The Second Owl Thai Kitchen and Bar

Friendly staff, fast service and excellent food. Ate: Boat Noodle and Pork Pad Thai.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A Yelp Elite event brought me to this cool little boutique restaurant. It has a simple, industrial style decor, with a few large garage style doors that open up and make the space feel bigger and more open.

The staff and service were good everyone was nice and friendly. We did not have a reservation and waited no more than five minutes to be seated (around 630p on a Saturday), but it quickly filled after we arrived. It seats only about 50 diners.

Food, we ordered a fresh green salad, chicken wings and duck egg rolls fir appetizers, snd Owl Fried Rice, and crab with Thai chili and basil as shareable entrees. I had a beer with my meal, and my wife had the sangria.

The kitchen flow/timing was a bit off. After our order was taken, we waited about 15 - 20 minutes before the first appetizer came out. As we worked through the appetizers, the Owl Fried Rice arrived. About halfway through the rice, I realized I never got my beer and had to ask for it (I think it was forgotten). We were nearly done with the rice and still hadn’t received the crab dish, so I asked the waitress about it. She looked surprised and said she’d check on it. About 5–10 minutes later, the crab dish finally came out. My wife's second sangria was comped due to this error.

Let's talk about the food:

Green salad – Good and fresh. Did exactly what a salad should do.

Wings – Excellent. Well seasoned and cooked perfectly. Three wings - portion was smaller than typical, as this was part of the Yelp comp. A normal app is 5 wings.

Duck egg rolls – Great flavor, but the wrapper was a little thick and dense.

Owl Fried Rice – Really good overall. The curry flavor comes through strong in a good way. My only issue was that there was just one shrimp in the whole dish. Maybe go lighter on the pineapple and add more shrimp.

Crab with Thai chili and basil – Excellent. The flavors and preparation were on point.

Despite the delays, this was still a pleasant experience. I’ll definitely return and would recommend checking this place out. If the weather’s nice, I suggest grabbing a patio seat (there are only nine).

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

We were invited to try this restaurant and had a wonderful experience! We enjoyed the food, the venue, and the service. Everything went really well, we were lucky enough to get a parking space right outside.

Venue: the set up is hip, comfortable and casual with nice opened patio wall and upbeat music playing in the background.

Thai iced tea and chicken wings were particularly tasty and enjoyable.

The Thai Garlic Tofu was delicious. Steamed tofu was so tender, and garlic sauce was heavenly.

The Pad Thai was as expected with very good portions, the sauce was slightly on sweet side but still wonderful. The only thing we were not able to enjoy as much was the soup, we ordered the clear type which was very tasty but too sour for my stomach, I was reminded to always order the coconut milk version of the soup in the future.

Service was friendly, warm, prompt, and helpful. Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Staff was so extremely nice. And holy cow. The food was genuinely amazing. I 1000% recommend trying their soups. Absolutely authentic, deep, and clean flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Incredible Thai food! The staff are so friendly and the owners were actually sitting and chatting with some other locals during their dinner. Very friendly atmosphere. We live close by and hadn’t had a chance to check out the restaurant yet, but will definitely be back!

I got the short rib massaman (to die for) and my husband got the the Belmont. We ended the night with wonderful mango sticky rice ☺️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We stumbled into it but we were quite happy with the food and services. We had their fried rice, green curry and pad Thai. ⭐️❤️😎🙏

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Finally tried The Second Owl last night. And I was NOT disappointed! The wait staff was very friendly and helpful with the menu and the food was delicious. Cool vibe, a great addition to the area. Fresh, tasty and authentic.

You will end up paying more, but it's absolutely worth it. The care and time spent on the quality of their dishes is evident. I can't wait to go back and try other dishes.

Pork Belly - Crispy edges, super moist and fatty.
Chicken Wings - Crispy and well seasoned.
Pad See Ew - Firm and Bouncy flat noodles.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

All Five stars for this new, to the Shore, restaurant. Cozy, well designed, perfect ambiance. Attentive, friendly staff, generous portions. The Pad Thai is the best I've ever eaten. I wish them resounding success.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I got the pad thai with chicken and it was surprisingly underwhelming. The staff were very nice. But there are definitely better Thai places in Long Beach.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

I had an amazing dinner here with my boyfriend. The food was delicious and the flavors were perfect. I loved the sticky mango rice dessert. All of the dishes complimented each other and the waitress gave us wonderful recommendations. The waitress was very sweet and attentive. The restaurant was cozy and had comfortable seating but I wish they put music on. We went on a Tuesday so it was a little empty. We will be returning! :)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love the Latte here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really delicious food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Owl Thai Kitchen blew me away! The flavors in every bite are rich, fresh, and feel truly authentic, like a little trip to Thailand. You can tell they use quality ingredients, and the care in preparation shines through. The atmosphere is cozy, and the service is friendly and attentive — they really make you feel welcome. Highly recommend this hidden gem!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was really good and service was excellent. They even suggested a better table. Parking is tough but public transportation is good and it’s walkable. There’s a parking lot two blocks away. The Fabuloso smell bothers my stomach but at least you know it’s clean. Met my realtor here for lunch

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Incredible food (especially the duck khao soi, stir fry veggies, and larb). Friendly staff. Great location.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5