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    Nua Thai Kitchen

    4.5 (120 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Salad, Soup
    Open 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Romantic
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Short ribs
    Sutona S.

    Was in the area and wanted this food. Stumbled in Nua which is a small cute but quiet establishment and wow! This was some of the best Thai food I've had in a long time. I'm already planning my next visit.

    Crispy Shrimp Rolls
    Kyja S.

    Sheesh, I love Nua Thai so much. From the aesthetics, service, food, there's just much to love about this restaurant! Their spiciest hot sauce they make in house as well but caution, it is prettyyy spicy. The bone-in short rib Khao Soi is absolutely AMAZING, I can't get enough of it. The flavor is out of this world with such a bold & rich taste to it. The portions also are insanely generous! The crispy shrimp roll, duck larb & karaage chicken appetizers are a must try for your first time there!

    Crispy Rice Ball Salad
    Lacee E.

    If you're looking for the best Thai spot in Piedmont, then you have to stop by Nua Thai Kitchen. Out of the three Thai restaurants in the area, this one is hands down the cutest and most welcoming. The atmosphere is warm. The staff are the nicest and most attentive waitstaff, I've experienced in a long time. They offered thoughtful, spot-on recommendations. The server took the time to explain the cultural background behind the Crispy Rice Ball Salad (Nam Khao), which made the experience feel both personal and educational. You can tell they're proud of the cuisine and excited to share it. Most of the dishes highlight Southern Thai flavors, which is such a refreshing change. My only exposure to Thai food has been the typical Bangkok-style menu. If you've traveled to Bangkok, then this place will open your eyes to a whole new side of Thai cuisine. It's also a safe spot for anyone wanting to try new Thai dishes without feeling intimidated. The menu is approachable, well-balanced, and easy on the stomach. Five stars all the way. I

    Duck larb, curry puff, Thai tea ( vegan milk) and sticky rice)
    Binh T.

    We walked in at 6pm on a Sunday night, and got seated right away. We got the papaya salad, duck larb and curry puff. Our favorite was the duck larb, curry puff , then papaya salad. My friend loves the duck so much, that he ate most of it. I also got Thai ice tea with vegan milk. That's nice surprise, since I'm lactose intolerant. The services was great, and they kept checking on us every few minutes. We accidentally found this place by accident, because the original restaurant we wanted had a long wait time. But so glad we found this gem, because the whole experience here was wonderful. Would definitely recommend this spot.

    Seating inside
    Akhil K.

    Thai samosas were tasty, fresh. I also tried their Thai ice tea and cashew tofu salad - both superb. Staff were friendly, swift as well. We were there for lunch, was straightforward to get seated right away. Finding parking around might take you time, so good to give yourself space for that. Food, comfortable ambiance, and fast service - all reasons to go back. Glad they are in the area.

    Cornish Game Hen Green Curry & Roti
    David K.

    The menu at Nua Thai goes beyond your run-of-the-mill Thai dishes and includes several signature entrees and specials that really make this modern restaurant stand out. We started with the Laos Papaya Salad, a generous portion of juicy shredded papaya, carrots, tomatoes, green beans, lime, and chili in a fermented fish sauce with salted crab. Another hit was the Crispy Rice Ball Salad, made of broken crispy rice balls flavored with sour pork sausage, roasted peanuts, red and green onion, mint, cilantro, and crispy shallots, all dressed in a lime and fish sauce vinaigrette. The combination of crispy/crunchy textures and savory, tangy, spicy, and herbaceous flavors made this dish a true standout. From the signature entrees, a great item for sharing was the Cornish Game Hen Green Curry & Roti, a huge bowl of green curry with mixed vegetables including eggplant, potato, green beans, and bell peppers, topped with a whole breaded Cornish game hen and a flaky layered roti flatbread. The game hen was tender, the breading was nicely seasoned, and the creamy, herbaceous curry was perfect for dipping with the roti. From their specials menu, the Thai-Style Beef Biryani was a unique Thai Muslim dish, made with turmeric-infused rice, topped with slices of tender slow-cooked beef brisket, served with a tangy mint vinaigrette and cucumber salad on the side. Our final entree was the Miang Pla (also from their specials menu), made of nuggets of breaded tilapia marinated with turmeric and lemongrass. The crispy tilapia was served with lettuce leaves, rice noodles, chili/lime/mango sauce, and fish sauce--all the components needed to make delicious lettuce wraps with a crispy fish filling paired with savory, tangy, spicy sauces! Overall, the food here was truly exceptional in flavor, execution, and presentation. Every dish was delicious in its own way, and the portion sizes were extremely generous too!

