Thai Kitchen

Love the honey barbecue pork, pad see ew and pad Thai. Not a fan of their curry. Customer service is great whether ordering by phone or dining in.

I had to do a late assignment in Union City and wouldn’t have enough time to make it back to San Jose for dinner, so I decided to eat before head home. As I pulled into Chevron gas station, the delicious smell that came from Thai Kitchen made me decide to give their food a try.
Since it was my first time trying Thai food, I needed a bit help selecting one. The waitress was very friendly and helpful. After learning that I don’t like spicy food but love sea food and veggie, she suggested a dish that had fish, egg plant mixed with other veggies along with some steamed rice. It was delicious!!! I definitely will go back and try out other dishes that they offer, well, of course, I meant the ones that are not spicy.

First time here today. Came here with hubby and nephew after church. Most everything we ordered was super yummy!

Ordered pick up for pad thai chicken and drove home thinking thats what it was. Ended up giving me the wrong order of kung pao chicken. Had to drive all yhe way back just to exchange the dam order. And they were rude about it

Good Thai food at a good price. This is a low key place with a simple if old fashioned setting.

This food at this place is no more than 2 stars. Service is horrible. We have to flag waitress for our food and even to get the check. First time and last time customer.

Whenever I go to eat Thai, I usually get the same thing. chicken pad see ew and get a side of curry sauce. Since I was trying a new restaurant, I decided to try a new dish. I usually eat yellow curry but I got the red curry chicken dish and I enjoyed it. Red curry seems like it’s a bit spicier than yellow curry, but it’s mild still.
My dish came with bamboo, peppers and chicken. Even though the bowl doesn’t look very big, it definitely filled me up. Comes with a side of soup before your meal and a side of rice with my chicken curry. I tried my friend’s pad see ew, and it was okay. I think it was nice to try something new for a change.
The service was good too– when one lady came to check on us and tried to clear our plates before we were ready, we told her we were still working on it. She was friendly and let us talk for a good 20 minutes before coming back to give us the check. I appreciate places that don’t rush you out the door and allow you to take your time to finish and pay. The prices were cheap too-​meal cost under $ 12 for the dish and a Thai Iced tea.

Eh. It’s ok. Let me explain.
First, don’t dine in if you have kids. They seem to really dislike children, and complain they are dirty. Uhm if you open a restaurant int eh suburbs, there will be kids. If you wanted kid-​free customers open in SF.
I like that the tofu curry is actual soft tofu as opposed to the fried tofu you always get elsewhere; this alone may by the only reason I return for takeout. I liked the red rice.
Larb was ok but dry. Curry was runny.
«Crab» fried rice is with imitation crab and not noted on the menu. wtf. I felt totally cheated. And have never been to a Thai place that used imitation crab. Ugh. Terrible.
Dishes aren’t that spicy and on the bland side. Not very authentic Thai but it’s close in a pinch.

The place is very good and close to where we live. The mall is currently under construction and still is open. Overall, the prices are reasonable and the food is very good. Service is great as well. We ordered the soup, very creamy and great (seafood Tom Kha) was nice and hot as well and tasty. The honey bbq beef is great as well and not too bad, would recommend and the pad thai was great too. I would definitely recommend the place as we were in and out within an hour.

FIVE STARS!
I literally grew up in this restaurant, I’ve been coming here since I was a tiny kid that sat in a high chair.
All their food is worth trying. My favourites are pad see ew, pad Thai, spicy salmon, tom yum, satay, papaya salad, garlic chicken, and that’s just a few! Their dishes are always so fresh and the chefs really know what their doing. Granted the serving sizes have changed since I was a kid, but the quality has always remained the same. I can rely on them not to make a Thai iced tea too sweet, and their fried banana with coconut ice cream dessert always wraps up a meal nicely.
If you’re not sure what a certain item is or you want to know about the ingredients don’t be afraid to ask the waiter. They’re all very knowledgable in the menu and can describe a dish to you in however much detail you’d like.
This is the best Thai restaurant I’ve been to in the entire East Bay and it’s all because of the great quality and service that greets me every time.
Wonderful place, definitely give it a try :)

My family has been coming here for years and nowadays it’s maybe three times per year. The plaza it’s located in doesn’t look good right now due to construction and the overall lot showing its age. Parking isn’t an issue, fortunately.
Thai Kitchen has a comfortable atmosphere to it with its Thai décor, dimmed lighting, and fairly quiet dining area (exceptions being noisy children or large parties present). The staff are friendly and accommodating.
The reason for the 2.5−3 stars is the food. Before this recent visit, I would’ve considered this place a 3.5−4.
– Pad Thai: The pad thai does not taste the way it used to. The noodles were softer, the dish was sweeter, and there was more sauce. Also, when I initially wanted pad thai made with tofu instead of meat, I expected the dish to be made the same way except with tofu. Instead, I got a vegetarian-​style pad thai that had cabbage, carrots, baby corn, and broccoli and no egg (refer to pics). It was also watery because of the added veggies. The staff was nice enough to change it to pad thai with chicken but it, as stated earlier, did not taste like how it used to. It still bewilders me how wanting tofu instead of chicken would change the dish so much.
– Green curry chicken: just so-​so. Sauce was thin, about borderline watery.
– The other couple dishes my family had were just ok. I cannot remember what they’re called but one had eggplant and the other had fried fish pieces with a sorta sweet and sour sauce.
My family may not come back for a LONG time (longer than our «three times per year») even though it’s close to home.

