Sticky Rice · Los Angeles
Menu
Slinging Thai food in Los Angeles since 2013.
your neighborhood thai spot
Starters & Snacks
Fried to order, meant for sharing, gone before the noodles land.
Crispy Rolls
Vegetable spring rolls fried to order, with sweet chili on the side.
Chicken Satay
Grilled turmeric skewers with peanut sauce and cucumber relish.
Crying Tiger
Grilled marinated steak, sliced thin, with a sharp tamarind chili dip.
Fried Chicken Wings
Marinated overnight, fried crisp, finished with fried garlic.
Curry Puffs
Flaky pastry filled with potato, onion and yellow curry.
Corn Fritters
Sweet corn cakes with a cool cucumber relish.
Tom Yum
Hot and sour lemongrass broth with mushrooms, lime and chili.
Tom Kha
Coconut soup with galangal, lime leaf and mushrooms. The gentler bowl.
Noodles
Wok noodles, curry noodles and the dark bowl from the boat stalls. Thai food in Los Angeles usually starts here.
Pad Thai
Rice noodles in tamarind with egg, bean sprouts, peanuts and a squeeze of lime.
Pad See Ew
Wide rice noodles charred hard in the wok with egg and Chinese broccoli.
Drunken Noodles
Wide noodles with holy basil, chili and bell pepper. Hot on purpose.
Boat Noodles
Deep, spiced beef broth with rice noodles, meatballs and basil.
Khao Soi
Northern coconut curry noodles under a nest of crisp egg noodles, with pickled mustard greens and shallots.
Pad Woon Sen
Glass noodles with egg, tomato and onion. Light, and still a full plate.
Curries
Paste pounded in house, simmered down, served with jasmine rice.
Green Curry
Coconut, Thai basil, bamboo and long bean. The hottest of the three.
Red Curry
Red chili paste with coconut, bamboo and bell pepper.
Panang
Thick, peanut-rich and mild, with kaffir lime cut over the top.
Massaman
Slow and warm with potato, onion and peanuts. The one you order in January.
Yellow Curry
Turmeric and coconut with potato and carrot.
Pad Krapow
Holy basil, chili and garlic over rice. Add a fried egg.
Rice & Wok
High heat, short cook, straight to the pass.
Thai Fried Rice
Wok rice with egg, onion and tomato, cucumber on the side.
Basil Fried Rice
Holy basil, chili and garlic, with a fried egg on top.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Curry powder, cashews, raisins and pineapple.
Pad Ka Prao
Minced meat with holy basil and chili over jasmine rice, fried egg, runny yolk.
Cashew Stir Fry
Roasted cashews, dried chili, onion and scallion.
Pad Prik King
Dry-fried curry paste with long beans. No sauce, all seasoning.
Salads
Pounded, tossed and dressed to order. Cold, loud, herb heavy.
Papaya Salad
Green papaya pounded with lime, chili, long bean and tomato.
Larb
Minced meat with toasted rice powder, mint, lime and chili.
Nam Tok
Grilled steak salad. Same herbs as the larb, more smoke.
Yum Woon Sen
Glass noodle salad with shrimp, celery, red onion and lime.
Cucumber Salad
Cool and sharp. Good next to anything fried.
Sweets
Coconut, rice, fruit. That is the whole idea.
Mango Sticky Rice
Coconut sticky rice and ripe mango, when the mango is right.
Fried Banana
Crisp outside, soft inside, with coconut ice cream.
Pandan Custard
Warm coconut rice under a slab of steamed pandan custard.
Coconut Ice Cream
With peanuts and a spoonful of sticky rice.
Drinks
Sweet tea, cold beer, and something with pearls in it.
Thai Iced Tea
Strong black tea, sweet, poured over ice with cream.
Thai Iced Coffee
Dark roast over ice, condensed milk stirred through.
Brown Sugar Boba
Milk tea with chewy pearls. Add pearls to any tea.
Nam Manao
Fresh lime soda over ice. The reset button between bites.
Thai Beers
Singha, Chang and Leo, kept cold. At the restaurants with a bar.
Thai Basil Lemonade
Lemon, basil and just enough sugar.
Grand Central Market runs a shorter menu
Our stall at 317 S Broadway is a counter, not a dining room. It cooks a tighter list built for a lunch rush — the noodles, a few curries, rice plates and Thai iced tea — and the full menu above lives at Echo Park, West 3rd St and Highland Park.
If you are downtown and want a specific dish, call ahead. See all five locations →
Swaps, heat and allergies
- Vegetarian and vegan versions of most dishes — tofu, no fish sauce, no egg.
- Heat to taste, from mild to the level our cooks actually eat.
- Gluten-free options on the noodle and rice plates. Ask us.
- Peanuts, shellfish and fish sauce are in this kitchen. Tell your server about allergies and we will work around them.
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