Recently went back to take my Mom for mother day and the food was amazing…read more The restaurant still looks stale old but clean and great service. Noting special in the interior but I love that is not overcrowded and the staff was super friendly . FOOD 5/5- Pad Thai Boran $17.95- Still top tier classic old School pad thai that actuall have dried shrimp in it and the crispy pork was yummy Sampler plate $16.95 - Such a good price for so much food, come with small serving of larb gai, 2 pork on a stick so good!!, sticky rice and Papaya salad and they was able accommodate me by adding Pla ra fermented fish sauce. Everywas so good and meal in it self. Longan drink $4.5- refreshing but super sweet, i have to dilute it with water but my mom love it, she say it taste like back home in thailand Coconut ice cream $6- Big scoop enough for 2 , not too sweet but amazing nutty from the coconut milk it was amazing

I met a friend for lunch at Thai Cafe on a Saturday. Parking near the restaurant that is part of…read morethe Springfield Mall is frankly a bit challenging. With a little persistence and a short walk, I found a spot. Walking in to the restaurant, there is a small greeting counter. No one was there and so we walked to the back. You don't see the tables when walking into the place, I suspect the kitchen is along side the hallway leading to the tables. The ambiance is friendly, casual with the tables and booths well spaced to provide privacy. The restaurant was relatively empty during our meal and the noise level was comfortable, allowing us to have conversation easily. Thai food is one of my two favorite and I am always looking for a new place to be inspired. I put Thai Cafe on my list of places that I'll return to. I started my meal with Tom Yum Seafood soup. The flavor was really excellent. Two minor things for me: I like soup warm and not hot. For me, the temp was perfect but for other people who like their soup really hot, it probably wasn't hot enough. The other issue is 'how spicy does this restaurant prepare their food?' The soup was 1 pepper, which was a bit milder than I prefer, but accurate. I added a bit more spice. I chose the vegetarian Kapow Pak. The dish is prepared in a brown sauce which frankly isn't my favorite. But it was really good. The veges were fresh, crisp and crunchy, and the tofu was wonderfully lightly fried. The dish is described as medium spicy, reasonably accurate. My friend chose the Pad Woon Sean with chicken. I didn't try it but he said it was a 10/10. The staff were friendly, helpful, and helped me select my dish. This is a family business that's been open for about 30 years. The servers were totally wonderful. I will certainly be back.

Service was great and fast . Food was delicious. Nice and quiet. Definitely coming back .read more

Rounded up to 3 stars. Would give about 2.5 stars. Clean restaurant not busy at all. Got chicken…read moregreen curry and pork pad see ew. Food was just ok. The veg in the green curry was good. The chicken was dry. I got spicier and it was not as spicy as I wish. I never know what a restaurant considers hot. The rice was ok but a little hard. So strange for a Thai place. My husband's was ok. He said there wasn't much pork but the serving was ok. He noticed the egg was dry. I never saw it on top in a blob before. It wasn't bad but wouldn't say good. I'm not sure of the other options over here since we don't live close by.

Food: great. Service: great…read more Ambiance: great. The eel sushi is fire (tasty) . All other rolls are delicious.

The worst quality sushi I think I've ever had at a restaurant, next would be gas station sushi…read more Order the sushi and sashimi for two, rainbow roll, spicy tuna roll, spicy yellow tail roll, and shrimp yakisoba. Really wish we didn't order so much everything was terribly low quality and tasted poorly. Spicy tuna and spicy yellowtail had an odd texture as if they cut it with something in order for it to go further. Yakisoba needed more sauce and seasoning it was super bland. Rolls had tons of imitation crab and tasted bland. Nothing was fresh. For all the nigiri and sashimi, it tasted so bland and lacked freshness that we actually needed to chop it up and turn it into poke just to make it edible. We tossed it in a ponzu sauce over rice and with all the toppings made it decent just to stomach it. Total was $94 for everything and I don't have one good thing to say. Will not be back at all.

Such a cute spot, we loved the vibes in here when we first came in. The serving was quick and…read moreefficient, the restaurant was super clean. This is a great spot that wont break the bank, and you still get good portions. My curry was no more than what I'd be paying to get skimped at a chain restaurant. But i had enough food to eat leftovers for at least another meal or two its a steal! Very flavorful and will for sure come by when i get lunch. We ordered thai tea, phanaeng curry, karee chicken which all come with rice. As well as summer rolls, and steamed dumplings to start off and share.

Good was good but ask for medium heat it had no heat when it came out. I ordered the crab fried…read morerice my friend had the basil fried rice. Another friend had the strawberry fizz...I think that's what it was called...it needed more club soda but she said it was good after that. Service was good. Very small place but it's expected in occoquan historic area. Very nice though. Will go again.

