Nat’s Thai Food

7/1/2016

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Tiny restaurant in a Thai plaza on Vine. The ambiance is kitschy and seems to be a shrine to Manny Pacquiao. Food is served on paper plates. Staff is distracted but friendly, and the menu is simple and reasonably priced. Perfect for a casual lunch or dinner.

My tofu Pad See Ew was excellent. Perfectly cooked and seasoned tofu and delicious flat noodles. The dark soy sauce was flavorful and satisfying without being too oily or salty. The broccoli tasted very fresh. Large portion for $8.99. Don't let the divey interior or paper plates deter you from eating here-the food is excellent, authentic Thai. Some of the best Thai food I've had in LA outside of Thai Town. Visa and MasterCard only!

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  Manny Pacquiao shrine

  Manny Pacquiao shrine
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  Ambiance

  Ambiance
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  Pad See Ew Tofu

  Pad See Ew Tofu

8/16/2016

• 1 check-in

I ordered the champion wings and pad see ew. Both dishes were absolutely delicious. It's a small little hole in the wall type of place inside a strip mall, but it was hands down some of the best Thai food I've had in LA. Definitely going back!!!

8/9/2016

Heard that this place had good stuff. Went in at 11 am (hour they open) on a saturday. Server was very friendly. Got the beef pad thai and noticed that they had gotten more expensive by 2 dollars from the menu that were posted. The pad thai was good, however the beef was weird. They were really hard and unevenly sliced. Took me forever to bite through and piece and was overly sweet. Maybe it was the server since she was the only one there to cook at the time.

6/4/2015

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Nat's is all that.

It's a hole-in-the-wall in essence and cuisine but in atmosphere it is a shrine dedicated to Manny Pacquiao. The Pacman really loves this place too.

Literally every wall is covered with MP's photo or something related to next door neighbor Wild Card Boxing Gym and Freddie Roach.

But this place makes awesome lunch specials which is perfect for the up and coming contender to fuel up without having to break the bank.

Lunch specials run from 11:30-3pm and they are only $6.50!

I had the 3. Cashew Nut w/ (brown rice substitute .50) and it was really good. They used peanuts accidentally but immediately recognized it and brought out a bowl of cashews for me. Really great service to do that.

Thai iced tea small size $2 but this felt like a super-sized drink. It was really good as well.

I can see this becoming a new favorite lunch spot and the boxers you dine with are cool dudes and they aren't the only ones packing a punch. The lunch specials are a knockout for sure!

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  Lunch Special Menu

  Lunch Special Menu
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  TV and wall of photos

  TV and wall of photos
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  3. Cashew Nut (with cashews on the side that was provided by the house when they saw they had used peanuts in the dish accidentally, nice!)

  3. Cashew Nut (with cashews on the side that was provided by the house when they saw they had used peanuts in the dish accidentally, nice!)
• See all photos from Matthew T. for Nat's Thai Food

2/13/2015

• 2 check-ins

• Listed in Mellow Yellow Fellow

It's really hard to find because all the signs in this strip mall are the same color and font. You have to walk down the aisle of businesses before seeing the name of the restaurant. Once you get past the initial frustration of finding some grub you are then greeted by one of the hosts who will tell you to sit wherever there is room.

It's hard not to notice that Manny Pacquiao has been there more than once and that they're a huge supporter of this athlete. Heck, there're signed pictures all over the walls and underneath the TV there's a sign saying, "TEAM PACQUIAO".

Service was great and the food was well portioned. Check out the lunch specials and when you get the rice notice how cool they present it on your plate.

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  TEAM PACQUIAO!!!

  TEAM PACQUIAO!!!
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  Manny P. wall w/ TV

  Manny P. wall w/ TV
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  Wall w/ TV and pics of Manny P.

  Wall w/ TV and pics of Manny P.
• See all photos from Isaac C. for Nat's Thai Food

6/13/2016

Might be the greatest Thai food I've ever had. And I've been to Thailand!  My top choice is their Tom Yum Goong - shrimp lemongrass soup. Every ingredient is distinct from one another. The broth alone is incredible - seasoned and cooked to perfection. Also love their beef salad and red curry salmon. Always a treat.

2/13/2016

The Thai food here is amazing.

All the curry's are really really good.

The pad se ew is AMAZING - my favorite

Great spring rolls

I order delivery ALL the time and the food is piping hott, fast, fresh, Delish!

I 1000% recommend this place.

2/19/2016

Wanted this place to be great... it was okay. The thai iced tea and pad thai were great. (altho the pad thai has a totally different, sweet flavor from any pad thai i've ever had before - good, but different).

The pad se ew and egg rolls, which a lot of people on here recommended were both super bland and tasteless. For $9 each I expect more and was definitely disappointed.

