This is our go to Thai place now. Went back recently and tried one of the places we liked before and thought why did we do that?!? Cha Ba Thai is the best in the NE. Good quality ingredients and consistently good. There are many good Thai restaurants in Portland but Cha Ba Thai does outshine them all. read more

Sometimes you just get lucky. As we did when we let our GPS pick our lunch spot a few months back on the way home from Portland. Because it picked Cha Ba Thai. Further luck, a parking space right outside the door. Best of all, good food at reasonable prices We're fans. VALUE: Reasonably priced (as most Thai places our in our experience) and with generous serving sizes we had leftovers to pop into the cooler in the car and enjoy later at home. FOOD: All our choices were delicious. We chose Miang Kum to start. Hard to find in Thai restaurants and it was very good here. The spinach wrapped, "fold your own" bites of perfect Thai deliciousness in the salty, sweet, sour, hot flavors of the tamarind "jam", ginger, lime, chile, peanuts and onions. If you like "playing with your food" then this is a dish for you! We also had Pad Kee Mao (aka drunken noodle) and a dish they call The Emerald which was broccoli (and spinach?) topped with chicken and delicious peanut sauce. Since it was mid day and we were driving, we stuck to tea as the beverage. Not that we were likely to be tempted by the wine list anyway as it was pretty standard stuff, like Columbia Crest and Kendell Jackson, in the offerings. AMBIANCE: Cha Ba looks like a "dive" from the outside and while it isn't a deluxe interior by any means, it is a far more pleasant and polished space inside than you might think. And sparkling clean, which always gets mention from me! SERVICE: The servers were friendly enough, if not overly warm, and the small language barriers that we've seen referenced in reviews elsewhere didn't seem that big a deal to us. English was not the first language of our server for sure, but he speaks English a lot better than we speak his language (which is to say not at all) and we were in "his house" so tried to behave like grateful guests, which we were to eat such good food. The place was full, so we were glad to get a seat, and if we had to wait a bit for the meal so the kitchen could keep up with the orders, that seemed reasonable to us. read more

We Have been going to this restaurant for years. It never fails us and we have never been disappointed with the dishes that we order. The prices are good and the amount of food is also good. The staff is also very friendly and quick to service you and your orders. Highly recommend this restaurant for excellent Thai food. read more

This end-of-Alberta spot is the epitome of comfort Thai food. The Tom Kha is full of flavor, the papaya salad is a beautiful balance of crisp, savory and sweet and the Pad Se Ew was some of the best I've ever had. Ample outdoor seating and good COVID protocols. Will be adding this as my go to Thai spot! read more

Great place with consistent flavor. Menu options familiar from pad Thai noodles, Tom yum soup or pineapple fried rice. Good portions at decent price. read more

Now the owner or manager (Phaisan P.) is contacting me privately, insisting that I have the wrong location (I didn't) and that "no one order like you say." Add aggressive representative from the restaurant + denial and this goes from a Meh to AVOID. read more

Cha Ba Thai: your front entry bouquet of fresh flowers had me gawping with delight... where oh where does that gorgeous talent for arrangement come from? And thank you so much for the pleasantries and the warm greeting when I walk in. This was where I met up my couple friend who live near Glendoveer Golf. I wanted to return the favor and treat them back for many a meal that they insisted upon back at our favorite former haunt near that ever-so-popular fabric store, that has since hung up its apron strings. Cha Ba serves solid Thai food. This place deserves some serious accolade. It has never disappointed, whether when ordering to-go or dine-in. The YUM factors are going on consistently, and I think I appreciate all that you've done for my appetite. I do, however, think that you might want to pay a bit more attention to the flies that I sometimes spot having a heyday and congregating around me, and my yumminess? It would be great not to have them do what makes French Perigord truffles such a delightful delicacy: that they lay some little babies anywhere, for I do need urgently! to continue putting that great flavorful food into my mouth. Thank you very much. 3.5 for the pesky member from the Diptera family. read more

Worst service ever and workers do not wear their masks...just all together unprofessional. The food is also diminished in quality over the years. What a shame. Thai Seasons is a few doors down and the difference in quality and service is night and day. Such a shame.... read more

Well it's not the best Thai place around the city, but their food will satisfy your cravings. I usually order the Pad Thai with chicken or tofu and feel that the food is worth the price. It's right on Sandy Blvd, which can be a busy street, but I've never had a hard time finding street parking nearby. They are also really good with takeout orders! I can place a phone order and it'll be ready in 10-15 minutes. Cha Ba Thai is as average as it gets when it comes to Thai food, but I don't have anything bad to say. read more

