"Text five friends for dinner recs in Thai Town and there’s a high chance all of them will ask if you've been to Jitlada. Following a change in ownership in 2006, the strip mall favorite has climbed its way to institution status, which you’ll quickly realize once you walk into a packed dining room at dinner, The narrow space is covered in press cutouts and portraits of Thai royalty, and the food—roughly 400 dishes, all served in family-size portions—lives up to the hype. It also brings the heat—if you ask for the jungle curry spicy, don't say we didn't warn you. Crispy catfish salad, khua kling, jungle curry with pork, Jazz burger" - brant cox, cathy park, garrett snyder, sylvio martins