Khao Soi appears as a signature dish in 2 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Khao soi · Las Vegas
Northern Thai coconut curry noodle soup, made canonical in the western US by Lotus of Siam: braised chicken or beef, egg noodles, crispy noodle nest on top, lime and pickled mustard at the side.
Khao soi is a Burmese-influenced Northern Thai dish from Chiang Mai, brought to Las Vegas by Saipin and Bill Chutima when they opened Lotus of Siam at the Commercial Center on East Sahara in 1999. Saipin Chutima was a James Beard co-winner of Best Chef Southwest in 2011, the first Thai chef to take the award. The Lotus version uses egg noodles in a coconut-curry broth with braised chicken or beef, garnished with a crisp noodle nest, lime, pickled mustard greens and red onion. Lotus moved to Flamingo Road in 2017 after a roof collapse, then reopened the original Sahara location on May 8 2026.
Where to eat in Las Vegas:
- Lotus of Siam (Sahara)
- Lotus of Siam (Flamingo)
- Weera Thai
Khao Soi · Portland
Northern Thai curry-noodle soup: egg noodles in a coconut-curry broth with braised chicken, crisp fried noodles on top, pickled mustard greens and lime.
Khao soi is the signature dish of Chiang Mai in Thailand's north, an inherited recipe from the Yunnanese Hui Muslim traders who carried curry powder, noodles and beef braising west into Lanna. Portland's khao soi history runs through the Pok Pok empire, which Andy Ricker opened on SE Division in 2005 and which became the Thai room of record in the United States. Most Pok Pok concepts closed in 2020 to 2022. In January 2026, Earl Ninsom (Hat Yai, Eem, Yaowarat) reopened the original Pok Pok building as OK Chicken & Khao Soi with chef Sam Smith. The curry oil swims on top; spoon under to mix.
Where to eat in Portland:
- OK Chicken & Khao Soi
- Hat Yai Belmont