Pasadena · Since 2009

Bangkok heat,
California soul.

Family recipes from Chiang Rai, wok-fired to order. No shortcuts, no MSG, no apologies for the chili.

See the Menu Open Tue–Sun · 11:30am – 9:30pm

Wok-Fired Daily Family Owned Vegan Friendly Dine-In · Takeout BYOB

Plates worth
the drive.

Every curry paste is pounded by hand each morning. Every noodle is tossed in a 700-degree wok. This is the food we grew up eating.

Pad Thai Nok

$16

Rice noodles, tamarind, egg, bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, lime. The one that started it all.

Signature

Tom Yum Goong

$14

Lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime, tiger prawns, mushroom, nam prik pao. Sour and loud.

Spicy

Gaeng Keow Wan

$17

Green curry with coconut cream, Thai basil, bamboo, choice of chicken or tofu. Served with jasmine rice.

Spicy

Som Tum Thai

$12

Green papaya, long bean, cherry tomato, palm sugar, lime, dried shrimp. Ask for it Thai-spicy.

Vegan option

Khao Soi Gai

$18

Chiang Rai curry noodles, coconut, pickled mustard greens, crispy egg noodle nest. Sunday only.

Chef's pick

Khao Niao Mamuang

$10

Sweet coconut sticky rice, ripe mango, salted coconut cream, toasted mung bean.

Seasonal

Our Story

Two generations,
one mortar and pestle.

Nok grew up in Chiang Rai watching her grandmother pound curry paste before sunrise. In 2009 she opened a nine-table room on Fair Oaks and started serving the same recipes, unchanged.

Today her son runs the wok line. The paste is still pounded by hand. The chili is still not negotiable.

— The Nok family

Location

417 S Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
Two blocks from Old Town

Hours

Tuesday – Thursday · 11:30am – 9:00pm
Friday – Saturday · 11:30am – 9:30pm
Sunday · 12:00pm – 8:30pm
Monday · Closed

Contact

(626) 555-0123
hello@nokthaikitchen.com
Walk-ins welcome · Reservations for 6+

Plates worththe drive.