Stanford students and affiliates can get a Thai entree and beverage for $9.99 on select days starting Monday, Oct. 5, at HolyShred on El Camino Real.

The deal, available on select days for Stanford students and affiliates, comes from a restaurant co-founded by one of their own. HolyShred is a protein-forward Thai fast-casual brand co-founded by Jinny Akkaratatta, whom The Stanford Daily identifies as a Stanford communications major in the class of 2027, alongside two food-industry veterans.

HolyShred opened its Palo Alto dine-in location Aug. 8 at 3924 El Camino Real, in the former Siam Fine Thai space, as reported by Palo Alto Online. The 50-seat restaurant sits roughly two miles from Stanford's campus. Most dishes pack at least 40 grams of protein and are priced from $13.50 to $16.25.

Akkaratatta's co-founders are Thanat "Jackie" Jatuphattharachat, a former chef and software engineer who developed the recipes with help from chefs in Thailand, and Pearadet "Pete" Mukyangkoon, a former education technology founder. All three grew up in Thailand.

Akkaratatta interned at Mukyangkoon's former ed-tech company while in high school in Bangkok. In 2025, he pitched her on a fast-casual Thai concept. "He asked if I wanted to be part of it, and now here we are!" she told The Stanford Daily.

The restaurant soft-launched at Stanford before opening a takeout-only location in San Francisco in October 2025. The Palo Alto store followed this summer.

The best seller is the shredded chicken noodles ($13.50), made with vermicelli, housemade tangy-savory sauce, shredded chicken breast, Romaine lettuce and crispy spicy chicharron. The dish is popular in Bangkok and inspired the "Shred" in HolyShred.

All sauces except the Thai sweet chili are made in-house, including a smoky chili jaew from the Isan region and a king of curry mayo drawn from Massaman curry. The menu keeps evolving: the charcoal-grilled BBQ chicken rice ($15.20) was originally made with pork but switched to chicken thigh after the pork version sold poorly, and it became a top seller.

Mukyangkoon told Palo Alto Online the founders plan to "expand quite aggressively in the next 12 to 18 months," saying he believes there are more than 10,000 Thai restaurants in the United States but no comparable national chain.

HolyShred is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 9 p.m.