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My honest review for this place is 4 stars, although i feel like I should give them 5 to help boost their rating! Seattle locals should know what a fine Thai restaurant they've got hidden right under their nose!
After footing it through downtown Seattle all day long- I decide to make my way back to the hotel. I've had MANY snacks and bites to eat throughout, but haven't had time to sit down for a real meal. I take the monorail back to my hotel and hit up my Yelp for Blackberry application to see if there are any good eats in the area! Thai food with a 3.5 rating, 100+ reviews? Hmmm- I'm a bit hesitant- but who cares! I'm starving!
This place was DELICIOUS! Much much better than some of the previous reviews has led on! The portions here are very big and are a fair price. The 'Tower' appetizer could be an entree itself! 3 plates stacked high with all sorts of yummy treats!(see pics) The Pad Thai was just as good as some of my favorite Thai spots back home, and the Chicken Curry was nice and spicy. I washed it down with a Thai beer- Singha, very light and very smooth. At the end of the meal they even bring you out a complimentary desert which is really tasty, little crepes with some kinda mushed leaf paste(sounds yummy, i know- but it is!)
If you're looking for good Thai food in the Seattle area, I promise you you'll love this place! Located a few blocks from the Space Needle, right across the street from Easy Street Records. 4+ stars!
Three good things about Racha:
1. The dining area decor is pretty, with cool giant flower lamps and elephant-etched mirrors. It is not at all a hole in the wall.
2. When I asked for spicy, I got SPICY.
3. They have a special with kabocha squash. Love. (Although it is not a vegetarian special. Weep!)
But overall, the food is pricier than your average Thai place, and not discernibly better. Racha is three-star Thai food, in a town rife with 5-star options.
Microsoft Prime 2009-2010
Ambiance: 4
Food: 3
Value: 3
With prime location at the corner of Mercer and Queen Anne, large Windows that opens up to both sides, and 'interesting' murals adorning the interior (not to mention a HUGE sign outside) Racha is definitely not shy.
They have a full bar inside the restaurant, making it a possible hang out in addition to a eatery. The open style kitchen, you can see them cooking your food (separated by glass), makes you feels like you're on a cooking show. And the murals... they're almost propaganda-ish. With additional lighting, plants, and the endless people walking by, there's enough eye candy to keep you distracted for hours.
...and the distraction is good, because the food is just okay. We had their shrimp and chicken curries along with a couple of appetizers. I would say that their food is too American. There's too much of a focus on 'sauce' as opposed to marinating and cooking in the flavor. The meats, while fresh, lacked lingering flavor.
We had a bit of the post-late-movie hunger, so after some thought-juggling, into Racha we went.
She had some type of curry soup and I got the Royal Sweet & Sour (with tofu). Surely it doesn't take much for me to like a good thai dish. I hate to feel compelled to expect high standarded food dining out when all that can make me happy is something that's at minimum simply satisfying. Great food and a good-sized bowl of brown rice, oh yeah.
Great designed thai-themed layout. Nice lighting for late dinner. Not someplace (north downtown) I frequent during the week, so perhaps weekends.
Usually I head over to Tup Tim Thai or Phuket but have wanted to try this place for a while now. Meh.
I had a late lunch here and was not impressed. The food was alright but I like T3 and Phuket better. All of the food was all overly sweet and the flavors lacked depth. The waiter also kept rushing everyone. She kept asking if she could take people's plates when they were quite clearly still eating...odd.
Not terrible, but for the price not worth it. They do have an early bird special (4-6) these days for $9.99 (limited selection. of normal menu items). At least I didn't pay full price...
I really only give Racha a 3 star for the ambiance and great location. The food is definitely not worth the high prices.
On my most recent visit, I ordered the panang curry with tofu. I ordered it 3 out of 5 stars. It was way too hot! Definitely not what I've had with other panang curries. The portion was also tiny...
Another person at my table ordered the phad kee mao with tofu. It wasn't nearly as good as versions I've had at much cheaper thai restaurants. I would feel ripped off even if these entrees were half the price!
Wow- monday night sucked! The blockbuster close to us is closing and apparently isn't renting movies anymore. That would have been nice to know before we spent 20 min wandering the store & picking up movies.
