# Le Thai > Chef Dan Coughlin's Thai restaurant on East Fremont since 2011, known for short rib fried rice and 3 Color Curry; second location on W. Charleston. - Trade: Restaurants - Location: Las Vegas Valley (serves Las Vegas Valley) - Website: https://lethaivegas.com/ - Phone: 702-778-0888 - 702 Alliance status: Listed: researched from public sources, not yet claimed by the owner - Profile: https://702alliance.com/members/le-thai/ ## Start with the short rib fried rice Le Thai calls its short rib fried rice one of its most famous dishes: beef pulled from short ribs, stir-fried with egg, garlic, onions and cilantro and the house waterfall sauce. The other plate the restaurant hangs its name on is the 3 Color Curry, red, yellow and green curries blended together with all their vegetables. A few more from the menu: - Thai oxtail and meatball noodle soup - Papaya salad and larb, served with sticky rice or lettuce for wrapping - Pad Thai, pad see ew and drunken noodles (pad kee mow) - Tom yum and tom kha soups - A daily and weekly specials board ### The chef Chef Dan Coughlin’s mother and grandmother were born in Thailand, and he grew up in his mother’s restaurant. The traditional side of the menu comes from their cooking; the fusion dishes are his own. He opened the Fremont Street restaurant on November 1, 2011, at a time when, as he told Travel Nevada, downtown was still fairly bare. ### Downtown or west on Charleston Le Thai Downtown sits on East Fremont, with a patio facing the street, a remodeled dining room in back and a full bar. Reservations are taken through Resy, and the restaurant books buyouts, birthdays and company events through its website. Le Thai 2 is in Rancho Plaza in the Medical District, a few minutes’ walk from UMC. Coughlin bought his first restaurant space in that plaza in 2006 and came back in 2018 to open a takeout-focused second location. A remodel has since given it a 40-seat dining room and a 14-seat bar, with happy hour Monday through Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m. **Downtown hours:** Mon–Thu 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sat noon–11 p.m., Sun 4–10 p.m. **Le Thai 2 hours:** Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Sat noon–9 p.m., Sun 4–9 p.m. Both close Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. ## Visit or contact Le Thai **Le Thai Downtown:** 523 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-778-0888 **Le Thai 2:** 2202 W. Charleston Blvd., #5, Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-675-3892 [Business website](https://lethaivegas.com/) Researched September 26, 2026. [Source 1](https://lethaivegas.com/menu/); [Source 2](https://lethaivegas.com/le-thai-downtown/); [Source 3](https://eastfremont.com/le-thai-las-vegas/); [Source 4](https://travelnevada.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Winter2021-small-noindicia.pdf); [Source 5](https://lethaivegas.com/le-thai-2/); [Source 6](https://lethaivegas.com/contact/). This is an independent directory listing, not a claim that the owner has joined or installed a badge. For a correction or removal, [contact Cody](mailto:cody@702alliance.com). Listings are free and badges are optional. --- From 702 Alliance (https://702alliance.com/members/le-thai/), a free directory of independent Las Vegas Valley businesses. Corrections: cody@702alliance.com.