Lers Ros is a fairly unassuming restaurant but has really great flavors, would definitely come here again despite the not so great location near the tenderloin. read more

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Got takeout from here and it was honestly pretty good! The pad see ew had great flavor and was super satisfying. The pork could have been in smaller pieces but I liked the flavor (it was thinner pork rather than thicker slices I usually see at other thai spots). The portion was smaller than expected though for $18. I also tried the crispy chicken over fried rice and the rice was yummy! I didn't love the flavor of the crispy chicken, and because it was takeout, it wasn't super crispy anymore. The portion of rice was a lot bigger than the pad see ew which I appreciated. read more

Lers Ros - pad see ew, crispy chicken over fried rice - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

I really liked this restaurant. I'm always a big fan of Thai food (granted I ordered the same 3-5 things everytime). This time I got the Pad See Ew, Green Curry, and Mango Sticky Rice. The pad see ew was good but definitely could have used more spice to add a kick to it. The green curry was AMAZING. I really really liked it and will definitely order more in the future. It was spicy and punchy and tasted great. This was my first time ever getting mango sticky rice and I personally enjoyed it. The service was good and the restaurant had a good vibe. We were in a corner table off to the side so didn't really get a strong feel for the restaurant's ambiance, but were able to people watch from the window. Overall, I'd get their green curry again and try the pad see ew after asking for it to be a bit spicier. read more

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The Lers Ros empire has arguably the most authentic Thai cuisine in SF and this is the OG location that started it all. Not the most pleasant neighborhood in the pandemic aftermath but more unique dishes make the trek worth it. Yes they have the standard Thai dishes like the traffic light curries and pad thai, but I love the noodle soups here. Boat noodles, kuay jub, beef tendon noodles, and the roast duck noodles. All savory and herbaceous deliciousness that bring me right back to Bangkok. If food is all that matters, Lers Ros for Thai is solid all around. read more

Lers Ros - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

While the service was fast and the staff was decently nice, the food itself did not taste particularly fresh or flavorful. One of my pet peeves with pad Thai or pad see ew is when the noodles stick together, indicating that they must've been cooked in advance instead of fresh to order. Other than that I wish both dishes had more seasoning. read more

Lers Ros - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Honey sesame shrimp, my god how do they make it? I want the recipe I cant afford to drive to SF for it again ! I love smiling servers and cooks , ambiance is truly wonderful dining experience. read more

I like this Thai restaurant. I really enjoy their house green salad. The portion is large. The salad always tastes fresh. It is consistently well made. Their other appetizers are really good. I like their Thai Herb sausage and grilled pork shoulder. Service is friendly and fast. read more

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Excellent spot for group lunches! Recently dined as part of a party of 9 and we were served and out of there in time to get back to work. Plenty of options for all cravings and preferences from their extensive menu. Getting a lunch combo is the way to go if you want to sample a couple of dishes without having to stab at someone else's plate haha! Or just come back again. I've been coming here for years (and to their Hayes Valley location) and I've always enjoyed my orders. The service is attentive and friendly and the decor is sleek and clean. This visit, I opted for the Kao Mun Gai and it was good, though the portion of chicken could haven been bigger. The spicy gingery dipping sauce was super tasty! read more

We ordered classic chili paste venison fillet, papaya salad raw crab, and Thai boat noodle soup beef. The venison was a dry curry, with young peppercorns adding both flavor and visual variety. The raw crab salad was very interesting, with the sauce permeating the green papaya, though I feel the crab could have been marinated in the sauce for longer. The boat noodles were very interesting, with a sweet and savory flavor profile. The spicy dishes tend to be a bit spicier than a typical Americanized Thai place, so order one spice level below what you usually get (e.g. medium instead of spicy). read more

We went for dinner on a busy Friday night. The food was excellent. Love the big portions. Perfect for a family dinner. Service very friendly. It became extremely busy so it took a while to get the check, but the folks working were very efficient and definitely a cohesive teen. read more

Had a chance to try Lers Ros a while back and overall liked my experience here even though the service felt a little rushed. This joint is located in the tenderloin area so can be a little sketch to get there, but the food is unique and tasty. This place has some interesting things to try if you are interested like alligator, frog, venison etc, but it also boasts all the Thai OG dishes. There is a lot of options from things you can order whether you are going traditional or experimental. During my time here I tried the pad see ew with chicken which was very flavorful and delicious. I enjoyed every bite here and the flavors felt authentic. I also tried the green curry here which was also delicious. I definitely went traditional here, but want to come back to try the experimental dishes next time! read more

Impressive thai food! Authentic flavors and so many options, especially seafood options (yay!!) I will say that their dishes are pretty spicy, true to thai food, but they can adjust the spice if you ask. Great service, cute interior. Highly recommend! I'll be back a lot. read more

