. ♪ >> you are sitting in lotus of siam, best thai restaurant in vegas by far.y, he came out here to do four years as executive chef at encore, a wynn casino on the strip. he's a reigning authority on thai food but really, everybody who loves thai food knows about this place. >> what you should order here should only be northern. you go to the back of the menu, it says northern specialties. if you come here and eat chicken can cashew nuts and drunken noodles, someone should punch you in the face. it's one of those restaurants. >> sipend shutama is the owner and chef. now get this. and it's important. you don't do pad thai here. you do what they are uniquely superb at, which is specifically the food of northern thailand. ♪ >> num krik. >> oh, yeah, yeah, of course, love it. >> literal translation, chili dip. it's really more of like a composed room temperature salad. nam kau tob is a puffed crispy rice salad with preserved pork sausage. >> that's good. >> jackfruit salad. >> jackfruit salad. >> this is hung lei pork curry braised down with garlic and ginger. >> t