Chada Thai

County Register/SCNG) Chada Thai Literally everything here is excellent: spicy beef salad, crab fried rice, papaya salad, pad Thai, pad see ew, pork jerky, nam salad, tom kha gai… That said, the one thing this place does exponentially better than anyone

else is their spicy red-curry fish cakes. Takeout: Yes. Delivery: Postmates. Closed Wednesdays. 9872 Westminster Ave., Garden Grove, 714-858-1693, chadathaigg.com Grilled beef salad at Chada Thai in Garden Grove (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County

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. The curries are excellent, too. And their Thai pork sausage is better than everyone else’s. 10130 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, 657-233-5859, thaiavenuegardengrove.com 2. Chada Thai Literally everything here is excellent: spicy beef salad, crab

, chadathaigg.com Pork larb salad at Chada Thai in Garden Grove (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 3. Street Thai This tiny cafe makes some of the best Thai salads around. The chef’s salad — ground chicken, grilled shrimp, fresh herbs and

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Deep-fried beef jerky is one of those classic Thai dishes that most Thai restaurants in America fail miserably at, if they attempt it at all. I’ve previously championed the beef jerky at Chada Thai in Garden Grove. It might even be the best beef

than the beef jerky while delivering that same salty-sweet punch of dark soy. This is seriously as good as it gets.  Chada Thai Where: 9872 Westminster Ave., Garden Grove When: Lunch and dinner, Thursday-Tuesday (closed Wednesday) Cost: $8 Phone: 714

formerly a sommelier at Lotus of Siam, the off-Strip Thai restaurant with a remarkable wine program made famous by Jonathan Gold during his years writing for Gourmet magazine. Atcharawan opened his first restaurant, Chada Thai & Wine, in Chinatown in 2012

Beach, 800-223-3309, theranchlb.com The dining room at Harvest at the Ranch in Laguna Beach. (File Photo) 52. Chada Thai (2018 ranking: 61) A television on the back wall plays a slideshow of every dish on the menu. Watch it too long and you’ll end up

-1693, chadathaigg.com Fish cakes with red chili paste at Chada Thai in Garden Grove. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) 51. Ocean at Main (New for 2019) Chef Craig Strong left his longtime post at the ultra-posh Studio at the

, quail eggs, lotus root and Spam, plus a bushel of chilies and Sichuan peppercorn. Spice level: 5 Chada Thai 9872 Westminster Ave, Garden Grove. 714-858-1693, chadathaigg.com The dish: Tom kha kai Description: Most people are familiar with Thai-style

coconut-lemongrass chicken soup, but few have tasted anything quite like Chada’s version of “Thai-style spicy.” Spice level: 5 Spicy tom kha kai at Chada Thai in Garden Grove. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG) Pho Go 14271 Brookhurst