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This is one of my favorite and top spots in SF for Thai food in the city! It's deep in the hood but damn, the food is so good. Get delivery if you don't want to dine in but I feel they have the most authentic and flavorful menu. So good, can't go wrong here! Anything you order will be delicious and be warned of the spice level! You could literally come here with a large party and have an 8 course Thai dinner feast given the extensive menu. Some of my favorite dishes: Papaya Salad with raw crab Grilled beef salad Larb Crispy pork belly with basil Thai boat noodle read more

Shame on me for never doing a review on Lers Ros until now. I've frequented this place more than any Thai place in the city. It's the best Thai I've had in the city certainly. I've had like 8 different things here and it's always reliable. There's some real adventurous stuff on the menu that I can't go for. But your typical Thai offerings are all money. This place has multiple locations which always worries me when it comes to consistent quality. I can't tell you what to get because it's all been good. Is there better Thai food in the world? Yeah probably, but as far as San Francisco is concerned I'll put this up against anything. (4.8 Stars) read more

Lers Ros - Thai Curry Puff Garlic Rice with Crispy Chicken - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

The best location in the city. I've tried all three but the service and quality here are the best bar none. The area is very sketchy, but I've never had any issues. The pad thai, pad see Ewe, chicken satay and especially durian sticky rice are so fresh, and flavorful. The inside is spacious and seating is quite comfortable. Parking could be a little difficult, you've got to get lucky and hope you find a place on the street, but when you do you'll have an incredible dining experience. read more

All filler little food! For $20 a dish we got measly little portions where half the box was a large chunk of cabbage or full of sprouts. I didn't pay $20 for cabbage or sprouts. Felt totally ripped off. They used to be my go to but no more!! Giving 2 stars because the food that is in the box is tasty and good. I really hope they go back to normal portion sizes and stop ripping off customers. This was truly ridiculous! read more

Lers Ros - Pad See Ew with half a box of sprouts as filler. Very small portion for $20. - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Tasty food, excellent service. Highly recommend trying all the dishes. The ambiance is great.

Our waitress was so sweet and kind. We had the garlic pork appetizer and the fried rolls. OMG, so amazing! Highly recommend. The pad Thai was incredible, and the service was impeccable. Thank you! read more

Finally got a chance to try this Larkin St location out. In a no nonsense neighborhood in the tenderloin no doubt, but everyone says this is the holy Grail. Being in an authentic neighborhood where the food is excellent I guess it's the place to be. If you like spicy, this is the place for you. They really have spicy food we had The skewers. We had the pan fried rice noodle, and we had yellow curry, shrimp, and some pork dish, which I can't remember what it was, but it was really well received. We also had the soup which was really spicy, which we started laughing because one of our friends asked for additional spices and they brought the three spices that you can add to stuff in one of them was crazy hot and then it was already so hot. I would put it as the highest scale that I normally can handle, but I'm sure for Thai food. It's a half scale hot for them, but it's very authentic the freshness the kitchen, the attentive staff they were checking in with us they, I even overheard them said that they can make things less spicy if you don't like your dish, they gave us copious amount of water. But what a great time the plate settings are really nice. I have to call that out because it's really a simple backdrop, but the table service and how nice the China is in the menus are excellent and just the personal service adds a simple but yet elegant backdrop for the grade dishes and the service staff at this location worked till 11 PM which is a miracle in San Francisco on a weeknight. This is an oasis and a desert of food and you know to watch out for your personal safety this area so do you take a lift here but this place is a beacon of light and I'm so glad we ate here and all my friends were thrilled. read more

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Delicious food spot that I would recommend to everyone. The 4 of us got variety of dishes. They were all tasty. Customer service was friendly. Luckily, we went during weekday, maybe that's why it wasn't crowded. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the choices read more

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Wanted something different so walked down here for lunch. The service was great and I am pleased with my experience. I shall return. read more

Lers Ros - Coconut soup with chicken - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Seven of us went in for lunch today. We ordered 13 dishes and every single dish was delicious! The food was super authentic. I enjoyed crab roll cake the most. I have had this dish at so many places but Lers Ros by far tastes the best and each one is HUGE! It's a bit pricey but the portion overall was big so it was worth it. Koh Moo Yang was also very yummy and the sauce that came with it was amazing. All other dishes were delicious as well (see my pictures for references but could only posted 10 pictures). Pad see ew was a bit bland for me but not too bad. The service was very good and friendly! The server was very nice. We wanted to order more but she stopped us first and it's good that she did lol We would not have been able to finished it. I never tried other Lers Ros locations but I definitely recommend this one if you are looking for authentic Thai food! read more

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Solid DoorDash spot open pretty late. Was really happy with the yellow curry and pad see ew. The curry was really flavorful and came in a good sized tub. Rice was not included and added separately. Pad see ew was filling and flavorful as well. read more

