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Blue Elephant

4.0 (865 reviews)
ModerateThai
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Emilia O.

I love the food here; finally made it for lunch Appetizer: Mango Chicken Wraps 10/10!! Im addicted to their tamarind sauce. Appetizer: Potstickers 10/10! The potstickers tasted fresh and were served with a really good sauce. Entree: (lunch special) Thai Mongolian Beef (came with a very delicious, small salad (dressing was fantastic) and spring roll. 5/10 the Thai Mongolian Beef was not my favorite and would not order again. Entree: (lunch special) Spicy Eggplant with chicken 10/10 (this is one of my favorites) Noodles: Drunken Noodles 10/10 Noodles: Pad See-Ew 8/10, they were good but I definitely prefer the Drunken Noodles. Dessert: Mango Sticky Rice 10/10 Service was a bit slow but we expected this bc they only have one waitress and restaurant was about 80% busy. Nonetheless, she provided great service. Ambiance is casual. Plenty of free parking.

COCONUT ICE CREAM W/ STICKY RICE
Jen C.

I came on a weekday evening for dinner with two friends. We were quickly seated. The interior was very clean and welcoming. I ordered the pad see ew, my friends got the pad Thai and Hainanese chicken. The portions of the noodle dishes were quite small for the price, but I was happy with how my dish tasted! The pad Thai and Hainanese chicken were also delicious. We shared a coconut ice cream with sticky rice which was delicious. Overall, we had a great experience and will be back for more!

TOM YUM
Lydia C.

Food: in general it's not bad, but definitely a room to improve. The tom yum soup is our favorite. The drunken noodle isn't spicy as we thought and so did the Mongolian beef. The seasoning seems not enough and the beef is quite hard to chew as well. The portion and the price doesn't really match. Service: the staff is nice and helpful. We saw how they recommended dishes for the other table. Ambiance: it's a very small restaurant but nicely decorated and clean. Not for big party for sure.

POTSTICKERS
Alexis R.

Late review!! Ive been here a couple times but I just havent found the time to leave a review. I've always enjoyed their food! This was also our go-to place in high school for catering at club events. Ive always ordered take out but when i ate here in person for the first time a couple months ago, i wanted to make a proper review. It was around 12pm and surprisingly it was slow but also i was glad we came at that time because by the time we wrapped up our lunch, the place was busyyyy !! Anyways i ordered the chicken pad thai along with mango sticky rice! Everything tasted delicious and I would love to come back again and explore other items on their menu and try new things!!

Orange chicken and a vegetaraian crispy egg roll.
Michelle R.

My favorite Thai food restaurant is here in Bakersfield. Blue Elephant has THE BEST green curry ever!

Curry Noodles.  Great delivery packaging
Trish S.

This has been one of my favorite restaurants for years. It has earned it's reputation, and its awards. The service is always top notch. The food is amazing. Jimmy is a very hospitable owner. The crab Rangoon has a ton of crab. The pineapple rice has lovely bits of char on the protein to counter the sweetness of pineapple and raisin. This place also has my very favorite dish of Curry Noodles. Make sure you get a decent amount of pickled mustard greens, because it makes the dish.

Kayla V.

Staff is very friendly, despite always being busy due to the many to-go/online orders they have. Food comes out somewhat astoundingly quickly, despite how busy the kitchen must be. I think I liked my noodles order from last summer more than my recent yellow curry; the onion didn't seem quite cooked through enough in the curry and I think the sautéing accentuated the texture and flavor of the veggies and tofu more. I do feel like for the price, there could be a little more, or otherwise that the price could be a bit lower; I feel like it's a little higher than prices I see for similar dishes in bigger cities. But there are much worse things than spending a little more money on good food at a small business!

khao soi
Matt Q.

Pretty good food for the area. Really good and prompt service along with tasty food. Everything in Bakersfield is in a strip mall so don't let that throw you off.

Mango SWEET STICKY RICE WITH MANGO
Nina W.

Excellent! Everything was perfect. It was so clean inside and calming for our date lunch. We had spring rolls, which came out so hot and fresh. We had the crab fried rice and pad Thai with shrimp! We ended it with stinky mango rice and a Thai tea. The service was amazing. No complaints, everything was great

Extremely small $36 for 1 piece of shrimp
Rita C.

I got the sampler combination and it was extremely small and soup like consistency no taste or thickness. It used to be my go to spot but nothing is the same. I'm thinking they are under new owners because I'm no longer returning!

Mango SWEET STICKY RICE WITH MANGO
Celeste R.

The only thing I ordered was mango sticky rice and I was extremely disappointed. For the price they charge, the least they can do is make sure the mango is good. The mango was brown and going bad! Absolutely terrible and I'll be requesting a refund because $16 for a bad mango is robbery!

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A go to location every time i am in Bakersfield. Great food and fast and friendly service. Highly recommended.

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Descent Thai food in town but the food is a bit pricey. The curry sometimes can be water down. I do like the pad Thai.

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The system had mistake and they didn't make my pick up. However, they gave me a thai ice tea and completed the order withint 15 minutes...

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Very good. Like the spicy eggplant! Price is reasonable. Very clean place and attentive staff. We will be back.

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Excellent food and great service. I think the one time delivery was super slow was a one-off.

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I really like this place. They have reasonable prices and. Their chow mein and cashew nut chicken is my fav!

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Quick service and great food! Been here a couple of times and always a pleasant visit.

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Seafood Curry (came in lil pot), four Curry Sampler, Spicy garlic shrimp, pad thai, YUMMM.

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