Thai Comfort Food, Made Like Grandma's.
Baan Yai brings authentic, home-cooked Thai food to students on campus — slow-cooked curry pastes, charcoal-grilled skewers and street-cart favorites, made fresh every morning the way Grandma Sunee always did it.
More Than Food — A Feeling of Home
Baan Yai means “grandmother's house,” and it's run exactly like one. What started as Sunee's home kitchen in Bangkok now shows up every day at Station 8, carrying the same recipes, the same care, and the same open seat at the table.
For students far from home, Baan Yai isn't just a lunch option — it's comfort, it's acceptance, and it's proof that a campus meal can still taste like someone made it just for you.
Read Our StoryWhat Goes Into Every Plate
Four things every plate has in common, from the first order to the last.
Grandma-Inspired Recipes
Every dish traces back to Sunee's own recipe box — unchanged since Bangkok.
Fresh & Flavorful
Curry pastes, sauces and marinades made from scratch every single morning.
Fast & Made With Care
Wok-tossed to order in minutes — built for a schedule between classes.
A Taste of Home
Warm, communal and welcoming — a seat at the table for everyone.
Straight From the Wok
A few favourites from the menu — wok-tossed to order, plated in minutes.
Pad Thai
$14.95Rice noodles, tamarind, egg, beansprout, crushed peanut, lime.
Khao Soi
$15.95Northern Thai curry noodle soup, crispy noodle nest, pickled mustard green.
Som Tum
$9.95Green papaya, tomato, carrot, long bean, peanut, lime dressing.
Thai Chicken Wings
$9.95Fish sauce, caramel, fried garlic, cilantro.
Thai Tea Affogato
$8.50Hot Thai tea poured over Thai tea gelato.
Traditional Thai Tea
$5.50Slow-brewed, sweet and creamy.
A Thai Kitchen, Carried All the Way to Campus
Every curry paste is hand-pounded the way it's been done for generations — heritage technique, modern pace.
Hand-Pounded Pastes
No shortcuts, no jars — curry pastes are pounded fresh in small batches, exactly like Sunee taught.
Charcoal & Wok Heat
High-heat wok technique and charcoal grilling give every dish its street-cart char and smoke.
Passed Down, Not Written Down
Recipes that lived in Sunee's hands for decades, now written down for the first time — for you.
A Little Taste of Home, Wherever You Are.
Being away from home is hard enough without eating like it. Baan Yai exists for the student who misses a home-cooked meal, a full table, and someone asking if you've eaten yet — served fast enough to fit between classes.
@baanyaithai on Campus & Online
Pop-ups, plating shots and the scooter mural everyone tags — see what's cooking.
Right on Campus, Easy to Find
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Drop in your Google Maps embed here — Station 8, UCSD Campus.
Station 8, UCSD Campus
- 📍Station 8, UCSD Campus, La Jolla, CA 92093
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| Mon – Fri | 10:30 AM – 8:00 PM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hungry Yet?
Station 8 is open daily. Skip the line and order ahead, or come find the scooter mural.