I've been going to Sanamluang for about 10 years now. Their Thai iced tea, soups, shrimp cakes and noodle dishes are the best in LA--hands down--especially for the price. The service is actually quite good for such a busy casual restaurant. Once the waitresses began to recognize me, I found them extremely attentive. (A decent tip probably won't hurt.) I prefer the food and the clientele at the Hollywood location. Your parking choices are bad and worse, unfortunately: 1) Street parking in a dark and questionable neighborhood or 2) Stack parking in a tiny lot where an accident seems imminent and/or it'll take forever to retrieve your car. It's a great place to grab a bite after the clubs close but you might be fighting a late-night crowd.
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