Is Jitlada Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Los Angeles, CA)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2, Episode 11

The Best Thing I Ever Ate spotlighted Jitlada's Southern Thai cooking in the "Hot and Spicy" episode (season 2, episode 11), highlighting the kind of chili-heavy, herb-forward dishes that built the restaurant's reputation for some of the spiciest Thai food in Los Angeles. Jitlada is a Thai restaurant that has operated from the same Sunset Boulevard strip mall in Thai Town since the late 1970s. According to Wikipedia (revised 2025-12-31), siblings Suthiporn "Tui" Sungkamee and Sarintip "Jazz" Singsanong took ownership of the restaurant in 2007, building its focus on Southern Thai dishes that emphasize turmeric, chili, and fresh herbs; Sungkamee died in 2017 at age 67. The restaurant's own website (jitladala.com), checked in September 2026, dates the same ownership change to 2006, lists current weekly hours, and carries a working online-ordering link alongside a 2025 copyright notice.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 27, Episode 12 Aired November 10, 2017

In the 'Sammies and Spice' episode (aired 2017-11-10), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Jitlada in Los Angeles's Thai Town, where the kitchen prepared a fiery southern Thai green curry chicken. According to flavortownusa.com, the segment paired Guy Fieri with fellow Food Network hosts Aarti Sequeira and Jet Tila to sample the restaurant's spice-driven menu. Jitlada opened in a Sunset Boulevard strip mall in the late 1970s and was purchased by siblings Suthiporn 'Tui' Sungkamee and Sarintip 'Jazz' Singsanong in 2007, according to Wikipedia.

Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 9

The episode highlighted Jitlada's reputation for fiery Southern Thai cooking, spotlighting dishes built on chilies, turmeric and Thai herbs from the kitchen's home region of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Jitlada opened in a Sunset Boulevard strip mall in Thai Town in the 1970s and was purchased in 2007 by siblings Suthiporn Sungkamee and Sarintip Singsanong, according to Wikipedia. The restaurant's own website describes chef Singsanong taking ownership in 2006 and continuing to serve the Thai cuisine the family has offered since the late 1970s. Sungkamee died in 2017, Wikipedia reports.

Food Paradise, Season 3, Episode 3

On Food Paradise's "Hot & Spicy Paradise" (S3E3), the show featured Jitlada, a Southern Thai restaurant at 5233 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles known for its spicy dishes. According to jitladala.com, the restaurant has served Thai cuisine since the late 1970s, and chefs Sarintip "Jazz" Singsanong and Suthiporn "Tui" Sungkamee took ownership in 2006. The website listed Tuesday-through-Thursday hours of 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and offered online ordering, according to jitladala.com. The site's content and copyright notice were dated 2025 as recorded in a 2026-09-08 site check.