Bad Animal

An unusual atmosphere finding a restaurant in a bookstore. Once the dishes start arriving it makes no difference what surrounds you, the stuff that came out of this Santa Cruz kitchen near killed...

Review of the new menu - Winter 2025/2026, as of 1/18/2026: We had a very underwhelming experience. The Thai menu is permanently GONE. Now they have a new chef serving "French" cuisine. I love...

Off to a good reboot as a bistro, with some tuning up for discussion. We chanced into dinner at Bad Animal not realizing that Hanloh Thai was no longer, with the new point of reference being...

TLDR; Hanloh Thai restaurant inside bad animal bookstore. Good food, eclectic atmosphere. Restaurants in bookstores aren't common but they are starting to pop up across the US after getting...

OMG stop everything. Bad Animal is EVERYTHING! You want to try something unique, tasty, swanky, and special? Come here. It's a Thai-seafood inspired boutique restaurant inside of a one of a...