Yellow Curry Chicken was the best food I’ve ever had. Do not think twice about coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Papaya Salad Som Tum Bangkok Ver
Leon Sasson
hit the spot! All the classic dishes you’d expect with a twist. Very good ingredients. Loved the curries and the mushroom special
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lyle Sweeney
Great outdoor dining area. Excellent food. We’ve been a few times and ordered something different each time. You can’t go wrong.
Too bad SF police don’t control the loud illegal motorcycle side shows on Valencia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bowen Dwelle
BEST THAI FOOD I’ve had in a LONG TIME!! Fresh, colorful, and tons of FLAVOR! Papaya salad had just the right amount of heat. Crispy tufo was suuuuper CRISPY! So awesome!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel Feher
I LOVED this restaurant! The staff are so friendly and helped give us great food recommendations. The food was also 10/10 -- I've never had this kind of Thai food before, it was so different and so delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool, Brussels Sprouts
Susan Li
Pretty non-standard thai food that doesnt quite hit. In fact, it kind of misses.
The rice salad was extremely salty. No amount of lettuce or lime would have made it palatable. Thankfully, the server was able to waive it from our order.
Likewise, the pad thai was also on the salty side althoguh the flavor was decent.
The curry was not quite curry. The “sauce” was quite liquid although quite flavorful and the meat surprisingly tender.
Overall, the value was not great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool
Matt Easton
“Funky” is definitely the right word to describe this place — not for the faint of heart, it’s got a creative and sometimes strange menu full of Thai flavor.
The Pad Thai Old Skool is 100% the star of the show. It’s got a great mouthfeel, smooth flavor, and a nice crunch with the granulated peanuts.
The Super Jungle Curry was… not what we were expecting. It was less of a curry and more of a broth, with a few bites of meat and some string beans. To be honest, the portioning was smaller than we expected, and the flavor was not at the same level of the pad Thai. The heat was good, but it was the only thing exciting about this dish — we wouldn’t recommend it for first time visitors.
The service was decent, albeit a bit hard to grab the attention of — we had to try a few times to get our bill (the servers seemed pretty swamped, so we understand that staffing issues are generally out of the service worker’s control).
We were perhaps most surprised that rice was not included with any of the dishes, so we had to pay for a small side. The silver lining? The Butterfly Pea Jasmine rice had a lightly herbaceous flavor, and the natural colors dyed it bluish-purple! Definitely a fun aspect that really put the “funky” in “funky elephant”.
Overall, the decor and atmosphere are fun and creative, but the food sometimes felt like it was trying too hard. Not for the faint of heart, but an adventurous eater could easily fall in love with it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool
Jaron Andrew Kaplan
Funky Elephant is arguably the best Thai food one can find anywhere! Every dish is bursting with flavor, the staff and owners are unbelievably kind, and the ambiance instead is fun and playful. I easily get their food two or three times a month!
Some must try’s are the crispy rice salad? Brussels sprouts, drunken mussels, pad Thai, and wholesome noodles. Ask them for a Thai tea Arnold Palmer too! So good!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Egg Salad Yum Kai Dao, Pad Thai Old Skool
Jacob Nash
This is our spot. Food is always good!
Dietary restrictions: The menu has what is veg and can be made vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Rice Salad
Jenny Xu
Came here with a friend and were seated immediately!Good:- Great ambiance for catching up, a little dim inside- The Pad Thai was amazing, a ton of flavor and the shrimp inside was jumbo sized- The crispy tofu came with a really tasty sauce- The rice salad was great too! It had a lot of crunchy flavor and it was fun to eatBad- Took a bit of time for the food to arrive to our table- A little hard to flag down the serversOverall the food was excellent and thought that the only downside was the service.
I love their food even though some ppl might think their food is too flavorful. I'm Thai and their food reminds me of my mom food. If you look for authentic Thai food, this place it is.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joy “MtnGirlJoy” Brown
Overpriced, marginal Thai food.Parking sparse. Metered parking on street.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Michael Cole
This place was not it. Food was poor / smaller portions, service was horrible with barely any checking in on tables, and incredibly slow. Try another spot.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Eleanor Furness
Just as good as the Berkeley location. Some of the best Thai food I’ve had in the US. Perfect heat. 10/10
! instructian
Small portions but very well
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool, Motherland Curry
Yellow Curry Chicken was the best food I’ve ever had. Do not think twice about coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Papaya Salad Som Tum Bangkok Ver
hit the spot! All the classic dishes you’d expect with a twist. Very good ingredients. Loved the curries and the mushroom special
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great outdoor dining area. Excellent food. We’ve been a few times and ordered something different each time. You can’t go wrong.
