I am sorry to say thiis as I know restaurants having a hard timee, but prob the worst Thai food I have ever had ..tasteless.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Michael Lazar
this is really great Thai food at an inexpensive cost. Because I live in Bethesda and the rest restaurant is up Rockville Pike. It usually takes me about 20 minutes each way to get there. So that should be some indication that I love their food given that I’m going to spend 40 minutes just to go pick it up. They are Halal and so only chicken and beef dishes or vegetarian dishes no beef. And the food taste so good. I could care less if it’s beef, chicken or pork.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
souraya elsayed
Best Thai food in the area, feels homemade and very kind people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Syed Abbas
Best halal Thai food, can be limited seating during weekends and closes at 9:00 pm
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sami Abuzeineh
Very very clean, cozy atmosphere. Service was amazing. And the best drunken noodles I’ve ever had. Halal as well! Would highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
begum farheen
I really felt cheated, the food was really good but I ordered appetizer yum salmon which was $16.95 on the menu but when we got this bill it was 23.95. They just said in the end we didn’t update the menu it’s updated in the bill.
It would have been great if they would have updated us before on it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Gustavo C
Home made Thai food. The best around Rockville area by far
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles with Beef, Tom Kha Soup with Chicken, Lo Mein with Chicken
Mohammed Younus
Excellent food, excellent service in this cozy nice place, neat and clean MashaAllah
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam Schechner
We arrived at 6 on a Saturday evening, and it was completely empty. That’s usually not a good sign, but we were pleasantly surprised. The food (a curry and kaprow) were both very good but not outstanding. The spice level was reasonable, portions were fine but not too large, and the prices were good. The service was polite but very businesslike. Overall, it’s a good value and a good hole in the wall, but not someplace I’d go out of my way for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
raheme rahmati
Best Thai food I’ve ever had 😍😍😍. I really enjoyed the meal
We've been customers for 22 of the 25 years this restaurant has been open. What keeps us coming back is the outstanding food and great service. We were originally vegetarian but Amina Thai is still an excellent choice for us now that we are vegan. Everything here is delicious, fresh, and cooked perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sumaiyya R
Tasty food that hit the spot
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
ram v
I have been ordering Thai food from here for the past 7 years and the experience has been good. I have never ordered online, but in person or over the phone. Today July 11th Friday I ordered spicy Krapow with shrimp online and requested for very very spicy. When I went to pick up the order, I asked them twice if they really made it very spicy, and just in case asked them for hot Thai sauce. They cautioned me that they already made it very spicy. I picked up the order and left. To my dismay I found it to be absolutely bland. Not even an iota of spice in it. I called them to express my disappointment and they were very rude. On top of it they told me that I have to say Thai Spicy, when that option was not listed on the online menu option. I am not going back here again. They were outright rude.
Food: 1
Sawsan Fathma
Was very excited for halal thai food. Tried their tom kha soup with chicken and mushroom. The shrimp flavor was overpowering and the mushrooms were too big to my liking. 2.5/5. Next we got thai iced tea which was bitter to our liking. Pad priao wan with beef and drunken noodles with beef were both 3/5. Overall was a bit disappointed.
Tony Tso
This is a unique one in that it boasts of having a halal (Islamic equivalent of Jewish kosher) kitchen, so you will notice that ingredients that the religion considers unclean (pork or crab) are missing from the menu, which isn't a negative but a big positive for those with such religious dietary restrictions. Imagine trying to dine out without violating your religious or vegan convictions!
Accordingly, the ladies have their head coverings, which again isn't a negative, but can and does make you feel that you have entered another's religious domain rather than just another restaurant while dining out. This is quite common in many Thai and Vietnamese eateries, where the proprietors put their religious convictions on public display, usually an idol seated in a little shrine whether Buddhist or Catholic. As much as I admire their boldness and living their convictions in all spheres of their lives, I think most of us prefer NOT to know what the proprietor's religion is. Would anyone want to dine in a temple? Maybe while on exotic tour overseas, most likely not at the neighborhood restaurant.
But that's not why I gave such low marks. The 2 items we ordered did not taste delicious, I would say less than authentic Thai (I spent 5 years in Bangkok) though all of them speak Thai, presentation is quite unremarkable (my ice coffee is served in a plastic tumbler), this is probably the most forgettable Pad Thai with chicken (too wet too sweet with little to no herbs or vegetables) that I have ever had, and the Yam Nua (grilled beef salad) is terribly disappointing, the beef is NOT grilled steak, not even pan sheared, which made us glad we only ordered 2 items to see if the chef is worthy of us trying a 3rd item. They have 2 floor fans blowing in the dining room, the room temperature is comfortably cool, so I am not sure why they have fans.
I wish them well, if only to serve those with religious dietary restrictions, but I am not returning. Actually, I do seek a religious experience when I dine out, to enjoy culinary creations that are out of this world, or at a minimum well above what I can make at home, in a setting that reminds me of Creation's beauty and harmony, so I would long for paradise (now forever lost) to come. A few miles from here, just 3 days ago, I experienced that. See my review of ThaiRock.
