My family and I go here once or twice a week! Love the food and employees!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Pad See EW, Dumplings, Thai Fried Rice
Ellen Longton
This place is the best! We come every week. Please go if you haven’t it’s lovely and so deliciousVegetarian options: They can substitute chicken broth for veggie or delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Al Jo
Edit: Thank you for being responsive and my apologies as I had not realized that I ordered veggies.----------I've tried calling to make a complaint about my order but no one answers the phone. Last night I ordered a summer roll but it literally had no shrimp just all veggies. Ordered shrimp wonton soup and the broth was much darker than what I've received before. Ordered thai coffee but got thai tea. Overall I love this place but the quality is a hit or miss depending on the time of day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Chinedu Ernesto
Friendly service with lots of laughs coming from the other tables. I highly recommend the wonderfully seasoned shrimp wonton soup and my wife spoke highly of the pad Thai. The chicken garlic stir fry was amazing in both presentation and taste. We will be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
Tiffany Coles
First time trying Chimm in November 2023. I was very impressed. The atmosphere the cleanliness the very amazing staff!! It's a winner for me!! The food was AH-MAZING!! I had the drunken noodle bowl.. among other tastings. It filled me up and I didn't feel like I was dragging afterwards. The best part of my meal was the mango sticky rice!! The warm/cold sweet balance was a tickler for my tastebuds. This place is now one of my favorites!!!
We came in this evening and waited about 15 minutes and no one greeted us. There was only one server and she was extremely overwhelmed and rude. We saw three parties come, wait to be seated, and then leave. Being short staffed is stressful but the rudeness of the woman waitstaff on the floor really ruined my night.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Pippa Dobbyn
The food here can be hit or miss. Sometimes it’s really good, like really good. Other times it feels like something flavor wise is missing. It’s a cozy spot, and perhaps dining in would yield better results.Vegetarian options: Lots of tofu options! If you avoid fish sauce, I would ask if they can leave that out.
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry
Kevin D. Grant
Awesome place! This is the best Thai food we've found in the area by far. The service was really kind, and both meat eaters and vegetarians will be happy here (they even offer Beyond Meat as an option). We dined in this time but have also been very happy with delivery.Vegetarian options: excellent selection!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Khao Soi, Pad See EW, Rolls
Corgi_Oh
We went to this restaurant during a very busy time. They therefore didn’t have adequate seating and were short staffed. However, the staff were exceptionally nice. Food was good, but pay close attention to how hot they mark it because it is hard to eat.
MC Dippenaar
No spicy levels.***Update after owner’s response***Great. Would’ve been nice to know since we did a take out order. No-one mentioned the spice trays and that we’d need to spice the food ourselves. Great if you’re dining in; not so much if you ordered take out.
I have only dined here once and it was when I was really craving Thai food. I ordered the vegetable spring rolls and a the green curry and it was honestly really good. The service was fast and the dining room is very clean. I have very little complaints about the experience. The curry was delicious, though, I don't have much expertise in the Thai cuisine world so I don't know how it stacks up in comparison to other Thai restaurants in Charlottesville. Overall, I would come back here and would recommend to anyone looking for an easy Thai dining experience.
Vik M
TL;DR: Well-designed restaurant, friendly servers, interesting food presentation. Thai food is decently good but some of the dishes are a miss. The $1-3 premium they have on their prices is unnecessary for the level of their food. When the food came out, black flies followed (not on the food)Specific Foods:Basil Fried Rice: 5.0/10Red Curry: 7.3/10Pork Belly Garlic Stir Fry: 5.5/10 (I may be biased on this one since this was my first time eating pork belly outside of kBBQ, but I was also not a fan of steamed broccoli as an accompaniment)Basil Stir Fry: 8.2/10Tom Yum Soup: 8.0/10Summer Rolls Tofu: 8.0/10Tea: 9/10Special Attention: Probably about 35 actual seats inside but was not busy during peak Saturday afternoon.General Wait Time for 1/2 dishes: 30 minGeneral Comments: For some reason, when the food came out, we started getting annoyed by regular black house flies. Not sure what was going on with that.Room For Improvement:1. Flies
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Basil Fried Rice
James Oleary
This is a great spot for a variety of Thai/Southeast Asian dishes. It's a sister restaurant to Thai Cuisine and Noodle House (and Chimm Street, expectedly), and has a lot of dishes in common, but also some unique ones-- that's a good thing IMO. They've also got some differences in recipes such as use of fish/soy sauce or not.The produce has always been really flavorful in the dishes, regardless of the time of year. They also seem to rotate their specials pretty frequently, and tend to have more "fusion" type options on the menu. I've had a variety of the menu staples and all were really good-- it's sometimes hard for me to choose what to get since everything I've tried is really good.I also had a "Chef's Choice" no mods Isan-style menu that was AMAZING, and recently had the Kimchi Drunken noodles, which were also fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Flood
Food was good and so was the service, The atmosphere was very much like eating in a fast food restaurant. For the price, it seems like it would be a little more warm and inviting.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodle, Beef Pho
Rob Mueller
Very prompt service. You pull up in your car, they come out with your order and it's done in 5 minutes. Plus the food is very good with generous portions.