Too bad SF police don’t control the loud illegal motorcycle side shows on Valencia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BEST THAI FOOD I’ve had in a LONG TIME!! Fresh, colorful, and tons of FLAVOR! Papaya salad had just the right amount of heat. Crispy tufo was suuuuper CRISPY! So awesome!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I LOVED this restaurant! The staff are so friendly and helped give us great food recommendations. The food was also 10/10 -- I've never had this kind of Thai food before, it was so different and so delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool, Brussels Sprouts
Pretty non-standard thai food that doesnt quite hit. In fact, it kind of misses.
The rice salad was extremely salty. No amount of lettuce or lime would have made it palatable. Thankfully, the server was able to waive it from our order.
Likewise, the pad thai was also on the salty side althoguh the flavor was decent.
The curry was not quite curry. The “sauce” was quite liquid although quite flavorful and the meat surprisingly tender.
Overall, the value was not great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool
“Funky” is definitely the right word to describe this place — not for the faint of heart, it’s got a creative and sometimes strange menu full of Thai flavor.
The Pad Thai Old Skool is 100% the star of the show. It’s got a great mouthfeel, smooth flavor, and a nice crunch with the granulated peanuts.
The Super Jungle Curry was… not what we were expecting. It was less of a curry and more of a broth, with a few bites of meat and some string beans. To be honest, the portioning was smaller than we expected, and the flavor was not at the same level of the pad Thai. The heat was good, but it was the only thing exciting about this dish — we wouldn’t recommend it for first time visitors.
The service was decent, albeit a bit hard to grab the attention of — we had to try a few times to get our bill (the servers seemed pretty swamped, so we understand that staffing issues are generally out of the service worker’s control).
We were perhaps most surprised that rice was not included with any of the dishes, so we had to pay for a small side. The silver lining? The Butterfly Pea Jasmine rice had a lightly herbaceous flavor, and the natural colors dyed it bluish-purple! Definitely a fun aspect that really put the “funky” in “funky elephant”.
Overall, the decor and atmosphere are fun and creative, but the food sometimes felt like it was trying too hard. Not for the faint of heart, but an adventurous eater could easily fall in love with it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool
Funky Elephant is arguably the best Thai food one can find anywhere! Every dish is bursting with flavor, the staff and owners are unbelievably kind, and the ambiance instead is fun and playful. I easily get their food two or three times a month!
Some must try’s are the crispy rice salad? Brussels sprouts, drunken mussels, pad Thai, and wholesome noodles. Ask them for a Thai tea Arnold Palmer too! So good!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Egg Salad Yum Kai Dao, Pad Thai Old Skool
This is our spot. Food is always good!
Dietary restrictions: The menu has what is veg and can be made vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Rice Salad
Came here with a friend and were seated immediately!Good:- Great ambiance for catching up, a little dim inside- The Pad Thai was amazing, a ton of flavor and the shrimp inside was jumbo sized- The crispy tofu came with a really tasty sauce- The rice salad was great too! It had a lot of crunchy flavor and it was fun to eatBad- Took a bit of time for the food to arrive to our table- A little hard to flag down the serversOverall the food was excellent and thought that the only downside was the service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool
Restaurantji Recommends
I love their food even though some ppl might think their food is too flavorful. I'm Thai and their food reminds me of my mom food. If you look for authentic Thai food, this place it is.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overpriced, marginal Thai food.Parking sparse. Metered parking on street.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
This place was not it. Food was poor / smaller portions, service was horrible with barely any checking in on tables, and incredibly slow. Try another spot.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Just as good as the Berkeley location. Some of the best Thai food I’ve had in the US. Perfect heat. 10/10
Small portions but very well
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai Old Skool, Motherland Curry
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