"Chef Saipin Chutima prepares more than 150 dishes, which means you’ll have to make a few trips to try everything. But the Khao Soi is essential."
on Khao soi
"Better was the classic pad Thai noodles, the noodles having nice texture though cooked right at the edge of verging into overcooked territory, the prawns with it tender."
on Pad Thai
"101 Best Restaurants in America: Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas, Nev. - Serving Northern-style Thai food in a Sin City strip mall, Lotus of Siam has been nominated twice for a James Beard Award and has been called by more than one critic the best Thai restaurant in America. Chef/owner Saipin Chutima began her career at the age of five under her grandmother’s tutelage and cooks such inspired cuisine today as kao soi-braised short ribs."
on Khao soi
"On the back of the menu, there was a roster of the restaurant's real specialties: the robust, salty-bitter cooking of northern Thailand, including an almost-perfect version of the delicate curried-noodle dish khao soi."
on Khao soi
"Yes, it’s in a strip mall. But that doesn’t make the menu at this Thai legend any less extensive, authentic, or spicy as hell. What you want to order is the khao soi, packed with chewy egg noodles and a slow burn of dried chiles."
on Khao soi
"There was a great version of my favorite Thai appetizer, nam kao tod, a salad made with crunchy rice, fried peanuts, and cubes of raw cured pork sausage. It was the best Thai meal I had ever eaten."
on Nam khao
"Some of the most beloved Thai food in the country can be found at a strip mall in Nevada. At this James Beard Award–winning restaurant, you’ll enjoy excellent renditions of Thai favorites like chicken satay."
on Satay
"A Thai restaurant is only as good as its pad thai, and this one kills: a light hand with the ground pork, and it actually has plenty of shrimp!"
on Pad Thai