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Chilli Thai
10889 Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 441-9443
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
41 reviews for Chilli Thai
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I was sitting in the office on a Friday afternoon craving some Thai food...so I call Chilli Thai on westwood...MISTAKE! I'm not sure if they don't put in as much effort on take out/delivery orders but this was not the bizness!
I ordered a Thai Iced Tea (that's where they got the 2 stars from)
-Beef/Chicken Satay: Horrible!! The chicken was damn near burnt...yes all 3 of them. The beef was okay...not as dry as the chicken. You should have seen the chicken there was NO juiciness to it...it was tough to bite. Just a HUGE Disappointment.
- I also ordered the Tom Yum Kai(Hot & Sour Soup w/ Chicken)-It was so-so. I had this EXACT same soup from Thai Fresh, and their version was MUCH better. :)
Oh and another thing...it took about an hour to get my food. My job is less than 5 mi. away...I guess that's what i get for being lazy...Womp- Womp
:(
-At least the Thai Iced Tea was good...but u cant really f-k that up.
A lot of Yelpers may be down on this place but I actually prefer it over other Thai chain restaurants in West LA. Years ago I was introduced to this place by a Thai friend who happens to be an incredible cook, and since then it has been the fall back alternative whenever I needed to take a break from Siam Chan.
They have a pretty good listing of all day specials for $6.50, and portions are always filling and generous. Typically I go for their duck noodle soup ($8.95) but this time I was in a rush so instead I decided to check out their bbq items. My Thai bbq combo ($8.95) came with a nice portion of succulent bbq pork spareribs that was tender with very few bones, but my dark meat chicken couldn't live up to the same expectation as it was dry even when dipped in the sweet sauce that came on the side. Without extra charge, I substituted shrimp fried rice with sticky rice and thought it was a decent complement to the two savory bbq items. For a quicky, this place certainly did the trick.
The setting is small and intimate. I sat among couples and groups that were either shopping at the mall or waiting for their movie to start across the street. Service-wise, it was a bit distanced and rushed but I too was on the go and wasn't expecting anything more. Three stars for good portions, noteworthy spareribs, and the chance to be in and out within a good half hour.
It's a Thursday afternoon, the movie across the road at the Landmark starts later and I fancy some Thai, so Chilli Thai it is.
I hadn't read the reviews below but I will concur - service is without too much of a smile (the check brought whilst I was still eating), and the food was a fine fast-food alternative. Actually, I quite enjoyed the Pad Thai and the fresh spring rolls - but I can see why people wouldn't be too impressed (if I'd actually chosen to come here for dinner with friends, then I wouldn't be too impressed either).
A note on the service - I didn't find it rude, just not overly friendly or warm. It may be a bit of the Asian politeness to do a job and leave the guest alone, and it might be that my server hadn't had training in how to smile more often to attract tips. I left her one anyway.
I wouldn't travel here to eat Thai, but if I was in the neighbourhood, with some time to kill, and an LA Weekly to read - this would do fine.
I was getting my car serviced down the street and decided to try something other than the Apple Pan.
I ended up at Chilli Thai--eating pig vomit in purgatory. I ordered the Cashew Nut Chicken Lunch Special (special like the olympics)-- I got something else. The sauce was water thin and tasteless. All of the chicken tasted like dark meat, though it looked white enough. I also ordered a cup of soup and was given a maybe 4 oz. container with two pieces of the same chicken as my Cashew plate and some soup.
I've said it before: I don't care about customer service as long as I get what I'm ordering. But the waitress was so impatient that when I hesitated on ordering the kind of soup I want, she just said "okay, soup" and walked away. I didn't get the kind of soup I wanted. But it was four f*ing ounces anyway... and I can understand her wanting to escape hell ASAP.
Beyond the restaurant's control, but a nice touch to finish off the experience: some older woman who had just gotten out of the hospital sat drinking a beer and complaining to anyone within earshot about how much pain she was in and what a hard life she had. Purgatory, pure and simple.
We have never been in the restaurant but order take out all the time. It is great! They deliver to our door in a very timely fashion with the food super hot. It always tastes great!
I would say anyone wanting thai takeout this is the place to order from.
I see a lot of reviews knocking this place for bad service... however, I've eaten here many times and I've never experienced any sort of attitude from the employees. The service is very Asian style, so I can see how some people might not like it... they pretty much take your order, bring you your food/drinks, occasionally fill water, but usually just leave you alone.
