Jitlada

Jitlada, 5233 1/2 W Sunset Blvd

Southern Thai heat in a strip mall

Hours

Tue-Sun 11am-3pm and 4:30-10pm; closed Mon

Budget

Spicy mains $12.95-18.95

Address

5233 1/2 W Sunset Blvd

A scruffy spot in a Sunset Boulevard strip mall that is regularly ranked among the best Thai restaurants in the US. Southern Thai cooking is the strength, and the heat runs hotter than at a typical Thai place at the same level. Crying tiger pork and the green mussel curry are the usual starting points.