Esan Classic

I loved the water spinach dish with had subtle flavor and anyone who loves salad would love this dish. Tom Yum veggie soup was a bit on the spicy side and very very fresh. If you are someone who doesn't like spicy, just tell them so they can reduce the green chillies :) Panang curry was just perfect with white rice. Love the ambience and the customer service. Will visit again soon.

I'm a big fan of the TL location of Lers Ros across the street, so I was very excited to bring my friends for a group dinner to try the food from the Isan region of Northeast Thailand at Esan Classic. We were not disappointed. The vibe of the place is fresh, open and airy with a strong wafts of fish sauce coming from the kitchen...a sign of good food to come. I had called to reserve a table for 6 and everything was ready when we arrive. The service was friendly and accommodating. Esan Classic is a better spot for groups than Lers Ros in my opinion. Being our first time to we wanted to try a variety of foods. We ordered Esan sausage, fried garlic frog legs, chicken wings, grilled top sirloin, whole fried bass with herbs, veggie pad kee mow, stir fried morning glory, crispy fried catfish (bits), sticky rice, fried ice cream, and coconut sticky rice with mango. Everything was solid and tasty. Favorites generally were the sirloin, chicken wings, pad kee mow, morning glories and desserts. The fried catfish bits are very tasty and unique almost more like a topping if you will, but itself it doesn't work by itself. Along with other foods it provides a delicious crunch. I was most excited to try the whole fried bass with herbs and it was a bit of a let down. The fish was overly fried and too small for the amount of herbs and sauce. It overpowered the fish...when you could actually find a piece of meat in the pile. We also though, flavor aside, the fish should have been larger for the $35 price tag. The presentation and style of frying was impressive however, and the the flavors were good, just not proportionate. And those chicken wings were addictive! We all agreed we could eat them for days. The frog legs unfortunately were also fried too hard, its nice to get a crispy bite but if the meat is dried out because its been fried too long, thats not tasty. I also appreciate the wine list at Esan similar to Lers Ros and reasonable prices. A delicious bottle of spanish Albarino went perfectly with our dishes. I'll be back to explore this menu a little further since its huge. Looking forward to it!

I've been craving some authentic Thai food, and for anyone that's spent significant amount of time there, you know how hard it is to find a restaurant that recreates the tastes here without watering down their menu and flavor for the western palate. Esan totally hit the spot, with the explosion of flavor, spiciness. Going to have to come back to try the chili lime fish, and many other dishes!

This place was an accidental find: we missed our lunch reservation and decided to go to Esan last minute. It was empty at that time but the space was very clean and neat. I wasn’t expecting great good Coz it wasn’t busy but THE FOOD TURNED OUT AMAZING. I mean, just look at the pictures. The service was good. The beef was tender and done well and tasty. Very satisfied with our last minute visit!! 👍🏼👍🏼