I first came in here to order a dish to go and met owner Natty Reinherdt. She was so charming and sweet. Once she found out that I am a restaurant reviewer, she offered me a tasting. I am here to tell you that this is a rare find in Hollywood, or in Los Angeles. It has very limited seating, but the food coming out of this very unassuming place, is just astounding. For sure, my new go to Thai place in Los Angeles. People find this place from Yelp, Google, Instagram, and word of mouth. People come from all over: San Francisco, Boston, New York, etc.
Natty took the restaurant over from her Auntie and changed quite a few things. Her goal was to make Thai Spicy BBQ a real successful business, she has managed to do that and more. By reimagining some of her aunt’s recipes she took what was a run of the mill Thai food experience to an off the charts meal. Natty said she works and creates from the heart; she embraces the fact that good food and a warm atmosphere make this restaurant a real find. Natty loves to eat and knows what good food is.
Here’s What I Tried:
Drinks:
Thai Iced Tea, a very refreshing iced tea, and Natty does this very sweet, folded straw trick, where she turns a straw paper cover into a white rose. What a nice added touch.
Appetizers:
Fried Shrimp, these shrimps are orange in color with the breading. Must be some kind of extra Thai spices that make it that color. This appetizer is one to order every time.
Fried Tofu, deep fried tofu with sweet and sour dipping sauce. They give you lots of tofu and the sauce is just divine.
Soup:
Tom Kha Soup, hot spicy coconut soup made with galangal, mushroom, onion, and chicken. Their Tom Kha soup is colored white, not orange, and you can tell why. It’s got more coconut milk than most of this same exact soup. This makes for one savory and sweet comforting soup.
Salad:
Glass Noodle Salad, combination green salad with glass noodles, chicken and shrimp, tossed in spicy lime dressing. It is a bit spicy. I would order this every time, it’s a very large portion, super flavorful and fresh, just perfect.
Entrees:
Seafood Fried Rice, this rice has many different types of seafood: mussels, fish ball, crab, shrimp, white fish, squid, as well as a variety of mushroom that I do not think I have ever tried. I like to eat this rice with the peanut sauce.
Pad See Ew, pan fried big flat noodles, in sweet black sauce with broccoli and carrots. The sweet black sauce is enough to try this incredible great dish.
Pad Thai, pan fried noodles with egg, bean sprouts, onion and ground peanut. Everything they do here is unique and fantastic, including this very wonderful Pad Thai.
Northen Egg Noodles, egg noodles in Northern Thai curry. These noodles are rich, thick, and the sauce or soup is just to die for; my favorite thing that I tasted.
Green Curry, their super-secret curry ingredients are just heavenly. Natty would not tell me much, but I did get to understand what it takes to make this curry so delicious.
Spicy BBQ Beef, stripes of super tender beef with a nice spicy dipping sauce.
Their dining room is very alluring, with a flat screen tv on one wall, and lots of things that are all about Thailand. But really, you feel like you’re in someone’s kitchen; it’s small and charming. Natty adds that extra touch of hospitality. She does a lot of the cooking, but has another chef, in the kitchen, who she guides along to prepare the best Thai food anywhere in Los Angeles!
Thai Spicy BBQ
(323) 663-4211
