Last Chance for Nirvana at Wat Thai

Published on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, by Cicely Wedgeworth / Edit Post

It’s a Chowhound emergency: The weekend food court at Wat Thai, the Thai Buddhist temple in North Hollywood, is slated to close because of neighborhood haters (something about needing to park?). This coming weekend (August 11-12), temple insiders say, will be its last. There’s a petition in the works to keep the food court alive, but this may be your last chance to grab kanom krok, boat noodles, and perhaps the best green papaya salad in LA in the cheery yet laid-back atmosphere of the temple’s parking lot.
 
Thai chef Jet Tila will be there on Saturday at 10 a.m. doing a segment for local media; he says he’s happy to show people around and answer questions.

Wat Thai Los Angeles [Thai Town North]
12909 Cantara Street, North Hollywood
818-780-4200
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  • Pass by the Temple daily...often thought they should have a shuttle bus between the Temple and Kaiser Panorama, small fee in addition to Kaiser parking.

    Or the Temple could knock down the decrepit Pratunum Market across the street, and use that for parking ?

    Just some thoughts.

  • Frankly, it's glib and unfair to dismiss the Wat's neighbors as "haters." Parking, congestion, litter and noise problems are in fact severe. This is a residential neighborhood. These are peoples' homes. Cicely, can't you express concern over the Food Court's fate without demonizing the locals?

  • No no no no no! This is terrible! Don't the evil nimbys realize that they are shooing away the best Thai in Los Angeles?!?

    God damn I'm happy I don't live in the Valley... but still...