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Lom Wong

Name: Lom Wong
Address: 218 E Portland St, Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85004
Telephone: (602) 675-0522
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.8

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$31 to $50

Thai

218 E Portland St, Phoenix, AZ 85004

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2 people

Jun 25, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 52 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions
Charming

Esquire | Best New Restaurants 2023
James Beard Winner | Best Chef Southwest 2025
Phoenix New Times | Best Thai Restaurant 2023/2024

Lom Wong celebrates the diverse people and cultures of Thailand by cooking the types of food that one would find in villages and small towns across the different regions of the country. Additionally, we tell the stories of the amazing people who honored us teaching us their recipes. Our goal is to show another side of the cuisines of Thailand by being true to ingredients, techniques, and flavors. We hand-pound our curry paste, hand-squeeze coconut milk, and are sincere to the flavors Thailand. Additionally, we offer a fantastic natural wine list and cocktails that showcase unique Thai ingredients.

Lom Wong is run by Yotaka and Alex Martin.

Why they're an Icon

James Beard Award2025

From the OpenTable editors: James Beard Award-winning chef Yotaka Martin and her husband Alex showcase hyper-regional flavors of Yotaka's home country, Thailand, at this modern restaurant named a 2023 Best New Restaurant by Esquire. The Martins shy away from Americanized dishes like pad Thai, instead serving dishes like boo pad pong garee (stir-fried crab in a turmeric-rich curry) and naem khao tawt (crispy rice with cured pork sausage). Natural wines and tropical cocktails round out the transportive experience.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Thai, Asian
Hours of operation
Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(602) 675-0522
Website
https://www.lomwongaz.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
218 E Portland St, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Award-winning
1. James Beard Award 2025
Neighborhood
West Phoenix
Cross street
3rd Street and Portland
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Parking downtown can be limited. There are paid parking lots on 3rd and Moreland behind the Pemberton, 1st Street and Roosevelt, and 5th street and Roosevelt.
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Arai Kodai
Multiple dates available
“Arai Kodai” roughly translates to “I’m down for whatever” and pays homage to the roots of our concept where we would host multi-course dinner parties in our living room without telling people what the menu would be. It’s a wonderful opportunity to explore the cuisines of Thailand with us. These days we are able to customize the experience a bit, so if there is a dish you know you must have, or are allergic to something, we can cater to your party so you have the best possible experience! For parties of 5 and above, a large party gratuity of 22% will be added to the bill.
Standard- A la carte menu
Multiple dates available
Order from the Lom Wong Menu. For Parties of 1-4 people. You can always change your mind later and enjoy the Arai Kodai Experience. For parties of 5 or more, you are required to choose our Arai Kodai experience.

What 95 people are saying

Lom Wong reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Phoenix
Best Food
Phoenix
Best Service
Phoenix
Best Value

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Lom Wong offers a "phenomenal experience" with "amazing and authentic Thai food." The "ambiance is classy and comfortable," enhancing the dining experience. Guests rave about the "exceptional service" and "superb cooking," with standout dishes like the Green Mango Salad and crab curry. While parking can be tricky, the vibrant setting and "creative cocktails" ensure a memorable visit.