Very tasty Thai curry. I wasn't impressed by the Thai tea nor the bathroom. It felt a bit moist in…read morethe restaurant but I did like the layout--we had a nice private corner nook. The server was so sweet. It's in a great location. Work out at Kazake or bowl or Balian spa all right there! Go, enjoy!

My friend and I really enjoyed this place! She comes here often for take out, but it was both of…read moreour first time eating inside this beautiful restaurant! Food was great, service was quick and customer service was awesome as well! I got Chicken Fried Rice, she got Pineapple Fried Rice, and we order the Chive Cakes as an appetizer!

The ambiance of the restaurant, Pasara, was excellent: quiet, impressive, well decorated, and clean…read moreplace. The service was good and quickly served us. The food was excellent and the reason why I gave this place 4 stars. We stopped here for a brief & small dinner of appetizers before going to the movies. We ordered summer rolls and calamari. The food was well prepared. The calamari was the best I ever had. The summer rolls were good but not the best I ever had. These were the highlights. The downside: Glasses & dishwater looked old. Scratch or wear marks on rims of glasses. The ice water they gave us tasted like it came from a faucet or unfiltered. There were no happy hour drink specials or dining specials. Service was quick to seat us yet slow in taking our orders. Even though the calamari was the best I ever had and the highlights of this restaurant, I was not compelled to re-visit this place as soon as possible like other restaurants in the past. There are other Thai places in the area that offer excellent prices for excellent & larger quantities of food with dining specials. Yet this place is convenient and close to the movie theater and stores . The food is excellent to good for fair prices as well

Used to like this place a while back when I lived nearby. Passing through the area and decided to…read morestop in again. I had been craving Thai and was excited to eat in one of my former go-to's but I was shockingly surprised and disappointed at how bad this place has gone downhill. Ordered the YUM woon sen and the noodles were so dry they were stiff. There was NO sauce as you would expect, and barely any flavor at all. Total waste of money and didn't even eat it. I was hoping this was a mistake and that the PAD woon sen would be better. The noodles weren't dried out but again there was very little flavor at all. You could barely tell it was even pad woon sen. Not to mention that all of the portions seem to have shrunk while prices have gone up, some insanely so! Biggest shock was when the bill came. $25.45 for the smallest portion you've ever seen. Most other Thai places charge $16-$18 for this dish and a much bigger size with better flavor. Insulting. Waste of time, waste of money. It's a shame how they have

I have tried just about every Chinese restaurant in the area. I had only recently been eating at…read moreAsian Grill and my only regret is that I haven't been going here for tasty and authentic Chinese food sooner! I recently have had their Cashew chicken and it was everything I hoped it would be and more! That sweet and savory soy sauce took me by surprise. They truly honor the flavor profile of each dish. No one thing tastes similar to another, which to me has not been easy to find in other Chinese restaurants. Give them a try!

I would say it's more of a 3.5 then a 3 and here is why:…read more Food: Sesame Chicken: large portion, good sauce and flavor but the white meat was a little chewy. Egg Roll-good Egg Drop Soup-a little on the thick side and had a little bit of an off taste to me. Service-Kind and efficient. Walked into order to-go and was ready in just about 10 minutes! There is a nice size dining room and tables could easily be put together for large groups.

I was in a rush and was craving Thai food and was scrolling through menus for an online pickup…read moreorder. I stopped scrolling when I got to this one as I couldn't believe they had Laotian food. YES!!! A treat given how difficult it is to find. I ordered: -Ban Guan Lao -Pineapple fried rice (comes with shrimp--heavenly) -Kanom Jeeb I drove over and was excited when I got to see that the restaurant was a cute hole in the wall kind of place, not fancy like padaek or thip kao. It was so cozy and comfortable ambiance inside, and I watched a family happily tuck into their food. The service was very kind. When I got home I dug in. Pineapple fried rice is one of my favorites and wow, they do it different in an awesome way here!!! The shrimp comes in a sauce on the side in a cup. It's likely in person it all comes together, but when I mixed it and tried, wow it was so delicious!!! The Ban Guan (rice crepes with ground chicken and mushrooms and onions) was the bomb with its sauce. And the kanom jeeb!!!! Which are steamed dumplings with ground chicken, crab meat, mushrooms and crunchy garlic on top--good lord. Hands down the best I've had. I know the Ban Guan was the only Laos dish I ordered but I will be back again to try more! And I also can't wait to try the curry puffs. This is definitely my new go-to for Thai and Laotian food.

Really solid food at Rice & Noodles Gourmet on Franconia Road. Everything we tried was flavorful…read moreand well prepared, but definitely be aware of the spice level -- even a level 3 is very spicy, so I'd recommend ordering milder unless you truly love heat. It seems like ownership may have changed. The lunch specials are a great deal and offer good value for the portion sizes. Overall, a strong 4-star spot and somewhere I'd happily come back to, just with a lower spice level next time.