Chai Yo Thai Cuisine

2116 S El Camino Real, San Mateo
(650) 315-2545

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David David

Chicken wings, skewers beef noodles. All vegan and super tasty. Amazing place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegan

G R

Delicious food, i ordered chef special vegan duck, so crispy and yummy, loved their bbq fried rice too, the service is awesome and they are very informative on the ingredients if it is vegan or not. 5 star for the food flavor and customer service as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brian Chien

The food is tasty and not too sweet or greasy for me. I enjoyed the pineapple fried rice and pad se eew.

Although Google Maps mark it as vegetarian restaurant, you can still find meat option here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tammy Dz

We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the Thai food here. My son ordered Crispy fish with sweet garlic sauce, and he said it’s as great as the other Thai restaurant that we regularly patronize on the East Bay. I ordered the vegetarian Panang curry and it was delicious. It has fresh vegetable. When I looked at the menu online before coming (perhaps old info), I thought it was a vegetarian/vegan restaurant only . It is actually serving both meat/fish and vegetarian dishes, which fits our family perfectly. I would suggest the owner to change the restaurant description online as vegetarian / vegan friendly. And I would upload the latest menus which include meat/fish.
My son also shared my vegetarian curry and he likes it a lot.
The server was attentive and polite. Food was served fairly quickly.
We definitely will come back again, since it’s close by, to try on other dishes

Vegetarian options: Plenty of choices, and ingredients are fresh! They even have options for you to select tofu or imitated (soy) beef/ shrimp

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kasia Klaczynska

Solid vegan Thai place with prompt service. I tried a number of dishes during several visits: curry with pineapple and duck, Thai basil, volcanic beef, Tom yum, gingerly ginger and a few others. Out of these volcanic beef did not really impress but it can also be my taste. Really good option if you are in the area. Meat eaters should also be happy based on my feedback I got from my company

Shermaine Lee

Very nice food. I am a tourist here and just visiting. I visited here because my aunt recommended it and I have to say it is pretty good. I really like the sour sweet of the coconut soup and the chicken skewers will peanut sauce and pickled vegetables. Next time I come to San Francisco I will definitely visit again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soy Satay Chicken, Red Curry, Coconut Rice

Shubham Jain

The red curry was light but flavorful. A little spicy for me so next time I will specify mild

Food: 5

Healy Jones

Pretty vegetarian and vegan Thai place.

The chicken soup (it’s fake chicken) was a hit with my youngest kid - not spicy, and lots of noodles.

I liked the curry and the many of the tofu appetizers.

Fun little spot if you aren’t in the mood to eat meat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Vegan, Yellow Curry

Elias Tannous

Wheelchair accessibility: Not accessible. Two steps stairs entrance.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Greg Finkelstein

Absolutely incredible food full of flavor and detail oriented. It is clear that they don't cut corners, I was pleased by each one of their dishes, particularly their glazed 'duck.' Kind staff, fast service, wonderful atmosphere.

Vegetarian options: Phenomenal quality sauces, spices, and curries, paired with a variety of vegan meats. The chicken satay was very fun, really enjoyed having something I rarely get to eat. Everything tasted great, but I particularly loved the glazed duck, while my partner was most fond of the basil eggplant with chicken.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Satay Chicken, Pineapple Fried Rice, Green Curry, Red Curry, Basil Fried Rice, Tom Kha Veggie Soup, Pad Thai

Bharathi Mani

A good place for vegetarian/vegan dishes. Really enjoyed the spring rolls and Pad kee mao
The service was good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Dharma M

The sister restaurant of Charm thai. Same owner. This one, I think, originally just served vegetarian and vegan dishes, but now also serves non vegitarian.l dishes. It is located not far from Charm thai. The restaurants size is almost similar. It is cozy. It was only us when we arrived. First, we thought it only served vegetarian as the menu were vegetarian and vegan, but when we asked, the server said they also serve non vegetarian. We order some tum, crispy fish with garlic sauce, and pad kee mao. When the fish was ready, I said this one similar to the one at Charm Thai. When we asked the server , he said they were the same owner. All the dishes taste similar. The food was good and we finished all. This is an alternative if you wanted to have a meal at Charm Thai, but they are full. Next time we will try the vegetarian dishes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Himanshu Khurana

I used to love Thai food when I was in Seattle and for some reason since I moved to California I didn’t find the same palette until I visited Chai Yo . Loved the food - ordered Spicy beans , crispy Tofu and green curry . Now this is my new go to place for Thai !

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

sp bond

One of the only 100% vegetarian/vegan (except egg) thai restaurants in the bay area!! Good food and service.

Vegetarian options: All veg menu except egg

Dietary restrictions: All veg and vegan menu!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pineapple Fried Rice

kj page

Delicious Thai flavors expertly layered. Fresh ingredients. Plenty of great vegetarian and vegan dishes. Attentive service. Very reasonable prices.

Vegetarian options: Expertly spiced eggplant with perfectly grilled tofu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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