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    Baan Wasana Thai Restaurant

    3.7 (76 reviews)
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    Edward L.

    Tasty Thai place in the heart of Kerrisdale. Parking is available on the side streets. Unfortunately the free underground lot on 42nd is no more. As in no more free spots. Boo. The place seems like a mom and pop shop. The website seems to confirm this (the name means "Wasana's house"). Staff were friendly. No complaints there. The lunch special is a pretty good deal. $12 as of the time of writing. I had the pad gra prao (Thai basil stir fry). Ingredients tasted very authentic. Spiciness is on a scale of 0-5. I had the level 5 and it was maybe medium spicy. Fortunately the staff also had some cut chili fish sauce available. With this, the dish finally had enough heat. Special mention for the sauce. They also give tamarind candies with the bill. Overall I left happy. Definitely wouldn't mind coming back at some point, though there are so many other places to try in the area.

    Bikki W.

    I bought a take-out lunch special from @baanwasana in Kerrisdale. The Pad Thai is the Stir-fried thin rice noodles with (prawn, chicken, or vegetables), tofu, egg, and bean sprout in a sweet tamarind sauce, topped with ground peanuts and a lime wedge. It also comes with a small side green salad. The portion was very generous for $12+ taxes. It was an authentic Thai dish. The rice noodles were al dente and flavorful. Taste: 4/5 Follow me @eatisvibikki #eatisvibikki #lovetoeat #thaifood #thaifoodstagram #padthai #padthainoodles #thailandfoodie #cameraeatfirst #kerrisdale #vancouver #vancouverfoodies #vancouverfoodie #instafood #instagramfood #supportlocal #cheapeats #lunchbox #lunch #takeout #thailand #chicken #peanut #beanspouts #tofu #foodbloggers #foodie #canada

    Very tidy and clean interior
    Elton C.

    I have been to this Thai restaurant near my home twice in a week. Haven't eaten any Thai foods for a long while, one day I was craving for Thai foods and I went to here for lunch. For the first visit I had Yellow Curry Chicken with rice. They served the Curry in a bowl and the rice in the dish. The portion is just good for lunch. I picked mild spicy and it was really not so spicy. The curry tasted well and balance, not too mild and not to strong. Then ingredients absorbed the curry flavour and it was easy for me to finish the rice. As the first time the mild spicy level was so mild, in my second visit I ordered Masamun Curry Chicken with rice and picked medium spicy. It tasted better with the peanuts and white union in the curry. Again I finished all. The lunch set came with a small bowl of soup or green salad. The soup tasted slightly sweet and it could improve your appetite. I had the same soup in another Thai restaurant that used thyme and I think thyme is slightly better. For the environment and service, they were excellent. The restaurant was very clean, no matter the table or floor. They put some That decorations and played Thai music. The servers were very attentive and nice. Overall the dining experience in here was quite good and I will go there again to try other Thai dishes.

    Red chicken curry for lunch
    James E.

    My absolute favourite Thai Restaurant in Vancouver. Lunch or Dinner food is great along with great service.

    mango sticky rice
    Fiona C.

    My favourite Thai restaurant in Vancouver. The pad thai, pad see ew, and green curry are must-trys!! The mango sticky rice is superb and holds my idea amount of sweetness in a dessert- you can't go wrong with it. Medium spicy is perfect for someone who can handle a little heat. Great service, authenticity, and atmosphere keep me coming back almost every week.

    Larry L.

    Nice Thai restaurant. The food is not cheap but you should try. The soup is very delicious. I also had red curry and Thai fried rice. I would recommend the red curry as it is not thick. The fried rice is ok. The waiters are nice and friendly.

    It is no.30 on the menu.
    Simon K.

    How do businesses survive, you wonder that, and you really wonder that when you enter a place, and leave feeling just cheated upon in terms of ethnicity and price, and we have another one, courtesy of my wallet, luckily for me and my partner we didn't spend that much, but you would think that being where this place is located in that the standard of food would be elevated a notch, well as the star ratings system goes "Eek! Methinks not"! A promise of good Thai food goes to waste if you go in here, not that the service was bad, but when your questions aren't being answered, and your only response to what good Thai authentic cuisine is, when they ask if you'd like to order the 'Pad Thai' is just wrong, like going into a Chinese restaurant asking for 'beef fried lice (I mean rice' was to come out from the server), and that is what we got, just on their end. The place looks like's it's been here a good while, from what my partner says, as she used to work here. You'd think, it's survived this long, it should be alright (it's Kerrisdale for freakin sake's) well the smokescreen was on, and once we sat and looked at the menu, the first thing that came to mind was, this better be good, as the prices were on the high-side, and when you saw what was being served the thought from our brains was a "really", like food court style food landing on the table. The dish we ordered today was the 'Moo Nam Prig Poaw' (your like.. what the heck did you order....??) Some pork mixed up with some green and red peppers, some onions and some Thai chili paste for close to $11. Let down, let alone with a bit of steam from the let down that became anger was probably the feeling at this point. Something that was just thrown together, called some authentic name, premium price chucked on, and having to stomach this knowing that you could probably get this at some other 'hole-in-the-wall' restaurant for almost half the price, and also probably being better is the final feeling of making this one memorable. Well, as I said before, I came, I ate, and I shall not come and eat here again.

    Soup you get in the lunch combo. Simple but refreshing.
    Richard H.

    Centrally located in the heart of downtown Kerrisdale, Baan Wasana is a clean, quaint, and consistent restaurant. I'm speculating, but it appears to be a Thai owned and ran establishment. For those who've been to Thailand you can really appreciate the sincere kindness and friendliness of Thai people, and that is reflected in the level of service they offer. I'm a big fan of making my curries spicy. They offer a wide range of levels of spice including: Very Mild - Mild - Medium - Hot - Extra Hot. For me Hot is the perfect amount of spice where its hot enough to put two light beads of sweat on my forehead, but not enough to keep my mouth perma-burning which takes away from my taste enjoyment. For $8.75-$10.45 you'll get to choose from 20 lunch combos which include a dish, plenty of rice and a soup or salad. The salad is very plain - iceberg lettuce with some thousand island dressing (boring!) . That's why it's must to get the soup. It's a simple light broth, but very refreshing. Not the best Thai in Vancouver, but excellent service and great lunch combo's keep me coming back.

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    This is one of the best Thai food in Vancouver. If you have not eaten here you are missing out!

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