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Panang Thai

3.3 (331 reviews)
ModerateThai
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Happy hour specials
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Pad Thai- delicious!
Irene Q.

Ordered Pad Thai and BBQ Chicken - legit and delicious! Service was good. Ambiance was welcoming.

Panang Curry
Aaron O.

A reliable spot for me to hit anytime I'm coming home the airport or staying at the Westin nearby. It's a cute, family-run spot with a fun interior and a no-frills, comfortable feel. The owner is kind and a bit of a fun character! The food itself is solid and satisfying. The curries are the standouts for me, especially the pineapple curry and the panang curry. Both are flavorful, come with rice, and feel reasonably priced for the portions you get. Those are my go-to orders and the ones I'd recommend. Some of the entrée-style dishes are a bit pricier and don't include rice, so I usually skip those and stick with the curries. This place has been a lifesaver after getting back from the airport when my wife and I are starving and don't want fast food. A couple of things to note. Parking can be tricky if you're not already in a nearby garage, though there is some street parking on nearby side streets. Also, there is a dine-in charge that's roughly equivalent to a standard tip, so just be aware of that going in. That seems to be to account for the fact that you may not have the same server visit your table throughout the meal. Panang Cafe is a solid Thai option in an area that could really use more spots like it, and I'm very glad it's there.

Menu
Aaron Y.

Spot on Thai food with amazing flavors and selection. They have options you don't normally find in typical Thai restaurants which is really nice! We ordered takeaway but the interior was really put together. Staff were really friendly and professional!

Kung Pao Chicken
John S.

Just the kind of restaurant I was looking for: close to the airport, free parking and healthy food. I was going to LAX to pick up a relative, but was early (and hungry). So many great-sounding menu items. I chose the Kung Pao Chicken, a little worried that it might be too oily or spicy. It wasn't. Loaded with vegetables and sauteed in a wok, my meal was "cooked to order."

Seat
John B.

Horrible food The worst Thai food that I ever ate So far Seafood soup is sweet and full of fake crab

Do you see the hair??? Look on the spoon
Dahmonique L.

It's a hair in my panang curry!!!! Which is heart breaking because I go here at but this is out!!!

Secret Shopper Q.

It wasn't bad. The teriyaki chicken meal I selected seemed like it was not cooked to order.

a blue building on a city street
Chas S.

I was stuck at the Westin next door for work with no car and needed a bite to eat and this was literally the closest place outside of the hotel. Saw the outside and felt a tad skeptical tbh but saw that most of the reviews were pretty solid and decided to give it a try. It did not disappoint! Order and pay online and if it's before 3pm, you qualify for lunch pricing with slight discounts and a few combination plates which seem to include an egg roll and salad. I didn't want a combo so just ordered the pad see ew ($15) and it was totally delish. Noodles were cooked perfectly and seasoned really well. I selected chicken as my protein and there was a surprising amount of meat and more slices of chinese broccoli than I've ever seen before in a Thai noodle dish. YUM! I also wanted something crispy and went with egg rolls, which did the trick and were about what I was expecting (plus 5 for $8 is definitely cheaper than what I'd pay back at home.) They do brisk takeout here and everything is packed very neatly to go with utensils, good napkins, and three packets of sauce (soy, sriracha, & sambal oelek chili.) Ask if you want chopsticks, though. Sodas are cheaper than the hotel vending machines at $1.75 a can. I also dined-in for dinner and failed to notice until after I got back to the hotel that they'd automatically added a 15% service charge to the bill. I tipped them twice by accident! The location is a bit questionable but, in case you're curious, there's a different front door to the massage place than the restaurant and they don't seem to be connected in any way EXCEPT for the giant sign that you have to walk under to get to Panang Thai. :0

An illusion of supposedly good pad Thai.
Craig W.

In the history of pad Thai, the keys to success include something known as tamirand and noodles. With bean sprouts, and then egg and some other ingredients. Ancient people speak of a dish that is easy to replicate and that it is nearly impossible to ruin. Well the folks here have made the impossible become reality. It looked good. It smelled good, it tasted, not good. Flavor was lacking. I ate about 35 percent because I was starving plus I just dropped 15 bucks for this. Even with a chili packet and throwing in soy sauce didn't improve. One other note, have the peanuts in a separate cup rather than on the side of the food. And include chopsticks. Not that either would have mattered with this dish.

Poor green curry
ToNy W.

not recommend this place Food was too expensive and the quality of food is very bad. They don't even know how to cook. Tiny children like you asked them for free food. Thai green curry was very sweet like you having dessert with white rice disgusting!

2. Mongolian Beef
Karen T.

The 2 stars is really for the service. The staff was attentive but the food was like a takeout versus sit down place. The dishes also smelled of chlorine/ bleach and we ended up swapping it out. All the meats in the dishes were over cooked/dry/chewy. Taste is ok but way watery. The sauce is basically independent of the food. The garnishes (eg bean sprouts, carrot strips, cilantro) looked like they had sat out for a while - they were dried out and browned. If you're in a pinch near the hotels, ok option but if you have some mobility, aim for other neighborhoods in LA offering more options.

Veggies Pad Thai
Harleen K.

I am moving down to LA starting in September and I can attest that the food in LA is amazing. This place has got to have the best pad see ew that I have ever tried in my life. The sauce was so nutty and decadent. The protein portions were a perfect ratio of the noodles. The curries here are also so flavorful. One thing I would skip out on here is the orange chicken. There was too much coating and not big/thick enough chicken pieces underneath. I would say about 5-6 pieces were decent amounts of chicken but the rest were pretty much the thick outer coating with little chicken. The inside is cutely decorated with an umbrella roof which I imagine is what Thailand is like. One thing I would say is that this place does have a hefty service fee but the food does make it worth it.

Fried dumplings
Jenny B.

Food was mediocre at best. Cost was high for quality and quantity. I was very disappointed- ordered door dash which had a much higher rating (my bad for not checking here first on Yelp) the basil stir fry was ok- zero spice and very small portion. The fried dumplings were ok came with sweet and sour sauce not the traditional sweet brown dipping sauce. The cream cheese wontons were nearly inedible (ate some of the cream cheese middles) as they were fried hard. Both of these were not worth the cost of nearly $9 each. I didn't bother eating the rice so I won't review that. My door dash driver was quick and I would say there was no delay in delivery.. so quality was what it was not to be blamed on the driver. I definitely wouldn't eat here again as there are many other Thai options to try.

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