Lum Ka Naad — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Came here since my friend highly recommended the place. It was lunch hour so I pointed to and said I'd like to order the fried chicken Pad Thai. I've been told in the past that you can tell the quality of a location by this staple dish. When the order came, I got chicken sauteed instead. I corrected the waitress (a middle aged Thai lady), telling her I ordered the fried chicken, not the sauteed one on a stick. She gives me this look and says "you order number 21, fried chicken is number 22." I told her no, I never said any number (what is this, McDonald's?), I said fried chicken. She rolls her eyes at me and takes the dish away. When she brings back the new dish, the chicken was okay, nothing special, but the noodles were all dry and stuck together. It was literally the worst noodles I've ever had, and made me feel like these were some day olds that were sitting out that were given to me (makes me wonder if the first plate would've tasted decent before I decided to correct the order). It was so bad that I couldn't eat more than two bites, so I left the rest of the noodles and decided to get the hell out of there. I decided to pay in cash as there was no way in hell I was giving a tip after that, and the lady slammed the change on the table after taking my bills. I never write a review about a place since I normally have average experiences, but this is the worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant so I had to warn others. The food was so bad I even got the runs 30 minutes later and had to hastily get to a bathroom at a nearby Ralphs. My friend told me this was his favorite Thai place to dine at, but I'll never give my business to that location again after the attitude and food I...

This restaurant definitely speaks upscale. Its dining area is exquisite, staff are friendly and welcoming. And its food? Oh man, dont get me started, its certainly worth every penny. It's also very easy to spot from a moving vehicle, parking space at the back, which is always convenient. When it comes to Thai Cuisine, Lum Ka Naad definitely got the playbook in their court. This place also boast a average pricing for their very tasty meals. The lighting in the dining area definitely helps adds a warm cozy feeling to the already beautiful setting of this restaurant. I would definitely rate this 5 stars for food quality and restaurant feel and design also gets a 5 star rating. And another 5 star to the wonderful team that works there. Five star everything, this place certainly deserves it. This is my second time visiting and I Definitely recommending this to a friend or colleague whether they are into Thai Cuisineor not into Thai Cuisine, this place got the magic to make them enjoy their time there while having their belly filled with delicious meal. And I definitely will revisit for another round of pure good finger licking Thai...

This is some of the best Thai food I have had locally. We almost exclusively order from their "Northern Specialties" and "Southern Specialties" sections from their menu because we like trying things that are more unique to this restaurant, instead of dishes that are widely available in all Thai restaurants. Everything has exceeded expectations. Some of our favourites are kang ho, pla pling, hor noong, and any of the relish/dipping sauces. The last time we visited, we sprung for their pad thai and were equally impressed by the quality and taste, so we may need to reconsider our policy on ordering specialties only.

A couple logistics things: they allow you to bring in your own beer, the spice level is a little bit inconsistent, and they do not always have the rarer ingredients in stock (which affects their ability to make a lot of the specialty items).

While their service is spotty, verging on aloof, I do recommend eating there so you can devour all your dishes while they're still hot...