On the plus side, very fast delivery.

11/13/2015

Ha I came here last night & the food was wonderful. I ordered the red curry w/ veggies & it was amazing & they gave me enough curry & rice for multiple ppl.

HOWEVER...the curry was scalding hot & I burnt the roof of my mouth & my esophagus so bad that I got a giant blister & can only eat soft food today. I blame this on more my own lack of judgement than the restaurant but beware I guess???

3/31/2016

Within the 4th bite the pad thai made my stomach turn and had to throw it out because it made my stomach so sour.

4/22/2015

• 1 check-in

We came at the right time to eat here because as soon as we finished, we saw Manny Pacquiao drive in with his Mercedes to train at Wild Card Boxing!

I'd definitely come back for their lunch specials. The meat and rice/noodle portion was perfect! Other Thai places would hardly give you enough rice to balance the curry or too much noodles with chicken.

Although, the place is small, it's a intimate eating spot for Pacquaio fans!

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  Pork with cashew nut

  Pork with cashew nut
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  Chicken and broccoli

  Chicken and broccoli

4/15/2016

Im sorry. I hate to give anything one star but honestly this place had such a dire feel. I was served all my food with plastic dishes, which at first wasn't the killer but then the cashew nut chicken had such a strange fishy flavor that it really turned me off big time. I hope they turn it around and think about presenting there food on better dishes and clean the place up a bit.

11/2/2015

If you're looking for some good quality and affordable Thai food, Nat's is exactly that.

And if you're going to go anytime of the day, go for the lunch specials, they're around $6.50 and one of the best deals in town (especially the Green Curry).

The chef Tina is awesome and super friendly, and sweet.

Oh, and if you want to get a glimpse of the people's champ, come after he trains (you'll usually see the line of folks waiting for him). Rumor has it that he helps in the kitchen too!

9/8/2015

Hey this place is really good! The service is fast and friendly, the food is tasty and the atmosphere/decor is unique. If you like boxing and thai food then this is your joint.  We had the pad thai, spring rolls, salmon kung pao, chicken w/ garlic, and some sort of salad with mango. All good except the salmon had a lot of bones so one star off for that. Otherwise, a very tasty meal with friends in a cool little and very reasonably priced hole in the wall Thai joint. Highly recommend...

3/30/2015 Updated review

After moving all day all I wanted was some delicious thai, vino, and a good movie. This Nats Thai definitely came through with the delicious thai! Of course I ordered togo, which only took 10 minutes, and I'm not going to lie that made me a little nervous. I arrived in 15 minutes, food was ready and the staff was very nice. To say the least I was pleasantly surprised to see hot fresh delicious thai!

P.S. Enough for two meals and only cost $9.80 with tax!!

1/29/2016

Love this place. Love Tina. Love the grub. Real Thai food and very reasonable. Not a sexy date place by any means- plus you may be crushed my Manny and his entourage or the rest of the Wild Card posse. But people eat there because it's yummy. Go and support this little hole in the wall.

2/17/2016

Great food. Total hole in the wall, came in a little late and still got the lunch special. Very satisfied. Thank you!!

9/20/2015

I honestly thought this place is okay. Personally it feels like the owners are not really trying on both service and food. I have to call the waiter over because he was on his tablet. The odd thing about this place is I got my food on a foam plate. I asked the one of the people who work there about Manny and just tells me, "yeah, yeah he came here." So no fun fact or interesting story about him.

12/24/2015

Thai food in US is not that special, I mean it's good but with little Thai style. Ordered Pad Se Ew, again it's so good except for the broccoli but I can get the same along the street back in my home. Very friendly service and clean tables

1/22/2015

We came to this area to check out Wild Card gym where Manny Pacquiao trains sometimes.  We were too shy to go in, though.  I saw Nat's Thai food restaurant when we drove into the plaza.  I wanted to eat here so badly!  I heard that Manny always eats here.

We walked into the restaurant, and we were greeted by a very nice lady.  The walls of this tiny restaurant were decorated with tons of pictures of Manny, Freddie Roach, and other boxers!!  The lady encouraged us to go inside the Wild Card gym.  She said they would let us look around.   She convinced us so off we went to the gym.

I was so looking forward to eating here after visiting Wild Card.  Unfortunately, we did not!  :(

My in-laws said it was too hot inside!!!  They did not want to eat in the heat!  Yeah, it was over 80 degrees in January in Los Angeles.  Sure doesn't feel like winter.  Still, I was shocked they did not want to eat here because there was no A/C!  My in-law's were visiting from the Philippines where it is so much hotter!!

Anyways, it just means that I will be back to try Nat's Thai Food.  I can't wait!

Update to follow in the hope not too distant future.