Theara Spicy Kitchen

30 Church St, Salem
(978) 622-0030

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DeAndre Mai

Authentic and great Khmer food from a Khmer lady! Love to see the Cambodian representation in the area! What’s awesome is that this business specializes in being a vendor hence the appearance in many food festivals! Considering this, the hours at this physical establishment may be altered at times!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thomas Hartman

Po and Theara are the friendliest people and they cook amazing food here. My fiancee and I always order the chicken laab salad and beef skewers. We have been several times and also have gone to food festivals where they commonly are grilling up their specialities!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

HT Z

The food is good and authentic, so I am really happy to find this place. The service is a bit on the slow side but staff is very friendly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Kathy Baker

Wicked sweet service. Best green tea I’ve ever had

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Chamroeun Kheiv

Don't order from website they will take your money. It's a scam

Jüri Kiin

I desperately want to review this place, but their Google hours are incredibly wrong. I've showed up twice now when they said they're open, to find them closed. You call, and their message indicates they're open WHEN THEYRE CLOSED.

The food is really good but c'mon guys.. getting correct operating hours in 2024 should be a basic task.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicolle Dananberg

Been meaning to try this place since it opened and I'm sad I didn't try it earlier. My partner and I shared the lemon grass chicken sandwich and the Cambodian buffalo wings. Ah-mazing! I really enjoyed the food and the brewy atmosphere was a great place for it. This will definitely be a go to place for me from now on.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemongrass Chicken Sandwich

Gennario Veltaine

What a delicious sandwich. The price was a little steep but it's a smaller place and the care and experience make up for this. The only thing i will need to note is that it needed to be spicier so I'll make sure to ask next time and get a picture. Great service as well, very kind guy took my order. I'll be back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemongrass Chicken Sandwich

Jessica Murphy

nice addition to east beer! i popped in for a thai tea and was surprised to have waited for 25 minutes. by the time i got it most of the ice was melted, but it still tasted good. food looks great from the pictures and other reviews, just looks like they need to be properly staffed. it seems like the same person taking orders at the counter is also helping make the food and serve customers. i think if they staffed at least one more person especially on a saturday night, all the reviews would be positive.

mike leg

I try not to leave any bad reviews but I felt it would be a diservice to anyone interested in attending this restaurant. First and foremost, the food is okay at best. We ordered shrimp tom yum, cambodian fried rice, beef skewers, cambodian egg rolls and thai wings. When we got our food delivered, we noticed the beef skewers were missing before we could let the driver know. We tried calling the restaurant 6 times, but noone picked up, so I had to drive over to pick up the single beef skewer we ordered. When I arrived, the restaurant was not busy at all, with only two tables having patrons. I don't know why the man at the front couldn't answer our phone call, but maybe it was because of the fact that he was too busy having conversation with someone at the counter. After he decided to speak with me, I let him know of the issue with our missing beef skewers, to which he brought out the cook. When I let the cook know, he went out back to grab it, after it had been sitting for 20-25 minutes. Needless to say, the skewer was cold when I finally brought it home, a little over a mile away. Yes he apologized, stating "my bad, I was in a rush" but that was all. The least he could have done was offer to make us a warm one. We not only tipped the restaurant online, but also the driver as well. To top it all off, when I finally decided to eat, I found that one of my wings had three pieces of hair stuck to it... granted it was only one wing that had this issue, but thats more than enough for me to avoid eating here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Corey DeSimone

The two skewers I got were cold and chewy—and I was there for opening assuming I’d get freshly cooked food! Must have been from the day before because it had no flavor and was just terrible.

Food: 1

Recommended dishes: Stir Fry Ginger Beef, Spicy Thai Esan Sausage 1 Stick Comes in 3 pcs, Steam Sticky Rice 8 Oz, Chicken Bao Bun

SP-202lofi G

Authentic and exotic. The Thai beef salad was incredible. The skewers are delicious very flavorful. The Khmer spring rolls are delicate and fantastic. I couldn't order enough they are like crack lol The food paired excellently with the brewery right beside it. The Galaxy IPA from East Regiment beer company was the best ipa I’ve had in Mass. This spot for food and beer is a must in Salem

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nam Tok Thai Beef Salad, Steak Bao Bun

Amy Testa

Seriously terrific food. The Isaan sausage makes me dream of my time in Southeast Asia. Perfect mix of spice and lemongrass. Shares a space with a great brewery too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Thai Esan Sausage 1 Stick Comes in 3 pcs, Laab Gai Lao Minced Chicken Salad

Michelle Le

Delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ashley MacDougal

Garlic chili wings and Cambodian fried rice are to die for. I love po and theara! They are passionate about what they do and will give you authentic Cambodian deliciousness!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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