Dinner at Soi 56, Hollywood
Posted on Sep 03, 2009 under Archives | No Comment
Sidewalk pad thai
My usual place for thai food in the Hollywood area is Chan Dara, so I was happy to here about Soi 56, a new thai restaurant located just a few blocks away. The name comes from the term used in Thailand for sidestreets that branch off from main thorough-fares found all over the country. The restaurant is based on the food served by vendors on these sidestreets.
The menu offers skewered meats and vegetables as well as traditional Thai dishes.
Filet mignon skewers
I started with the filet mignon skewers, offered with two dipping sauces – sweet tamarind and spicy chili lime sauce. The chili sauce was very hot, but a good compliment to the meat.
sweet tamarind and spicy chili lime dipping sauces
I had to order a thai ice tea, which was delicious and refreshing.
Thai Ice Tea
The menu offers a variety to choose from, I ordered the side walk pad thai with spicy thin noodles, sauteed jumbo shrimp, baked tofu, green chives, egg, peanuts and bean sprouts.
sidewalk pad thai
The food was a bit on the spicy side but everything was very tasty and very reasonable – my entire dinner (which could easily be split between two people) came to under $20. Soi 56 is the fifth restaurant opened by one of the oldest Thai families in Los Angeles – Boon and Supa Kuntee opened Chao Krung restaurant in the Fairfax district in 1975, their daughter opened Tuk Tuk in 1999 in Beverly Hills, and then Sunset and Silver Lake in 2003 in Silver Lake. The family opened Chadaka Tahi in Burbank in 2004.
If you are in the Hollywood area, Soi 56 is a great place to go for a very reasonably priced meal before heading to a show at the Pantages or Arclight. Located at 1556 N. Cahuenga Blvd., 323-962-5656.