95 Reviews

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Mauricio
Tampa / Central Florida West1 review
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Simply authentic expertly executed good. Absolutely delicious.
1 person found this helpful
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Tanya VIP
Phoenix / Arizona10 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was fantastic. Seated right away, server helped us decide on dishes and the food was the BEST Thai we have ever had. What a joy to have such authentic food. I can see why this restaurant won the James Beard award.
1 person found this helpful
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Randa VIP
Phoenix / Arizona16 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Loved it! Service is excellent and food was amazing Ambience awesome. Cannot be more perfect
1 person found this helpful
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Debbie VIP
Phoenix / Arizona5 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
different food experience, letting the restaurant select your dishes -- they did a fantastic job. Loved everything -- glad we tried it -- the food was every bit as good as everyone says!
1 person found this helpful
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Sierra VIP
San Diego1 review
2.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My fiancé and I were excited to try Lom Wong after the James Beard Awards were announced, but we were left disappointed with our experience. We opted to do Arai Kodai and had the restaurant build our meal, and we ordered a Thai tea and the pina colada cocktail. The Thai tea was the best thing we got. The naw tawt and yam mamuang boran were very average and mild in terms of actual flavor, but the texture of the next two items were just awful. The pork in the ba buey khlak ti was nearly inedible as half of it was slimy pork fat unrendered and the other half was so overcooked it was like chewing dry rocks of meat. We normally love crudos, but the hoi shae nam pla was disgusting. The texture was just awful. It was mushy and slimy and just overall inedible. The seafood crudos at Restaurant Progress or Shimogamo must have just raised my expectations too high. I can say that the rice with the curry was cooked well, but the curry sauce itself felt watery and like it needed to be reduced down for extra flavor. We also asked for spicy foods and I believe we ate a total of 1 Thai chili together, so there was next to no spiciness in our dishes. I want to end this by stating that the hostess who sat us said that she would be back to walk us through the food menu but she never returned. Our server then came and said, "Since you were walked through the menu, do you know what you would like to start with?" That tells me that the team doesn't really communicate with each other well. Also, once our dishes came out, we never saw our server again. We had to ask another person walking by our table for the check. Overall this was a really disappointing experience and we will likely never come back, we'll probably stick with Glai Baan for our Thai cravings moving forward.
Lom WongResponded 5 days ago
Hi Sierra. Congratulations! You're the first person to do exactly what we expected after winning the James Beard Award. You came here not because you were interested in trying traditional Thai food, but to just say we weren't deserving of the award because you don't understand what traditional Thai cuisine is. Sounds like our concept isn't for you!
1 person found this helpful
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jane VIP
Chicago / Illinois9 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a great experience at Lom Wong. From being greeted to our goodbye, everything was stellar. We tried a bit of everything. The flavors were complex and excellent. Our party likes spicy foods so this hit the spot. Thanks for making it a fun night. We will definitely be back.
1 person found this helpful
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Lori
Phoenix / Arizona1 review
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
My seven family members truly enjoyed the concept and experience of the staff selecting and pairing our dishes, allowing us to relish every bite! The dishes chosen by the staff were fabulous and incredibly tasty! We will be back!
1 person found this helpful
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jeffrey VIP
Phoenix / Arizona88 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Terrific experience including wonderful food and excellent service. Lom Wong is definitely worthy of the praise it is garnering of late.
1 person found this helpful
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Darlene
San Diego3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the best dining experience in Phoenix! Highly recommend especially the “Arai Kodai” experience. Food is phenomenal and service is exceptional.
1 person found this helpful
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Maureen VIP
San Francisco Bay Area5 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Phenomenal experience. Our group of eight was treated like royalty, there’s no other way to put it. The service was friendly and relaxed, but incredibly thoughtful and engaging. And the food was exceptional. We had so many dishes, all of them were so different, and all of them were incredibly delicious. We will be talking about this night for days.
1 person found this helpful

FAQs

Lom Wong offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (602) 675-0522.

Lom Wong is rated 4.8 stars by 95 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jun 25, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 52 times today

Experiences are available.

218 E Portland St, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Additional information

Award-winning
1. James Beard Award 2025
Cross street
3rd Street and Portland
Neighborhood
West Phoenix
Hours of operation
Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Thai, Asian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Parking downtown can be limited. There are paid parking lots on 3rd and Moreland behind the Pemberton, 1st Street and Roosevelt, and 5th street and Roosevelt.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.lomwongaz.com/
Phone number
(602) 675-0522

Lom Wong

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Why they're an Icon

Additional information

Experiences

Arai Kodai

Standard- A la carte menu

Menu

What 95 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

FAQs

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