House of Thai

For almost two decades, House of Thai has been providing authentic, uncomplicated Thai cuisine. The cuisine is hot and diverse, ranging from curries to noodle meals to rice plates, and avoids Americanized Thai fare. You should start with ka moo (a spicy pig-leg stew), moo grob gra praw (sauteed pork belly with chili, onion, peppers, and basil), or deep-fried catfish. The latter is drenched in a house-made plum sauce and topped with shiitake mushrooms, carrots, onions, peppers, and ginger.

On the outskirts of Union Square and the Tendernob, House of Thai is a great lunch choice worth traveling out of your way for on a weekday. The fried chicken is tasty, but the Gang Jerd Woon-Sen soup with ground pork, tofu, and silver noodles is worth ordering. But be careful: the soup comes out so hot that you might believe the spoon would melt.

Location: 901 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94109

Website: https://www.houseofthaisf.com