My sister-in-law’s favorite Thai restaurant in the area. She’s apparently been a regular here for over a decade! Customer service was quick and friendly. All smiles and super helpful. I had the see ew vegetables and an appetizer order of the fried tofu. Both were super yummy and came in good sized lunch portions. Prices are very reasonable. Don’t let the construction around the plaza fool you. They’re definitely still open!

I use to like this place until I came in this evening.
After a long day trip, we were all craving for Thai food, so we brought our friends here because we throughly enjoyed the food.
This review is strictly on customer service, not the food.
As we walked in we were greeted and seated promptly. We ordered our food and the food came in a timely matter.
My friend has a 19 month old child, that is learning to feed himself. He was behaving very well, but a little messy when he feeds himself. But mine you, he is 19 months old learning. He didn’t purposely throw the food on the ground, he missed his mouth while feeding himself.
The owner of the restaurant approached us, and told my friend «Next time can you guys need be cleaner and not be so messy? And that we should of told them he was messy so they can put paper on the ground»
My friend gave no attitude and said «No problem, but he is 19 months and he is learning to feed himself»
My boyfriend, is the god father to this darling 19 months old and was very upset since 1. We brought our friends to this restaurant. 2. They disrespected us. 3. You don’t approach people and talk to people this way. You are NO fine dining restaurant, you are a hole in a wall restaurant. So my boyfriend was watching the owner stare at our table talking about us, to her employees. So my boyfriend Joe, shouted out, «Do you have a problem with us? If you do, I will be glad to vacuum the floor for you. Do you need me to clean for you too?, cause its sounds like you have a problem cleaning» Again, the owner’s facial expressions says it all, starting at our table, talking about us.
This restaurant is not a kid friendly restaurant, I don’t recommend anyone who has younger children to come here. I am very disappointed in this place and I am embarrassed we brought our friends here. Because of how they treated us, they loss a loyal customer.
Fine dining, hole in a wall restaurants. it doesn’t matter, at the end of the day we all clean up. This is apart of the business, you never know who will come in the restaurant. You treat everyone equally and the same.
If I could, I would of rated 0 stars to this place.

Came back here with the little sister for lunch and the experience wasn’t as great this time. We ordered the chicken satay as an appetizer, pad see eew again, garlic prawns, and fried banana with coconut ice cream for desert. They give complementary vegetable soup at the beginning of the meal and it was nice and tangy.
Chicken satay — chicken on a stick that came with peanut sauce and some veges. It was delicious and I actually preferred it without the sauce. There were 6 slices/​sticks and we munched those down. My little sister really enjoyed them too.
Pad see eew — my sister ordered this and she got this last time too. I think she liked it more the previous time because it was her first time trying it but it was okay. The noodles were nice and thick but a bit oily. One of the reasons I’m giving this review 2 stars is because when we heated it up at home (we took it home because we couldn’t finish it) the chicken tasted totally funky. My sister and I both had to spit it out. Gross, I know. So I don’t know what was up with that chicken but it definitely could not handle a reheat.
Garlic Prawns — Last time I got Yellow Curry chicken, something I always get on my fist visit to any thai place. This time, I tried something new, so I got the Garlic Prawns. It comes with rice. While the prawns had great flavor, the sauce of the dish is just oil. Like literally, there was rice, prawns, and a sea of oil. It’s not the greatest feeling to eat a mixture of rice and oil in my experience. I will definitely not get this again in the future if I come back.
Fried Banana and coconut ice cream — I personally don’t like coconut ice cream but my sister does so my review for this is a little biased. I really liked the fried banana but would have preferred it with the vanilla ice cream. Definitely recommended it you have a sweet too.
Overall, this experience wasn’t as good as the last. I may come back but probably not for a while. Definitely won’t get the pad see eew or garlic prawns every again but from my previous review it seems that I did like the yellow curry so if I’m ever craving, I’ll get it for take out.