To soothe our angry consumer souls and empty bellies we turned to nearby Racha. I had a coupon! It saved us a ton, but take-out is still pretty pricey.
We entered the gilded doors & upon explaining our purpose were ushered towards the back & open kitchen. A very friendly take-out worker offered us water as we waited and tended to our every need & had us sit while we waited. Take-out like KINGS!
The food was just what we were craving and came with enough rice to satisfy both of us (choices of jasmine or brown). I had a stir-fry & the man tried a red curry. Deliciously sweet and saucy. And enough for lunch the next day.
3/4 point off for dinner prices. In a word- High. We got some of the lower priced items at $12.95. Most dishes were in the $16 range. Excellent service doesn't make up for expensive Thai when Thai can be had all over town. Another 1/4 point off for 3 star spicy out of 4 being not very spicy. Maybe it was just the dish. I will most def be back for some lunch & happy hour- sounds like a whole different scene.
Simply the best medium to high end Thai cuisine in Seattle. Great Atmosphere, great service and fantastic/authentic upper end Thai.
It was my first trip to Seattle and I was staying across the street at the Marqueen. We arrived fairly late so we wanted to find a restaurant nearby and were happy to find the cozy-looking Thai restaurant right away.
I ordered fresh spring rolls and one of my Thai favorites, the Larb Gai salad (ground chicken with spicy lime). The mint and cilantro in both dishes was divine and everything seemed fresh. I was asked how hot I wanted my salad and I said "very spicy," but it hardly had any kick to it at all. My companion got "very spicy" for his soup, and it was definitely more spicy than my salad, so it must depend on the dish. He got an eggplant and chicken dish that he said was delicious; the slabs of eggplant were huge!
We ordered hot tea, but unfortunately it wasn't very hot. The waitress did a good job of keeping our water glasses filled (though it wasn't really necessary for me with my less-than-very spicy salad). The staff were helpful and friendly and brought everything at the same time, just like we asked.
The atmosphere was pleasant. It was nice to be seated by the big window so we could people-watch, but it got to be a bit chilly every time someone opened the door. The back of the restaurant looked cozy and I could imagine hunkering down back there for a while.
All in all, it was a good experience. I'd recommend it!
Not bad Thai. Not great either. I liked that it was convenient to the Seattle Center and that they had a display of the special of the evening right when you enter. Kind of made it easy to order. We had a spring roll and curried seafood.
Like I said, it wasn't spectacular, but I liked the look of the place. Didn't think it was too cool of them to sit us right by the kitchen when we said we wanted a window seat. They could've sat us in the bar area by the window, but I think they wanted to make it easy on themselves when it came to servicing us. Still, they didn't charge us for my tea after I asked a second time for it because they forgot to bring it out with the rest of our order.
Pretty good Thai food, albeit a tad overpriced. You pay for the ambience. I ordered my usual, the pad see ew, which came with a surprisingly generous amount of chicken. It was actually TOO generous. I would have preferred that more noodles made up the bulk of the dish. Also, they make it with Chinese broccoli instead of regular broccoli, which, according to Wikipedia, is the correct way to cook pad see ew, but doesn't happen to be my preference. Without the crunchiness to complement the soft noodles the dish doesn't feel complete to me.
A-OK overall, but I won't be going back if I'm picking up the tab. $15 is kind of absurd for noodles, guys.
excellent happy hour deals, menu is also very extensive which is nice. not to mention, they have flat screens? awesome, no other asian places i know that have tvs with football going near the bar area.
We had tickets to see Carrie Fisher at the Seattle Rep. After scoring a perfect parking spot (a joy in downtown Seattle), we walked a few blocks to have some Thai food. The place was genuinely bustling with customers and waitstaff so we stepped in for a table. We were sat at a window table, always nice for people watching. Our server took a while to get to our table so we ordered everything at once, not wanting to miss him when he passed by again. We were hungry so we ordered one of the larger appetizers with two entrées. We usually split an entrée between us but it was our meal of the day and there was ample time before the show.