Cha Ba Thai garners some good memories for me. My family and I used to go here all the time few years ago, and I remember that the meals were tasty and the restaurant was bustling. This time, the restaurant was nearly empty, with patrons at only 3 other tables. This contrasts what it used to be, when we had to wait an hour to get seated. I still had high hopes for the food though, but I noticed that they raised their prices on quite a few items. +PAD SEE EW: We got this with tofu, which is great to sop up all the sauce and flavors of the noodles. This was probably my favorite dish of the night, although pretty standardly tasty. +GOLDEN SQUID: Crispy fried squid, where the batter isn't terribly heavy. It does come fried and attached to each other which was a little weird. However, the taste was still good. -KAO PAD PU (CRAB FRIED RICE): This was on the drier side, and for the price you pay, it doesn't seem worth it for stringy dried crab. -CHU CHEE CATFISH: I appreciate the sauce and the crispiness of the green beans in this dish. However, I'm quite disappointed with the amount of fish; there was barely any. At a table of 5, we perhaps had 1 piece each (a small piece at that). All in all, the food didn't blow me away, especially some miss dishes. The places definitely has changed, even with some familiar faces among the staff. I used to love coming here with the colorful plates and the happy busy dinner atmosphere, but I'm sad to find it not as good. read more

It's all about the crab fried rice! There is half crab and half rice it's so delicious and great value. We also had the pumpkin mussaman curry, the beef was so tender and flavorful. I highly recommend here for Thai food in PDX. The waitress are extremely friendly and provide super fast high quality service. read more

Cha Ba Thai - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Really enjoyed this place. Very nice staff, tasty food too. Very clean inside and great for larger parties. read more

Really excellent food! Pad Kee Mao was featured in our family dinner, three different ways, and all were great. Fresh rolls were okay, just average, but were served with the best spicy peanut sauce on the planet. Very nice staff, nice ambience, service not all that speedy but that's not a priority for us. read more

Nice atmosphere and quick service. Food was reasonably priced. The food wasn't AMAZING. It's hard to find a Thai restaurant that really stands out in Portland. We have one practically on every corner. But this one doesn't stand out as terrible. Its good local fresh food. If you're in the neighborhood go for it! read more

Cha Ba Thai - Salad rolls with.Chinese sausage! Awesome peanut sauce! - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I almost always get take out from here, I think I've only ever eaten in the restaurant once. Most recently I got medium spicy khao soi and it was delicious but wow it was hot. I consider my spice tolerance to be pretty decent and I was sweating while eating. I've gotten the mango sticky rice, yellow curry, tom kha and one of the papaya salads in the past for some of my take out orders and they've all been pretty good but I rarely deviate from my orders. read more

This is a great Thai food restaurant. It is almost always busy. Portland is full of Thai food places, but this is for sure one of the better spots. I recommend going here when you have a Thai food urge. read more

Love this place. I have been going there for a few years now. The service and food are always consistently better then most. Love their Khao Soi and the crispy shrimp puff triangles. read more

This is a great place for Thai food. We came in on Christmas Day, and they were open and not crowded! Superb Pad Thai (in which I've went to many restaurants to try). I had their Tokyo Tea, which was strong, but tasted a little more like cough syrup, then again it had 3 different liquors in it. Prices are good too. Overall, I would go back and highly recommend! read more

So fresh, flavorful and quantity makes this place my favorite Thai restaurant In Portland or Vancouver!! You can't go wrong here with any dish. read more

Best sticky rice so far in this area! So good! Stir fry Thai Ginger in pork is also to die for! First time and will come back again!

Great food, staff are always so nice and they get it ready so quick. The pad thai, fried rice and soups are our staples. But you cant go wrong with anything on their menu. read more

Rice was cold and dry, noodles was stuck all together- curry was cold as look flavor and spicy ness that I ask for. A wasted 50

There's a lot of places I go for Thai food because of my love for it and convenience. This is where I go when I want GOOD Thai food that I know is going to made right and taste great each time. Favorites are the pad se ew, pad eggplant, pad prick-king, and rad narh with seafood. You can't go wrong with any of the curries. You can also request a spice level for each dish and pick whatever protein (or not). read more

Our first time in this restaurant and we had no idea what or how to order but the nice server walked us through the menu and gave us great suggestions. We had the dumplings that were exceptional as well as the pork and vegetable wonton soup and the garlic green beans. Everything was delicious!! We'll be back again! read more

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My favorite Thai restaurant of all time. Service can improve. The waitresses usually seem a little angsty. Food is good though. I always come back. I recommend the noodle dishes or curries read more

Cha Ba Thai - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great food! Love the pad Thai and the drunken noodles. Medium spicy is just right! We ordered pickup and were running a little late but they had great service. Will definitely come back soon. read more

Khao Soi is good. Pieces of chicken meat rather than whole chicken leg but curry is excellent. Pad Kee Moi is also good. A bit sweeter than normal but lots of good veggies. Medium is plenty spicy! read more

Used to love this place. Food used to be excellent. Had take out last week and the food was terrible. Calamari was simply not edible and the few bites i tried upset my stomach. Cashew chicken not great either and the quality of veggies was nothing like it used to be. I called it in but they didn't care to address. I guess I won't be back. read more

Currently my fave Thai spot close to our PDX home. Love the service and consistency with the food. Drunken noodles are amazing.

