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Thai Cuisine · South San Francisco · Est. 2006

White Elephant Restaurant specializes in providing delicious and authentic Thai cuisine. The food we create helps nourish your desire for quality tasting dishes.

There are many options that you may select to help bring you closer to our “food-culture” found back home in Thailand.

The name


ช้างเผือก — Chang Puak — is Thai for “white elephant.” The restaurant is also known as Chang Puak and as The Original White Elephant: the same kitchen at 146 Hazelwood Dr., established 2006.

Mission statement


White Elephant Restaurant strives to bring you delicious and authentic Thai cuisine.

The menu


103 dishes across 12 sections: appetizers, soups, noodle soup, salads, curry, entrees, fried rice, fried noodle, special, side orders, beverages, desserts. Beer and wine are served; corkage is $10.

The black line-art mural along the dining room wall: an elephant carrying a crowd of characters, with a yellow band above.
Plate I · the mural along the dining-room wall
A cook at the prep counter, portioning ingredients for an order.
Plate II · the kitchen
A corner of the dining room with hanging plants, a rattan lamp, a small elephant figure on the wainscot, and a set table.
Plate III · the room
The Chang Puak crest: a crimson shield of kranok flame with an elephant in a roundel, lettered CHANG PUAK above and WHITE ELEPHANT below.
Plate IV · the crest