A diverse crowd of noodle lovers frequent this inexpensive Thai find well into the wee hours.
Seafood salads
Authentic Thai cuisine
Soups and noodles
Osha Thai Noodle Cafe offers a modern twist using local seasonal fresh ingredients serving generous portions. Offering speedy service, this Thai cafe serves appetizers such as Thai fish cakes, Vegetarian egg rolls, fried chicken wings and taro rolls. Other notable menu items include soups, salads, curry, noodle soup, fried rice and desserts.
The Scene The hippest noodle parlor in town draws a diverse crowd of tattooed and wild-haired youths, happily slurping away in diner-esque, blue vinyl booths. A stylish Thai staff dishes up these economical bowlfuls at lightning speed till after midnight daily. The Food Bold, creative variations on Thai noodles take center stage, but standards are also exceptional: Spicy egg noodles are stir-fried with chunks of crispy, succulent roast duck, then perfectly finished with licorice-scented Thai basil and a hint of sweet soy. Ever-popular pad thai is rich and peanut-y, though slightly oily; and chicken tom yum's thin noodles can be overwhelmed by a complex broth. The teo chew pork wontons float in clear, greaseless stock. Fiery, lime-infused beef salad and Osha's Sea, a robust red curry brimming with moist salmon chunks, crab claws, shrimp and calamari are ideal examples of the signature Thai balance of hot, sour, salty and sweet.
The food here is so tasty, you have to try the pad Thai!!! I highly recommend. The place is also very well lit and looks like it is a new age fusion style of restaurant.
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This place is just around the corner where my dad lives. So, we often go here. I like the place - its modern, clean and the staffs are efficient. The staffs used to wear a shirt so tight and small, it shows their navel. Now, they dont wear that anymore. I love their pineapple fried rice with chicken and cashews. It really taste good. By the way, they dont have parking but there is a parking space where you pay 10 bucks or more. So, try public transportation and take the Geary Bus #38.
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Great spot!
By CSMobileUser
Delicious food, great atmosphere and a solid value. Music was a bit too loud for conversation. We'll definitely be back.
Posted 04/09/09
Yummy Yummy Late nite!
By SJeanMV
I love Osha! They have a dish for everyone! Im a very picky eater, and my boyfriend and I have very different taste in food, so choosing a restaurant to eat at can be difficult. But we both can easily agree on Osha! He loves the crispy chicken with fried rice and I highy recomend any of their yummy salads, made with fresh papaya, mango, cilantro, you get the picture 8) ...all fresh raw foods for the health-nut Iin me. I love the ambiance in the union street location, its really worth a visit! Also the mango sticky rice desert is one of my favorites not to heavy desert and great to share. MUST TRY!
Posted 09/17/08
Coconut ice cream!
By Cescile
The actual dinner dish was excellent, but I was not expecting them to also have great dessert. The fried coconut ice cream is to die for! I had to go back there for another serving before my trip was over. It's so unique and delicious! The place can be a little crowded at night, so be prepared to possible sit at a table w/ other couples if the place is packed.
Pros: Great meals! Better dessert! Cons: Over-crowding.
Posted 03/19/08
Clean, Cheap, TASTY
By avictoriasf
Osha Thai is amazing. They have fabulous food, are open incredibly late and conveniently located. I like the atmosphere. Everyone always seems to be enjoying themselves. The boothes are a little uncomfy, but I know they must be soooo much easier to clean. (I worked as a restaurant manager for 2 years.) I have never been seated at a "dirty" table. You know the ones with someone elses rice on it, or rings from others cups. Its clean, fast, friendly, and above all extremely tasty. The only thing that really bothers me, they take FOREVER to bring you the check. But they are generally pretty busy, and all you have to do is stop ANY of the staff and ask for it. The check generally arrives about .30 seconds later. Overall, great place to relax with friends.
Posted 04/23/07
Best Thai food and fast service/ugliest, most uncomfortable restaurant in town
By oldpompous
This place used to be known for its cute and friendly waitstaff. No more. This is the most sullen group of Thai people I?ve ever seen. Normally, I would just shrug, but some genius decided to replace the comfortable diner style booths with HARD wide wooden black benches and narrow tables. It?s torture sitting on those things more than five minutes and you?d be lucky to fit more than 3 dishes on the tables they?re so tiny. I would say walking into Osha Thai Noodle is like walking into a funeral parlor, but that would be an unfair insult to funeral parlors. Before, it was a funky, informal, comfortable place to eat?now it?s one of the most depressing, ugly restaurants in San Francisco. To me, this is a tragedy, because Osha Thai Noodle also has the best Thai food in SF. What?s superb: duck noodles, pad thai, pad see ew, Osha Sea, pineapple fried rice, Chiang Mai style fried sausage (I?ve never seen it on any other Thai menu in the States), shrimp paste fried rice, but in truth, I?ve never had a bad meal here. That is the one thing that hasn?t changed and the reason I force myself to go every six months or so (I used to go at least twice a week). Also, the service is still speedy, even if ice cold. Memo to the owners of Thai Osha Noodle: replace the black wooden coffin furniture with comfortable booths before you run off the rest of your customers. And while you?re at it, try to hire servers that are at least as friendly as the average American.
Pros: Great food, fast service Cons: Depressing ambience, grim waitstaff, horribly uncomfortable furniture