    Eugene L.

    I went to a Special Yelp Elite Event a Few weeks ago and was introduced to NUA Thai Kitchen!!! Today was my Birthday !!! I Wanted A Special Place To Eat!!! NUA came to my Mind !!! Gina the East Bay North Community Manager had Given me an Intimate Look At NUA Thai Kitchen!!! And I Liked What I Saw!!!! Thanks Gina!!! So I Rolled There In My Whip Blue Thunder !!! If You're a Local you Know Piedmont Avenue can be a Pita to Park!!! Low and Behold I Pulled Up and there's a Parking Spot Right in Front Of NUA Thai Kitchen!! And I Took it !!! I rolled in and Grabbed A Table. The Server brought me a Menu and a Glass of Ice Water!!! I Perused the Menu!!! When the Server came back!!! I Ordered For My Appetizer - Crispy Tom- Yum Calamari!!! For My Main Dish's, I Ordered- Massuman Short Ribs Curry And Off The Specials Menu - MIANG PLA !!! Service was Great!!! One Of The Owners Of NUA Was My Server!!! She Really Understands Customer Service!!! I Felt Very Pampered And Spoiled!!! My Tom Yum Calamari Arrived at My Table!!! It was a Great Presentation and a Generous Portion!!! It was Packed Full Of Delicious Flavors and was Cooked to Perfection!!? Out Next Was My Massuman Curry Short Rib!!! The Presentation Was Amazing On This Dish Also!!! The Short Rib Was So Tender That When I Grabbed The Bone !!! It Pulled Right Out Of The Meat !!!! The Meat Was So Tender That It Soaked The Curry Sauce Up Like A Sponge!!! It Was A Delicious Flavor Bomb !!! And it was a Heavenly Meal!!! Last But Not Least Was The Last Dish Off The Specials List!! Miang PLA !!! The Presentation on This Was Picture Perfect!!! The Lettuce was Cut Uniformly And Each One Was Identical!!! The Tilapia Was Battered And Fried To Perfection !!! I Assembled My Tilapia Into My Lettuce Wrap and Put The Noodles , Salsa. Right I Assembled My Lettuce, Talapia

    Pad Thai with Young Coconut Juice
    Gabrielle C.

    Delicious prices, reasonable food. Wait. Switch that. Reverse it!! Lovely staff, easy parking. Love to treat myself to this place. Or a nice date night spot

    Duck soup
    Max K.

    Thai restaurant with good variety of Thai dishes and drinks. Food is a bit Americanized / fusion with OK portions. Service is friendly and quick. Atmosphere is good for groups, kids, seniors and meetups. Nice clean inside with beautiful decorations. Indoor seating only. Wide tables for kids and flat entry for accessibility. Paid street and parking lot available.

    Khao soi
    Serena J.

