Is it the best thai restaurant in the US? Hmm... it definitely is one of the most expensive BUT for that price, you can taste that it is a notch above all the other thai restaurants. We had something like Mi krop with sour sausages (one of their top 3 most popular), sea bass on top of drunken noodles (also another top 3 most popular), minced jackfruit with pork (something different since you don't usually see that) and sticky rice with mango. Now.... the thing is that I've had almost all these dishes at other thai restaurants. Each one of the dishes were slightly better (more sour, more greens, better quality fish, better cooking technique, in season fruits, garnishes you can eat, no fillers) than at my favorite places in Thaitown in Hollywood, CA. The owner here.... tons of people waiting and the bums in the parking lot asking for money. Would I recommend a visit.... definitely -- only a few places in the US that you can eat at a James Beard award winner that is reasonable in price.