Lotus of Siam explained

Lotus of Siam is a Thai restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada in the US.

History

The restaurant opened in 1999.^{[1] [2]} In 2010 the owner and chef, Saipin Chutima, opened a Lotus of Siam in New York with a partner, but the next year she left the partnership.^[3]

Cuisine

The restaurant serves traditional northern Thai dishes.^[4]

Reception

Jonathan Gold wrote in Saveur that it was "the best Thai restaurant in North America...[and] has become probably the most famous Thai restaurant in the United States".^{[5] [6]} Adam Platt, writing in New York Magazine, called the restaurant "one of the premier Thai destinations in the West".^[7] Wine Spectator called its wine list one of the best in an Asian restaurant in the US.^[8]

Chutima, who runs it with her husband and daughters, was co-winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest in 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schuster . Clayton Mory . 2019-09-13 . Lotus Of Siam: The Las Vegas Thai Restaurant With Century-Old Recipes . 2024-07-25 . . en.
2. Web site: Kaur . Harmeet . 2023-07-12 . How Thai food became so popular in the US — and how today’s chefs are going beyond pad thai . 2024-07-25 . . en.
3. Web site: Kludt . Amanda . 2011-01-24 . Lotus of Siam Owners Leave NY Outpost to Protect Reputation . 2024-07-25 . . en.
4. Web site: Lotus of Siam . 2024-07-25 . . en-US.
5. Web site: Gold . Jonathan . Jonathan Gold . 2012-04-16 . Hot, Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Hot . 2024-07-25 . . en.
6. Web site: Maurer . Daniel . 2010-10-21 . Lotus of Siam, ‘Best Thai Restaurant in North America,’ Takes Cru Space . 2024-07-25 . . en.
7. Web site: Platt . Adam . Adam Platt . 2011-01-07 . Lotus of Siam . 2024-07-25 . . en.
8. Web site: Bennet . Andrea . Lotus of Siam — Restaurant Review . 2024-07-25 . . en-US.