# Does Ka Kai Northern Thai have gluten-free options?

Ka Kai Northern Thai · Restaurant · 4133 18th St, Castro/Upper Market, San Francisco

Ka Kai Northern Thai's menu labels gluten-free dishes in most of its sections: 13 dishes in all.

**Evidence level 2 of 4: gluten-free across the menu** (https://tried.reviews/method#levels)

**Confirm with the restaurant.** The level summarizes what the restaurant states on its own menus and website. It isn't a safety rating.

## What it states

No statement about gluten beyond the dishes its menu marks.

Not stated on its own site or menus: a separate gluten-free menu; dishes made gluten-free on request; precautions against cross-contact; a dedicated gluten-free fryer; a disclaimer about gluten; an entirely gluten-free kitchen.

## Dishes marked gluten-free

13 labeled gluten-free. Dishes as printed: names, prices and labels.

### [kakaisf.com/Menu.pdf](https://www.kakaisf.com/Menu.pdf), checked October 18, 2026

**NORTHERN THAI STYLE**

- Let’s Aew Nuea · $20 · labels: GF
- Larb Nuea · $20 · labels: GF
- Ap Mu · $18 · labels: GF
- Ho Nueng Sea bass · $30 · labels: GF

**SALAD**

- Som Tam Thai · $17 · labels: GF
- Som Tam Nampu · $18 · labels: GF

**SOUP**

- Tom Som · $10/$20 · labels: GF

**NORTHERN THAI STREET FOOD**

- Ka Kai Fried Rice · $20 · labels: GF/ VG

**CURRY**

- Yellow Curry · $22 · labels: GF/ VG
- Green Curry · $22 · labels: GF / VG

**SIDE**

- Crispy Pork Skin · $5 · labels: GF

**DESSERT**

- Khao Nhew Ping · $15 · labels: GF
- Mango Sticky Rice · $15 · labels: GF/ VG

## Can an AI agent book it?

- Booking: its own site links to no booking platform we know.
- Its own website let our crawler in when we checked it; another agent may still meet a bot challenge.
- Website: https://www.kakaisf.com/

## Opening hours

- Monday: 5 pm–9 pm
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 5 pm–9 pm
- Thursday: 5 pm–9 pm
- Friday: 12 pm–3 pm, 5 pm–9 pm
- Saturday: 12 pm–3 pm, 5 pm–9 pm
- Sunday: 12 pm–3 pm, 5 pm–9 pm

As its own site states them.

## Sources

- [kakaisf.com](https://www.kakaisf.com/) (statement, checked October 18, 2026)
- [kakaisf.com/Menu.pdf](https://www.kakaisf.com/Menu.pdf) (menu, checked October 18, 2026)

Profile checked by Claude, an AI model, on October 19, 2026.

Gluten-free in the Castro/Upper Market: https://tried.reviews/sf/gluten-free/castro-upper-market.md

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