I used to come to Lum Ka Naad in Encino for dinner back in the day, but I recently discovered their fabulous lunch special, and now I'm officially hooked. For just $16, you get an incredible deal : salad, eggroll, and your choice of entrée. I always order the Pad Thai with Chicken Satay lunch special (L21) , and it never disappoints. You get three large skewers of juicy chicken breast, marinated in rich Thai flavors, served with a generous portion of Pad Thai. It also comes with a small tray of peanut sauce, refreshing cucumber salad, and dipping sauce for the eggroll. The portions are satisfying and the flavors are consistently delicious. The restaurant also has great parking, which makes lunchtime super convenient. And a special shout-out to May, the manager sweet pretty Thai lady!! She is always warm, welcoming, and genuinely hospitable. You can tell she cares about her guests and makes everyone feel comfortable. Amazing value, flavorful food, and lovely service ....this has officially become my go-to lunch spot in Encino! read more

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Visited encino branch for dinner and it was not a pleasant experience. Place is noisy and only have single restroom that was occupied when I've tried to used thrice. We've ordered a grilled mackarel and the sauce was so spicy, when I asked the server if they have a milder sauce, she said none then offered a sweet and sour sauce instead. Also, the drunken noodles was served with onions, despite food allergies was emphasized prior ordering. It was not a busy night but I only saw one server, that's why the service was slow and barely checked on us. Parking was assigned for customers so, it was all good. I'll probably visit other branches next time. read more

Lum Ka Naad - Grilled mackarel and Drunken noodles - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

First time trying this place - portion size good, spice level accurate, and order received in a timely manner. Only drawbacks: no utensils napkins or condiments:/ read more

Lum Ka Naad - Flat noodle w beef - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I would have given it 5 stars. The place not crowded but took over 20 minutes to get drinks.

We tried to eat here on a Friday night at 1025p and place said kitchen was closed. Very unhappy.

Great restaurant, excellent food. They specialize in Northern and Southern Thai food. We got the northern this time. Their sai oua and nam khao tod were excellent. They tear up the sausage in the nam khao tod rather than dicing it in, which lends a nice, kind of homey textural contrast rather than a homogeneous bite. Would be pleased to return for the spicy southern specialties, and it's so nice that there's great Thai this far outside of the North Hollywood and East Hollywood epicenters. read more

Big portions and really good food! Nice and clean inside and fast and super nice service :) I always order takeout and this was the first time dining in and it did not disappoint! read more

Lum Ka Naad - 31. Boat Market Style Noodle Soup / - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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LUM-KA-NAAD is a solid place to get Thai food. Their lunch specials are great. It's easy to find parking during lunch. Fried chicken with noodles was really large enough for 2 people but I was feeling especially hungry and finished the whole thing in one sitting, although I was REALLY, uncomfortably, full. Server is super nice. Cool, clean and comfortable indoor dining area. read more

This Thai place is amazing. Sadly I moved away from the neighborhood and can't enjoy the food as much as before. But I dropped in a couple days ago and had lunch. It was still great! The service was fast and nice and the ambience was appealing. They were even playing Wiz Khalifa on the house speakers. Made for a comfortable experience. The lunch special is at a good price point for how much you get. Pictured here is the chicken satay lunch with pad thai. So delicious! I'll back next time I'm in Encino. read more

Lum Ka Naad - Chicken satay lunch special with pad Thai. So good! - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food was excellent! Loved the mussels and scallops. We tried quite a few a dishes all were great! The service was friendly and quick. Plenty of seating and very clean. read more

My client was craving for a Thai food so I decided to take her here. We arrived around 2pm ish and we were seated right away. It was because we were the only customers. It was like a ghost town. I asked the server and he said - customers usually come during dinner time. While waiting for the food, we entertained ourselves in watching the traffic along Ventura Blvd. Our food didn't take that long to arrive. Food: 3/5 - Chicken Pad Thai - Egg Roll The Chicken Pad Thai was lovely in color, generous portion but lacks taste. Whilst the chicken is dry and cut in very tiny pieces. The egg roll was okay. Limited fillings. It's like cabbage and a vermicelli only. There are places that serves better. *Parking in the back. read more

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Everything is amazing at this Restaurant! Food was fresh, service was on point, very polite. read more

My go to place for amazing Thai Food!! I absolutely love this place! Many Thai restaurants do not offer Singapore Noodles and Lum Ka does! Besides the robust flavor... they have make it vegetarian, which I love! Thank you for your amazing culinary skills and customer service! read more

Everything devious as usual. Tried the pork curry this time an interesting dish with a delicious curry sauce. Always happy to come here!

Fantastic foods, and nice environment, I love this Thai restaurant perfect in near by area

Lunch special is a good deal and the portion sizes are great. Fast and friendly service.