Came right at opening (5pm) on Sunday and over the course of our meal, only 2 other tables occupied. Lots of DoorDash etc. parking was pretty easy but def not the nicest neighborhood. We ordered the plain papaya salad and beef jerky as appetizers. We then shared the yellow curry with chicken and basil pork. Omg the basil pork was amazing! Super flavorful and perfect with white rice!! Curry was ok, not the best but it was fine. Server came to refill water but didn't check in to see if things were ok, but that's fine. The food was at a good amount of spiciness. Realized there wasn't a choice for spice levels but the default was perfect. More spicy than I thought it would Be but it was delicious. Downed with a Thai iced tea. Great meal and would love to come back to try other items on the menu!! read more

The Thai food here is VERY good. It's a bad neighborhood and it used to be very packed and busy with customers for some-in. It's now a lot less busy for dining in. The eggplant tofu dish is amazing and sonia the garlic rice and bbq chicken. And my favorite is the crab pad Thai. Wow it's amazing They have lunch specials starting $15.99 and all meals are large portions. read more

Pad See Ew has a wonderful wok flavor! That one is always on my order when here! They actually use Chinese broccoli versus broccoli which makes it bit more authentic. Their Larb Duck Salad and Tom Yum Goong with Shrimp is yummy and does well for starters! Egg rolls were solid. Entrees made for sharing! I got food sick from here a few times and unsure what dish it is. Their Pad See Ew, can't be denied! read more

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Came by for dinner the other night and it was a tasty experience. My buddy made a reservation and our table was ready upon arrival. The restaurant was merely 10% full on a weeknight... The restaurant had a constant flow of takeout orders though. Started off with the egg rolls which were fresh and tasty. Moved on to the grilled pork skewers which were flavorful and fragrant. These were even juicier on previous visits. Had the shrimp paste fried rice next and it was also decent. Flavors were good. Requested this medium spicy and this came out more towards a mild. There was plenty of seafood cooked perfectly along with a salted egg. Service throughout the evening was attentive by the staff, although I do miss the talented staff that Lers Ros used to have. Front of the house staff wore masks. ~$45/head after tax and gratuity for dinner. read more

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I ordered the Tom yum soup yesterday and that was so good. Perfectly combining the tom yum signature flavors of spicy and sour. And you can see the rich ingredients and spice in the soup which are like lemon grass, lemon leaf and galanga. No wonder it's that tasty. It's definitely one of the best Thai flavors I've tried. read more

Lers Ros - Tom Yum soup with prawns - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

This was the place that made me a Thai food convert many years ago! I love their tum yum soup with shrimp, the Koh moo yang (pork shoulder appetizer) with rice, and the house special dry tum yum noodle. The space is clean and modern, and I think it's definitely one of the more authentic places around. read more

While it's in a seedy neighborhood, this is my wife's favorite Thai restaurant in San Francisco. This is the main reason we keep coming back to the Tenderloin. Her go to is the shrimp pad Thai, mine is the eggplant and tofu. Service is friendly and prompt. Seating is comfortable. Ambiance is nice, food is consistently good. Come support this great restaurant in the TL. read more

Ler Ros Thai is a Tenderloin landmark. This is the goto Thai joint in the Tenderloin. It gets quite busy on Friday and Saturday nights, so we usually go on off days. My favorite dish is actually more of an appetizer. Its the chicken satay sticks. They are skewers with a small amount of elongated chicken. It comes with some veggies but more importantly a delicious peanut sauce. I always ask for extra peanut sauce, which they begrudgingly give. The service here is fine, but not wonderful. The odor is a little funky in the place, but that's likely from the wall being seeped with cooking aromas. The neighborhood is as dangerous as it gets for San Francisco. read more

Great food, and service! Glad we found this place! Will def be coming again ! Last place we went to closed and was kinda sad cause I loved their Tom yum noodle soup, found this place and had the same great taste ! read more

I really like the stewed pork leg rice plate, the meat is super soft, tender, and moist, the rice was soaked with the all the meat juices, and the pickled green mustard on the side served as a great palate cleanser. The garlicky vinegar dip that it comes with was great too. I will definitely order this again. The duck curry got pretty good flavor, however there're barely any duck pieces in it, the whole dish was like 1/6 duck pieces and 5/6 veggies. So for the price I don't think it's worth it. I've had way better duck curry from other Thai restaurants. I'm not gonna reorder this. I also don't like how you can't adjust the hotness level on the curry, as most Thai restaurants would allow you to do that. For me this curry is not hot or spicy enough. read more

Lers Ros - Roasted Duck Curry, Stewed Pork Leg Rice Plate - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

This spot is one of tenderloins gems - there's a lot actually. After getting surprised by the quality of the beef noodle soup and pad see ew one night (for pickup I might add), we invited 2 friends and they also enjoyed themselves with fried rice and pad Thai. Service is good for an Asian spot and the restaurant quickly filled up after we got there on Friday night around 8 pm read more