50 Best Thai Restaurants near Altadena

“I had an absolutely wonderful experience here! The food was incredibly fresh and every dish tasted like it was made with genuine care. Beyond the amazing meal, the atmosphere is exceptionally cozy and welcoming. It has a truly authentic vibe that makes you want to sit back, relax, and stay a while.The service was excellent, and the overall experience was top-notch. I will definitely be coming back and highly recommend checking this spot out!“

“🐅🐅🐅🐅 yum yummy.. crying tiger so good“

“The food is very amazing! The drunken noodles were delicious and very tasty! Also the ambience is really nice and peaceful, I always either DoorDash or eat here, the food gives me nostalgia as a little kid when I would go eat Thai food on special occasions during my childhood years☺! I recommend this place 100%“

“Love this place! Highly recommended :)“

“😃I like the way they cook all family members working real Thai Food cook by Thai people“

“Great spot. Great people. Great concept. Fun time. It's a must.“

“Step into Mama Mae Ting's stall and you will be transported into an authentic Bangkok soi eatery (street stall). Somtam is fresh, crunchy and seasoned as spicy as you can handle; the BBQ chicken (gai yang) & BBQ pork (mu ping) are super savory and juicy (and conveniently served on sticks)..be sure to ask for sticky rice with that! Missed out on the kanomkrok but will save that treat for my next visit. Super arroy di mak-mak!“

“Ty of Thai Thyme is an exceptional host. After dinner, he's rokk the time to greet our party and give us insights as to visiting Thailand. He was very nice and hospitable. But I digress, the FOOD was phenomenal! We ordered the Tom Ka soup, chicken curry, shrimp fried rice, beef pad Thai, chicken satay, and Thai ice teas. Everything was so flavorful and perfectly seasoned. Authentic Thai spices and chile. We'll be going bab very soon!!!“

“Great place....spicy beef salad and mango sticky rice are awesome.“

“Amazing food! Nice service and friendly owner!“

“Tastes absolutely delicious and exactly the same as it did 30 years ago! Teriyaki chicken, order the #1 and you'll be happy!“

“Delicious and nice place.“

“The food is like I am in Thailand. So delicious. The restaurant is big, clean and comfortable! The service is fantastic. They are all wonderful, especially Jenny. Highest recommendation for Tantawan! Try it, you’ll love it!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻“

“Okay... if you haven't already, you have to!
This place is delicious 😋 😍. I have 2 other favorite Thai restaurants I love and this is now one of them. We had the Beef salad, Pad See Ew woth chicken, and the Pinaple Curry with tofu.
As Joey would say.
Souce good!
Meat good!
Sticky rice good! (Dont get weirded out by the color of the rice)
I wonder if the sell the sauce of the beef salad.“

“I am beyond happy to have revisited this delicious restaurant. I was in just in Los Angeles at the end of Aug/early Sept with my sister and we wanted to pass by here. This is a favorite and cherished location as our grandma lives up the hill in Telacu and as kids/teens we would frequent this restaurant a lot.

We were so hungry and it was so worth it.

100/100 !! The staff was great“

“Food is excellent and spicy 🌶 enough for my hubby, but mild enough for me! Service is awesome and the owners is super friendly!“

“Best clubhouse and support group around. I love that they have a great homemade Thai food restaurant and wonderful people that work there, especially the men at the front desk.

Absolutely warm and loving place with tremendous support and meetings. 💕🤟
Go and find out !“

“We spent a long weekend in Pasadena and at first chose this Thai place because it was just 5min walking from our rental cottage. They greeted us so friendly and accommodated our requests for items on the side. Then, the next day we came back here because everything was so flavorful! My husband had the crispy sole fish special and I enjoyed the glass noodles with shrimp. Exquisite!
We highly recommend!“

“Time for Thai! Just south of Old Town, Kwan Kitchen is a local gem. Quality ingredients, friendly & attentive service, something for everyone on the menu. Pineapple fried rice is not on the menu but they made it for us. Delicious! Small to medium size dining room; reservations recommended; casual vibe; moderate noise level; can get very busy; very popular especially among students from Cal Tech, ArtCenter, Fuller, etc. Limited free parking lot; moderately priced; good value; takeout order if too crowded; more individual dishes rather than family style; come hungry. Support your local small businesses & restaurants.“

“Amazing food here! We had the Coconut Chicken Soup. The bowl is huge and the flavor is deep. Also got The Pad See Ew which was really good. The Chicken Eggrolls are so good too. Service was great. The food came out quick. Parking is tight but we found a spot. Highly recommend this place!“

“Major craving satisfied!
Preordered online and swung by for a quick pickup, street parking right outside made it ridiculously easy. Honestly one of my absolute favorite Thai spots in LA! The portions are HUGE, and that Thai milk tea... A TOTAL MUST-TRY. 🧋💥“