Food is pretty good. Service is so friendly. I really like the decorations in this place. Recommend for this place. read more

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If I could give these guys 2.5 stars, I feel that would be more accurate. The food was fresh and delicious (in the most boring way possible) but pretty scant on my portion, considering it was $17 with a coke + tip. They gave me a delicious meal that would absolutely satisfy small children 7-10 years of age. I'm still deciding if I want to get something else to eat because i'm still hungry. Maybe i'm a pig, because I ate a little breakfast about 2 hours before I tried this place out for lunch... actually i'm pretty normal/average height to weight body-mass ratio, so.... Also, not sure if it was an oversight, as I asked for extra spicy and what I got lacked any kind of heat. You could feed their extra-spicy to a newborn baby, and it would most likely not even rouse that baby from a nap (although i'm not sure why anyone would ever try to feed extra-spicy thai-noodles to a sleeping infant! Don't do it!) I saw other diners eating regular pad-thai and maybe that's the reason I came, but changed my mind at the last minute. Full disclosure, i'm not even sure that I like pad-thai, I think the mention of eggs put me off at the last minute. At any rate, the grilled flavors were yummy, and the service was fast and friendly, but there are a million + other places i'll try before I ever make it back here again. read more

I love this place. Good reasonably authentic food. Reasonable prices, attentive service and nice folks been 10 times. Will go ten more times. Enjoy!! 4 stars because I am a Thai food snob who loves Chiang Mai streetfood read more

Great service very nice people. I have been here several times and one of my go to Thai spots. Tom Kha is delicious and pad khee mao are my favorites! read more

First Impression: It's Okay. Average Food, Questionable Service. It's a corner shop where it's small and cozy on the inside, and they have a side bar-like seating area for ordering to-go and paying. I ordered a Pad See Ew for lunch, and it was okay. Definitely not the best, but it's still good and edible. There was a vegetable that they had put in that did not fit with the dish at all, as it was very bitter and makes your face scrunch up kind. Also crunched on a few egg shells; it's not like I haven't ate a dish where they had some before, but it just made the experience a little bit sadder. Service-wise, the workers all were approachable and kind, though I did hear them smack-talking some customers when there was no one to help. ALSO, if there's someone who wants less salt/sauce/etc, don't go here. They refused to for a customer who had a medical condition and she didn't want any or just a little sodium, but they said it's part of the food process and can't be changed. I'm not gonna pretend to NOT be a little bitter since I've experienced many places who were completely understandable and open on how they cook for their customers. First impression was a bit lacking, so I might come back to try again another time. read more

One of our favorite Thai places! The panang curry is amazing and their pad Thai is one of our favorites

I was shocked to see my noodles so dark and the shrimp overcooked. This has never happened before. What a let down. read more

Cha Ba Thai - Pad Kee Mao with shrimp. - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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There food used to be really good. Have disappointed here the last few times. The last time we went the service not that great so I didn't tip the waitress confronted me! That was not good experience. I will never go back there again. read more

We've been to Cha Ba Thai a few times now. The food is the reason we come back. It is quite good. Every plate comes to the table sizzling and hot. It's worth going for the food. The reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the service. They are not rude or anything but simply no smile and no greetings. I am not sure why that is but that seems to be the case every time for some unknown reasons. Highly recommended for the food. :) read more

If I could give a 0 I would! Got there before they opened and 45 minutes later, still no food!!

The service is very nice, I had a nice quiet table by myself and enjoyed some hot tea and soup, I believe it was the Tom Kai soup. They don't short you on large prawns and it's the perfect amount of herbs and flavors! I also had the fresh rolls with shrimp with peanut sauce, I loved the arrangement on the plate and the perfect amount of cilantro with veggies. I would suggest this restaurant to everyone. It doesn't look like much on the outside but the inside is beautiful and quiet, a lovely place for lunch. read more

Cha Ba Thai - Tom Kai soup is amazing! A must have for a peaceful lunch. - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon