Anajak Thai Cuisine

"Verdict: Anajak isn’t the highest-rated restaurant on our website by accident. This boundary-pushing Thai restaurant in Sherman Oaks serves some of the best food in LA and is a place everyone should experience in person." - nikko duren, brant cox

"Simply put, Anajak is serving some of the most exciting Thai food in the entire city. The weekends-only, prix-fixe menu at this Sherman Oaks spot is designed in the style of a Japanese omakase and includes dishes like dry-aged barramundi and haw mok, a creamy fish curry custard that tastes like a spicy dessert. It’s the perfect place to bring your cool older sibling who you desperately want to impress." - kat hong

"Anajak has been operating in Sherman Oaks for over four decades, but only recently became our highest-rated restaurant in the city. Why? For starters, you could dine at this family-run Thai spot a hundred times and have a completely different—and incredible—experience each time. Come on Tuesdays for dry-aged fish tacos and collaborations with guest chefs. Show up just about any other night to drink natural wine sourced from a Slovenian commune and eat Southern Thai fried chicken you'll tell your therapist about. Then there’s the omakase—a multi-course, reservation-only experience where outdoor grills shoot twirling embers into the air. There’s no such thing as a dull night at Anajak, so just go whenever you can snag a table the fastest. " - brant cox, sylvio martins

"Giada is a recent convert to Anajak’s walk-in only Thai Taco Tuesday, and especially loves how no matter how long the line is, they always  stay cooking until everyone gets served and fed. “I know it’s really hard to get into, but if you can get in, it's worth the wait,” says Giada. It’s one of those quintessential LA experiences: sitting in an alley, with a table full of fragrant laab tot and TTT specials like dry-aged fish tacos and an incredible bluefin tuna tostada topped with thick ribbons of Santa Barbara uni." - brennan carley

"What makes a restaurant the highest-rated in LA? For starters, you could dine at this family-run Thai spot in Sherman Oaks a hundred times and have a completely different—and equally special—experience each time. Come on Tuesdays for dry-aged fish tacos and collaborations with guest chefs, farmers, and foragers. Show up on just about any other night to drink wine that’s been sourced from a Slovenian commune and eat Southern Thai fried chicken you will be thinking about for the rest of your life. Then there’s the outdoor omakase—a multi-course, reservation-only experience where outdoor grills shoot twirling embers into the air. We get asked what our favorite restaurant in LA is quite every single day—and we used to give rambling answers that started with, “It depends…” Not anymore—the answer is Anajak. " - brant cox, nikko duren, arden shore, sylvio martins