    I visited to this location a while ago when it used to be pla daek - now it's still Thai, but more northern Thai ish? The duck larb was a bit more acidic than I was expecting, but went well with the sweet khao soi. I'm not as into the flavor profile overall, but I think they execute it well.

    yellow curry
    Bianca H.

    excellent... just excellent.. The vibes here are perfect! It's so cute and clean inside of the establishment and the people that work here are so attentive, kind, and helpful when it comes to ordering! It was a little bit of a wait for our food to come out, but we did end up ordering a bunch from the menu! The food came out piping hot and there was a good wait between appetizers and entrees. I would recommend getting the pad see ew, garlic noodles, tapioca dumplings, roti and curry appetizers. I really enjoyed the short rib soup dish they have. The meat fell right off the bone and it was so tender and paired well with a side of yellow curry and rice. I can't wait to come back!

    Sakoo appetizer
    Ian A.

    This restaurant was a great find on Piedmont Ave. They feature both northern and southern Thai food, many dishes that you don't find at other Thai restaurants. Our favorite item we've had so far on the menu is the Sakoo appetizer. It is these mochi-like dumplings with a filling of peanuts and mushrooms. It is served with a lettuce wrap in individual leaf dishes for the perfect photo before you eat. The most recent time we visited they had a pork spare rib special that we loved as well. The dish was essentially a full rack of ribs that truly was fall-off-the-bone tender and was served with sticky rice and a sweet tamarind sauce. They offer wine and beer, including a Chinese craft jasmine tea lager. We loved the friendly staff and the lamps hanging from the ceiling are really neat with their wooden fish 'shade'. Good for couples or groups of 4, the dining room is not large so I'd recommend making a reservation or checking the Yelp waitlist before going on the weekend.

    Summer Rolls
    David Y.

    Great Thai food with large portions. I tried and recommend the summer rolls and the pad see ew, which I ordered with beef. The rolls are taste really fresh and come with two excellent sauces: a creamy peanut dip and a chili-lime mix that has just a bit of bite to it. Pro tip from my waitress: spoon a little of both onto each roll. The pad see ew comes with a fairly large portion of wide rice noodles, which are satisfyingly chewy and well-toasted. They add carrots, which I haven't seen before, and unceremoniously cram some salad on the edge of the plate, but it's otherwise a fantastic dish. Each table also gets a tray of three hot sauces to add. It's a nice place for a casual meal any day of the week.

    This is a Thai style with Thai flavors tiramisu and it was absolutely delicious with that sauce on it

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    Love the street food style menu. Easily my fav Thai place in Oakland. Wish they would open a lunch spot in SF!

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    Everything we ordered was delicious!!! Green papaya salad, Chicken Satay, banana leaf salmon, pad Thai, green curry. All outstanding!!!!

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    It is a very special place with fantastic people and food..the Cornish game hen green curry is off the charts delicious

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    Ask the Community - Nua Thai Kitchen

    Does Nua Thai Kitchen have beer and wine?

    Hello Susan, we offers beers, wines and Sakes along with our 100% vegan thai iced tea and thai iced coffee!

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    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant - Spicy Beef Short Rib

    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant

    4.5(1.5k reviews)
    0.7 miTemescal, North Oakland
    $$

    Absolute best/favorite for Korean short ribs. This is my partner & I's current favorite Korean…read morerestaurant and we always order the spicy braised short ribs. Very big serving size with all the best mixes of toppings on top of the delicious short ribs. The sauce is so good and makes the dish 15/10. Service is ok but that's biased because we order the biggest/longest to cook dish but it's still pretty good. Restaurant ambiance is just ok in my opinion, not too many distracting decorations and tables & booths feel nice. We've also tried the spicy rice noodles which were just a 6/10 for me. The kimchi fried rice was also good but not our favorite -- solid 6/10 as well. We literally just come here for the short ribs. So if you're ever in the mood for Korean food and feeling a little 'rich', this place is a must try.

