Nakkara on Beverly

07/23/09

GO HERE NOW! (or else)

by BBELA at Citysearch

My friend took me here last night for either my birthday or for watching her terrier. Perhaps a little of both. Either way, it was much appreciated.

I love this place, this is the third time I’ve been here. Great food, has a great neighborhood vibe to it. The decor is swanky, simple and slick. There is an enormous vase filled with lily’s in the center of the small restaurant.

We ordered the 5 spice seared ahi tuna (pictured above - after my taking a big a** bite out of it first)

We also ordered the chicken satay which I absolutely doused in the very oily peanut sauce.

Then, we ordered the Panang curry (seriously, the best FRIGGIN red curry in LA), and finally, the Pad Thai (absolutely nasty - I think someone accidentally dumped a box of brown sugar in it. Pukety!)

Now, don’t be put off by this. I’ve loved everything I’ve ever ordered in the past. The drunken noodles are out of this world as are each and every appetizer. My friend always orders the enormous fried shrimp which are perfectly breaded and fried, not greasy. Each dish comes out as a literal work of culinary art, on designer white plates.

Just don’t order the pad thai or I’ll be really upset with you.

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• Pros: Everything looks and tastes wonderful except...
• Cons: the pad thai

02/20/09

L.A.'s best kept secret

by endydusty at Citysearch

This is one of the best thai restaurants i have ever been to. The food is unbelievably fresh. The service is wonderful and the atmosphere is nicer than almost any other restaurant. It is also very peaceful. The food actually tastes healthy unlike most thai restaurants which drench the food in sauce. If you haven't been, what are you waiting for!?

• Pros: Food, ambience, service, parking
• Cons: none

01/18/09

SSSSSHHHHH!!! Don't tell anyone.

by SmugMug at Citysearch

I love Thai food and this is it. When Rambutan opened, the food was pretty good but Nakkara will make me never go back to that place. Nakkara was small but not crowded, you could hear yourself talk. The staff was very pleasant. And of course the food was awesome. The spoon shrimp was extremely hot and spicy but packed with flavor. The Nakkara Mieang Kum was something I had never expirienced before but a dish I will be back for again and again. The lamb chomps in curry were cooked to perfection. The saigon rolls were good but not on the same level as the other dishes I ate. For drinks we brought beer which made the meal very affordable. We did bring Singha and Paulaner. Surprisingly, I found the Paulaner Lager complimented the food better than the Singha. The sticky rice was with a Thai custard hat makes me wish I had ordered seconds. I hope next time they will be making some chocolate bannana roti.

I look forward to many returns to Nakkara. Be cool and don't tell too many people. I want the restaurant to succeed but I don't want resrevations to become too difficult. *****

• Pros: Incredible Thai food
• Cons: The atmosphere was nice but artwork on the walls could use some help.