My family and I go here once or twice a week! Love the food and employees!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Pad See EW, Dumplings, Thai Fried Rice
This place is the best! We come every week. Please go if you haven’t it’s lovely and so deliciousVegetarian options: They can substitute chicken broth for veggie or delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Edit: Thank you for being responsive and my apologies as I had not realized that I ordered veggies.----------I've tried calling to make a complaint about my order but no one answers the phone. Last night I ordered a summer roll but it literally had no shrimp just all veggies. Ordered shrimp wonton soup and the broth was much darker than what I've received before. Ordered thai coffee but got thai tea. Overall I love this place but the quality is a hit or miss depending on the time of day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Friendly service with lots of laughs coming from the other tables. I highly recommend the wonderfully seasoned shrimp wonton soup and my wife spoke highly of the pad Thai. The chicken garlic stir fry was amazing in both presentation and taste. We will be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup
First time trying Chimm in November 2023. I was very impressed. The atmosphere the cleanliness the very amazing staff!! It's a winner for me!! The food was AH-MAZING!! I had the drunken noodle bowl.. among other tastings. It filled me up and I didn't feel like I was dragging afterwards. The best part of my meal was the mango sticky rice!! The warm/cold sweet balance was a tickler for my tastebuds. This place is now one of my favorites!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Fried Veggie Rolls 2 Pieces, Rolls, Dumplings
We came in this evening and waited about 15 minutes and no one greeted us. There was only one server and she was extremely overwhelmed and rude. We saw three parties come, wait to be seated, and then leave. Being short staffed is stressful but the rudeness of the woman waitstaff on the floor really ruined my night.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food here can be hit or miss. Sometimes it’s really good, like really good. Other times it feels like something flavor wise is missing. It’s a cozy spot, and perhaps dining in would yield better results.Vegetarian options: Lots of tofu options! If you avoid fish sauce, I would ask if they can leave that out.
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Curry
Awesome place! This is the best Thai food we've found in the area by far. The service was really kind, and both meat eaters and vegetarians will be happy here (they even offer Beyond Meat as an option). We dined in this time but have also been very happy with delivery.Vegetarian options: excellent selection!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spring Roll, Khao Soi, Pad See EW, Rolls
We went to this restaurant during a very busy time. They therefore didn’t have adequate seating and were short staffed. However, the staff were exceptionally nice. Food was good, but pay close attention to how hot they mark it because it is hard to eat.
No spicy levels.***Update after owner’s response***Great. Would’ve been nice to know since we did a take out order. No-one mentioned the spice trays and that we’d need to spice the food ourselves. Great if you’re dining in; not so much if you ordered take out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
I have only dined here once and it was when I was really craving Thai food. I ordered the vegetable spring rolls and a the green curry and it was honestly really good. The service was fast and the dining room is very clean. I have very little complaints about the experience. The curry was delicious, though, I don't have much expertise in the Thai cuisine world so I don't know how it stacks up in comparison to other Thai restaurants in Charlottesville. Overall, I would come back here and would recommend to anyone looking for an easy Thai dining experience.
TL;DR: Well-designed restaurant, friendly servers, interesting food presentation. Thai food is decently good but some of the dishes are a miss. The $1-3 premium they have on their prices is unnecessary for the level of their food. When the food came out, black flies followed (not on the food)Specific Foods:Basil Fried Rice: 5.0/10Red Curry: 7.3/10Pork Belly Garlic Stir Fry: 5.5/10 (I may be biased on this one since this was my first time eating pork belly outside of kBBQ, but I was also not a fan of steamed broccoli as an accompaniment)Basil Stir Fry: 8.2/10Tom Yum Soup: 8.0/10Summer Rolls Tofu: 8.0/10Tea: 9/10Special Attention: Probably about 35 actual seats inside but was not busy during peak Saturday afternoon.General Wait Time for 1/2 dishes: 30 minGeneral Comments: For some reason, when the food came out, we started getting annoyed by regular black house flies. Not sure what was going on with that.Room For Improvement:1. Flies
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Basil Fried Rice
This is a great spot for a variety of Thai/Southeast Asian dishes. It's a sister restaurant to Thai Cuisine and Noodle House (and Chimm Street, expectedly), and has a lot of dishes in common, but also some unique ones-- that's a good thing IMO. They've also got some differences in recipes such as use of fish/soy sauce or not.The produce has always been really flavorful in the dishes, regardless of the time of year. They also seem to rotate their specials pretty frequently, and tend to have more "fusion" type options on the menu. I've had a variety of the menu staples and all were really good-- it's sometimes hard for me to choose what to get since everything I've tried is really good.I also had a "Chef's Choice" no mods Isan-style menu that was AMAZING, and recently had the Kimchi Drunken noodles, which were also fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was good and so was the service, The atmosphere was very much like eating in a fast food restaurant. For the price, it seems like it would be a little more warm and inviting.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Drunken Noodle, Beef Pho
Very prompt service. You pull up in your car, they come out with your order and it's done in 5 minutes. Plus the food is very good with generous portions.