"Eating at Wat Thai’s weekend food court feels like strolling through a busy street fair, except instead of kettle corn and churros you’re here for a wide range of fantastic Thai dishes. Every weekend, the Buddhist temple hosts foods vendors in its parking lot right on the border of Sun Valley and North Hollywood. On the menu is everything from mango sticky rice and BBQ beef skewers to spicy som tum and duck noodle soup, and the most popular stalls tend to sell out by noon. If you get excited about dining at picnic tables covered in street food, Wat Thai will give you goosebumps. Just remember that it’s cash only and you’ll need to exchange your money for $1-$2 tokens that you’ll use to order food. " - brant cox, arden shore, garrett snyder, nikko duren, sylvio martins