Dancing Spoons — Restaurant in San Gabriel

5/5 EXCELLENT!! I absolutely love this place! (Hot/spicy warning)

The food and tea is superb in this cute counter-service restaurant. My husband and I love Thai food and this restaurant had the best Pad Kee Mao and Thai tea that we’ve had! Note that their spicy scale tends toward the hot side of the spectrum. The menu is a combination of authentic cuisine and bougie adaptations of classics.

Cost: $12 / dish

Seating: minimal seating

Take-out boxes and water in the dining area...

They have a small but mighty menu (plus happy hour too!) with the essential Thai foods. I wasn't too hungry so only got the drunken noodles, but the basil chicken looked so good too. Confirming that the spice level is SPICY. I got medium spice and it burned. Thai coffee was 10/10, so I ordered a dirty Thai tea after, which was a pleasant mix of coffee and tea. A cozy little place, easy to miss along all the other restaurants and stores...

Tiny little place serving up food well above its weight class! Really good food! The chef even came out to personally ask us how the food was. So nice! Really interesting decor too! I'd come back with my date! But the place is tiny, so if there's no seating inside, and it's too hot or cold to eat outside, take it to go! The food is worth giving a new home...