I love this spot. This is my go-to girlfriend date place and it never disappoints! Try the pineapple rice but add sausage and curry powder and thank me later :). read more

Our experience at Birdseye tonight was amazing and by the way we eat here a couple times a month and it's very consistently the same. The bartender Austin was super friendly and helpful and recommended cocktails and talked to us before we got seated. Then server John was very friendly and went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience with our dinner. I highly recommend Birdseye to anybody in Leucadia looking for a great experience and wonderful meal. read more

Food and service were amazing!!! They don't mess around with the spice so start low and add more!! Will definitely be back.

Came here for lunch today. I wasn't wanting the traditional curry entree but did want the curry flavor. Was super excited to see that they had curry noodles on the menu! This one had the red curry and came with shrimp. Some of the positives: good flavor and came with noodles instead of rice. On the flip side, some feedback (I wouldn't say negative because overall this was a good dish) would be to add more broth to the bowl. My dish was noodle heavy. I didn't have much broth to work with 1/2 way through the entree. Another thing was that it only had 2 shrimp in the dish. Maybe a couple more would be ideal. Last thing, I would have liked to see this being served with vermicelli noodles instead of the rice noodles (pho noodles) that it came with. That's just a personal preference though, nothing bad about the noodles in general. With that said, solid 4 star and I would come back here when I'm craving curry noodle soup! Bon appetite!! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Egg drop curry noodle soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Ordered take out from here a while back and it was pretty good so we decided to go for lunch about two weeks ago. My husband and I got there about 11:45 on a slow Tuesday. There were only a few other tables of people but for some reason our food took almost 45 minutes. When it's a slow Tuesday there is no reason two people to wait 45 minutes for two dishes to come out. We kept looking over at our waitress and the kitchen but no apologies or "let me see why your order is taking so long". Other reviewers have mentioned the slow service but this was ridiculous. read more

Delayed. Delayed. Struggling to fulfill orders. 1 hour late on projected to go pickup. Delayed seating as the kitchen is undersized and their computer system is not providing accurate timing or projections. Not the first time or second time. Or third time this has happened. Time to pick a new spot. Management needs to figure it out. Losing local customers. read more

Um WOW!!! No notes this was probably one of the BEST Thai restaurants I have ever been to. Their pad see ew with pork belly was unlike any other - so incredibly flavorful with huge chunks of pork belly and the tastiest sauce. Not dry at all. The ambiance is on point and I so badly wish they had a location in south OC where I'm from! Street parking was not that bad on a Sunday but I can imagine it gets quite packed. Just the most gorgeous place for a fun and delicious meal with family or friends. Their mango sticky rice was delicious as well and the perfect treat to round off our lunch down in Encinitas. Service was on the slower end but they didn't have many staff working the day we went. I'd happily return and can't wait for an excuse to drive down to SD again to eat here! read more

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Went over the weekend for mother's day. Food was good but I could not get over the very unkempt guy setting up tables. Wouldn't be a big deal if he didnt fondle all of the silverware as he set up tables. He literally handled all the forks by the tines - gross! Uh, thats the part people eat off of. Handled glasses by the inner rim as well. Who works in the restaurant industry and does that? He seriously needs some training. read more

Heard a lot of great things about Birdseye and was excited to go for a late lunch l. We managed to get in right before they closed their lunch service. I ordered pho and my partner ordered a steak plate. Food was good, but portions are small. We ended up eating again soon after. It's awesome that they source locally and use organic ingredients. This is reflected in the price and makes sense why they would charge more than your average Vietnamese or Thai place. read more

...blown away by everything i tried today. my main entree was the drunken noodles with pork belly. bring on the pork cheek with sticky rice, tom yum soup with chicken, basil fried rice with chinese sausage, fried imperial rolls, and iced green tea latte chaser. too many menu options to try in one visit. read more

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This is an amazing restaurant!! Thai, Vietnamese & Cambodian menu. Fresh ingredients, wonderful spices & cute decor. Alana is a very friendly & knowledgeable server. If you want something authentic, fresh, healthy, and fun come for lunch or dinner. Lots to choose from on the menu and great cocktails and mock cocktails as well!! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Great local spot, legit food that is true to the region. Spicy but not lethal, I particularly enjoyed the curry with squid.

We love Birdseye- amazing food, lots of vegetarian/vegan options, and good atmosphere. Especially good service from Angel T.