Anyway, I really like the food here... even though they're a little inconsistent. The freshness of the ingredients and the quantity of the ingredients vary from visit to visit. For example, some days I go, the Tom Kha Gai (chicken coconut soup) will be awesome, with very juicy and tender chicken pieces and nice fragrant herbs. Other days, the chicken will be all dried out and the herbs seem wilted and bland. The stir fries are inconsistent as well. Sometime, they'll be very well done, with a great balance of veggies and meat. Othertimes, there will be a ton of 1 or 2 ingredients (last night, 1/3 of our cashew beef was carrots) and very little meat.
Anyway, if you catch them on a good ngiht, their food is delicious. They've displaced Talay Thai as my favorite Thai place on the westside (Talay seems to have gone downhill lateley). Some of my favorite items here are:
Spicy Fried Rice and Spicy Fried Noodles - Standard Thai fare, but very well prepared.
Papaya Sald - My favorite papaya salad around. The shrimp pieces are well cooked, and the tomatoes and papaya strips are well marinated. Also, they put just the right amount of peanuts and brine shrimp.
Garlic Fish - Lightly fried fish fillets topped with delicious garlic sauce. A must try dish.
Decided to give this place a shot before a movie last night. Food was actually pretty good (Spicy Noodle and Pad Thai were both really tasty, and we were surprised by the portion and quality of the $6.50 "All Day Special,") but man! AWFUL SERVICE. Seriously made me lose my appetite (and based on reviews below, many yelpers seem to agree).
I don't know what what it was, but the lady was kickin some major 'tude throughout our entire meal. The restaurant was nearly empty but she wanted to first seat us right by a loud table. When I moved towards the table over, she seemed annoyed. She ignored us until we were ready to order, drinks and food at the same time. Every dish was plopped down on our table with not so much as a smile or announcement of what it was. Same thing with the check. At that point, my irritation really started to creep in...at the very least, a "thank you" when you drop off the check or as the customer is leaving would be nice.
She seemed ok with others around us, so maybe me wanting to sit at a different table set her off for our entire experience? Who knows, but who cares, because we're never going back.
I don't really like Thai food but this place is making me change my mind. I usually order take-out for lunch and I haven't been disappointed yet! They are super friendly over the phone and the service is fast. Judging by the reviews, maybe this place should stick to take-out/delivery orders only!
My favorite items are the pad thai and the red curry which is really delicious and packed with chicken and bamboo.
Nothing special here as far as the food goes.
The service is terrible. I've been here a few times, and each time I have felt that the waitress has a major attitude and lacks kindness.
Bleh. I wish I had checked Yelp before coming here last night. We went to see "Sunshine Cleaning" across the street at the Landmark.
Movie was over at 9 pm and we were starving!
I suggested that we get some Thai food since it's been a while.
My mistake!
The food was subpar and quite frankly, a waste of money.
We had the "fresh" spring rolls which consisted of merely cilantro, tons of lettuce, cabbage and cucumber. It fell apart when bitten into and just tasted bland and blah!
Next up was the chicken coconut soup. Ummm.. yeah. It came in a flaming pot and had the hardest to chew chicken I've ever tasted in my life. I had a piece and spit it out. However, the straw mushrooms were good. The soup itself tasted sour and didn't have the right consistency. It seemed to be watered down, and yes, I know it's soup, but it didn't have the density that soup should have.
Last dish was the tofu pad thai. It was slippery and watery as well, and had this weird taste to it, almost like someone went dose happy with the vinegar bottle. Blech.
I'm not coming back here. Especially since I dropped my fork 3 times before eating. The table was so damn slippery!
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Service was absolutly awful. Really. Bordering on rude. The food is fine enough, but don't go hungry.
All I can say is Ehhh.....
I was taking an afternoon run in the neighborhood and decided to go exploring around my new found home. I stumbled upon this restaurant on Pico and decided to try it.
I knew I shouldn't have walked in and gave them my business, since the hostess wasn't very nice (she opened the front door as I was browsing the menu like I wasn't there, and almost hit me!)! Oh well, I'm all about giving people second chances...
Anyways, I decided to get their Pad Thai to go. I always use Pad Thai as the indicator of coming back to a Thai restaurant; if it's good, I'm bringing people back! Was I disappointed!!!!