I came here for lunch and ordered beef drunken noodles. It was good and the service was good as well. Place not so busy when I got here because I guess I was early. Very clean and plenty of parking space. read more

They called it "salad" but it doesn't even look like a salad at all, just meat with peppermint and cabbage, the smell was horrible, smelled like something not fresh or whatever, very weird dish, don't think I will ever try it again. read more

Lum Ka Naad - 64. Nam Tok - Juicy Grilled Salad - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I have been to this place on more than one occasion and I have to say, my food is always good. I have enjoyed several of their rice dishes and specialty dishes. They have good customer service and a nice, spacious restaurant with plenty of parking. I will return soon. read more

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Curry phenomenal! Rice was on point. Spicy level accurate! Good absolutely delicious. read more

Terrible food ,we haven't eat anything, because wasn't fresh, everything leftover. I have pictures to proof, this place use to be good. read more

Lum Ka Naad - Terrible - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Im so sad to give this place 1 star, the pad thai is pretty good. However, we ordered pork ribs and it was served to us cold. The outside felt warm but when you cut into the meat, it was refrigerator cold. It was a big disappointment for us especially considering it's a pork dish. The staff were not apologetic when we made them aware and simply took our plate, recooked it, and gave it back. A bit of sympathy would have gone a long way but the lack thereof was apalling. read more

We went there after our long day work as our go to spot. Always had the best fresh meals to satisfy two hungry women. Geng and Kim were our delightful server. Ple was our favorite chef who worked hard to make sure that her guests would always enjoying the taste of Thai's. Patio is available for pets friendly folks and indoor dining is spacious for small groups or large gatherings read more

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This place never disappoints! I've been to the Reseda location too. The encino location is spacious and has easy parking. They also have comfy booths. I'm pretty basic and always get the Pad Thai, pineapple curry, green curry, and crab fried rice. The pad thai is so tasty and soft. It's the perfect amount of sweet and savory. They always add a good amount of bean sprouts and peanuts. I love their fried tofu too (in both the pad Thai and pineapple curry). This place prob has my fav pineapple curry in the valley! They add a generous amount of fried tofu and pineapple, along with green and red peppers. It's so creamy and filling! Their portions are def worth what you're paying for. The green curry is very refreshing. The purple rice pairs so well with their curries. Their crab fried rice also goes super well with curry. I tried their drunken noodle and it's SO tasty, it's not overly salty but just so savory and full of flavor! The servers are always kind and the food comes out super quick! You won't be disappointed. read more

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I don't think I've ever been this turned off by food... especially not Asian food. Still, here we are. My pickup order consisted of chicken fried rice (which was a huge dump of white rice), yellow curry with (stale) brown rice, egg rolls, Thai iced tea, and what I thought was a small side of peanut sauce. What did I get instead? I got a huge thing of rice and soy sauce with a few clumps of lackluster chicken and very minimal egg. The yellow curry, which I asked to have without carrots and bell peppers, was prepared with carrots - even after I was told that it didn't come with carrots, anyway. The egg rolls tasted boiled and bland - seriously, I took one bite and we didn't touch the rest. The peanut sauce was basically the size of a miso soup and looked like almost regular peanut butter and not mixed and creamy like normal. The Thai iced tea was forgotten and we waited a bit for them to make it - and, yes, I have a complaint with that: $6 for basic Thai iced tea is rich, especially in this economy. Yet, it was still the highlight of this meal. All this for $50. And guess what? We barely touched it. Seriously, I have never ever ever ever been so underwhelmed. When you come here, the fully empty parking lot with a handful of employee parking in the back should speak volumes. Update from the morning after: my partner was sick to his stomach last night and this morning. Guess that was the exclamation point on a bad dinner. :( read more

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The food is fantastic. We tried 5-6 different dishes and all were excellent. This is the place for Thai food in big way!!

Food is really great. Really authentic tasting. The server was lovely. Definitely going back to try more of their dishes on the Northern and Southern specialties section of the menu. The salted mackeral fried rice was interesting and delicious. read more

Tremendously buried men, including regional specialties from northern Thailand and southern Thailand. Our server, Kay, was great. Easy access to parking in the back. A clean and well appointed restaurant. We are going back soon and I highly recommend it. read more

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OMG! I didn't expect the food will be super authentically delicious . I ended up ordering many dishes. I mainly ordered Thai Northern & Southern food today because not every Thai restaurant has it. Tum Kanoon ( Jack Fruit Salad) this dish is very delicious to me. It is pan fried jackfruit paste with garlic, curry paste, ground pork, tomato and kaffir lime leaves. It served with steamed cabbage and crispy pork skin. How can I explain the taste!!! Well..if i close my eyes and chew it, it tastes like Italian tomato sauce with cheese!!!! Lol... It is slightly salty, good kaffir lime leaf smell, smooth and soft! Hor Noong (steamed chicken in banana leaf). 1 order came with 2 pieces. Good size! Chicken was juicy, not too spicy. I can smell the banana leaf which elevated the taste. Lanna Hin-Le (Stewed Pork Curry). This curry is Thai-Burmese. I could taste its sourness either from tamarind or pickled garlic juice. And it had nice aroma from the dried spices. It was pretty good Pork was tender and juicy. It went well with the fresh shredded ginger that came on top. Kuah Gling Chicken. This dish is Thai southern dish. It is dried curry and pretty spicy. I could taste and smell turmeric, galangal and lemongrass. The chicken was on the dry side, many Thai restaurants use this similar type of chicken.... Cut flat. Not sure why but...it was still yummy. In Thailand it's usually ground chicken. The taste itself is very authentic though. Sator & Shrimp - sauté Sator (stinky bean from Thai southern area) , ground pork & Shrimp with shimp paste. This dish is lovely. Normally shrimp paste was very salty but this dish had a good level of saltiness. The beans were crunchy and big size. It not that stinky as it's name...love it. I ordered a couple more dishes To go. I will update later. Service was good! Food is tasty... and I'm from Thailand so I grew up with this food. Not sure what some other reviewers are talking about. Did they go to a different restaurant? Maybe they ordered the boring typical Thai food every other restaurant has? Please try their Northern and Southern specialties. That's where it's at. I recommend it. Parking in rear ! Take all credit cards... plenty of seats and can accommodate big groups. read more