Decided to drop by on the way down from a doctor's appointment in Carlsbad. It's along the coast in a nice downtown Main Street of Encinitas so no real parking but I was able to find street parking right in front. Service was really nice here but the food was underwhelming and lacked a lot of flavor. Majority of it did and I only tried 2 items and both lacked flavor. My son had pho and kept having to add condiments. We ordered the house special noodles which is khao piak. Very bland I had to ask for fish sauce. I did like the texture of the noodles. The glass noodles salad was bland and sour. It also tasted like it could've been more softer in some hot water since it was still a bit hard. My son's pho was bland. I didn't try the chicken drunken noodles I ordered for my nephew. My mom had the khao poon nam pla which is weird its called that since it consisted of shrimp. I saw a lot of Lao dishes on the menu but tasting the basics of the Lao food was not cutting it for me. Veryyy pricey for food that needs work. Maybe tailored to the taste buds of that area for their guests/tourists in that area. Nice views and breeze going through since it was like an open garage. read more

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Delicious and fresh vegan food! Ambiance is peaceful and beautiful and unique - service was fast and friendly and they have a huge menu plus full bar! read more

Just finished eating here. Loved it. Excellent service and food quality. I love that the food isn't Sysco nonsense. Like a home cooked meal. And healthy. Also, my toddler loved it. Very solid- will absolutely be back. read more

Food was delicious. Our server was friendly. I wish they did a lunch special as I wanted both soup and entree. We were able to sit outside on the patio was really nice. read more

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The food is always so good and the service is even better. I want to give a special shout out to LUIS. He was so friendly, helpful and we all really enjoyed him as a server. He made the experience even better! He recommended the tamarind margarita which was phenomenal and I don't believe is on the menu. Highly recommend - food, drinks, and service are always amazing. Some of my favorites are the spring rolls, pad Thai noodles and the Panang curry w chicken - it's what I get almost every time read more

I love how there are a ton of organic and gluten free options available! The food is delicious and the restaurant is super cute.

The coconut salad was excellent one time and not the other... The wild salmon in panang is delicious but skimpy on the sauce ..The first time I ordered this dish, I asked for more curry so that I could put on my rice and they said I would have to pay for extra! I went there again the other day- and ordered the same dish, and again there was not enough curry to eat with my rice and the portion was smaller.... I did not ask for more... but I don't think I will be back.. read more

I've been going there for over a year and the food's always been great. The problem is sometimes you'll get your food in 15 minutes and sometimes you'll get it in an hour. The staff is awesome and attentive, but they are well aware there's a problem in communication. They either need more kitchen people or to have less tables. I hope the owners make a change and it would make this such a perfect experience. If you want food to go, make sure you order at least an hour ahead of time or for sure you're gonna be waiting. read more

This was our first time here. The only problem we had was deciding what to eat . When we did finally decide my friend got the pad Thai with chicken and I got the green curry with chicken also. We cleaned our plates. It was wonderful, and so fresh and flavorful. Nice atmosphere and great service. Definitely coming back here soon. read more

We love Birdseye because the Thai and Asian cuisine is so authentic and flavorful. It is completely Gluten Free which is why we go there, I'm a Celiac so totally safe! No MSG either which is so great. Sydney our server was so friendly, kind, attentive and just a joy! We hope we are sested with her again when we go back. If you are a Celiac, this is the place for you. They use onky gluten free ingredients like gluten free tamari sauce in place of standard soy sauce that contains wheat (who puts wheat in soy sauce anyways?!). Check it out! read more

My brother and I stumbled upon this restaurant and were glad we did. There was a wait for table service, but we were able to get two seats at the bar without a wait. Or bartender's name was Matt, and he made the experience of dining here so much better. The kitchen mixed up our order and he offered a few ways to solve it, all of which were great. The food was also great. We ordered a variety of items and noticed that they offer Roti, which is a fried bread - similar to naan, but better - which few Thai restaurants offer. It's fairly inexpensive and pairs with almost everything on the menu, so I highly recommend it. We even had others at the bar asking about, then ordering it. We'll certainly be back for the great food, service, and cool atmosphere. read more

The wait is almost always long here, and sadly I didn't feel like it was worth the wait. The pad see ew was good but I wasn't impressed. The dried rice was too oily for me, and the shrimp didn't taste fresh. Our server was really nice though, although due to them always being super busy I feel like it's hard for the staff to tend to all the tables in a timely manner. I will say I loved their cocktails though!! So that was a plus read more

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This place is very cute, and can get very busy. We were seated right away but the food took 50 minutes to come out after we ordered. They told us they were short staffed after we waited for 30 already but would've been good to be warned in advance. I understand the circumstances and it's the holidays. In terms of the food, it was solid. We ordered the pad see ew, veggie pho, and chicken satay. The chicken satay was cold when served and the. Pad see ew lacked a little flavor and didn't offer spice options. Pho was good! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Everything was amazing! It was the best meal I've had in a long time, our waiter Jon was excellent and recommended the best dishes! 10/10, no notes!! read more

