Lalita Thai Cuisine & Bar

This has long been one of my favorite restaurants in this area. If you are looking for a good affordable meal before a show at one of the theaters in this area, this is a good choice. Also perfect for lunch specials. Pleasant interior and friendly service. A gem in a troubled area.

A great friendly spot in the middle of a dicey hood. Great place to duck in and have a cocktail, especially if you have business in the Civic Center area.

Excellent service, full bar and the food is delicious. Happy Hour has killer deals on their best in town grilled short ribs.

I go to Lalita's quite often because it's close to where I work in the Civic Center. The restaurant has excellent customer service, makes your food quickly, and it's delicious. My favorite dishes are: the Lunch Special - Crispy Basil Chicken which is served with steamed rice, a spring roll, and a mixed green salad, and the Fried Rice with Crispy Chicken on top. The food is always fresh and flavorful and you get a decent amount for the price. If you go for lunch, I would recommend that you go after 1 p.m. to avoid the lunch rush. The decor is really laid back and the place is very clean.

I’ve been here a few times! This is located near Civic Center San Francisco, city hall, the library, and Asian art museum. So, you already know parking maybe difficult to access or a little pricey if you can’t find street parking. But, it is a nice restaurant with a cozy vibe. There is a wall feature that looks to have been painted and a small garden of plants.

The food is okay comparing to other Thai food. Expect more for the money.

If you need to be in Civic Center, this is a good place for lunch or dinner. Excellent food and very gracious service and the interior is very pleasant. An oasis in a troubled area.

The best Drinks for the price! My Longisland Ice tea was hand made , not a mix! They have happy hour from 3-10 pm! (Who does that??) 4.75 appetizers so I had my one badass long iand tea that I had to nurse because it was so authentic, and my husband had 3 Budweisers in the bottle and an order of shrimp rolls and an order of fried Calamari,both for 38 bucks!! In the middle of the Market street district!!! A Gemof a find!!! Go get you some!!

beer and snak friendly environments...

Always good service after Pride!!

Food's always been decent, however they have bad policy.. my coworkers and i had a bad experience. There were 5 of us, and one friend didnt like her grilled chicken lunch. In an attempt to make it taste better, we asked for some peanut sauce. The server said “one side order? Okay!” We took that to mean we'll have to pay for it. Then when it came, my gf didnt like the peanut sauce. We asked the server if she can take it off our tab because we didnt like it, she said No, because we ordered it. :( we asked to box it, and had another leftover. We found out that the peanut sauce we didnt like was $5, and to box it was $0.50, and to box a lunch we didnt finish was $0.25. Again, i remind you, there were 5 of us, so we had a good size tab, yet we were charged these petty little charges that just added salt to the wound of peanut sauce. This truly has left a bad bad taste in our mouths.

Good food good drink good g let's eat

Doesn't compare to other Thai places. Not that great food but maybe the drinks are the highlight

Great hidden place!

Sticky rice and peanut sauce at the bar with a vodka and pineapple. Life is great!