Khao Tiew

272 Claremont Blvd, San Francisco
(415) 996-1919

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Robert Ma

I'm speechless. How can the line be so long? And how can the food be so good? We got in the line (to join the waitlist) right before they opened (4PM) on Saturday, and got seated around 6. It has a nice homey vibe; the food has strong and sophisticated flavors made with high-quality ingredients. Best Thai food I've ever had in North America!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Marcella Guzman

Scrumptious offerings!
Attentive service,
and a cozy, casual atmosphere; MUST return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ann Pham

I felt like this place was a bit overhyped, at least for the food. Me and my boyfriend both tried beef short ribs fried rice, and it was just... oily and greasy 😞 The wait line was insanely long, even though I arrived 20 minutes before the store even opened, there were still people waiting ahead of me. Welp I will definitely come back and try other dishes and re-rank this place later

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Tpigeon5

I really wanted to like this place, but after a three-hour wait, it just didn’t deliver. The waitlist was over 100 long and the hype made it seem like we were about to experience something incredible. Instead, the food was… fine. Not terrible, but definitely not worth rearranging your entire evening for. The meal lacked depth, the portions okay for the price. Service was rushed and indifferent, which didn’t help after standing around for that long.

There’s nothing here that sets it apart from dozens of other Thai spots in the city that won’t make you sacrifice half your night. It feels more like a social media event than a genuinely memorable meal. This restaurant may not be authentic Thai, but it’s authentic San Francisco – manufactured hype around a mediocre product.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Jo V

Food is amazing, but miserable long wait during weekend. Hope the restaurant can support reservations or better waitlist management.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

J Schlangen

Some of the best Thai food in the Bay Area

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chloe Romero

Delicioso! The line can be long so I got takeout

Shivani Soman

The best thai food I've had!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katie Yamada

Join the waitlist as early as you can and be prepared to wait. The food comes out impressively fast for how busy it is. The rice with the beef short rib on top was absolutely insane, a must order. The duck curry and the khao soi were also delicious

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dakota Schilling

We had very good Thai food here, though we did have to wait about an hour and a half for a table. Thankfully we passed the time with great drinks down the street at the Philosopher’s Club, which made the wait much more enjoyable. The food was well worth it, especially the massaman curry, which was easily the best I have ever had.We had very good Thai food here, though we did have to wait about an hour and a half for a table. Thankfully we passed the time with great drinks down the street at the Philosopher’s Club, which made the wait much more enjoyable. The food was well worth it, especially the massaman curry, which was easily the best I have ever had.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Bisrat

Good Thai food but it’s not 2 hr wait worthy. I think once the hype dies down, it can be a great local restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Dhatrish

Not worth the wait time of 1.5 to 2 hrs. I can't overlook that to comment on anything else.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Sargun Grover

Average food, NOT worth the 2 hour wait for sure.
I visited on a Sunday evening, tried to get on the waitlist on yelp but couldn’t. Reached the restaurant at 6.30p, was 61st on the waiting list, travelled all the way from south bay so thought id wait and will hopefully make it in the next hour but it took a little over 2 hours to finally get a table. Ordered spicy wontons, drunker noodles and khao suey, and the fried mushroom (can’t recall the name on the menu). The spicy wontons were tasteless, everything else was 7/10. Wouldn’t recommend wasting time on this one, there are better restaurants with minimal/ no wait

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Grace A

Waited in line ~40 minutes before opening and was seated immediately. Service was quick and steady. All the dishes were a hit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

nikita patel

We got the shrimp and crab lump glass noodle, and short rib and rice.
The rice and beef were absolutely insane, wish I got two plates.
I wasn’t a fan of the pork in our noodles but overall fantastic meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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