I hate to leave this review, but I am so tired of how hit or miss it is now. I’ve been eating here for YEARS but the quality has gone down significantly. Every time the food is either bland, totally tasteless, like unseasoned noodles OR worse it’s incredibly slimy, with an off odor. Tonight I made the mistake of trying once more and hoping they’d pull through, they honestly used to be the best in PB. Tonight’s dinner was slimy in texture, smelled sour, and the taste was terrible. The other person I’m with ate two bites and tossed the whole $17 entree in the trash. What happened to this place? I give up.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Jahmal Robbins
this place has good food . alil gem . I highly recommend the food is worth the visit. would come
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Tom Yum
Sean Collins
Very good food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tabitha Babcock
For what it was, expensive and not great.
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai
Doug Schaneberg
Excellent service. Mild or Hot is a great option.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Ma
Good tasty and big bowls. Reasonable priced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Milos Adam
Me and my dad couldn’t find a place to eat, but then we saw this restaurant online. I have got to say this is one of the best thai foods I have ever eaten.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Naomi Young
This restaurant is low key and a good for a nice quick bite and then off to your day. Service is excellent, flavor and portions hit the spot. I do wish the Tom Kha soup had more depth in flavor and I like my pad Thai slightly sweeter but overall the flavors were great and the ingredients were fresh and tasty.We had the Tom Kha veggie soup, chicken panang curry, chicken pad Thai and sweet mango sticky rice. I would definitely come back.Street parking has a 2 hour limit and the availability of parking is minimal. Great spot for locals in walking distance.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Kah, Beef Panang Curry, Pad Thai Lunch Special
Taylor Buschke
This is my boyfriend and I’s go to thai spot!! Plenty of food and spice levels are perfect. I get the pineapple curry and he gets the fried rice and pad thai and always 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Fried Rice
Christina L
Food not very good. Yellow curry was good but not the fried rice or pad Thai. Would not visit again. Probably better Thai options in the area
I don’t say this lightly: best Thai food I’ve ever had. We had Penang curry, the pork meatballs, and Kra Prow chicken… PHENOMENAL! So authentic, friendly, and fast!
Katherine Tartaglia
My go to for Thai in Pacific Beach. It’s honestly some of the best Thai I have ever had, and by far the best in PB. Incredible flavor and portions for the price. My favorites are the green curry and kao soi. Be careful with the spice level! Lovely staff as well.
Scarlett
Bland, bland, bland! Thai food is not supposed to be BLAND! It should be spicy and full of flavors. This was the blandest pad thai I've ever had in my life. I thought I was eating just the steamed
Food: 1
Martin Eder
I think Hot or Not is the best Thai restaurant in San Diego, and that means a lot with all the competition. The quality of the ingredients and the particular recipes make it amazing. The atmosphere wasn't great because they're in the middle of a remodel but it is hard to overstate how this small understated restaurant can be so darn good. JJ the owner is a very sweet person. He's been a chef for a long time including head chef at a most distinguished Thai restaurant in Orange County before he sold the business. When that restaurant started the flounder they called him up for the recipes and things started to get better again.Vegetarian options: Almost anything on the menu can be made vegetarian. Every dish is spectacular. Never had a bad one
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soft
George Fuller
First time coming here, and not my last for sure. The food is served in huge portions and is super tasty. The staff here is also super helpful.
I hate to leave this review, but I am so tired of how hit or miss it is now. I’ve been eating here for YEARS but the quality has gone down significantly. Every time the food is either bland, totally tasteless, like unseasoned noodles OR worse it’s incredibly slimy, with an off odor. Tonight I made the mistake of trying once more and hoping they’d pull through, they honestly used to be the best in PB. Tonight’s dinner was slimy in texture, smelled sour, and the taste was terrible. The other person I’m with ate two bites and tossed the whole $17 entree in the trash. What happened to this place? I give up.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
this place has good food . alil gem . I highly recommend the food is worth the visit. would come
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Tom Yum
Very good food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
For what it was, expensive and not great.
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai
Excellent service. Mild or Hot is a great option.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good tasty and big bowls. Reasonable priced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Me and my dad couldn’t find a place to eat, but then we saw this restaurant online. I have got to say this is one of the best thai foods I have ever eaten.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant is low key and a good for a nice quick bite and then off to your day. Service is excellent, flavor and portions hit the spot. I do wish the Tom Kha soup had more depth in flavor and I like my pad Thai slightly sweeter but overall the flavors were great and the ingredients were fresh and tasty.We had the Tom Kha veggie soup, chicken panang curry, chicken pad Thai and sweet mango sticky rice. I would definitely come back.Street parking has a 2 hour limit and the availability of parking is minimal. Great spot for locals in walking distance.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tom Kah, Beef Panang Curry, Pad Thai Lunch Special
This is my boyfriend and I’s go to thai spot!! Plenty of food and spice levels are perfect. I get the pineapple curry and he gets the fried rice and pad thai and always 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Fried Rice
Food not very good. Yellow curry was good but not the fried rice or pad Thai. Would not visit again. Probably better Thai options in the area
Restaurantji Recommends
I don’t say this lightly: best Thai food I’ve ever had. We had Penang curry, the pork meatballs, and Kra Prow chicken… PHENOMENAL! So authentic, friendly, and fast!
My go to for Thai in Pacific Beach. It’s honestly some of the best Thai I have ever had, and by far the best in PB. Incredible flavor and portions for the price. My favorites are the green curry and kao soi. Be careful with the spice level! Lovely staff as well.
Bland, bland, bland! Thai food is not supposed to be BLAND! It should be spicy and full of flavors. This was the blandest pad thai I've ever had in my life. I thought I was eating just the steamed
Food: 1
I think Hot or Not is the best Thai restaurant in San Diego, and that means a lot with all the competition. The quality of the ingredients and the particular recipes make it amazing. The atmosphere wasn't great because they're in the middle of a remodel but it is hard to overstate how this small understated restaurant can be so darn good. JJ the owner is a very sweet person. He's been a chef for a long time including head chef at a most distinguished Thai restaurant in Orange County before he sold the business. When that restaurant started the flounder they called him up for the recipes and things started to get better again.Vegetarian options: Almost anything on the menu can be made vegetarian. Every dish is spectacular. Never had a bad one
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soft
First time coming here, and not my last for sure. The food is served in huge portions and is super tasty. The staff here is also super helpful.