rambutan thai

Rambutan Thai
2835 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026 View Map
(213) 273-8424


not that i give much credence to the ratings on citysearch most of the time, but this place has a 9.9 which must be one of the, if not the highest rated restaurant on citysearch LA.
anyhoo, I wrote this post almost 2 months ago. guess i should have finished it and posted it at some point in the last 6 weeks. full time employment has killed my blog. hopefully it will come back to life.

check out the spiffy website!

A surprisingly well-polished little gem in an unsurprisingly unpolished mini-mall in silverlake. Just a few doors down from Pho Cafe, Rambutan is another reason not to judge a book by its cover. or something. have to say, generally not a fan of the strip malls that seem to dominate the La urban jungle. but with tere's for mexican over on melrose and these 2 places (pho cafe and rambutan) I might have to start giving more of these little places a chance.


gigantic thai iced tea.


Beef Waterfall
Northern Thai dish features slices of charbroiled top sirloin in a spicy lime chili dressing with slices of green and red onions. Served on cabbage cups.


Crab Rolls
Crab meat, minced chicken, green onions and carrots wrapped in rice paper. Served crispy with a sweet chili sauce.



some sort of rice noodle wrapped around some sort of ground chicken filling


Mee Krob
Traditional Thai favorite of crispy noodles, shrimp and chicken tossed in a sweet tamarind sauce.


Tom Yum Gai
soup


Naked Shrimp
crisp romaine lettuce and tomatoes with grilled shrimp
in a roasted garlic chili vinaigrette.


sticky rice w/mango
surprisingly delicious concoction of sticky rice and coconut milk.