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Osha Thai Restaurant

819 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 826-7738
Osha Thai Restaurant
Cross Street:
Cunningham Pl
Best of Citysearch:
Thai Food 2004
Hours:
Daily 11am-12am

Message from Osha Thai Restaurant

Osha Thai Restaurant

Authentic Thai cuisine with a modern twist and fresh local ingredients.

  • Delivery
  • Authentic Thai cuisine
  • Wine list

Thai food emphasizes balance of ingredient flavor, texture, and seasoning. Osha Thai (Valencia) offers an escape from "carbon copy" Thai restaurant menus, choosing instead to serve some of the Bay Area's most authentic traditional Thai, as well as modern riffs using local fresh ingredients. Besides delighting the discerning palate, our kitchen takes pride in sophisticated presentation. Dishes will be treated to such decorative touches as fresh orchid flowers and carved vegetable accents. OSHA offers a distinctive dynamic wine selection, monthly hand-picked wine list to complement our seasonal menus. Enticing, experimental, and fun.

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Editorial Review for Osha Thai Restaurant – by Wendy Weiden

The Scene
Squeezed into a gritty Mission block, the small dining room is a stylish, peaceful respite from the outside, with jungle-foliage wallpaper and fluorescent lights softened by a gauzy mesh curtains. Blond-wood tables, Jetson-like plastic chairs and black-clad waitstaff complete the mod-squad feel, though the patrons are the neighborhood's standard blend of yuppie-meets-grunge.

The Food
An encyclopedic list of bargain-priced Thai dishes makes this a paradise for cash-strapped food lovers. From traditional starters such as crisp, flavorful egg rolls to Tom Yum noodles with its exotically comforting balance of lemongrass and lime, meals begin with a bang--especially if you request it spicy. Laht Nah, crispy rice noodles and vegetables covered with a thick, sweet-salty sauce, is an interesting departure from the ubiquitous pad thai. Spicy eggplant, a heaping portion stir-fried with tofu, bell peppers and Thai basil, demonstrates the kitchen also has excellent skills at the wok.

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Insider Tips

When to Go

This is a rare neighborhood spot for late-night eats, open till midnight every night.

Parking

Parking's a headache here; try the garage two blocks away on Bartlett and 21st.

Delivery

Free Delivery to customers with minimum of $25 every day 6pm-10pm in specific areas.

User Reviews for Osha Thai Restaurant

Citysearch (34), Judy's Book (2 ), All (36)

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

04/17/2008 Posted by sflocalguy

I went to Osha with a group of friends to celebrate a birhtday. The food was good, but the service was very bad. The waitress served us the wrong dish and then charged us for it. Part of going out is the service. This is not a cheap restaurant, so no one needs this kind of behavior from a server. There are much better restaurants in ths part of the city with good service. I recommend going to them and NOT to Osha.

Pros: Food is good

Cons: Horrible service - go to another restaurant

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

07/20/2007 Posted by jc415

I have never felt so disrespected by any server after coming to this place. My partner and I ordered a simple entree which took so long. The server never came to serve us water, neither he hesitate to give us re-fill. By the time the food came, it was cold. I kindly ask the waiter to replace it but instead he said, "I can put it in a microwave" . I was not going to pay for a microwaved food. He look at us with disgust, and he never came back to make sure that we are satisfied. I respect all the servers, i thought that it is such a noble job but also this specific waiter should keep in mind that they play a crucial role. Im deeply saddened by this experience, I hope that the owner/manager would pay attention to the service that they present. It is not just about the quality of the food but also with the service.

Pros: modern interior design

Cons: service

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Response from this business

Surprised, yet tentative.
Posted on 09/10/2007
As much as I enjoy the idea that one is able to express their opinion, I am tentative on this particular experience. From reading this review, I will assume that this occurred during lunch, when we have a lighter staff in comparison to dinner staff. As many of our patrons can attest, it can be busy at Valencia location at the lunch hour, but despite this, we are still fast. Water is always served after seating. If the restaurant is "packed" the manager will fill-in at any position needed from busser to server, (she was promoted from being a server for 3 years). Food is NEVER MICROWAVED, we are not a fast food restaurant with heat lamps either. My servers understand that they represent the restaurant, the ownership and the management because they are the point of contact. Nonetheless, the author of this review may contact myself, Derek Sho, general manager at contact@oshathai.com so that I may address this experience with them directly.

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Editor's Review

The spunky sibling of the Tenderloin noodle joint invades the Mission with hip design and low-priced Thai fare.  See the full editorial review.

Insider Tips

When to Go

This is a rare neighborhood spot for late-night eats, open till midnight every night.

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Restaurant Information

Parking

  • Street

Hours

  • Daily 11am-12am

Cuisines

  • Vegetarian

Payment Types

  • Visa
  • MasterCard

Amenities

  • Late Night Dining

Recognition for Osha Thai Restaurant

2004 Audience Winner - Thai Food

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