. >> jet: you are sitting at lotus of siam, best thai restaurant in vegas, by far.. an la guy, he came out here to do 4 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. >> jet: what you should order here should only be northern. if you go to the back of the menu, it says northern specialties. if you come here and eat chicken with cashew nuts, and drunken noodles, someone should punch you in the face. >> anthony: right. >> jet: it's one of those restaurants. >> anthony: saipin chutima 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. >> jet: nam prik. >> anthony: oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, of course! love it. >> jet: literal translation -- chili dip. it's really more of like a composed, room temperature salad. nam kao tod is a puffed crispy rice salad with preserved pork sausage. >> anthony: oh that's good. >> jet: ja