Front Street · Crescent City · Thai
Kin Khao Thai Eatery
A popular Thai eatery on Front Street serving pad Thai, curries, duck pho and spicy garlic chicken at lunch and early dinner, Tuesday to Saturday.
Opens Kin Khao’s online ordering page for pickup. The kitchen closes from 2 to 4 pm.
Details checked October 2026
Featured photo
Battery Point Lighthouse (area photo) · Photo: Frank Schulenburg on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Type
Thai restaurant
Noodles, curries, stir-fries and pho
Price range
$17–$28 mains
Starters $7–$14, per its online menu
Hours
Tue–Sat 11 am–7 pm
Closed 2–4 pm and Sun–Mon
Time needed
About 1 hour
Our estimate for a sit-down meal
Parking
Not posted
Bring the tow vehicle, not the rig
Spice levels
1 to 5
Pick your heat, say Tripadvisor reviewers
On the menu
Pad Thai, curries and spicy garlic chicken
Kin Khao’s menu runs from summer rolls and potstickers to noodles, curries with jasmine rice, stir-fries, duck pho and a crispy half duck in basil sauce, with Thai iced tea to drink.
Photo: Andy Li on Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Start here
Spicy garlic chicken
Crispy fried chicken with jalapeños and the house spicy garlic sauce, $19 on Kin Khao’s online menu. It ties for the most-mentioned dish in Google reviews (13).
RV tip: Lighthouse Cove RV Park is about 0.2 mile away. Order pickup online and eat back at camp if the dining room is busy.
Also worth ordering
- Pad Thai$17, with tamarind sauce, egg, bean sprouts and ground peanuts.
- Duck pho$19, and mentioned in 11 Google reviews.
- Surf & turf curry fried rice$24, with shrimp, beef, pineapple and cashews.
- Red curry$18, with jasmine rice included.
Why go
Big-city Thai on a small-town street
Kin Khao serves Thai standards plus a few house favorites, from duck pho to surf and turf curry fried rice, and reviewers say you choose your heat on a 1 to 5 scale.
It has the highest Google score of our six Crescent City picks, 4.6 from more than 1,000 reviews, plus 4.6 on Tripadvisor and 4.5 from 432 Yelp reviews. One recent Google reviewer noted a switch to kiosk ordering and to-go containers.
Hours are short: lunch from 11 am to 2 pm and dinner from 4 to 7 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. It’s about 2 minutes from Lighthouse Cove RV Park.
Photo: Andy Li on Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Why it made our list
- 4.6 on Google from 1,000+ reviews
- Choose your spice level, 1 to 5
- Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options
- Online pickup orders
- About 2 minutes from Lighthouse Cove RV Park
For RVers
Taking the rig to Kin Khao
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Mind the midday break
Kin Khao closes from 2 to 4 pm between lunch and dinner, and all day Sunday and Monday.
Order ahead
Online orders are pickup only, which is handy for a quiet dinner back at the RV park.
Leave the rig at camp
Parking isn’t posted for this Front Street spot, so bring the tow vehicle or car.
Ask about the heat
Reviewers say the 1 to 5 spice scale is accurate, so start low if you’re unsure.
What visitors say about Kin Khao
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked October 31, 2026.
What visitors often mention
Recurring themes in Google’s review topics
Spicy garlic chickenThai fried riceLemongrass chicken
Google’s review topics put spicy garlic chicken and Thai fried rice with chicken on top (13 reviews each), then lemongrass chicken (12), duck pho (11) and farmer’s pad Thai (11). Checked October 31, 2026.
What dinner costs
Prices in dollars from Kin Khao’s online ordering menu, checked October 31, 2026.
Good to know
Starters$7–$14
Mains$17–$28
Thai iced tea$5
Good forSpice loversVegetariansTakeout
Prices from Kin Khao’s online ordering menu, checked October 31, 2026. Tripadvisor rates it $$–$$$.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Kin Khao Thai Eatery
- Address1270 Front St, Ste C, Crescent City, CA 95531
- HoursTue–Sat 11 am–7 pm
Closed 2–4 pm and Sun–Mon - Phone(707) 460-6611
- ReservationsWalk in, or order pickup online
- Getting thereKin Khao is at 1270 Front Street, Suite C, about 0.2 mile from Lighthouse Cove RV Park via Sunset Circle and US-101.
- ParkingParking details aren’t posted by the restaurant or on Tripadvisor. Bring the tow vehicle rather than the rig.
Tripadvisor lists different hours, including Sundays. Google, Yelp and a 2025 reviewer say it’s closed Sunday, so call (707) 460-6611 to confirm.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Kin Khao
These are the Crescent City RV parks we have visited and written up. Drive times are without traffic.
Lighthouse Cove RV Park
A city-owned oceanfront park on the harbor with views of Battery Point Lighthouse, 91 full-hookup sites and a short walk to downtown.
Sunset Harbor RV Park
A budget full-hookup park across US-101 from the harbor, with sites from about $36 a night; it’s mostly long-term.
Village Camper Inn RV Park
A family-owned park on 22 wooded acres at the north edge of town, with 135 full-hookup sites and free cable TV.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Tue–Sat 11 am–7 pm
Ready for Thai on the coast?
Pick your spice level, order the spicy garlic chicken, and come before the 2 pm break.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Frank Schulenburg (Battery Point Lighthouse; CC BY-SA 3.0) and Andy Li (pad Thai and red curry; CC0); the images were resized. Food photos marked “not taken at” show the dish, not this restaurant’s plate. Area photos show the neighborhood, not the restaurant. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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