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I ordered chicken and veggie rolls wrapped in rice paper. I enjoyed them. The service was polite trying to please. At lunch it's quiet

The food here is mediocre at best. The food is overpriced and unoriginal, not to mention under seasoned and everything tastes the same. We spent a couple of hundred dollars here and walked away very unhappy. Bring a bullhorn if you want to communicate at your table, the concrete floors and high ceilings makes this place virtually impossible to hear anyone at the table, even if they're sitting right next to you, especially if there is a large, loud party anywhere in your vicinity. You may as well be sitting at a table next to the 405. It's that bad. Save your money. There are better Thai places to eat at in the neighborhood. read more

I doordashed this place just now and didn't even wait to finish my food to write this review. While the Nam Khao is not traditional, it's still good but I was surprised at how little I got for $15. Lao style nem khao tod is made with shredded coconut, peanuts, and eaten with lettuce and roasted chili pepper which this did not have The beef noodle soup had good flavor, but beef was dry, not tender or appetizing. I wish I read the reviews before I doordashed. Kao Café on Ventura Sherman Oaks has better traditional Thai food and the restaurant is clean. read more

Lum Ka Naad - Nam Khao - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Love that this restaurant always has friendly service, fast take out and delicious Thai food. The ambiance is pleasant and the food is consistently good. I visited for dinner and had the pad thai with chicken. The portion was so large I was able to take half of the meal home with me. So flavorful and rich. Absolutely delicious. The crushed peanuts and bean spouts were joined by a slice of lime and the spice tray was brought to my table as well. This will be a meal I come back for again soon. read more

The food here is delicious. Service is always great. Patio fans can use an upgrade. Other than that love this place! The TOM KHA GOONG read more

Lum Ka Naad - 89. Tom Kha Goong Soup - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Mediocre. The taste is OK, but the beef is ALWAYS OVERCOOKED AND SUPER DRY. I have a feeling it is prepared well before the order is placed and it sits there for a long time waiting to be added to the dish. read more

The "food" from this place is pretty terrible. Zero effort. Tasteless. As in it literally doesn't taste like anything. Took a test just to make sure I didn't have COVID. It's negative....actually pretty amazing that you can make food taste like absolutely nothing.....Pricey too. You're better off crumpling up your money, and throwing it at passing cars on Ventura...try a different spot 2-stars because I'll give them a chance to reach out and try to impress me read more

The staff was attentive, friendly, and eager to offer recommendations which made the experience even better. Every dish was packed with bold, authentic flavors. You can tell the chefs put a lot of care into their cooking, using fresh ingredients and traditional techniques. If you're looking for top notch Thai cuisine with excellent service, Lum Ka Naad is a must. read more

Reliable good food! Chicken Pad Thai, chicken satay and peanut sauce, and Tom kha Kai (coconut soup). Try the beef jerky and roasted duck & pineapple curry! Small lot in front of the store for parking. If you want rice, you need to separately order. They have several different kinds of chili and chili sauces to choose from read more

Lum Ka Naad - Chicken Pad Thai, Tom kha Kai (chicken coconut soup), chicken Sa-tay with peanut sauce and pickled cucumbers. - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Ive been here before, and I thought the food was good. I recently went again this Sunday, and I can't complain, everything was hot and service was very good. Event though it was pricey compared to there restaurant, I thought it was worth it . read more

Delicious food and wonderful service! We dined-in last Monday @ 6 pm. We were greeted upon arrival and were quickly seated. Seating were spaced out and staff wore masks. Our server Bottawan and other staff were friendly and attentive. Everything we ordered tasted great and the portions were great for sharing. We also ordered a large rice to enjoy with the dishes. The Thai style papaya salad (choice of 3 flavors: Thai Style, Salted crab flavor, or pickled fish flavored) tasted light and fresh, loved the crispy (pompano) fish that was topped w/ fried garlic and served w/ a seafood sauce on the side. The pad see ew w/ beef was perfectly pan-fried and flavored. The sweet sticky rice w/ mango was fresh and the perfect dessert that totally hit the spot! There is parking in the front and in the back. read more

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