“Excellent Food! Excellent Service!!! I was having a stressful day and decided to get some delicious Pad Thai from my favorite restaurant, Srisiam Thai Kitchen. The cashier delivered the food to me while I was in my car and I was gifted eggrolls! Thank you so much for ending my stressful day on a good note! I truly appreciate your delicious food and superb customer service! Thank you so much!“

“We have been here three or four times and the service is always friendly. The food comes hot, it’s delicious, and they have gluten free options! A Thai place I can actually eat at!:) We love the casual atmosphere and will definitely be back.“

“amazingly delicious.....the best Thai food ever.....you need to try the lettuce raps“

“Food was delicious and the service was excellent. Not too busy for lunch. Servings were sizeable perfect for sharing . Free Desert is served after the meal. No my cup of tea but my mates thoroughly enjoyed it. The restaurant is somewhat dated but it was clean throughout. Don't pass by this place of you enjoy Thai food 🫠😊“

“Best Fried Rice and Pad See Ew in Arcadia and surroundings. My family and I, love this place because of the great flavor, the quality, size portions and the prices. Great after a bussy day, just order in and take it home to enjoy with the family. The staff is very nice, it looks like a family own restaurant. I strongly recommend it, we need to support our local small business and this is a defenetly must try.“

“I love that this is a small restaurant and have been ordering from here off and on for over 18 years. The majority of the dishes are tasty with good portions, which is why I continue coming back. My main issue over the years has been consistency, particularly with the amount of protein in some dishes. Portions of chicken, beef, or shrimp can sometimes be lacking compared with the other ingredients, unless you’re ordering one of the whole fish dishes.

I’ve ordered the papaya salad four times recently, each time hoping the previous experience was a fluke. While some moisture and sliminess can be normal, the papaya has repeatedly been excessively slimy and somewhat translucent. It still has some crunch, but lacks the fresh, crisp quality I expect. The fish sauce aroma also varies significantly, sometimes very pungent and other times much milder.

The red curry is delicious, but inconsistent. Sometimes it’s extremely thick and other times very watered down, without much of a middle consistency. It also contains an excessive amount of thinly sliced bamboo shoots, which can make up most of what you receive, with very little chicken or beef.

The shrimp dishes are tasty, but I do think the shrimp should be cleaned and deveined. That would make a noticeable difference in the preparation and overall quality.

On the positive side, the chicken satay is excellent—hot, delicious, and well prepared. The crab fried rice is also delicious and one of the dishes I really enjoy.

After more than 18 years of ordering here, I clearly enjoy their food and appreciate having a small local restaurant like this. The flavors and portions are generally good. I’d just like to see better consistency with freshness, preparation, and the amount of protein in certain dishes. Overall, still a solid 4 stars from a longtime customer.“

“The best. We’ve been coming to Thai Express for over 25 year, from back when their place was at the foot of Mount Washington. Thai is the sweetest. When I was pregnant, she’d slip my husband an extra treat for me for good luck. She creates special vegan dishes for us. Their Tom yum veggie perfectly balances spicy and sour, with intense kaffir leaf flavor. The yellow curry is decadently rich. We count these wonderful folks as extended family — love them!“

“we order papaya salad hardyai chicken and pudkeemaw we like it all we will come back for sure.“

“Tenatively as I went too early so choices limited in prepared lunch combo. Small business. For $40 inclusive, I got 2 items combo with rice but maybe I should have chose chicken curry with rice instead of eggplant shown here. I also ordered ginger chicken rice and spicy basil beef rice. The presentation and aroma were there. Will try again.“

“The best Thai food at the best prices in LA. They actually give a good portion here compared to most places around AND it tastes the best. They're also open late for us night owls. I love the curries here (the green and red are my favorite). I wish I could just eat curry and drink Thai iced tea EVERY day ^_^“

“Yay! a new place we hadn't tried and it's really good 🤗 we shared the green curry with shrimp,, the fried rice with chicken and shrimp and my favorite the pad see ewe with chicken yum. Definitely will be back to try the lunch specials. Very clean and super nice staff.“

“Extremely fresh seafood!

We came here with the red dinning book 📕. Got two entrees and an appetizer for 2 people, koi soi, tiger prawn curry and raw scallops. The koi soi is actually a pasta, so it was quite a surprise to me, there is no soup in the dish. The curry in the tiger prawn dish is full with prawn roe sauce, very rich.

