Nana Thai, the five-year-old Tacoma street-food favorite, has traded its Freighthouse Square stall for a permanent home in the city’s Lincoln District at 773 S. 38th Street. Owners Achiraya Sripanya and Sukrit Sitthichaisawad now run a full dining room in place of their former market counter, serving a compact menu of roughly 35 dishes that leans into Thai comfort food: garlic pork ribs, panang curry, pad thai and more. The North-Thai khao soi is the clear headliner, and the owners say it is a dish meant to be eaten in the room, not rushed out in a to-go container.
As reported by The News Tribune, the couple opened the Lincoln District storefront in February after closing their Freighthouse Square stall in December. During a Monday afternoon visit, the dining room filled up twice in two hours, a strong early sign that regulars were willing to follow them across town. The same report also notes that Sripanya and Sitthichaisawad were married between the two moves.
Menu, Hours and Contact
The new Nana Thai storefront lists its address as 773 S. 38th St., along with a phone number (253-572-9132) and posted hours for the Lincoln District location. According to the Nana Thai website, the restaurant shares its menu and online-ordering links there. Delivery and pickup listings for the new location also appear on platforms such as DoorDash and Postmates, which shows much of the menu and live pricing.
Khao Soi: Why Dine-In Matters
The owners told The News Tribune that their khao soi “is simple Thai food, comfort Thai food, Thai food you can have, like, every day. Nothing too fancy.” The bowl is made with thua nao imported from Thailand and served with two chicken drumettes and crunchy egg noodles. During their market tenure, they found that this particular dish did not travel well as takeout, which is why they encourage diners to sit down and eat it in the restaurant instead of on the run…