The Pad Thai was just bland and sweet, just like those "fake" Thai places. Ewww....usually you can taste the tamarind without the orange-colored noodles (I find that the really good places have the brown colored noodles). This Pad Thai was gross....
Definitely not going back here again...
We had just finished watching the 3 hour movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, across the street at the Landmark Theater. My friend announced she was starved. We asked the ushers for a nearby recommendation, they pointed across the street. A good eatery they said was Chilli Thai. We spotted an "A" rating from the view up at the Landmark. We decided to "chance" it.
There were only 2 other tables occupied when we walked inside. I grew suspicious of the stifling odor. Even more skeptical when the waitress acted all pouty when she took our order. Maybe she had a bad day, who knows?
I didn't time it, but it seemed like it took awhile to bring out my tofu vegetable soup. The broth was steamy hot, though skimpy on the veggies. I would order it again, a big bowl with extra veggies or extra broccoli.
I would not order the Prik King again. The sauce was over salted, though the green beans were extra crunchy. If they took away 90% of the sauce & added more green beans I would reconsider. The tofu was deep fried.
My friend ordered the All Day Special, c-1, BBQ Chicken. She said it was missing something. I advised her to ask for another order of sauce on the side & that seemed to help her out. She remarked that it still did not taste barbeque - ish. However her chicken pieces were decent sized & she ate it all up, see pictures.
This restaurant sufficed in a pinch. By the time we left, people had stood in line for a table for God knows how long. They were eager to take our seats. In my humble opinion, having been to about a dozen Thai restaurants around town, it was not worth the wait for dinner here.
Hey life is just too short. We waved down the attention of the waitress, a simple napkin elicited a sigh. Seriously the service sucked, big time. Must find a budget friendly restaurant that serves up decent food without a "Chilli" attitude close to The Landmark Theater. Lesson learned tonight.
Solid 3 Star Thai Dishes
in a Tiny Place on Pico Blvd.
Best Dishes
Chicken Coconut Soup
Spicy Salmon Stir Fry
Thai Iced tea
Beef Salad
SOoo bummed i found this place right before I moved...
I ordered some curry, combo fried rice and chicken pad thai and their coconut chicken soup and all were great.. still eating leftovers and loving it!!
Wow--this place has some SERIOUSLY bad service. Normally bad service doesn't bother me all that much, since I'm usually too wrapped up in conversation with my dinner mates to notice, but this service was so egregious, it started to make me anxious.
We were seated right away, but it took at least 20 minutes for someone to come over even for a drink order. We each asked for a glass of wine and a glass of water. Lest our waitress walk away, not to return for hours, we placed our food order at the same time. I ordered the Pad Thai, my friend got the salmon special.
Another 20 minutes went by and nothing came--no water, no wine, no food. Finally, I asked the waitress about our drinks, and she looked at me like I was asking her to sacrifice her first born and enter a life of indentured servitude, and said "yeah, soon." 5 minutes later she returned with the wine. (Which, by the way, tasted like the bottle had been open for about 2 weeks, but I gulped it down anyway because I was so thirsty and the water STILL hadn't come.)
Our food came soon after, and my pad thai was pretty decent, but my friend ate two bites of her salmon and pushed it away. We asked a few more times about water, and finally, when we were nearly finished with our meal, the waters arrived. The check came promptly soon after.
It gets two stars instead of one only because the pad thai wasn't bad. However, that will be my first, and last, Chilli Thai meal. It's pretty cheap and convenient to Landmark Theatres, but just not worth dealing with the awful service.
So, I just had what had be to among the worst customer service experiences ever! It is now 8:12 PM, and we're still waiting for food we called in at 5:20 PM. I called them for the third time after two hours and twenty minutes of waiting, they said the driver called us but we didn't answer. She had the wrong number. I asked her what number she called and she gave me some other number.
She argued with me back and forth, insisting that I didn't answer my phone. Of course, my phone works fine. I called it from my other cell phone.
I asked to speak to a manager. She put the phone down, five minutes later "She's busy, do you want the food or no?"
"Seriously? How long will it take."
"30-35 minutes."
"Is it even legal to deliver food that has been in the car for three hours?"
"Do you want the food, or no. 30-35 minutes."
"Can't you call the driver and ask him to hurry up, that we've been waiting and the food might spoil?"
"30-35 minutes" click.
So, order from here if you want average to tasty food, and a BOAT LOAD OF ATTITUDE, PISS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND FRUSTRATION!!! The sweet rice-mango dessert is excellent. Too bad you'll be gaunt and emaciated before it arrives.
We only came here for dessert, so I can't really talk about their food. They didn't seem too happy about us only coming for dessert, so the service was somewhat lackluster. Otherwise, the dessert was fine, but nothing to write home about (it seems anything is enough to yelp about).
The place is fairly small, dimly lit, and doesn't seem to ever be full (we came on a Friday night and it was mostly empty).
It was a 3 star night for Sarah G. and I. 5 stars for the company, since Sarah G. is a dream, but 3 stars for the food and atmosphere at Chilli Thai.
While Natalee Thai is some clean, good, White Man's Thai food, Chilli Thai feels a little more authentic, but isn't as good in my opinion. I got the $6.50 Super Special Amazing Silly All Day Foodriffic Meal with Pad Thai. It comes with a veggie egg roll and some white rice. As a vegetarian, I subbed vegetables for the chicken in the pad thai and added tofu (about 5 cubes) for $1.00, bringing my Super combo to $7.50.
Like Sarah said, this place is really small, definitely not a huge place. With its location next to the Westside Pavilion, there was a very diverse crowd in here! It wasn't filled with all Asian people like more traditional Thai places, nor was it filled with White people like Natalee Thai. It was right in the middle, which is how I would describe the food as well.
The pad thai was decent, but the broc in my noodles kind of had an oyster flavor to it. My egg roll was much smaller than Sarah's (that's what she said), but it was decent and the rice tasted like rice. The pad thai was even more slippery/gooey than I would have liked and it was overall just pretty ok. Not bad, not great, just ok.
However, with so many $6.50 all day combos that are about the same size as what you get at Vegan Glory or California Vegan (NOTE: All of the combos except for one do have meat, so this is not necessarily any more friendly of a vegetarian place as any other Thai place), just without the delish salad that you get at Vegan Glory and the disgusting salad you get at California Vegan. it's a good deal if you're just jonesing for a quick Thai fix.
Spiciest and most authentic Thai I've had in a restaurant yet. This killed my stomach. Awesome panang! Kinda small though.
The food's not that great. I'm not the biggest fan of Thai food to begin with and this place didn't help change that.
Bleh, it's ok. It's average take out thai food. The pad thai is kind of soggy and limp. The curries are oil slicks.
I used to love this place as a good alternative to eating at the westside pavilion. i would go here at least once a week and get their daily special which is only $5.95. I would get their chicken pad thai and a thai iced tea... which really are not that bad. It's good enough if you are craving thai food. However, I will NEVER go back because they changed the charge on my receipt. On my receipt it said that I had signed for $8.05... to my dismay, when I checked my online credit card statement, they had charged me $9.05. Only a dollar... I know, but it's still dishonest for them to have done that....! It's the principle damn it...
If you do go to this place... i'd suggest paying only cash... those shady people...
Here's what the website says:
"This tiny, dark, wood-paneled restaurant doesn't tend to get the big crowds, but it still can seem quite stifling, especially during sunny southern California days and balmy evenings, which explains why Chili Thai tends to be known more for their takeout and delivery. The extensive menu includes plenty of favorites, as well as an assortment of more unusual Thai dishes like spicy mint leaves and asparagus with shrimp and crab. Stop in Chilli Thai for a carry out place that dishes up Thai meals. Expect the average entre to cost under $8."
Yes, it's kinda small (not for groups over 6) and you'll have to park on the street or pay parking nearby. Overall, I loved this place. Big portions, good service. My favorite was the BBQ Dinner Combination for less than 9 bucks. BBQ pork spareribs, chicken, sliced beef with a huge side of shrimp fried rice. Very fiilling for big guys like me. It's called C17 on the menu.
After shopping at the Pavillion across the street, go here to get your fill and top it off at the Coffee Bean a few doors down.
Like the Gap Band says, "Outstanding".
My friends and I are fans of Chilli Thai - it's close, quick and tasty. It's not the BEST thai food you'll ever eat, but I personally think it is pretty good. They also give really generous portions, which could be a good AND bad thing. :)
But it is a "you get what you pay for" type of deal. It's cheap, a semi-hole-in-the-wall type place, with decent+ food. Lately I have been calling-in my order and having them deliver. Takes about 40 minutes or less, not bad!
