Where can I find Lao and Issan food? [SFBA]

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Here are a few, including Larb in El Cerrito @wildtomato mentioned above:

Larb Thai Food and Tapas [El Cerrito]

This video plea from the owners of Larb Thai Food and Tapas reminded me, yet again, of how small restaurants are getting walloped by this crisis. We placed an order yesterday, and I think everyone in the community who loves this place had the same idea, but I was happy to wait for my order. I hope they can make it.

[San Francisco, Mission] Hawker Fare- Isaan goodness- and what do/ don’t you like?

James Syhabout’s Hawking Bird gets all the press these days. The good ol’ Hawker Fare seems to need some love that it deserves. Their Yelp rating is atrocious for the kind of food that they put out. Summary: Good meal. Balanced and restrained spicing. Wonderful made-from scratch sauces that stood out from the competition (that I promptly saved for later meals). Dtom kiem/ braised pork belly [Photo-5700] Gelatin-y pork belly braised in a broth full of umami from the fish sauce, aromatics…

[San Francisco, Tenderloin] Esan Classic

As mentioned by @Souperman in the Thai Tenderloin Takeover thread, Esan Classic, an Isaan/Northeastern Thai themed restaurant from the Lers Ros folks, has opened. It’s on Larkin near O’Farrell, almost across the street from the original Lers Ros. I had a lunch here. I’m pretty much clueless about Isaan cuisine, so I asked my waitress to recommend something typically Northern, and she suggested the #16, prik khing pla dook fu, which is described on the menu as stir-fried crispy catfish with chi…

I hope they are still open!