    Alright, I see all the great reviews, so I'm willing to give this spot another shot and order the…read more"right" things next time. But until then, my rating is based on exactly what we ordered. I was violently craving seolleongtang and did some research to find a spot in Oakland. The menu is pretty big with a lot of enticing options--I love bossam and blood sausage--but because I had tunnel vision, I stuck with the soup. The broth itself was good, and they had salt and pepper on the table so you could season it to your liking. Unfortunately, the noodles were way too soft and almost mushy, and the meat was extremely tough and hard to chew. I couldn't finish it. If seolleongtang is one of your favorite dishes, I'd probably skip it here. My husband got the kimchi fried rice, which was huge and great for sharing between 2-4 people. Based on the portion size, I do think it could use an extra egg, more Spam and some nori on top. It leaned more oily and buttery than other versions I've had, but it was still good--just nothing too special. The vibe and service were solid, so I'd come back to try other dishes and update my rating accordingly.

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    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant - Photo 1: Montage of images from Moo Bong Ri

    Photo 1: Montage of images from Moo Bong Ri

    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant - Medium Pork Back Bone Casserole + Sujebi ($52.98) - pork rib w/ cabbage, potato, sesame leaf in soybean pork broth. Broth is delicious.

    Medium Pork Back Bone Casserole + Sujebi ($52.98) - pork rib w/ cabbage, potato, sesame leaf in soybean pork broth. Broth is delicious.

    Moo Bong Ri Korean Restaurant - Photo 6: Interior

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    Mensho - Signature Smoked Toripaitan Ramen

    Mensho

    4.5(670 reviews)
    0.2 miPiedmont Ave, North Oakland
    $$

    First time here and we went pass 8pm, waited about 30 min. Not too bad of a wait, we just walked…read morearound and got some ice cream nearby. We tried the enoki chips, kurozu karaage and unagi roll. I really like the karaage, especially its's paired with eggplant and shishito peppers. I got the A5 Wagyu ramen and my bf got the signature Toripaitan(with extra duck chashu on the side). They are pretty good given I'm not a super ramen person. My soup base tastes very smokey in a good way. I tried my bf's, it's a rich creamy soup base. It was good but might be too heavy for my liking. Overall, I can see the hype and definitely want to come back to try other new dishes!

    Mensho was really phenomenal! It challenged my belief that Japanese restaurant chains that make it…read moreacross the Pacific do not live up to its original standards. The appetizers were all phenomenal. The wagyu nigiri came not seared, but gently warmed so the bite was very buttery and rich. The tartare came in a monaka and was very flavorful. I wasn't sure if you are supposed to eat the third wafer, but it was a bit stale. The house special ramen came with wagyu, duck, and pork chashu in creamy tori paitain broth. It was a very decadent dish, although I have had better paitan broth elsewhere. The premium smoked toppings though were incredibly tender and I loved the contrast of the crispy enokis and oyster mushroom memma. The hostess was super friendly and we got seated immediately. But, a line started building up as we left so plan accordingly. I would 100% come back to try all the appetizers!

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    Waiting area

    Mensho - Spicy garlic karaage fried chicken

    Spicy garlic karaage fried chicken

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    Me Va Con Vietnamese Kitchen - Beef carpaccio

    Me Va Con Vietnamese Kitchen

    4.5(271 reviews)
    1.5 miRockridge, North Oakland
    $$

    Extremely flavorful chicken pho noodle soup, I can see why! They have outdoor seating and I am so…read moreglad I sat outside. It was extremely busy inside. I will be back with my family! I ate my fresh shrimp spring rolls so fast, it was so good but I was also really hungry lol I had to order the mini shrimp pancakes because it looked like it's a "must" order... The waitresses were super friendly and quick with taking my order! To the owner(s): Please do not change your ingredients in your food menu! Thank you for offering delicious pho!