The "Tower of Appetizers" was an actual tower. Okay, not an actual tower but similar to what they use when you have proper tea... anyway, as with all of my reviews, photographic evidence can be found in the picture section. It came with crispy spring rolls, crab delight, chicken satay, and fried calamari. We could have made a meal of these alone but the entrees came shortly after the appetizer. I wish there would have been better timing but I'm not removing any stars for the kitchen's timing error.
My best friend enjoyed her Showering Rama (cubed spicy tofu with seared garlic served on a bed of lightly sautéed spinach & topped with peanut sauce). Her only criticism was that the spinach was sautéed because it was basically raw. She doesn't mind raw spinach but there was an expectation from the menu's description.
My dish was perfect. I chose their beef Pud See Ew (wide flat rice noodles stir-fried with egg, Chinese broccoli, and Thai soy sauce.) I didn't finish all of it and if we hadn't some place to be afterward, the remainder would have come with us. I didn't think it would keep in the car for several hours though so I left it sadly behind.
The bathrooms were clean and so was our table with place settings. The food was good and convenient to our location. The mural on the back wall was quite beautiful, I photographed that one in sections.
My complaint was with the service. We only saw our server twice and both times, he was a bit brusque. I had to ask for water a few times which is usually something that will stick out in my mind. The third time I asked, I gestured to my empty glass to another server who came over promptly and filled our glasses. And trust me, I'm not a difficult restaurant patron. I am just of the mindset that if you go out to eat and are served, the wait staff should check on you and not when they drop your bill off. The niceties at the end won't make up for lack of attention during the meal.
I'm not really a thai food expert...I feel i didn't even try thai food until sometime after college. That said, my Thai ordering repertoire consists of Pad Thai, curry dishes and maybe Panang Beef?
So a big group of us descended on Racha last Friday before watching, "The Hangover". Hilarious movie btw. Our initial party consisted of 4 people. We got a nice table. Ring-ring. Hey three more people were going to be showing up. We asked to be moved to a bigger table to accommodate the late comers. No problem. Typical pain in the rear group at this point. That said, the service was good. No problems.
On to the food. I ordered the yellow curry with chicken and pineapples. Aside from any reservations I may have had coming from the strictly Japanese style curry, I really like it. I have yet to meet a curry I haven't liked. Something about the pineapple really worked well with the curry and rice.
The Pad Thai tasted like Pad thai and seemed to be pretty good. Instead of boring you all with unnecessary details, I thought everything was good. Not amazing or anything, but what do I know? I don't feel compelled to give this place more than 3 stars, but for the price it's not bad. At least the servers didn't break up the veggies over the pad thai bare handed like they did at May restaurant after touching money/dish cloths. May restaurant...shudder...
Decent Thai food, but a little on the expensive side. Came here with my parents...not extremely busy, wait staff was nice, albeit a bit too revealing. When considering canceling an order, the Thai (or some other Asian) waiter was like "please, i'll have to eat this myself, and I don't eat Thai, I eat McD's" - just a bit TMI.
Definitely a nicer restaurant, decor was tropical, ambiance was better than your typical Thai restaurant, but the specialty dishes were just pricey. Maybe I just didn't get the right combination of dishes...we had:
Racha spring rolls: your typical Vietnamese spring rolls w/fresh shrimp w/radish, some veges, and peanut sauce
Papaya salad: spicy and tasty, but I (personally) didn't like the little dry shrimp in it.
Special catfish: ordinarily would have been tasty...came w/a slight curry sauce, but....
Duck curry: drowned out the taste of the catfish and made it irrelevant. Don't order these 2 dishes together, pick 1. The duck curry was fairly expensive at $25, but it came with a generous portion of duck, and the curry sauce was much more flavorful than that of the catfish.
Pud Kee Mao: I've never ordered this, but opted for it over the pad see yew to get something new. Felt like the basil would be better than the sweet sauce. The flat noodle w/chicken was ok, nothing to write home about.
Overall the restaurant was decent but costly for what it was. Not really much of a scene to speak of.
Man, there are so many options for Thai in Seattle, but Racha is a place I've liked going to many times over the years.
The dishes are always top notch and very fresh-tasting. Monday night a group of us made a stop here, and had an excellent meal. I'm a Phad Thai freak, so I went with the basics: chicken Phad Thai (with spice level of 3). For this meal, I'd have to say the plate of note was the Duck. Damn, I just had a few bites, but the flavors still haunt me!
The service is also is also excellent.
As we were leaving, the server asked if we wanted to box our food, and he as we hesitated to answer he informed us they give their left over food to the homeless---kudos to Racha to helping out the local community.
I remember coming here years ago and listening to a live band in the dining area. They were awesome.
On a personal note, this place is notable because, back in the day, this was the place where I had my very first cocktail (I was 30!). It was yummy.
The food is good, and even better than some of the other QA Thai restaurants. But every time we've gone, something goofy happens. They lose our reservation and we have to wait forever or they forget to bring some of the food and it never comes. The last time we were there, in the middle of our meal, they asked us if we could move to another table. Who does that? But we said okay, and they offered to comp one of the entrees. So they took our table and combined it with another table for a larger party I guess, then didn't use it. Weird. And they didn't comp the entree until we reminded them and then it was like we didn't know what we were talking about.
We haven't gone since because there are lots of Thai restaurants with good food where odd things don't happen.
Ambience - A
Staff - A+
Food - A
Price - B
I went for lunch with my friend around 2:30 this past Saturday and was promptly greeted by a host/server (who ended up being our waitress) with a big smile and welcome - I love the Thai people!
Grabbed the table in the front with the corner window so we could people watch... very clean establishment...
Wanted to try anything but my proverbial "standard" phad thai to see if a restaurant is good. So, I asked my server which were popular dishes for curry and also the chicken dish...
So, we were highly recommended the
- Panang Curry (w/ shrimp) - perfectly spiced 1 star as my friend can be a little faint of heart with heat... so I asked for the spice accompaniments on the side - love the chili fish sauce - adds another flavor!
$15.50
- Lemon Grass Chicken - savory and moist boneless chicken thighs marinated in soy, garlic, lemon grass and lime leaves... great flavors!
$13.95
also, ordered jasmine and brown rice.
The total would have been around to $36 before tip and my friend ordered a coke...
but thank goodness Racha is listed in the Entertaiment book and I had a coupon to take $10 off... So, with tip... I paid around $32... a little pricey, but delicious.
Good service, cute place, average food.
5-stars for doing everything right everytime I've tried Racha out. Lunches here are consistently good. Today we were all served complimentary cucumber & tofu soup and mini-spring rolls upon being seated. I ordered the #16 Tom Ka soup, which is a coconut broth with mushrooms, chicken and flavorful roots and cilantro. My spice preference moved up a star today, 3 is now my level of choice! Add some brown rice to this large bowl of creamy goodness and you're in for a delicious meal. It is so flavorful - I love it!
They serve a complimentary spoonful of coconut ice cream with a small cookie too.
Great service, nice atmosphere, reasonable prices - I'm going with a 5-er and I'm sure my gal pals and I will return regularly. Really, who can eat BBQ for lunch and have any hope of feeling good the rest of the day??
Ok, this review is for one thing only: the Ba Mee Duck Soup.
Everytime my partner and I come to Racha, we always order this with a round of Singapore Slings and/or Mai Thais. Nothing else. Ever. So I can't speak for the appetizers or entrees or anything else on the menu.
However, I can speak for the duck soup and IT IS AMAZING!!!!
You get a bowl of this rich, delicious dark broth swimming with the perfect amount of ba mee noodles. I've tried to duplicate this broth over and over again to no avail. There's something secret and tasty in there that I can't figure out. Add to that, perfectly sliced and cooked flavorful shitake mushrooms and baby bok choy that truly are baby. They're about 1-2 inches big and the brightest, most vibrant green I've ever seen. And then there's the duck. Half inch slices of tender duck with a delicious fatty layer of skin. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
If you've never tried the duck soup, I highly recommend it (unless you don't like duck or soup for that matter). It's the only thing that keeps me coming back here and at $9.95 a bowl, its a steal.
Along with that you also get complimentary crepes after your dinner, I think they're filled in a banana custard or something. We once sat at table in full view of the crepe station. It 's a hoot watching the woman make the crepes. She does it so effortlessly with the most bored I-so-don't-want-to-be-here look on her face I've ever seen.
Fortunately I don't live on Queen Anne or else this would become a dangerous habit.
THE BEST CHICKEN PAD THAI EVER, and I absolutely love their crying tiger salad. I had my 30th birthday dinner at Racha...my 32nd birthday dinner (same night as my bachelorette party)...and I hope to enjoy many more celebrations there. Love this place!
Fancy Thai restaurant with consistent taste and flavors.
Racha is clean and a good place to drop by when you need a quick bite to eat.
Prices are slightly higher than other Thai restaurants, but that is just the cost of having a high trafficked location.
Thai food here won't disappoint you,but you won't be wow'd either.
Crazy delicious. Nice atmosphere. Good drink list. Strawberry martini is excellent. The non fried spring rolls are excellent (which I normally don't like). The food is excellent and quite unique (more like Asian fusion). He complimentary dessert was vey good and a nice touch.
A-OK Thai option near the Key. Was here tonight before heading to the Sparks vs. Storm game. Tried the Pad See Eew with Shrimp (very good), one of their stir fry options with chicken & tofu (wish they would have seared the tofu before stir frying as it did not look as appealing when plated), their New York strip appetizer with a vinegar dip was just ok - (wished I ordered plain ol fresh rolls to start). Service was swift and atmosphere was nice overall. There are better Thai places than this - but if you are looking for a convenient spot right before a game or event at the Key, this could be a good alternative.
Racha has a ridiculously long menu, but there are some gems among the over 100 items listed there, with an incalculable number of possible combinations of those choices. Yum.
On the appetizer list, the "savory lamb satay" is indeed savory, actually downright scrumptious.
Noodles are noodles, really--so I haven't tried any of the pud thai or see ew style, but usually skip right to the thai stir-fry dishes. I think that's where you can really get a feel for the skill back in the kitchen. . . the prikkhing prince was a bit oily, and oily green beans aren't cool, but they were still pretty tasty. The garlic delight, was again, fittingly delightful--a delicious choice. This one is probably my favorite so far--go with four stars.
Racha is definitely a neighborhood favorite. I wish the prices were about $3 less per entree, then I would be much happier in life. Also, I'd be happier if they were open a little later on Sundays, just for me.
Yes, I should try the noodles ("noodle" is in the name of the restaurant), but do I need the extra gluten, really? The other dishes are fantastic!
But if you are in to it, try the lamb. It's lambo-riffic.
Racha is a staple for our team lunch, since I work near by.
Really good when you have a large group, because most Queen Anne restaurants are so small they can't really accommodate groups larger then 5. Not so with Racha.
The Thai food here is solid, I generally get the Pad See-Yew or Wonton Noodles, both are good. Although maybe a little more expensive than other Queen Anne restaurants, as far as lunch goes.
And I always like the little freebies, soup before lunch, cookies and ice cream after.
If you like bland food or being close to Seattle Center, Racha is the place for you. It can be a place for groups and the menu is large, but the food is so-so at best. Waiting for a table on a busy night adds insult to injury.
Location is easily this place's best asset, as you don't have to park twice when going to the theater. Still, with Orrapin at the top of Queen Anne Hill, why bother?
Racha is one of my faves to hit up in QA. The food is always fresh, and I love the fact that you can see the kitchen. For me, that's always a big plus. Big favorite there are the spring rolls (of course!) and soup. Yes, soup. Any soup on the menu for that matter. The waitstaff is always super friendly and I have never had any issues in that regard. The drinks are great, and the Thai Me Up is fantastic and comes in a adorable little tiki man glass... from what I can recall.. ;)
The automatic sweets that come after the dinner can be great. Love the crepes filled with the magic goo that make my heart swooooon.
How can you not be a fan when they serve you 12 jumbo scallops in lieu of the tradional small bite scallops. Granted, it was a mistake but one we appreciated. Then they comped us a desert of our choice for the inconvenience. The food is on par for Thai and the menu is large enough to leave even the pickiest eater satisfied.
My husband and I came to Seattle a few weekends ago to visit the Convalescing Man, who just that morning, 8 days post-surgery, decided that he was quite hungry.
So, Convalescing Man and his family and my husband and I went to Racha for lunch. Then, having eaten little but bananas and rice and other bland foods for the past week, he awakened his taste buds with duck, pork noodles, chicken larb, green papaya salad, and sticky rice with mango.
The kitchen is located in the middle of the restaurant. There the cooks practice their craft behind the glass that seals off the kitchen, so it looks something like an aquarium full of cooks, which I like very much. I like to see my food being made.
This place was quite satisfactory to my own tastebuds as well, and it was good to see Convalescing Man enjoying his lunch so much.
They have good quality dishes, but there's a weird paradox of never knowing what to get when I look at their menu. My mind goes blank and nothing particularly piques my interest.
But there are a few outstanding items that I will love forever. The first is their Crab Rangoons. They have real crab in them!!! The filling has a fresh cream cheese flavor to it and is accented with savory green onions. Most of the time, crab rangoons are merely crispy wonton wings with a dollop of crabless cream cheese, but Racha's rangoons feature the filling and give you a good mouthful in an eggroll wrap. The best ones I've ever had.
Another dish we get whenever available is the spicy sashimi plate, typically with hamachi. Absolutely delicious. They take thin slices of raw fish and serve them on top of wasabi sprouts and a fabulously spicy sauce made up of ground peppers, some vinegar and fish sauce (I'm guessing here). I would buy that sauce in vats.
Then they pass the ultimate test of a good Thai restaurant. Phad Thai. I got their New York steak Pad Thai when it was served as a special last year and it was fantastic. The steak was tender, cooked perfectly, well-seasoned, and had that smoky char-broiled flavor. The Phad Thai noodles were perfectly cooked and succulent so they had that coveted chewy "bounce" and the sauce was spot on.
Their service is very attentive and friendly. We've never had any complaints about them. They are a bit pricey and they use inordinately large plates that cover the entire table in a logistical mess. Order accordingly.
P.S. Do not get the Lamb Lamb Lamb appetizer. It looks and feels exactly like poo on a stick. especially when dipped in the peanut sauce. We were extra disappointed because they accidentally brought us someone else's lamb chops first. Then they corrected their mistake and brought us a plate of feces.
My husband and I have gone here fairly often. Its location right by Seattle Center makes it a good choice when we are attending an event of some sort there. The food is consistently good. The service is efficient. They are bit on the pricey side (a few dollars more per dish than you'd pay at most Thai places). We have a Passport card that gets us 2-for-1 dinners here, which brings the prices more back in line with what we'd pay elsewhere. If not for that, we'd probably not visit Racha as often.
I've also come here for a few large group lunches and, on that front, have no complaints. Same good food. And they've always been accommodating to our groups, one time adding an extra table when we had more folks than originally expected show up, and never making us feel rushed or inconveniencing.
If I'm seeing a show around the Seattle Center I've been known to come here for dinner. It's Thai food you can't really screw it up, plus they participate in the Entertainment Book.
My most recent trip was a few weeks ago, my gay boyfriend #1 (GBF#1) and I came here one night for dinner before seeing a show at Book It. We started with the crab delight, unfortunately they weren't all that delightful to me, too much cream cheese not enough crab. For my dinner I had the Pud See Ew with chicken asking for four stars, it was more like negative one star, like always, not spicy enough for me but it fresh tasting and had a nice non-spicy flavor to it. GBF#1 had the garlic delight with pork 2 stars and his was more like 1 star, the broccoli in his was perfect I kept stealing a few pieces here and there and the pork was still tender. There was enough for leftovers I was hoping that maybe the next day it would get spicier but nope it didn't, oh well, that's what I have chili sauces for. If they could up their spiciness for me I'd up my star rating for them.
I love eating at Racha Noodle & Thai on Queen Anne. The food's consistent and flavorful. I've never been disappointed when I'm dining here and its often. It also helps that they accept the Microsoft prime card which is BOGO free which saves a lot on dining out. The wait staff are super nice and attentive so this is always a plus. If you live in the city and don't mind driving to queen anne for some delcious thai food then you definitely should check this restaurant out.
I've gone there twice since moving into the neighborhood. I went there first and ordered take out, I have a thing for fresh veggies and wanted to try the phad kee mao. The server asked me, "you're the one that ordered the tofu phad kee mao?" I said yes. Being in a rush to catch the bus back home, because I was STARVING, I just grabbed the bag and left.
When I got home, I realized they had given me someone else's chicken phad thai, but the noodles were so over cooked and the sauce tasted tangy (like it'd be rotting), I threw it out. Very disappointed and still hungry.
I then met a friend there for lunch hoping that it was would be better, and was approached promptly. I ordered the phad kee mao again (and got it). it was alright, absolutely nothing recommend to anyone. And I ordered a drink, a mint julep. This drink literally took them 20 mnutes to make. My friend and I looked over at the bar to see them pulling out the book for instructions!!! When I got the drink, it was HORRIBLE. I felt bad sending it back, but there was no way a drunk monkey would drink that.
All in all the service was ok, the atmosphere is great, though. Food, I'm sure you could find somewhere better AND cheaper to go.
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was there a few days ago. they got the spice part better than before. I said 5 stars and I actually had chili peppers in my food. awesome. now if only they could do it even more...
Ordered four dishes and they were all good. The service was good and the place was very clean and well maintained.
The best experience ever!! Sky & I were headed to Dane Cook on his birthday and were wandering around beforehand trying to find a place to eat....not such a good idea being that everything was packed and wait times were 50 minutes plus....but I noticed Racha and despite his uneasiness about it he gave in and I am so glad he did!! Upon being seated we were asked by the cutest waiter guy ever if we had plans to be somewhere and what time, after checking the clock he said we would be just fine and he was on a mission to make sure! :) We ordered the appetizer platter first which we both loved and I was so happy about that being that it was Sky's birthday and would have felt bad if he hated the dinner!! But we absolutely loved everything. The very best part was that our waiter literally was running to make sure we got our food and drinks quickly, great service, and he even ordered us each a shot on him!! The waiter and I surprised Sky with a yummy vanilla ice cream with white chocolate chunks birthday treat with a candle in it and they all sang happy birthday!! It was one of our best times out and we will never forget it!! Hopefully the waiter enjoyed his $20plus tip :) And we made it to our show with plenty of time!
I've never been to Thailand, unless you count a day spent loitering in the Bangkok and Chiang Mai airports with a cohort of brandy-swilling college classmates, but my guess is that Racha is the real thing. I lived four blocks from the place for 25 months before trying it, thinking it looked too fancy to be any good. But when I finally went with some relatives last Saturday, I found the first green curry I've ever encountered in the States that wasn't oversugared. (Never been to Thailand, like I said, but my sister-in-law is Thai, and I used to eat Thai food in Hong Kong.) Plus very yummy spring rolls, and good plain old-fashioned stir-fried bok choy and snow peas with nary a glop of corn goop in sight.
I guess you can't judge a Thai restaurant by Chinese-restaurant principles. With Chinese restaurants, the grubbier the premises, the tastier the grub. With Thai food, I'm beginning to suspect, grubby goes with over-sweet.
So Racha has provided me with a new hypothesis to test. So much the better.
When Thai Tom won't serve you late, this is where you go. The best thing about this place is that it serves you late! Till midnight. This sometimes can mean lousy food, but that isn't true here.
The atmosphere is artistic and tries to be a little fancy but going in casual gear without reservations is the norm. They have great murals, low lighting, interesting metal art and comfy benches. The staff here is above par. They are friendly, quick, and really try to give you a good experience without being pushy or fake.
The noodle dishes are amazing and they categorize their food by the noodle. Very classy. Great curry with fresh veggies and meats. Good appetizers. And they even serve vegan dishes. Only thing lacking is the hotness. You ask for three you get a 1. So if you want it spicy tell them you want a REAL 3 or that you want to see through time, they'll get the idea.
Yeah, this place is nothing like PF Chang's or any of the pseudo-fancy-Thai you can get in CA. Trust the locals. We know good Thai.
Neighborhood: Queen Anne
Category: Thai
Neighborhood: Queen Anne
Category: Thai
Neighborhood: Queen Anne
Category: Restaurants
Neighborhood: Queen Anne
Category: Thai
Neighborhood: Queen Anne
Category: Thai
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