Signature Thai Cuisine near Lake Murray in La Mesa is an Asian-owned restaurant serving traditional Thai dishes from a menu that spans curries, stir-fries, noodle preparations, and a full bar program with wine and beer. The soft-shell crab preparations — sautéed in garlic-black-pepper sauce or wok-tossed into pad Thai with rice noodles — anchor the seafood section of the menu, a shellfish focus that distinguishes the kitchen from the grilled-protein emphasis at nearby Mediterranean spots like Petrinos Greek Restaurant. Khao soi, a Northern Thai coconut-curry noodle soup topped with crispy egg noodles and pickled mustard greens, represents a regional specialty rarely found on standard Thai menus in East County San Diego. The roasted duck entrées — one in panang curry with pineapple, another on a cabbage bed with tamarind sauce — use a 14-ounce breast portion, a protein weight that positions the dish alongside the larger-format plates at Lake Murray Boulevard neighbors like Maui Express. The kitchen's house-made tod mun pla — Thai fish cakes blended with red curry paste and sliced kaffir lime leaf, deep-fried and served with sweet chili sauce — applies a mortar-and-pestle paste preparation to fresh fish fillet.