Maya Thai Laos Restaurant

3550 San Pablo Dam Rd, El Sobrante
(510) 243-5892

Recent Reviews

Erica Peterson

Great options love the variety. Vegan friendly. Really enjoy the food.Vegetarian options: Not only vegetarian but vegan. You can pretty much ask to leave me at or egg out of any dish.They are knowledgeable about what is not vegan.

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Pad Thai

Nina Gao

I got food for takeout! Unfortunately no pictures because I was too excited to eat, haha. Ordered online and food was not quite ready when I arrived to pick up, but the lovely person behind the counter was eager to help me with packing utensils and extras. She asked if I wanted hot sauce and I agreed; came home to find out she had packed not only a container of chili sauce, but also individual containers of chili oil and chili powder!It also turns out I didn't need it; the spice here is real, haha. Not enough to stop me from eating it, but enough to remind me of consequences a day later.As others have noted, the pad see ew (and probably the pad Thai though I have not tried it yet) are sweeter than I am used to. I'm not sure why it gave me vibes of maple syrup.Everything was well packed. I got the khao soi (curry noodle soup) and none of it spilled in transit. I don't know why the restaurant was pretty empty around noon on a Wednesday, but I'm definitely coming back to try more of the menu.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bryan Nagaishi

If you like spice, this is your place. Some dishes have their own take, so ask your server. We got thai spicey and while I take spice heat very well, but a lot of these dishes were too spicey for me to taste/enjoy.Green Curry - Stong ginger flavor, blends well with the spice, but not for everyone.Thai Fried Rice - Suggested by the server. Good flavor, well cooked.Pad Kee Mao - Definitely their own take and a bit saucy for us but a fan of the spice and how it was cooked.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Minea Herwitz

How refreshing to be greeted with kindness and good welcome. Wow! A total hidden gem. And the food is very good. Flavorful curry, flavorful everything, served hot. Even the Thai iced tea has something going for it that makes it taste just a little better — and more authentic — than most. It reminds me of my travels to Thailand (someday to Laos), and the generous hospitality and welcoming people that makes that region — and their cuisine — so special and memorable. Totally excellent experience that left me feeling full and happy! My only feedback is that I’d love them to play the music of Laos or Thailand — that would take it over the top for me! :)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Harriet B.

Love their food! Never had any problem w their food and their service is great everyone is so nice :)

Floflo H

This is one of my favorite Thai restaurants, it even compares favorably to restaurants in Thailand.The panang curry is a delight and the spicy powder used is made of real Thai chili (delicious and super spicy)!We make it a monthly occurrence in my household.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christina S.

This is a 5 star review for service, food, restaurant and price. We found this location because the one in Vallejo closed. Decided to make the drive and order $140 worth of food for my family to try. Fresh shrimp rolls, laos papaya salad, pad se ew, pad thai, pumpkin curry, drunken noodles, fish cake, everything was great! The amount of food we bought for the price was well worth. Paying $7 bridge toll this place is very worth the drive! Don't sleep on this place. The people are friendly and welcoming. The restaurant is a cozy, welcoming family style setting. The staff will give you recommendations based on your likes. Try this place out! You will not be disappointed.

Preett Kaur

My favourite is pad kea mao and fried rice . Delicious food . My go to place in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodles

Benjamin Stark

Love this place. Highly recommend the chicken larb salad and the trout salad. Intense, fresh flavors.

Food: 5

Courtney and Florian

Our favorite Thai place in East Bay! It's not in a fancy business district but trust me this place is a gem!Their curry is the best I've had, flavorful and creamy! And their service is always wonderful ?We order from them via UberEATS sometimes when we crave their Pangnang curry and don't have time to drive there.Recommend:Pangnang curryRed currySpicy Thai BasilLao sausageI personally think their noodles are on the sweet side so I don't recommend itVegetarian options: Plenty of vegetarian optionsParking: Big parking lot!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Laos Sausage

Yvette M.

Staying in Richmond, we spotted this Thai restaurant nearby with great reviews. We walked in about 7pm on a Monday and were the only guests inside and it remained that way for the entire meal. We tried the Yellow Curry with chicken along with the Pad See Ew and added beef for an additional $3. The Yellow Curry comes with carrots and potatoes and was requested as Medium. It arrived with about a teaspoon of dry chili flakes on top. I'm guessing I was suppose to stir it into the curry. We decided not to and I'm glad we didn't. It would have been ridiculously spicy. Just an odd way to serve a dish. The worst part was the Chicken that was beyond OVERCOOKED. The Pad See Ew was saucy and served with carrots and broccoli. The noodles were decent along with the broccoli. However, the beef that I paid an extra $3 for was again beyond OVERCOOKED. Although the service was great, the meal was so disappointing and pretty inedible.

Carla G.

The food is always amazing.I got the minced chicken soup with coconut milk. Karpun.I always get the crab fried rice which is wonderful the rice is always perfectly cook and they put crab meat on top.For desert I got the mango sticky rice perfectly sweet.I love coming here.I waiter was marvelous fast efficient and friendly.Thank you so much great job to everyone in the kitchen.I will have the left over for breakfast.

George Tan

Love this place! Came across it randomly going to from SF to Sacramento. Hope you can take the heat. Most dishes are on the spicy side of the spectrum; even mild was packed with a some heat!

Damien G.

The mango shrimp curry blew me away. The best Thai curry I've ever had. We also got the pad Thai and mango sticky rice which were very very good. We got takeout on Mother's Day so they were pretty busy but service was great and order was ready before the estimate she gave over the phone.Went again yesterday and ate inside this time. Very slow on a Friday evening, only us and maybe three other tables occupied. Got the papaya salad, thai chicken wings, and 2 orders of that amazing mango shrimp curry, spicy (cause no way we were sharing this time). Everything was amazing! And they weren't messing around with the spice. We found out there must be a different level between "Mother's Day spicy" and "Friday evening spicy" because this was a full sensory experience. I had to dissociate to just let the spice take over and ride it out. The waitress checked on us often, bringing more napkins at one point and refilling our water. Once we had eaten our fill, I went to the restroom to wash my hands and apparently while I was away, the chef came out and asked my wife "so you're still alive?" which is actually hilarious and makes us love this place even more.

niketa p.

BEST THAI FOOD in town! Ordered the spicy Basil fried rice and vegetable rolls and Tom Kha soup veggie and tofu and was perfectly spicy(med). Will be returning again soon!

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