Anajak Thai Cuisine

Fame has worn out the appeal of visiting this family-run Thai restaurant in Sherman Oaks, where second-generation James Beard award-winning chef Justin Pichetrungsi holds court over Anajak’s infamously busy Thai Taco Tuesdays (where, on a good day, you’ll wait only a hour to be seated—unless you’re a literal celebrity or friends with the chef), plus à la carte dinner service and monthly omakase dinners that are all but impossible to book. In general, we found the food here delicious enough but mostly overhyped. If you decide to go, we recommend the usual takeout classics, the hat yai fried chicken, the BBQ pork collar and anything seasonal. Would we show up at 4pm though, or resort to booking a table through Dorsia for a $95 per head minimum? Probably not, but if you do snag a table, you’ll have a decent meal.