Is Lotus Of Siam Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Las Vegas, NV)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 5, Episode 5

Lotus of Siam is a Northern Thai restaurant that built a national reputation on dishes like khao soi curry noodle soup and an unusually deep, awarded wine list, opened originally in a Commercial Center strip mall on East Sahara Avenue by chef Saipin Chutima and her family. According to a Fox5 Las Vegas report published May 8, 2026, the Sahara Avenue location had closed in June 2021 amid staffing challenges that were initially expected to be temporary, then held a soft opening back at 953 East Sahara Avenue on May 8, 2026, after nearly five years away. A KSNV News 3 Las Vegas report from the same week corroborated the reopening at the original address.

Chef Chutima described the reopening as a tribute to the restaurant's origins, according to the Fox5 report. A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 shows a second Lotus of Siam location, opened in the interim at 620 East Flamingo Road near Resorts World, still operating alongside the reopened original.

Food Paradise, Season 15, Episode 10

S15E10 ('The Bucket List') featured Lotus of Siam's Northern Thai menu at its Flamingo Road location in Las Vegas, according to the restaurant's website (lotusofsiamlv.com). Lotus of Siam is a Thai restaurant with two Las Vegas locations, at 620 E Flamingo Road and 953 E Sahara Avenue, according to its website. A 2026-09-08 check of lotusofsiamlv.com, last modified that same day according to the site's server, listed both locations as open and closing at 4:30 p.m., along with active online ordering, reservations, and catering options, according to the restaurant's website.