20 reviews of Bank’s Thai Chinese food & Bar-B-Q Restaurant
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Perla F.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
So my favorite local Thai food restaurant recently closed so I have been in search of new local spot. After trying three other restaurants I had the pleasure of trying this one. Wow, is the food good! I have tried the orange chicken, The larb salad, and the sticky rice with mango. All of the dishes are very fresh and very tasty. This will be my new Thaj go-to place. By the way, the prices are very reasonable
Chawalin C.
Place rating: 5 Burbank, CA
I want to try new Thai food restaurant and I found This place. This is small business but it was okay. I’m Thai and I know good taste of Thai food and I think the food was good, Papaya salad and Pad See-Ew were my faverite food and were just like Thailand, I highly recommend you to order If you fine some Thai restaurant I recommend you to go Bank’s Thai food. This have order delivery but close every Tuesday.
Jose H.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
They have amazing food I normally am very picky about the food I eat but my friend victor recommended me to this place I saw him eating one day and he gave me a little bit I fell in love with it best Thai food in the valley. They’re Pad Thai is amazing. They’re noodles and chicken are some of the best. But by far you have to try the chicken fried rice you’ll love it. If your looking for something quick and affordable try this place I guarantee you’ll love it. Great customer service and food.
Lewis T.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I checked out this restaurant a couple of weeks ago, because my buddy Frank lives a half block away and we wanted to eat somewhere convenient. I was very impressed. I had Tom Yum Soup(fantastic). drunken noodles w/chicken, and PriK King beans with chicken. It was all great. So I went back again tonight, and it was even better. I also compliment the server Edward, who really helped me order dishes without sugar in the sauces. I notice some negative reviews, and I don’t get why they were disappointed unless they weren’t expecting freshly cooked Thai food.
Victor C.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I can say one of best Thai food that I have tried I have been to many of them and their food was so good I recommend this place good food at a good price with great customer service their chicken fried rice spicy it’s amazing
Mony H.
Place rating: 2 CA, CA
This is not about the food but about business practices. I called in an order off their web site. I mentioned the combo special at $ 9.95. Was told to pick up in 15 minutes. I got there about 20 minutes later. Only customer in the place. Food is not ready. Not even started. The young man behind the counter, wants money first. I give him the CC. He runs it and gives me a receipt to sign. The amount on the receipt is too high. I ask him why. He doesn’t say a word. Picks up a menu and points to a line«prices subject to change without prior notice» Really, in 20 minutes the price went up? He has no expression on his face. Doesn’t even try to defend the issue. It’s a stand off. Finally he ask for my CC again and runs the correct amount. As for the food the two stars above are correct.
Ana H.
Place rating: 1 Los Angeles, CA
Super slow made me wait extra 17 minutes then they got my order wrong. I ordered chicken fried rice no onions and extra egg and they did it backwords. the letter grade they have was a B. Maybe should be C the floor was super sticky. This is the third time that they screwed up. Once ok twice no no three times shame. They lost a customer that been here for 24 years.
Nidhin U.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Great local family owned Thai spot. I highly recommend Yellow Curry and Mango Smoothie. If you want delicious Thai food at a great price this is your spot.
Si N.
Place rating: 5 Camarillo, CA
Been coming here for a while before it was Banks Thai… Was good then but definitely better now. Highly recommended if you are looking for great asian grub! Check them out you won’t go wrong… Cheap prices also :)
Alexandria W.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Let me tell you this place is absolutely amazing! The food is so fresh and perfectly seasoned! I had the coconut seafood soup and it’s the best I have ever had! I will definitely be a regular customer a d there prices are great.
Kricket B.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Im a delivery-style gurl and Im serious about my food :-) Bank’s showed up in my delivery options sans any reviews and normally i would have moved on but I was feeling adventurous. well, by the end of the week I had ordered from Bank’s at least twice more. The fresh rolls gave me life! Id like to report on other items but I keep going back for the fresh rolls and the occasional peach smoothie. Also good pts: the owners are good, good people. And they have horchata. Come on, now!
Justin P.
Place rating: 2 Woodland Hills, CA
I really hate to post negative reviews on restaurants that aren’t chains, and most likely small businesses, but my food was so bad that I feel like I have to warn people. I know how Unilocal can affect a restaurant, so I on’t post negative reviews unless they’re warranted. I ordered the BBQ(korean style) Short Ribs and the appetizer sampler. The sampler was alright. A bunch of fried food, so can’t complain too much about it, nothing special, but was as expected… 6.5÷10 The short ribs were inedible. Literally, I couldn’t chew the meat. I saw an image that was added to Unilocal and they looked tasty, so I decided to order them. I love to cook and always make korean style short ribs… they’re really not that difficult to make, just cook them for a couple of minutes on each side on a grill. But somehow this place butchered it to the best of their ability. I don’t know how it is possible to mess them up this bad, honestly. There were a few ribs/strips that were just bone and fat on them. When there was actually meat on them, I took a bite out of one rib and spent the next minute and a half trying to chew through it, to no avail. Threw it right in the trash. 1⁄10 When you call yourself Thai Chinese Food and Bar-B-Q, make sure you know how to Barbeque or just take that off your title and stick toTthai food or whatever else you make. I didn’t eat their Thai food so I can’t comment on that, but I tried
Mary P.
