I was in town for business and did not want any of the options within walking distance. Looked this delight up on Yelp and it was perfect. I ordered #77 - Kai Mun Gai with spicy broth for take out. The broth was seemingly a similar broth used for tom yum soup. The meat and veggies mixed with the broth and garlic-ginger sauce was perfect and filling. My only complaint was there was a lot of rice for the soup, but I guess I could have just taken some out before adding the broth (they provided the soup in a separate container from the meat, veggies, and rice). Would definitely go back when I'm in town again. Nice, light, and filling food. Perfect for that nice pick-me-up during the day. read more

Cheap and delicious. We got the tofu oysters and beef pad see yeuw, both are amazingly good. It is WORTH the trip to Wheaton :)

Every dishes we order is quite outstanding here : Pad Thai, Kow Kha Moo, Pla Pad Pha, Noodle with roasted pork and etc.. Take it from someone who lived in Bangkok for more than 20 years. I would give them five stars if they use better rice or cook the rice better -- it's really ashamed that everything is so good except the rice! read more

I don't know all too much about Thai places, but the food there was excellent. The duck noodle soup and blanket shrimp that I had was incredibly filling and tasty. Service there was wonderfully kind and I didn't have to wait long for my food unlike some other places in the area. Will definitely continue to eat there and will never not be surprised by the unassuming exterior, love it. read more

Service was great. Pad prik khing was ok, but not the best I've had. Pad Thai was good. Something was missing though...... Was it the lack of ambiance? Layout and design of restaurant? Not sure I will be back. read more

Went to lunch with my buddy and let it was just delicious. The spring rolls were very crispy but not greasy. The Panang chicken was spicy with creamy rustic flavors! The service was very friendly and excellent. Will return for more. read more

This place may be a little hard to find, behind Hung Phat grocery store but worth checking out. Authentic Thai, would definitely go here next time I want Thai food. Papaya salad had good flavor, order 'American' hot and it was hot....glad I didn't try Thai hot! The pad Thai was also good, although you have to work at making this taste bad. Also had the Gaeng Pa, chicken, pork, beef combo; serving was huge great flavor and everything at a reasonable price. read more

We drove 20 miles to try this place out because of the high ratings. It was sadly very underwhelming. First I know this is supposed to be a hidden gem 'hole in the wall' kind of place, but they really need to invest in some better lighting - we went in the afternoon and the whole place was really dark - there is one small window at one corner of the restaurant which I was facing and most of the light was coming from that. The whole place had the feel of a cafeteria, loud clanking dishes, super cheap chairs and tables, cloth menus that had picked up a bunch of stains. About the food, our entrees were ok (although one came out 15 minutes before the other, my gf was nearly done eating by the time I got my order). The BIG dissapointment was the egg custard desert. I ordered it because it looked so good in one of the pictures a yelper posted, but what we received looked nothing like the picture at all, and tasted disgusting (not exaggerating). It had the consistency and taste of really salty/mildly sweet scrambled eggs. It was one of the worst desserts I've ever been served at a restaurant. Dessert is so hard to mess up but this was terrible. Anyway, I felt compelled to leave a negative review because the dessert specifically was unbelievably bad. read more

