Best Thai Food in Hollywood

Authentic Thai street food in the area. Nice atmosphere with Thai music. Best Thai-style crispy pork in town. All Som-Tum dishes (Papaya salad) are super juicy. The raw blue crab salad is lit.

Just found my new favorite Thai restaurant! The Larb is absolutely incredible—perfectly balanced, fresh, and bursting with authentic flavor. They also have some amazing house specialties that really stand out. Prices are super reasonable, especially considering the quality. And the service? Friendly, fast, and genuinely welcoming. A total gem. Highly recommend!

Bok Bok Baby Buriram (BBBB) is Chef Onanong Insamran Copelenko's restaurant on the main drag of Hollywood Blvd (2051A Hollywood Blvd.) You know her from her food stall at Yellow Green Market. It was previously a Korean restaurant named “Bok Bok Baby.” She decided to keep the sign, but that is all that is left of the original concept. In my estimation, it is the most hardcore Thai restaurant in South Florida right now. Very few typical or boilerplate items are on the menu, so it is not for beginners or people who have never been exposed to Thai food before. Saying that this Thai restaurant is the most hardcore and authentic is a strong statement even for me, especially since we have some very good places now, like Larb Thai Isan and Kan’s Thai Kitchen in Fort Lauderdale and Just Thai in Deerfield Beach. But it is really that serious a Thai place. The menu consists of street food dishes from her hometown of Buriram, which is in Isan (northeast Thailand). The food is very spicy by default, so don't order anything above medium unless you have a death wish. We ordered a lot of stuff. The “Tum Tum” salad section on the second page has a lot of raw seafood, so if you have hangups about eating raw crab, shrimp, clams, and oysters, I would go for one of the regular ones. But if you like ceviche-type dishes, by all means. We got a spicy oyster salad with her homemade pickled fish sauce and crispy fried onion. It is outstanding, but you need to be a fan of raw oysters. Oh, and if you don’t like fish sauce (!!!!) and funky flavors, this place is not for you. Thai Isan sausage is the real deal, although On’s is less fermented than Larb Thai. This is not a bad thing because the sour flavor can be overpowering if you aren't used to it. It's a great appetizer to start with, and you can munch on raw vegetables, herbs, and pieces of raw Thai bird chile. Get some beers because you’re gonna need them. The Pad Kaprow (holy basil sauce) stir fry is excellent and easily one of the best I've had locally. Moo Ping, or grilled pork, is super juicy and flavorful. It comes with an excellent “jeaw” dipping sauce. Morning Glory (water spinach) sauteed in an oyster sauce with thai bird chiles is an excellent vegetable dish, but it will bite you unless you order it without the chiles. The crispy pork (pork belly) and crab noodles are a twist on ba mee moo deng, and it’s terrific. However, as it is a dry noodle, ask for extra dressing or sauce. Honestly, I would have loved to have ordered more stuff, but it was just the two of us. It would be ideal if you could bring some friends. They even have a large community table for an extra large party or those who don’t mind sharing a table.

You can tell a place is good when the owner/chef is in on the floor not only working on the orders but greeting the tables, and making sure everyone is satisfied. Skip every other place in downtown Hollywood, I've tried most of them, a lot of great ones. This is the best. The main item Pad Thai is the best l've ever had. Or literally any dish with crispy pork and you will be happy. If you're in town or have to drive, it's worth every dollar and it's significantly less expensive than the places surrounding them. Get there now before word gets out and you can't find a seat in this place without a reservation a month out.