Anajak Thai Cuisine

"A Thai restaurant that served at the premiere of The White Lotus in Thailand." - Rebecca Roland

"Anajak Thai has been the object of tremendous media attention for good reason. Chef (and conceptual artist) Justin Pichetrungsi took over his father’s decades-old Sherman Oaks restaurant; kept its quirky, weathered interior adorned with artwork; and installed one of the best wine lists on the West Coast. The younger Pichetrunsgi adjusted the menu with top-quality seafood, such as hamachi, local farm-raised shrimp, and dry-aged fish fillets dressed with nam jim sauce and kept popular dishes like the pad kee mao, fried chicken, and Dungeness crab fried rice. The results are one of the most popular San Fernando Valley restaurants, especially on its Thai Taco Tuesdays when lines can extend to the dozens." - Rebecca Roland, Mona Holmes, Matthew Kang

"Anajak Thai has been the object of tremendous media attention and for good reason. Chef (and conceptual artist) Justin Pichetrungsi took over his father’s decades-old Sherman Oaks restaurant, kept its quirky but weathered interior adorned with artwork, and installed one of the best wine lists on the West Coast. The younger Pichetrunsgi adjusted the menu with top-quality seafood, such as hamachi, local farm-raised shrimp, and dry-aged fish fillets dressed with nam jim sauce while retaining popular dishes like the pad kee mao, fried chicken, and Dungeness crab fried rice. The results are one of the most popular San Fernando Valley restaurants, especially on its Thai Taco Tuesdays where lines can extend to the dozens. On other nights, Anajak’s standard a la carte menu remains LA’s most inventive place for Thai cuisine. — Matthew Kang, lead editor" - Eater Staff

"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