Northern Thai Food Club

To dine well at the 4-month-old, 12-seat Thai Town restaurant called Northern Thai Food Club, sidle up to its steam table. Chef-owner “Nancy” Amphai Dunne dotes on the steel barge, which takes up serious real estate in the tiny room and sits framed

the restaurant, when the chef cooked privately for the local Thai community. Riches from Northern Thai Food Club’s steam table. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times) I asked the woman if she knows of other Los Angeles restaurants serving the regional

/ Los Angeles Times) Northern Thai Food Club (37) To understand what splendidly sets apart “Nancy” Amphai Dunne’s 12-seat Thai Town restaurant, meet her at the steam table. The steel barge is a transporter to her native Chiang Rai, Thailand’s

minute. — B.A. 5301 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 474-7212, intheloup.la/northern-thai-food-club/ Specialties at Northern Thai Food Club include khao soi (being squeezed with lime), sai ua (pork sausages) and an ever-changing selection of stews from

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., (213) 278-0007, konbila.com The pork katsu at Konbi features a spiky panko crust. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Northern Thai Food Club (37) To understand what splendidly sets apart “Nancy” Amphai Dunne’s 12-seat Thai Town restaurant, meet her at

zap of julienned ginger. Anyone invested in the ecology of L.A.’s Thai dining landscape should put Dunne’s tiny storefront on their itinerary right this minute. — B.A. 301 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 474-7212 Specialties at Northern Thai Food Club

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stays open “until the homemade injera runs out,” which is usually before 8 p.m. Delivery or pickup. 1025 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 965-1025, lalibelala.com Northern Thai Food Club Specialties at Northern Thai Food Club (pictured at the

Heights, never stop marveling over which nuanced branch of Japanese cuisine (my God, Hayato) or Thai treasure (meet the tiny Northern Thai Food Club) will show up here next. I love covering a city where I could just Google “Iraqi restaurants Los Angeles

: Northern Thai Food Club in Thai Town is a singular, spicy trip » The first thing you’ll see is the bakery. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer a view of the 7,000-square-foot space, a gleaming universe of stainless steel work stations, neatly arranged proofing

, instagram.com/carnitaselmomo Specialties at Northern Thai Food Club include khao soi (being squeezed with lime), sai ua (pork sausages) and an ever-changing selection of stews from the steam table. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times) “Nancy” Amphai Dunne cooks the

legendary. It’s odd to see the menu of “Nancy” Amphai Dunne’s 12-seat Thai Town restaurant spelled out online. The ritual of dining at Northern Thai Food Club involved a conversation with Dunne as she stood behind her steam table, talking about what she had

well. Northern Thai Food Club—it’s also in Thai Town—I think they do a good one. That’s the thing about living in L.A., right? You travel, let’s say I’m in Rio, and I have something I never had before. I literally Google “Los Angeles feijoada.” There’s