Jeremy Mahoney

Amazing boat noodles! And very reasonably priced and kind servers. Highly recommend. (Note that the spicy papaya salad is shockingly spicy and I would only recommend it if you have an extremely high spice tolerance)

Jonathan Schwob

I never write reviews. This place is special. There is a level of care and technique in these dishes that you rarely find. It. Is. Delicious. This owner knows what she is doing. I'm truly impressed. In one month they change locations, but this current location made me take pause. Once the first pad see ew noodle hit I knew I was in the right place.

Piraon Sutthiwan

Amazing Thai food. Very reasonable price for this area. We visited this restaurant 3 times in one week. The best part is they have small bowl so I can try several things. My favorite is ต้มยำหมูสับ tom yum and pad see ew. Service is always excellent and attentive. However, the surrounding area is not the best, full of homeless. Hard to find parking spot

Tanta Siriporn Na Rajasima

They serve authentic thai food! I ordered boat noodles and it came just as what i had in Thailand! My friend also ordered Pad Kapao crispy pork and it tasted great (even though i prefer not to have the green beans in pad kapao). Price is great. The servers seemed kind. My phone was running out of battery in their restaurant and the server lady charged it for me using their outlet! The only con would be the location because this restaurant sits on where there are many homeless people. We were walking there and it was our first time walking in San Francisco so it was a little scary.

Steven Straus

I just had food delivered to me from a different platform from this restaurant. The boneless duck 🦆 was perfectly cooked and somewhat spicy 🌶️. The ambience of the place looks really good from the pictures I have seen. I give this place a five star ⭐️. I highly recommend this restaurant. I may order from them again sometime again.

D. B.

Very authentic thai restaurant in the heart of SFO! We ended up here as suggested by a thai lady we met in a café. She suggesed Zen Yai as a genuine thai restaurant. Totally true! We ordered the sausage, papaya salad, cashew nut, pad thai and pad krapao ( last two not shown in the pictures). Everything was delicious. The waiters were very friendly. Regarding the price/quality, very reasonable. The only negative thing to mention, which is not related to the restaurant, is the fact that the neighborhood is full of people struggling with drug adiction in the streets. It is a bit shocking to see and if you come from abroad like us that we come from Europe, it was sad and confronting to see.

Max K

Been here a couple times and I can say that the food here is pretty authentic! As someone who is half Thai, I found the food here to remind me of the food in Thailand. I got the Pad Kra Pao and it was perfect. Had some spice to it and came with the fried egg. Exactly how I remember getting it in Thailand. There is parking on the street in front of the restaurant and the street isn’t typically too busy so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find parking.

Marco De Leon

A gem in Tenderloin. They are open during Thanksgiving which saves our day. The food are very good. We had calamares, chicken wings, tom yum noodles, and spring roll. I recommend the spring roll because the sauce is so delicious. They serve the food fast and the price is very affordable. I notice there are locals who are familiar with the place and friends with the people in the restaurant. There are also some big groups coming to eat. I will go back to this place and try other dishes.

Ashley Kwok

Best Thai place in SF hands down. Must order catfish deluxe and boat noodles. Pad kee mao was okay, not the best but still good. If you want authentic boat noodles come here!!! Fried banana and ice cream was also delicious

Clement

Very authentic Thai spot, helps to come with a native speaker! One of my favorite dishes here is the boat noodle. It's actually very hard to find a place that can do small bowls allowing for multiple options! I love the fact that they leave out all the extra seasoning/condiments to allow you to edit your dish to the flavor you like. I have never had anything bad here and I've tried many of the dishes here. I highly recommend this spot if anything just for it's boat noodle!

Steven Trinh

Was here years ago and I'm glad that they survived. Mainly came here for the small bowl of boat noodles and ordered more while dumping the old soup into the new one. Came here with my uncles and we ordered a few things. Can't go wrong with the pad Thai and the pineapple fried rice. Also ordered the appetizer platter as well as the red curry with duck. Had a small feast and everything was delicious

+1

Sam

This was my first time here and the food was very very good! It's definitely in a sketchy area, but worth it! Go with a big group so you can try many different dishes. I wanted to try more. It's recommended and I would return!

+7

Hieu Pham

I used to be a loyal customer, went to the old location on Ellis St all the time, and was going to the new location since they moved. I told my friends and coworkers at my hospital about it and supported them until this incident happened on the day after Christmas in 2025. My coworker and I went there for lunch when they just opened for the day. We tried to order a dish, Thai Chicken Rice, from the special menu, the kind of menu that written in Thai language posted on the black board in the middle of the restaurant. The waitress told us “Sorry, no special menu today” so we were like “Ok. no problem” then we proceeded with ordering from the regular menu. Ten minutes later, to my astonishment, she brought out that same dish to a table 15 feet away from us. When I saw that, I gave the waitress eye contact and signal her to come over for possible explanation. She completely avoided us for the rest of our lunch. Very rude and disappointing!!!