Thai Boom is a little gem.  It probably wins the award for "most surprising."  Located on Venice in Culver City, it's not the greatest Thai place in the world, but it is PERFECT for takeout.

The restaurant is tiny, crammed into a strip mall.  Places like this, you are thinking, are dime a dozen in L.A.  Not so.  The prices are comparable to any other takeout, though perhaps a little cheaper.  But the food quality is definitely a step above.  We don't venture too far from the old faithfuls on this menu - the pad thai and massaman curry are great (ask for "spicy" on the curry unless you are a sissy).  We also love the pad kee mow (flat noodle and spicy sauce with choice of meat).

Again, we are not claiming this as the "greatest" thai place in L.A.  But this is a SOLID takeout location.  The prices are cheap and the food has never done us wrong.