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Chao Baan will offer lunch and dinner service daily at 4087 Chouteau Ave., in The Grove. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
Chao Baan features an open kitchen. Shayn Prapaisilp said the kitchen staff includes King & I veteran cooks, as well as new hires. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
From left, cooks Tien Nguyen and Seng Gam and owner Suchin Prapaisilp in the Chao Baan kitchen Credit: Meera Nagarajan
From left, dishes at Chao Baan highlight northwest and southern Thai cuisine, like khao tod nam sod and beef nam tok. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
Shayn Prapaisilp said the som tum (papaya salad) at Chao Baan is more intensely flavored than its counterpart at sister restaurant The King & I. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
Shayn Prapaisilp calls khao tod nam sod a “labor of love:” balls of stir-fried rice are coated in egg and deep fried, then broken and served with bits of pork for a chewy, crunchy rice dish.. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
The restaurant will seat 80 in the dining room and another 20 on an upcoming patio. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
Space Architecture + Design created the look of the restaurant. “[It’s] clearly an Asian restaurant without the kitsch,” Shayn Prapaisilp said. Credit: Meera Nagarajan
The bar at Chao Baan will eventually prepare a tight list of cocktails featuring Asian spirits like Japanese whisky and shochu. Credit: Meera Nagarajan

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