I am sorry to say thiis as I know restaurants having a hard timee, but prob the worst Thai food I have ever had ..tasteless.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
this is really great Thai food at an inexpensive cost. Because I live in Bethesda and the rest restaurant is up Rockville Pike. It usually takes me about 20 minutes each way to get there. So that should be some indication that I love their food given that I’m going to spend 40 minutes just to go pick it up. They are Halal and so only chicken and beef dishes or vegetarian dishes no beef. And the food taste so good. I could care less if it’s beef, chicken or pork.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Best Thai food in the area, feels homemade and very kind people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best halal Thai food, can be limited seating during weekends and closes at 9:00 pm
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very very clean, cozy atmosphere. Service was amazing. And the best drunken noodles I’ve ever had. Halal as well! Would highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really felt cheated, the food was really good but I ordered appetizer yum salmon which was $16.95 on the menu but when we got this bill it was 23.95. They just said in the end we didn’t update the menu it’s updated in the bill.
It would have been great if they would have updated us before on it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Home made Thai food. The best around Rockville area by far
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Pad Thai, Drunken Noodles with Beef, Tom Kha Soup with Chicken, Lo Mein with Chicken
Excellent food, excellent service in this cozy nice place, neat and clean MashaAllah
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We arrived at 6 on a Saturday evening, and it was completely empty. That’s usually not a good sign, but we were pleasantly surprised. The food (a curry and kaprow) were both very good but not outstanding. The spice level was reasonable, portions were fine but not too large, and the prices were good. The service was polite but very businesslike. Overall, it’s a good value and a good hole in the wall, but not someplace I’d go out of my way for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Best Thai food I’ve ever had 😍😍😍. I really enjoyed the meal
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We've been customers for 22 of the 25 years this restaurant has been open. What keeps us coming back is the outstanding food and great service. We were originally vegetarian but Amina Thai is still an excellent choice for us now that we are vegan. Everything here is delicious, fresh, and cooked perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasty food that hit the spot
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I have been ordering Thai food from here for the past 7 years and the experience has been good. I have never ordered online, but in person or over the phone.
Today July 11th Friday I ordered spicy Krapow with shrimp online and requested for very very spicy. When I went to pick up the order, I asked them twice if they really made it very spicy, and just in case asked them for hot Thai sauce. They cautioned me that they already made it very spicy. I picked up the order and left. To my dismay I found it to be absolutely bland. Not even an iota of spice in it. I called them to express my disappointment and they were very rude. On top of it they told me that I have to say Thai Spicy, when that option was not listed on the online menu option.
I am not going back here again. They were outright rude.
Food: 1
Was very excited for halal thai food. Tried their tom kha soup with chicken and mushroom. The shrimp flavor was overpowering and the mushrooms were too big to my liking. 2.5/5. Next we got thai iced tea which was bitter to our liking. Pad priao wan with beef and drunken noodles with beef were both 3/5. Overall was a bit disappointed.
This is a unique one in that it boasts of having a halal (Islamic equivalent of Jewish kosher) kitchen, so you will notice that ingredients that the religion considers unclean (pork or crab) are missing from the menu, which isn't a negative but a big positive for those with such religious dietary restrictions. Imagine trying to dine out without violating your religious or vegan convictions!
Accordingly, the ladies have their head coverings, which again isn't a negative, but can and does make you feel that you have entered another's religious domain rather than just another restaurant while dining out. This is quite common in many Thai and Vietnamese eateries, where the proprietors put their religious convictions on public display, usually an idol seated in a little shrine whether Buddhist or Catholic. As much as I admire their boldness and living their convictions in all spheres of their lives, I think most of us prefer NOT to know what the proprietor's religion is. Would anyone want to dine in a temple? Maybe while on exotic tour overseas, most likely not at the neighborhood restaurant.
But that's not why I gave such low marks. The 2 items we ordered did not taste delicious, I would say less than authentic Thai (I spent 5 years in Bangkok) though all of them speak Thai, presentation is quite unremarkable (my ice coffee is served in a plastic tumbler), this is probably the most forgettable Pad Thai with chicken (too wet too sweet with little to no herbs or vegetables) that I have ever had, and the Yam Nua (grilled beef salad) is terribly disappointing, the beef is NOT grilled steak, not even pan sheared, which made us glad we only ordered 2 items to see if the chef is worthy of us trying a 3rd item. They have 2 floor fans blowing in the dining room, the room temperature is comfortably cool, so I am not sure why they have fans.
I wish them well, if only to serve those with religious dietary restrictions, but I am not returning. Actually, I do seek a religious experience when I dine out, to enjoy culinary creations that are out of this world, or at a minimum well above what I can make at home, in a setting that reminds me of Creation's beauty and harmony, so I would long for paradise (now forever lost) to come. A few miles from here, just 3 days ago, I experienced that. See my review of ThaiRock.
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