Zen Yai

Zen Yai is a thai restaurant San Francisco San Francisco County located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (415) 885-0725

  • Website

    zenyaithai.net

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  • Type

    Thai Restaurant

Address

771 Ellis St (at Polk St) San Francisco , CA 94109 United States

Credit Cards Yes
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 61


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boat noodles thai dishes small bowl off-menu items BYOB spicy food Thai tea great value good for groups good for a late night big portions curry casual chicken pork desserts good for a quick meal spring rolls meats beef
Shirley Liu

Def get the authentic Thai dishes vs the American staples -- some are written in Thai off the menu . Highly recommend the Hainan chicken ($7.50) and the boat noodles ($2.50 for small, $6.50 for large).

Daniel Dang

One of the best place in SF for Thai Boat Noodles . If you are new to Boat Noodles and want to try all the different varieties. Get the small bowl for about $2.50 each.

Patrick Wang

Get 1 of each special noodle bowl. There are 3 varieties. Then order a big bowl of your favorite. Friday and weekends they make a crispy pork belly with basil and chills. Delicious and spicy as hell.

Mike Winston

Those off-menu offal loaded boat noodles really are quite unusual. The cheap bowl of Thai noodle soup is funky, fun, and challenging all at the same time. Read all about them on WinstonWanders below!! Read more

Anton Gaddi

Good Thai food at reasonable prices. My favorite is boat noodles (meat) and the roast duck , which are in the photo I have attached. The spicy chicken is also good (no photo).

Lears Fool

Yes, I love the boat noodles . But srsly. CRAB FRIED RICE for days. So much real crab meat in every sweet bite.

Tobias Schmidt

Do get a small bowl of each of the three different kinds of boat noodles . I'd be hard-pressed to decide which is tastiest. Don't be afraid of the liver !

J John

Good Thai spot in a so so part of town but don’t let that deter you. Tom Ka Gai os excellent as are their appetizers . Excellent service !

David Currie

Boat noodles , BBQ Pork , Wings if love!!! Totally authentic , so ask for low or medium spice if you aren’t used to real Thai heat.

Patrick Wang

Bring a friend and get 1 of each of the 3 mini noodle bowls to split. Then decide which you'll go back for seconds. 9/10 it will be the boat noodle

Bobbie McLellan

Boat noodles . Make sure you use the condiments. So good.

Denise T

The grilled chicken with sticky rice is very tender, and a classic Thai street food dish.

TanG \(^~^)/

Recommended desert , sweetened-yellow bean topped with coconut milk is only $3.05. It's yummy & worth to pay for it..!! (ˆڡˆ)

Inga Chen

Get the Thai boat noodles ! Thick noodle , beef , with blood. Trust me... its the best Thai dish you'll have in the States .

Wînnîe W

This Thai restaurant is a highly recommended by my District Manager who is Thai. It was really good, especially the boat noodle , and the Thai tea 👍👍👍

ivy♥

Four words: boat noodle with liver ! It's best to order small bowls so you can try different types of boat noodle (beef , pork , beef balls , etc.)

Thomas Pajor

Great food at reasonable prices, but the neighborhood here is quite shady. There were three homeless people loitering in front of the restaurant and many more in the nearby streets.

Jennifer Yip

try the yen ta fo (on the Thai menu only) with flat wide noodles ! it's a seafood broth. my favorite 😍

Christian Feng

Lunch specials are a good way to get Curry + another dish with rice for a reasonable price

Latanya Preston

The red and green curry dishes are amazing here. And authentic Thai iced tea made it complete.

Ron Kunze

Try the delicious boat noodles . And bring your own beer or nice white wine to pair!

ivy♥

Their boat noodle is the best in town . Feeling adventurous? Order one with liver ! It's not as gross as it sounds :)

Alley

I’m in heaven after finding a local restaurant with boat noodles . Delicious!

Max Mia

Super authentic and just as dirty as Thailand if not worse. Great for a Thai movie set.

Chip Moreland

The Boat noodle soup is the best thing I have put in my mouth this year!

Vansi

The boat noodle soup is amazing!

J S

Not much noodles in the Large size boat noodles . Hainan chicken and sauce very good. Low prices.

Emily Le

boat noodles are nicely tangy and spicy

Amy Chantasirivisal

Great boat noodles , and the yentafo is packed with seafood . Kee Mao is also very tasty.

Teresa

Get a bunch of boat noodles and try them all out. What this place is known for.

Amy B

Inexpensive , casual . Don't be scared off by rough decor. Skip the spring rolls . The wrap is too thick & chewy.

Jiexi Cao

Duck red curry was delicious!

Julia Sychkova

Cheap and delicious fopd, huge portion !

板津 魁彦

Spring roll , yen ta fo must try

Vansi

So cheap ! You can get a $10 meal.

Kian Lavi

service was slow, because it’s super packed, but the angel wings were great

S

BYO with corner store half a block away. Great $2.50 boat noodles .

Perth Charernwattanagul

So delicious! Get the Tom Yum Noodle Bowl !

Fabio Resende

Boat Noodles is on the list of 21 best noodle bowls by San Francisco Magazine

Melon L

Boat noodles ftw. Hainan chicken for those in the know.

Geordie E.

Boat Noodle "secret menu " unless you can read Thai

George Yiu

super cheap , so worth

Dave Zissou

pork boat noodles yummy.

Ro Jaa

Thai boat noodle here is really awesome. 2.50$ a bowl ,such a great deal :)

André

Cheap food, super friendly staff , but they do not serve any beer .

Jon Narong

Crab meat noodles are something I will crave

Dennis Zeh Jr

They have kanom jean, but only friday nite and saturday nite.

Lynda Vuong

The tumyum noodle is mind blowing

Wilson Hsieh

Boat noodles ! Yum

Jenn Lee

boat noodles , duh!

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