Cute decor inside the restaurant and good variety of classic Thai dishes with options for allergy accommodations. Pad Thai was a little dry without enough sauce. The yellow curry was delicious. Service was efficient but the prices were on the high end for Thai food. read more

Decided to give this place another try after many many many years. My first visit was lackluster and unmemorable. Came back last week and was reminded why I wasn't a more frequent visitor. Despite the Panang Curry with duck (why they're even getting a 4 star) being surprisingly good as I knew it was gonna be a safe bet, charging an atrocious $36 for it is just wrong. I've never felt so robbed eating Thai food in my life. Base price of curry was $18 (high but reasonable), wild salmon or duck add on was an additional $18 (this better have been organic free range well picked duck) The menu is quite confusing ranging from Vietnamese, to Lao, to Thai cuisine, with a little bit of Chinese in there (chow fun). It's basically overpriced "elevated" Asian food. I say elevated based on the premium on my duck price. I don't know if I'd ever come back a third time. It's an OK establishment but I just know what authentic Thai/lao/viet food should taste like AND cost and neither hits the spot for me. read more

Very nice service and good food so many choices of restaurants in town definitely recommend Thai food restaurant read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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It pains me to have to write this, but unfortunately I feel I need to in hopes the owner receives the constructive criticism. We waited for quite some time to be seated at 5pm this evening. It was not that busy when we arrived. Then we waited even more for anyone to acknowledge us at the table. Ordered a beer and a Thai Tea. The thai tea came out quickly but it had half melted ice and was most likely sitting around for a while. The flavor was NOT what it should of been. VERY watered down and already mixed. Beer took FOREVER! Then we tried to order our to go appetizers. No luck as they were out of the fried calamari and the chicken wings. The waiter said it matter of Matter-of-factly as if we were putting him out. Ended up with the fried shrimp not great and the imperial rolls which were yummy! Waited more for water and another beer. Ordered our entrees. The Curry Noodles, and the Gai Lan pork. The Gai Lan was very tasty but the serving size should of been a child portion. SO SMALL!!!!!!!! I get cutting waste but when you leave hungry? Really? Now on to the curry noodles. Disgusting. Hands down the worst meal I have ever had there. Watered down and COLD................ Seriously what is going on with Birdseye. They need to figure it out before it is too late. Super bummed out! read more

I'm giving our dinner a 5 star review. Cyndi, our server, was awesome and that set things off on the right foot. Appetizers were great but it was the entrees that stole the show. Really fresh! We got the food quickly and overall the experience was great. Would definitely come back and recommend to friends. read more

Yum! My friends and I went here on a Wednesday and it was busy, and for good reason! We didnt have to wait at all and their food was great! read more

Birdseye Kitchen - Plum daiquiri and tom yum soup - Vietnamese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Sydney was awesome!!! So attentive and great energy!! We love this place!! the food is also wonderful every time

Don't judge me but not a Thai type person so this was a different experience. The food was excellent. I had the red curry with beef which was very good, the calamari appetizer was very good and the pork belly was the best we had. The waitress was overwhelmed and service was sliw but wasn't her fault. She had too many tables. The only reason I didn't rate a 5 was that management has to work out a better system to better serve customers. Excellent food. Glad I picked this place as my 1st Thai exp. read more

Best Thai ever!!! And gluten free to make my family happy. A true Sunday treat!!! Great food, friendly service, sometimes a little wait during the busy time, but it is soooooo worth it!!! Thanks for another great meal!!! read more

Food is great, service for take outs or delivery is non existent. Frustrating that they no longer take orders for pick up and don't offer delivery. read more

I've ordered from this restaurant twice now. I love their food, but ordering through their website is a frustrating experience. Deliveries are handled through Toast and then passed to Grubhub, which seems to cause serious problems. The first time I ordered, my order was incorrect. Tonight, I gave them another chance. After waiting an hour and a half, I called the restaurant and was told they were still waiting for Grubhub to pick up the delivery. This is really poor delivery service. If you order delivery, plan on waiting at least two hours, and closer to three hours on busy days--and that's assuming the order is correct. Great food, but the delivery system needs major improvement. read more

I was really disappointed this time around. The portions are significantly smaller than they used to be, yet the prices have increased. A perfect example was the bowl of green beans -- $15 for a very small portion that felt more like a side than a bowl. Before, I used to get a large, full plate of green beans for $12, so the change was pretty shocking. Overall, the value just isn't there anymore. Paying more for noticeably less made the experience very unsatisfying, and it's not what this place used to be read more

My favorite Thai restaurant. I always make sure to go here every time I visit the area. The staff is always great read more