Runners up:
2. Karuna's Thai Plate, 1911 E. Grant Road, 325-4129
3. Bangkok Café, 2511 E. Speedway Blvd., 323-6555
Best Thai
Char's Thai Restaurant
Readers Pick
Char's Thai Restaurant
5039 E. Fifth St., 795-1715
Char's Thai Restaurant
5039 E. Fifth St., 795-1715
A Thai altar greets guests entering Char's Thai restaurant, replete with golden offerings and faux roses. The tables are one-of-a-kind creations, topped by glass-covered photos of tigers, huskies, more roses and celebs such as Celine Dion, Jamie Lee Curtis and J-Lo in evening gowns. Delightfully, there is no apparent organizing principle. But the most colorful and magical aspect of Char's is, of course, the food. The freshest of vegetables and meat are combined exquisitely in traditional dishes such as panang curry and pad prig sod. The vegetarian tom yum soup bursts with lemongrass, and fresh lime juice is rumored to cure all manner of ailments, from the flu to an old-fashioned hangover--or even a broken heart.
Previous Winners
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2021
Tuk Tuk Thai
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2020
Bangkok Café
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2019
Bangkok Cafe
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2018
Bangkok Cafe
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2017
Bangkok Cafe
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2016
Bangkok Café
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2015
Bangkok Cafe
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2014
Char's Thai
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2013
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2012
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