Things that I have had recently that are good:
angel wings
pad thai
panang curry
I have to be a little pickier with Thai (and Indian -- and pizza and Chinese, come to think of it) than some other cuisines, if only because it's so dang easy to make it right, even though so many places seem to get it wrong.
We chose Chilli Thai based on the fact it is, well, Thai, and conveniently located across the street from the Landmark cinemas. (A full star just for getting us in and out in time for our film.) We were looking for something light and so ordered the veggie fresh rolls and individual soups -- veggie noodle and tofu soup for me, chicken tom ka gai for Laura.
Chilli Thai lost half a star based on the fact the fresh rolls weren't as delectable as those at Original Thai (is anything?), seeing as it was lacking tofu, and another half for skimpy portions -- the "four" rolls were actually two split in half, whereas you get a full four at OT. (I'm not Rain Man, it takes more than that to fool me). But the peanut dipping sauce was nummy enough to earn almost a half star. But since I don't give out quarter stars, CT loses. (I'll haggle with Yelp over half stars, but even I won't get so picky as to haggle for quarters.)
My soup was fine -- tasty broth, gobs of veggies -- but the "noodle" on the menu was apparently singular for a reason, as there were but a few measly strands in my bowl. Oh yeah, and any place that skimps on veggies by using heaps of cabbage automatically loses a star. Cabbage smells like feet and is for paupers, people. When I'm living in a sod hut, you can feed me cabbage. Until then, don't skimp on the greenery. Laura's soup was overly salty, said she, but I won't deduct another star and instead will just roll up "so-so soup" into one deduction across the board.
Will I go back? Well, I'll definitely be going back to Landmark, so if I'm craving Thai, I wouldn't mind stopping by Chilli Thai, hold the cabbage.
The pad thai was super, super sweet in not a good way. The rad nah was okay...while I was eating, these two ladies were at the door raving about how this was the best Thai food they've had. And I thought, What the hell are they talking about?, while I pushed around my food. To top it off, when some patrons left the ladies asked them what they ordered and they stood there raving some more about the food. I shake my head in disgust.
Please do not come here and think this is good Thai food.
A plus is you can park at the Westside Pavillion parking lot and walk over. That is the only plus.
This place is okay. Everytime I get something here, I always feel so dissatisfied, yet I keep ordering again.
So far, I've tried:
All day special:
Pepper garlic chicken
Pad Thai Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken
Chicken Chow Mein
Spicy Mint Leaves Chicken
Regular menu:
Combination Fried Rice
Catfish Supreme
Everything tasted very bland, like I just lost my tastebuds. The good thing about this place is that the food is not very salty, which makes it a bit healthier.
Cheers for the Volcano! Tender morsels of sweet & spicy chicken, drowned with hot broth over steamed veggies... The crispy calamari hit the spot too. What else... ah, yes, panang curry was very well cooked.
Come for a tasty late bite, the atmosphere is just what one would expect for this part of westwood, quaint, a little kitschy in an endearing sort of way.
On the night we went, the restaurant was empty. I think they had some friends visitng so all the staffs were sitting outside chatting. But that also meant bad service.... actually no service. They were so busy chatting that nobody paid attention to us. We had to walk up to them to ask for some water. Again, we walked up to them to ask for the check. Maybe I was in a bad mood already, so I thought their food didn't taste that good ,either. The made the chicken larb like a salad, mixing with lettuece and stuff. That's just wrong. And their food somehow didn't taste that authentic to me. It was just so different than the Thai food in Thai town. Here the dishes were.... sweeter. It tasted more westernized. Well, I don't think I'll be back again because of the bad service.
The food here tasty and authentic the night we went. The spicy mint dish with chicken was delicious and fragrant with an actual kick. Beef pad see ew was made well with lots of broccoli, bok choy, and crispy pieces of beef. Service was prompt and the price was right. Can't complain.
Disclaimer: So after opening the menu, Dave and I were instantly distracted by the $6.50 all day super special, because we just couldn't pass up the bargain so we did not try any of their specialty dishes at all, but our meal for two was only $15!!!!!!!
