This restaurant transcends its category, with half our reviewers anointing it as "the best Thai in the U.S." Chef/owner Saipin Chutima dials up the heat in dishes like a fiery-hot papaya salad, shrimps in bacon blankets, sea bass in drunken noodles, and sautéed lobster and crispy duck in cognac sauce. Along with the amazing food, there's a superb wine list, with an especially good selection of Rieslings "to help calm the fire in your mouth." The restaurant is located in an off-the-Strip shopping mall, and there's no décor or even service to speak of, but those are small details when it comes to this unusual restaurant that is "actually better than the hype."