Khob Khun Thai cuisine & breakfast

This is my new favorite Thai food spot! Came here one night for dinner and ordered the basil tofu, duck noodle soup, & pad see ew- everything was very flavorful and delicious! 10/10 would come back!

As soon as I walked in, the low budget chairs and tables plus oddly arranged working area tipped me off that it was either going to be incredibly awesome or really bad. Fortunately, this place turned out to be absolutely amazing. I think they topped my favorite local places, which are excellent.

First, service was superb. ‘Fern’ greeted kindly, offered suggestions and patiently described some differences in how they make the Tom Yum more traditionally. She sold me on it, and it blew me away. I’m almost always a Tom Kha kinda person, but I would come here every day for this style, it’s not just clear broth but it has milk (and probably other secret ingredients) added to have a delicious circus of flavor. She asked how hot and I said ‘Thai medium.’

I felt like noodles and although Pad Thai isn’t usually my favorite in the States, I felt like trying it. To my amazement, Fern asked me about how sweet and how spicy I prefer- these questions are never asked with Pad Thai- usually it’s just served here bland and without much depth of flavor. I was excited to see if I got something other than the few 1-star reviews reported.

Soup came first. Oh my god, this Tom Yum was so perfect to my taste and loaded with all sorts of colors and mouth feel, I couldn’t believe it was so good. I kept taking spoonfuls to see if I was just imagining but it kept blowing me away with awesomeness. Just the right amount of heat, chicken, broth balance, tomatoes. I’m always playing with adding spices to my food but the whole bowl went down without any extra culinary encouragement.

Next, Fern brought a huge plate of Pad Thai. And wow, what struck me next after the size and beauty of the portion was just how colorful and extravagant the presentation was. Most mediocre Thai places serve 2/3 of this amount for a few bucks less, and seem nothing much more than glorified fettuccine noodles with some tamarind. What Khob Khun brought to my table was nothing less than a loving work of art, probably better than any Pad Thai I’ve eaten in Thailand (and I’ve had a bit of testing there). There was even a beautiful flower on top, of a simple noodle dish. And once I started into it there was no looking back, this was not going to need a doggy bag. Fantastic, fantastic cooking.

So thankfully I didn’t get anything close to a 1-star experience here, all 5’s from this first trip. Definitely many return visits to come.

I love Thai people and really dig it whenever I visit a genuinely “family run” restaurant (of any nationality) that seemingly forgot how to cut corners and ‘Americanize’ their cuisine. I understand they offer an American breakfast here, doesn’t really entice me because I could eat Thai food forever, but if it’s anything close to the quality of what I had tonight then I’d be open. Fern was so kind and intelligent, and attuned to preparing the food perfectly to my preferences, really touched my heart. They deserve the current 4.8 stars as far as I’m concerned, and I hope they continue to keep the quality and service at or above this level (if that’s even possible!). 5+ stars!

Delicious Thai style brunch menu that will blow your socks off. I may never go back to regular American brunch.

We got the Thai congee, Thai omelette, side of hash browns, and Nutella and banana stuffed French toast.

The Thai congee was flavorful, with crisp fresh fried dough and chicken meatballs. The Thai omelette was our close favorite cause it was so savory. The hash brown was cooked perfectly with a crispy shell.

The winner was the French toast. Every part of it was decadent. You must get it.

Staff was friendly and attentive. Seems to be a family run business. Definitely worth the trek from Pac Heights!

Loved it loved it loved it. Bite after bite, and I simply cannot stop. I know I’ll be coming back often and I can’t wait to try more!
The food itself is not all perfect, for example the noodle is a little bit too salty and the croissant actually tastes like Walmart’s (the pandan sauce is very good, I meant the croissant itself)… but with this big portion and budget price and good service and fast speed, what can you complain?

It was my first time having brunch here. There’re not so many places in San Francisco that I would go “Wow” after I visit and try their food. But I must say Khob Khun really kills it on creating such a yummy and tasty dishes. There’s nothing that I would complain about, nothing. The staff is friendly. We will definitely come back for more breakfast here. Now, I know where to go for brunch after my morning run :) See photos if you have been losing your appetite and I am sure they will help bring your appetite back!