    This was our first time here. We started off with a simple cup of Napa cabbage soup just to see…read morewhat it was since it was only $5 and there were no pics. It was tasty. Pretty underwhelming but, it had a nice seafood forward broth and it was very hot with tiny pieces of shrimp and lots of cabbage. I'd get it again. Then we got the chicken salad. Delicious. Shrimp chips were fun and the dressing had a great balance of sweet, and vinegary flavor with lots of chicken and fresh veg. Pork bahn mi was just okay. I've definitely had better. Bread was good. Meat was pretty sparse and the pickled veg could have had more flavor. Probably would order the pho next time. Everyone seemed to have that on their tables. And the sizzling beef looked great. Service was quick and courteous. I'll be back to try more

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    Me Va Con Vietnamese Kitchen - Counter

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    Me Va Con Vietnamese Kitchen - Bò Tái Chanh: Beef Carpaccio w/ Thai basil, fried shallot, house tangerine sauce  ($18)

    Bò Tái Chanh: Beef Carpaccio w/ Thai basil, fried shallot, house tangerine sauce ($18)

    Me Va Con Vietnamese Kitchen - Mini pancakes

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    Monster Pho - monster vermicelli combo (bun thit nuong)

    Monster Pho

    4.2(1.4k reviews)
    0.3 miTemescal, North Oakland
    $$

    I initially came to Monster Pho because I saw an advertisement that they were offering kids a free…read morebowl of pho during the food stamp stoppage. I thought that was such a meaningful way for a local business to step up and take care of the community, especially the kids who are often the most vulnerable when families are struggling. Of course, good intentions got me through the door, but the pho is what keeps bringing me back. I ordered my usual pho with tendon and brisket, and the broth was incredible -- deep, aromatic, and full of flavor without being overly heavy. The noodles were also perfectly cooked. They had a great chew and bite to them instead of becoming soft and mushy like they can at some pho restaurants. What started as a visit to support a business doing something good has now turned into a spot I visit about once a week or so. Great food and an even greater heart. Thank you, Monster Pho, for looking out for your community and especially for the kids and families who needed a little extra support. Businesses that show up for their neighbors deserve to have their neighbors show up for them, too.

    The service was very nice. The guy sneezed in his arm and did not wash his hands though…read more I got the monster vermicelli and the shrimp tasted so bad. Probably old. I spit it out. The pho was oily. Very high fat content. Not a fan. The decor is nice. There are a lot of random things going on. Food was not great and expensive for what it is. I will not be returning.

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    Monster Pho - Fresh Spring Rolls

    Fresh Spring Rolls

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    Soba Ichi

    Soba Ichi

    4.1(630 reviews)
    1.9 miWest Oakland
    $$$

    Man I just love this place, the food quality is incredible and I'm not sure I know any other…read morerestaurant round here that makes fresh soba and is quite as cute as soba Ichi. The service is also amazing, everything is smooth sailing, everyone's calm, collected and super stylish. This place is a gem and never fails to make me smile:)

    My fellow Yelp elite foodie recommended this spot, especially for their appetizers. So I finally…read moregave them a try and was definitely not disappointed. the spot itself is quite large and has indoor and outdoor seating. You order & pay first, and then find a table, which is a bit different than what we're used to , but its definitely very Japanese. The food itself is super high quality and very authentic. For soba, the taste is moreso in the noodles, and not the broth, and their soba definitely hits as it should. I ordered a cold dipping soba with tempura. The tempura was perfect and I also enjoyed the wasabi powder on the side. The cold dipping soba was so flavorful, I wasn't intending to finish but I did. They also added some hot broth into my dipping sauce at the end of the meal which also hit the spot and kept me warm. For apps, we ordered the tamagoyaki (SOOOO good) and a tofu dish which could be skipped next time. Maybe next time i'll try their sashimi. My friend ordered the duck soba and he said it was perfectly tender. We also got the hojicha icecream, which surprisingly was an entire pint, so its actually not a bad deal. Definitely good for sharing. I'm very strict with my japanese restaurants, and this is definitely a super authentic one and I Would definitely be back! service is fast and courteous but they never came by to refill our water at all

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    Ordering station

    Soba Ichi - Yamagata dashi tofu

    Yamagata dashi tofu

    Soba Ichi - Vegetable karaage

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    Vegetable karaage

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