This is a really small venue, so groups shouldn't really come here, because there are only a few tables. They have a pretty big menu with all of the usual thai options. I wish I had ordered an appetizer like their deep fried tofu or maybe their deep fried bananas for dessert (yes yes, I like most other americans love things deep fried!!!!! ha) but I went with the all day super special with yellow curry chicken, veggie egg roll, and jasmine rice. The veggie egg roll could have been a little better I think, but the rice was good. I put some of the rice in with my curry dish mainly because the curry sauce wasn't quite as thick as I like it and the flavor wasn't quite as strong. I am a sucker for bold tastes in my food though, and for $6.50 i left pretty full and my wallet was happy!! You can barely get away from McDonalds nowadays spending that little on dinner with the rise in value meal prices and this place is WAY better than that!! And they also do take out, so if you don't like the small atmosphere just take some togo!! All in all, pretty decent thai, and for that price really who can complain????
Perfectly good Thai food for pre-movie dinner. We had a very light dinner.. . Tom Yum Tofu, which was great, and Pad Thai, which was too sweet.
The atmosphere is quaint and the crowd was all over the map. Common denominator was a lack of pretense, which I appreciated!
Service was very good.
I wouldnt make a special trip here, but I'd definitely come back next time I wanted a quick dinner before a flick.
Solid take-out / delivery fare. I have a strange addiction to the Yellow Chicken Curry. Spicy and delicious. :) The spicy noodle with beef is also great. My husband likes the "Chicken Volcano" - deep fried sweet and sour goodness. :) I haven't had much Thai food, but there are so easy to order delivery from and so well priced that they are one of my staples.
Delicious, spicy soup and wonderful pineapple fried rice. Amazing lunch deals for $6 or so. Dinner only a few dollars more. I think you can order them for dinner, too. Friendly staff and if you don't mind the decor, bring visitors there so they get some great Thai food for less than $10 pp.
The portions are pretty large and decently cheap. The combo fried rice was delicious and went well with the chilli thai chicken. The chicken coconut soup was a little bit sour but the mushrooms and chicken in the soup were really good. Drinking thai ice tea helps down the food a bit better. Although the place was a bit small, the waitress was nice.
More of a take-out place than eat in - it's always pretty empty whenever I go to pick up my food, both during the week and on weekends. I think it's good standard Thai food, one of the best on the Westside. I love the green curry. Don't get the eggplant dish. Also, their English is not always the best - I told them I don't want anything fried and then I come home and open up my seafood dish and it was all fried. Argh.
Found their flyer on our door when I got home from work, so my husband and I decided to have delivery. I was disappointed. I REALLY love thai, and I agree with Jenna R. that it should be easy to get it right, but there's always some place that gets it wrong.
We ordered so that we'd have lots of left overs - Yellow curry with chicken, combo fried rice, chicken pad thai, fried wontons, and 'crab angel' you know the wontons stuffed with crab and cream cheese?
The Fried wontons, should have been called wonton chips. They were supposed to be stuffed with chicken, but they were nearly flat in the center. Seriously, I didn't even taste anything in the center. The crab angels were good but they do use imitation crab, not a big deal for me .
I do give them two stars because we asked for eggless pad thai and fried rice, and they obliged, and that made my husband happy because he hates egg. But the pad thai tasted like orange sauce. I don't know if they do that for vegetarians to avoid the fish sauce, but it was gross. What's more the chicken in it tasted old. Like turkey the day after thanksgiving, very dry and kind of iron-y (the mineral iron). I don't wanna taste 'old' chicken in my pad thai. Or fried rice. My theory is, they have this stuff made for vegetarians, and then just added some left-over chicken. The rice tasted like chinese fried rice, and yes there are differences. Also they didn't give any limes with the pad thai!
As for the curry, I didn't taste it, but my husband liked it. He said it was spicy, and good. but he also liked everything else and so can't be trusted. He's against eating fish product as well, and loves orange chicken so that explains the orange pad thai. I even tried adding egg and fish sauce to the pad thai myself the next day, but it didn't overwhelm the orange and that horrible chicken.
I would sum this place up as a thai version of panda express.
I used to like this place...but I went there today after not having gone in over a year for lunch and it seems to have changed owners or cooks or something. The food was honestly crappy. I had the yellow chicken curry...the chicken was old and rubbery. Hard potatos and bland curry...If I get a case of the runs, I know why! My friend got the Peppered Garlic Chicken...same deal...maybe a bad day for chicken? This placed had never failed me before...til today.
I agree with Susie on this one. They modified my credit card receipt. I disputed the charges and won. However, as long as you pay in cash, the all day special is a pretty good deal. You get what you pay for.