Everything tastes good and I would come back for the 2nd time for sure!“

“This is the most authentic Thai restaurant in Los Angeles. Maybe even in all of SoCal. These people made the tastiest crispiest crunchiest mango fish I've ever had outside of Bangkok. Then they complimented us with a desert that was to die for! I cannot believe how good the food was here. Came for a business lunch and every person present was astounded at how great the food was. I can tell this place is going to be a real problem for me because I'm officially addicted! Well done to this amazing restaurant!“

“Nice food and friendly service! I love their soup noodle and crying tiger.“

“I almost didn't stop today because the parking on the street was horrible but I called the restaurant and asked if they had other than street parking and the owner Jasmine who answered the call said yes!!
While she explained where it was at and before I could turn onto Orange Grove Ave she had already texted a small map on how to find thier parking lot :)

Jasmine was super nice and waited for me to park and invited me in through the back entrance.
I picked a table and she quickly had a cold glass of water and a menu for me to look at.

After a few minutes I was ready and ordered the Thai House Salad with Peanut Sauce & Tom Kah Soup with Chicken.

Out came the salad first and oops was it bigger than expected but oh so good, the peanut sauce was so yummy mixed wirh the salad it was so refreshing.

Next was the Tom Kah soup with Chicken, boling in the holder waiting for me to try. I had my first taste of the soup, it was hard to describe the flavors only because the soup was so good!!
The coconut was there but with the tomato added in, it took the flavor to a different level :) the chicken was so tender it almost melts in your mouth.... All I can say in my head was dang+ why didn't I come here sooner.
I finished both and was getting ready to pay
when something told be to try the Mango Sticky Rice normally I wouldn't eat dessert after lunch but soo glad I did..
Hands down one of the Best I have ever tasted yes I said that, but Jasmine said if you like it now come try it when the Thai Mangos are in Season it will blow your taste buds out of the water... LOL, She really didnt say that but that's how I translated what she said in my brain Hahahah!!

Overall my stop at Thaiger had great food, great conversation and a wonderful dinning experience.
I will definitely be back with the family soon!!!“

“I'm 1/3 through the menu trying different entrees. So far, every meal has been a tasty treat! The food is always hot, flavorful, colorful . . . and delish!😋“

“The pad kee mao is really good ❣“

“Incredible food, savory broth.“

“Finally got around to trying this little spot that opened up about a year and a half ago!
Ordered two Pad Thai and a Chicken Satay.
The Pad Thai was really tasty, And the server offered us a hot sauce that was SO GOOD! On top of the Pad Thai, it was even better. But the real star of the show was the chicken satay and peanut sauce. The chicken was perfectly cooked, practically falling off of its skewer, tender and juicy and seasoning was on point!
A lot of people came in for order pickups, but I was surprised we were the only ones in the small dining room. Which was actually really nice on a busy Friday night everywhere else. Really glad we stopped in!“

“Food was absolutely delicious! Jonathan was an exceptional - guided us through the menu.“

“Literally the warmest, kindest service I have EVER had. Unreal. And the food is soooo fresh and delicious. And we are serious food snobs, so we mean it. Come here immediately and feel the love!“

“Great mom & pop Thai spot! We used to love President Thai, but it's better for big groups, not so good for small family meals. This is solid standard neighborhood Thai restaurant. Very understated, interior is run down, service can be slow when busy because it's family owned, not too many folks working or helping out. But the food is amazing, above par. Definitely want to support this place because President Thai and Banana Bay were not cutting it.“

“This local spot is a proper hole in the wall. The delicious food and friendly service almost feels like a secret. The Thai motifs on the booths also feel extra special. Our favorite dishes are Thom ka goong, pad wood sen and their satay. This is a restaurant that I'm always happy to introduce to friends!“

“cozy little restaurant with great food. cold beer“

“I found this place because it has boat noodles. I've heard much about it but never tried. Bookmarked it. Though I never came. But then I saw they had a Dine LA menu so I decided to give it a try. Though I did not get the boat noodles, I tried their glass noodle pad Thai and that was delicious. Next time I come, I'll try the boat noodles.“

“I’ve been to Thailand several times and it’s one of my favorite places in the world...mainly because of the food!!!! I ordered the vegetable soup and it satisfied my cravings I’ve had these cold LA nights!!!! Also ordered off menu, a pork omelette...and it was just like in Thailand!! My heart is fulfilled, for now haha...you know this place is already gone be good when u see a mama in the back whipping it up :)))))...can’t wait to try their curry next!!“

“Great food, great service, generous portions.“

“Good food , good place, good price 。“

“Red Chicken Thai is a small corner Thai food spot in San Gabriel Valley. They have a breadth of food and drink items. Its interior was modest with little to no aesthetic decor.

However, the atmosphere was relaxing for customers. Their dining area have 8 tables that can accommodate thirty people. It was my first time visit and I had a default Pad Woon Sen x Iced Lemon tea. Both are good in taste, flavor and portion. Service was spot on as well as the price (affordable). Staff was competent and attentive. Plenty of street and rear parking. Collectively, this is a good Thai spot.

Overall, I had a good experience and enjoyed their food.“