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Owner story · South Philadelphia

“I will cook memorable food from my grandmother’s recipes…”

Chef Locket · Chef and owner, Ratchada Thai & Laos Cuisine

2,695deliveries by PinkbotSince April 2026
$129Kof Ratchada’s food deliveredSince April 2026
Ratchada at night, its red neon sign over a lantern-lit window on 11th Street
A row of carved wooden elephants at Ratchada

11th and Washington

A Chiang Mai childhood, cooked from her grandmother’s recipes.

Donrutai “Chef Locket” Jainon grew up in Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand, and cooks from her grandmother’s recipes. Ratchada came first. Visit Philadelphia calls it the “older sibling” of Grandma’s Philly, her Thai BYOB on Walnut Street, with a menu that has “a sharper focus on tradition.”

“I am honored to serve and share my childhood dishes with you.”Chef Locket, on the website of Grandma’s Philly
A booth under a gilded carved wall piece, with a table set with food and fresh vegetables

The menu

Thai and Lao cooking, side by side on one menu.

Crispy deboned duck and shrimp wrapped in crispy egg noodles from the Thai side. Laab with roasted sticky rice, grilled Lao sausage and a papaya salad with crab paste from the Lao side. Philadelphia Magazine calls Ratchada “sort of an unsung hero of our Thai and Laotian scene.”

Crispy deboned half duck, fresh mango, tamarind sauce

Thai · The house duck

Ratchada DuckCrispy deboned half duck, fresh mango, tamarind sauce
Grilled pork sausage with lemongrass and kaffir lime

Lao · Sausage

Sai KrogGrilled pork sausage with lemongrass and kaffir lime
Green papaya with crab paste and fermented fish

Lao · Papaya salad

Som Tum LaoGreen papaya with crab paste and fermented fish
Jumbo shrimp wrapped in crispy egg noodles

Thai · To start

Koong SarongJumbo shrimp wrapped in crispy egg noodles
With peanut sauce and cucumber vinegar

Thai · Skewers

Chicken SatayWith peanut sauce and cucumber vinegar
Sweet sticky rice, ripe mango, coconut sauce

Dessert

Mango Sticky RiceSweet sticky rice, ripe mango, coconut sauce
Ratchada’s dining room at night through the front window, under a woven lantern

Delivery from 11th Street

Pinkbot has delivered Ratchada’s orders since April 2026.

  • Since April 28Pinkbot made its first delivery from 1117 S 11th St on April 28, 2026.
  • About 16 a dayDelivered on an average day this fall.
  • 527 in OctoberOctober 2026 was the busiest month so far.

On 11th Street since 2012. With Pinkbot since April.

  1. Dec 2012Ratchada opens at 1117 S 11th St, in the former Café de Laos.
  2. 2022Chef Locket opens Grandma’s Philly, a Thai BYOB at 1304 Walnut St.
  3. Apr 28, 2026Pinkbot makes its first delivery from Ratchada.
  4. Oct 2026527 deliveries, the busiest month with Pinkbot so far.

Visit Ratchada

A Thai and Lao BYOB at 11th and Washington.

1117 S 11th StPhiladelphia, PA 19147
Order online(215) 467-1546ratchada.net
Sticky rice in a woven basket with sausage, pork cracklings, chili dips and vegetables on banana leaf
“Thai and Lao cooking is full of bold flavors, family traditions, and recipes meant to be shared.”Ratchada’s own words. Its sister spot, Grandma’s Philly, is at 1304 Walnut St.

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