1 hour parking is also available on several nearby blocks on Sunset. This is a often congested area of Hollywood – however they have their own small parking lot directly behind the restaurant. Hoy Ka Noodle (the original) is located at 5508 Sunset Blvd. The ownership and name of the restaurant have changed quite a few times over the years. Purple seats – faux jet windows line the wall. The interior is somewhat decorated like the inside of a jet left over from the previous restaurant – so if you are somehow longing to have the “jet cabin” experience you might find it here. During our most recent stay we ordered the steamed fish which tasted like it had been sitting around too long before being steamed and the crying tiger meat dish – which was overcooked and the sauce extremely bland (they deducted the price of the fish after we complained from the final bill). The service is very quick – with generally very average or below average dishes. Gang Noodle is located in a small Thai shopping center at 5235 Hollywood Blvd. Park on your own before 3pm – after it is paid parking via valet. Known for their seafood – with a menu that offers a signficiant diversity of food from the mar options including shrimp, crawfish, lobster, blue crab, clams and much more. An interesting combination – Cajun/southern influenced Thai cuisine. Restaurants in this part of town come and go and it will be interesting to see if they ‘stick’. This restaurant anchors the back of the shopping center. Phone: (323) 469-8883 or visit: Cajun Seafood House Thai Restaurant formerly housed Pa-Ord Noodle #3 is located at 5267 Hollywood Blvd next to the Thailand Plaza (in a small shopping center that is food dominated). Takeout and local delivery also available. For those who don’t want their food to spicy, there are plenty of options for you to! The Thai Ice Tea is served in a Mason Jar. ![]() For spicy food lovers, there are plenty of options to choose from. Seating is somewhat limited – its in a narrow space. For a small restaurant they have an excellent choice of items ranging from Thai soups, salads, vegetarian options, curries and plenty of noodle options. The focus here is on affordable and tasty Thai food – not cooked to American taste. This used to be the old Hoy Ka Noodle shop and the inside feels very similar. Phone: 323 464-7178īoran Thai Restaurant is located at 5401 Hollywood Blvd just down the block and across for from the Western Metro stop. They used to charge an annual fee for membership providing discounts on purchases – but they have discontinued this service in more recent years. Dokya Bookstore is also located here which is a very good Thai bookstore selling current editions of the Bangkok Post, National Geographic and many other Thai books and magazines. There is good sized Thai grocery store located here – be sure to buy some of the Salacca Drink – you can NOT find this anywhere else. You can’t miss it there is a tall orange sign in the front that says “Thailand Plaza”. Thailand Plaza is located 5321 Hollywood Blvd on the north side of the street. Parking can also be found in residential areas both north and south of Hollywood Blvd however these streets are already usually filled with residents’ cars. One small one-story shopping complex even has a parking attendant collecting money for parking in the small lot, simply to go to market or small restaurants. Parking in general is very tight in Thai town – many businesses have only a few parking spots – and often cars will double park in an area. Be sure to get the receipt from the store so that you can show the parking attendant on your way out. Parking is in a garage – you pay for parking unless you purchase items from any of the vendors that surround this plaza or eat at the restaurant. Thailand Plaza makes a good first stop – the self titled “center of Thai Town”. This stop pops up just east of the 101 – and from here most of Thai Town is within a fairly short walk. Its like a blip on the map compared to these other vast sprawling communities.įrom the Metro Red Line get exit at the Hollywood & Western Station. Thai Town compared to “Little Saigon” in Westminster in southern Orange County or LA’s Koreatown is so much smaller. Thai town starts almost as soon as you exit the freeway and start driving on Hollywood Blvd. To get to Thai town take the 101 to the Hollywood Blvd exit and exit east. Many Thai restaurants and shops are scattered along about a 1.5 mile stretch of Hollywood Blvd, just east of the 101. ![]() This region backs up against and in some cases blends in with “Little Armenia”. ![]() The Thai population in Los Angeles is the largest community of Thai people outside of the Thailand. ![]() Los Angeles, CA – Thai Town is the center for the Thai Community in Los Angeles.
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