I randomly stumbled upon this Thai restaurant when looking for some place to eat dinner with my friends. It was one of the places that had more overall stars so we decided to check it out and dine here. This place was easy to find, especially when I rarely come to this side of Union City. Parking was a breeze and we got a spot right in front, too.
Since it was a somewhat late dinner (at around 8pm), there wasn’t much of a crowd. The place is kind of small but very culturally decorated, if you get what I mean. We were greeted and seated immediately. The server was very polite and nice. We were handed menus and we were given water right after, too. What quick service!
We spent some time to decide what we wanted to eat. We weren’t all that hungry since we had a late lunch so we decided to order only a few dishes. We decided to choose one dish each among the three of us. They have a huge selection on everything, whch was pretty great (but we had so much to choose from). We ended up ordering the Pad Thai with shrimp, Green Chili Beef, Yellow Curry with chicken and two orders of steam rice.
The food was very good. The Pad Thai was typical, but I wish they had more shrimp in there though. The beef was decent also and it’s a good out of the ordinary dish to the regular Thai dishes. The curry was lovely and it’s so yummy with the rice! It’s simple yet so delicious. All of our dishes were very good and we were pretty filled by only three dishes.
It’s definitely not the best Thai food I’ve had, but it’s pretty up there! I would come back if I’m ever in the area. It’s also pretty cheap considering the total came out to be less than $ 30 for three dishes and steam rice. It’s yummy and affordable, so you can’t go wrong with this place!

All of the dishes I got were tasty, but everything was too greasy for my taste.
Honey BBQ Pork (⁴⁄₅): Well cooked, with a nice, sweet flavor.
Duck Ka Prao Fried Rice (³⁄₅): The rice had a nice flavor, but it was pretty greasy. Also, the amount of duck was pretty small. It would have been nice if there were more meat.

Ordered: Honey BBQ Pork; Duck Ka Prao Fried Rice; Calamari Salad; Thai Iced Tea
What to get: Honey BBQ Pork!
Honey BBQ Pork: this really reminded me of Vietnamese thit nuong, but more savory and sweet. It had this really charred crispiness to it that added depth to the flavors. The dip on the side I thought enhanced the sweetness, but without it, the pork was still really good.
Duck Ka Prao Fried Rice: every Thai restaurant I’ve been to seems to execute the fried rice well. This was your standard fried rice, although it seemed like it wasn’t well stirred, because some spoons were better seasoned than say the next.
Calamari Salad: your typical lettuce greens with slices of squid

Cozy mom and pop Thai spot that seems rather out of place in that somewhat sketch complex but certainly lives up to its 4 star tag.
We got the:
Veggie Pad kee Mao — simple and spicy noodle dish that’s like a basily spicy version of Chow fun
Smoked chili chicken — unique dish compared to what you find at most Thai places (red/​green/​yellow curry, ginger chicken, basil chicken, etc). Great flavor and spice
Chicken satay — the meat quality and peanut sauce were top notch
Vegetable soup — lots of veggies and even more salt
Ka prao mushrooms — deceptively simple-​looking but packed with flavor

I was so excited to eat here last night after reading the rave reviews but I was kinda disappointed.
It wasn’t bad. But it wasn’t great either. I was worried that it would be packed on a Saturday night but when we got there around 7 pm, there were only a few parties dining in. We were promptly seated and looked through the menu. They offer typical Thai dishes so we decided on calamari, pad see ew with chicken, and red curry with duck.
The calamari came first. The calamari was large rings of squid instead of smaller pieces. This made it a bit difficult to eat since they were freshly fried and were still (temperature) hot. I cut each of the rings up into a few pieces, which caused the breading to break off.
The pad see ew was alright. It seemed to be lacking just a bit more flavor. It tasted slightly under seasoned.
I love duck curry. I’ll order it at almost every Thai restaurant that I go to. With that said, I prefer it with basil. I don’t love bell peppers and their duck curry had both red and green. It also has cucumbers in it. There also wasn’t as much duck as I would’ve liked but I get that that’s the bulk of the cost in a curry.
We were going to get dessert but just wanted to leave instead. I did appreciate that they don’t just leave their hot sauces out. The presentation is super cute with the metal basket and glass jars. I also loved the presentation of the rice. Most places will bring you rice in a plain, small white bowl. The serving of rice was large and came in a pretty bowl with its own lid. The staff is very nice but I don’t think we’ll be back. Also, totally agree with what most other Unilocalers said. The portions are on the smaller side for sure.

OMG! This place is so good! I didn’t know there was a Thai restaurant in Union City. I came here couple times with my boyfriend and so far its has been good. You can either dine-​in or take out, both are good options that I’ve done.
First time coming in, my boyfriend tried the pad see eww with pork and he fell in love with it. The food was hot, and they gave the proper ratio of meat and noodle. For me, I got the beef fried rice with basal. It was delicious. They were not stingy with their ingredients which was a thumbs up. So far this is my favorite Thai restaurant. This place exactly makes legit Thai food, not the imitation ones. Also, the price is decent, each dish is around $ 8, not too expensive to enjoy.
When my boyfriend and I don’t have the time to dine-​in, we usually order take out and their pretty fast with the orders. It usually takes them about 20 mins., so when we’re driving there we already estimate the time, and when we get there we can pay and leave. Their take out is the same size as dining in. So they don’t give you less for your bucks. So worth it! Just love this place!