Place rating: 5 Van Nuys, CA
This place is great! I ordered delivery and it only took about a half hour. Food was hot they followed special instructions. Wish it was spicier but they did give me extra sides of chilly.
E. S.
Place rating: 1 Carson, CA
What happened to Knockout Thai? That place was LEGIT! This new name or new management they have going on now is horrible. Waiting for an order that I made an hour ago. Never again! Pad Thai reeks of vinegar and is bland & why ask«how spicy» you want it, if you don’t get what you order? Putting chili on the side doesn’t cut it. Chow Mein also BLAND& burnt! So far nothing is edible. Also, not looking forward to the Short Ribs Combo. Disappointed overall.
Semarath B.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I came in several weeks ago expecting Knock Out noodles but I was met with a new sign saying Bank’s. When we walked in the décor seemed the same so we thought that it was just a renaming, but upon closer inspection of the menu it was completely changed. It seems that this new establishment caters more towards Chinese takeout foods. But good thing to know is that it is still a Thai establishment so you can order off the menu and they’ll still be able to prepare it. We ordered four noodle plates in total: Pad See Ew, Rahd Na, Pad Kee Mao, and Pad Thai. Everything was delicious sans the Pad See Ew. It’s a bit on the sweeter dark soy sauce side, which isn’t a flavor profile I like to eat. Of course for the dish as it is minus my preferences it’s actually really good. A bit of vinegar and fish sauce would make it perfect for me. The price is pretty good and I can see myself coming back in the future for a quick cheap meal.
Siamrath B.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
New sign outside says it’s a new restaurant. We were actually coming here to eat at the old restaurant that use to be here called Knock Out but upon arriving we decided to give this place a try. When we entered there was no customers there, there was a table where the owner, the cook, and the waiter was eating. Upon inspection of the menu we were deciding whether to walk out or not. Unilocal reviews(particularly mentioning their delivery service) were not promising and it had slightly affected our thoughts about this place. I looked on the sauce pan and I found ketchup and mustard. Ketchup and Mustard in a Thai restaurant is a red flag for me. My mother wanted to eat Yen-Ta-Fo something that was not on the menu, but we found out later from the restaurant owner they offered it if you request it. Because our family is a big believer in giving restaurants a chance we decided to stay and ordered the Pad See Ew, the Pad Thai, the Rad Na, and the Pad Kee Mao(drunken noodle). Pad See Ew: I’m a little biased because I’m not really a big fan of the pad see ew. It’s sauteed with sweet soy sauce, something I’m not truly fond of. I found this dish to be whatever, but once again I’m really biased towards ALL pad see ews. Pad Thai: Probably one of the best Pad Thais I’ve had in a long time. Once again I’m not a big fan of Pad Thai but this place has me feeling all sorts of different feelings. I’m not fond of Pad Thai because a lot of places makes it really dry and tasteless. This place’s pad thai is more«wet» than other places, but it’s not oozing with sauce. It’s super delicious! My favorite chef(my mom) thought this was also really good, for the exception that it needed a tad bit more acidity and a tad bit more saltiness(fixed with fish sauce). Rad Na: Yum! They serve this in a bowl instead of a plate like some Thai restaurants. This is great because it allows the gravy to submerge the noodle entirely. The flavors were awesome. The added acidity of the vinegar chili and white pepper on the side finished this dish strongly. Pad Kee Mao(drunken noodle): This was pretty good, but I wished it had more basil. The flavors were there but it was missing small things like basil, and not enough tomatoes(for my preference). The service was excellent, our waters were automatically refilled. The owner also came to service us and chatted with us for a bit. We found out that the restaurant chef was a previous chef of the Pa Ord Noodles franchise. But this place was so much better than the new Pa Ord noodles that opened up in the Valley. This place shows promise!
Arrian Y.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
I came here while waiting for a meeting i had today and wow im blown away. The thai ice tea is amazing and the the pad thai is fantastic i would definitely recommend this place to anyone !
Alex Y.
Place rating: 5 Los Angeles, CA
Best food in the area, they have Thai ice tea and it’s so fresh. This is my first time here and I’m happy I chose to stop by when I was hungry. I will definitely be back when I come across this part of town again. Good service and good food not to mention the good prices and specials for lunch!
C K.
Place rating: 2 Van Nuys, CA
Just opened and they only have a B rating from the Health Department. I am just down the street and they took over an hour to prepare my lunch order. Had the delivery service call me to say they could not offer soup, so I said I was OK with a salad substitution. They came with the soup after all, but all the individual soup containers were stacked on top of each other so the lids cracked, melted and spilled into the plastic bag holding them all. The lunches were wrapped badly with foil in styrofoam so that they leaked and could not be reheated in the same container. The brown rice was full of rice bran, and gummy: not a high quality grain. Their medium is only a mild in my book. With so many other Thai and Chinese places delivering in the same area, they need to step up their game.
Matthew L.
Place rating: 5 Porter Ranch, CA
This Thai restaurant recently just opened and so far so good. I always do pick up but the food was always on time and they always got it right. The food is great for its price and I’m always satisfied. The portions are pretty big especially if you ask for a large Thai Ice Tea. Inside the restaurant is clean. This is my go to place when I want a quick, inexpensive, and quality Thai food. I will keep coming come back to this place.