We went to Thai Taste by Kob to see what the rave was about per so many reviews I'd seen on this site, Yelp and oh yea..the high ranking on Washingtonian Magazine. It is ranked over other hot Thai spots in Wheaton: Ruan Thai & Nava Thai. It is funny on Yelp, all three are 4 star averages, Thai Taste has 84 reviews, Nava has 350 and Ruan has 207 yet yelp ranks Thai Taste as #1 at the top of the list. TripAdvisor has 3 Thai restaurants in Wheaton MD, all are ranked with 4 stars, #2 Nava Thai has 56 reviews, #3 Ruan Thai has 50 reviews BUT ranked #1 per TripAdvisor is Thai Taste with only 15 reviews. I think something funny is going on here.....Washingtonian also ranks Thai higher...so what the heck, I had high expectations.....this place had to be good right? Full disclosure: I do like Ruan Thai a lot. And I know that when you become accustomed to the way someplace makes a dish, that is how you expect it. With that in mind we were indeed hoping to find another prospective and widen our taste buds. To start we had Sampler A as an appetizer. It is over what you may expect of a pu-pu platter as it has such a neat tray of dipping sauces. The meat is fine, I LOVED the coconut shrimp (and I'm not a big shrimp guy) and the other things were .....ok. A pile of toast was underwhelming but I guess some people like the vehicle to transport the extra sauce. Little bit too salty. Som Tum Thai was a basic Papaya salad; I was hoping for the little dried shrimp that I do like. It did have a bit more tart compared to what I've had at most other places so that I liked & was cool but too much salt. Nam Kao Tod some crispy rice balls w/ Thai sausage salad was an interesting contrast of textures. The main problem with the three appetizers however was WAY TOO MUCH SALT. I'm not talking about a tad too much fish sauce. No, when you take all 3 dishes together, I'm talking just flat out off the charts, check my blood pressure this getting way out of control too much salt. On to the main course... She asked for a tried and true standard to judge a place by: Pad Thai, we had it with chicken and shrimp and it was ok. Nothing wrong and nothing great. At least the salt was not an issue! With the main course we also had Thai sausage fried rice, it was OK but not rave worthy. But so at least the salt again was not a problem. I asked for Thai Taste duck & crispy basil, it was sad....don't get me wrong, I love the crispy basil thing, that was very right on however, the duck was breaded and not so crispy... and not so ducky. It was surrounded by a thick sauce that did not do service to the dish and sorry, I could not find young baby corn as the menu would have you think. Again, not too salty but, just not a great dish. So I'm just not getting the WOW of this place. It has music that is a bit in the face; tables are sticky; food is way too salty or just so so. What is it that all the Yelpers and Washingtonian is going nuts about? I did see a lot of carry out orders and that is always funny to me as real good Thai food never is so good when it is un-packed from a box; but again that may just be to me. The place did seem to have a good number of Asian eat in clients so maybe it is the "Street Food" menu that I did not enjoy that sets the place apart. It does have a good size menu. All I can say from the one try today: at least it is a good place from a parking point of view. That is the single advantage it has over Ruan Thai and Nava Thai. read more

The massamun curry was WAY TOO SPICY. I had one friend order it "medium" and one friend order it with "no spicy" both were WAY too hot to be eaten by the average person. I've eaten massamun curry at many other Thai restaurants and it is a meal that is not even made spicy so the fact that the "not spicy" version was too hot proves that these people know very little about Thai food. I will say the spring rolls were great. They got that right. Thank god because the mango sticky rice was so cold that the rice was a solid block and you could barely taste the coconut milk on it. (That is unless rice in brick form appeases to you). I mean hey on a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 3 but if you really enjoy Thai food I recommend the restaurant Eathai, the food is more delicious and authentic! Don't waste your time here. read more

The ranking in the Washingtonian is deserved. One of the best Thai food restaurants in the region. Ironically, it's in the parking lot of a more famous--and quite middling in quality--Thai restaurant. read more

Used Yelp to place order for delivery. Food delivered on time, hot, and driver was friendly. Great service and good food!

This restaurant always have exceptional service and the dishes are excellent. I love everyone. Been coming here since they were opened. Thank you. read more

Simply the best Thai restaurant I have ever been to. I literally have not had a bad dish yet. So good and so spicy.

Got takeout from here for dinner. I didn't go pick it up but heard it was a cute place. Review would have been higher, as the food was good, but there were some problems with the order. For my entree the item either was not the dish I ordered, or they were out of some ingredients. The Pad Khing was supposed to have chicken, mushrooms, carrots, onions, scallions, jelly mushrooms and bell pepper. The dish I had contained only chicken, onions, green and red peppers. Also ordered brown rice but was given white. The portions were okay, but the containers definitely had room for more. Pad See Ew was good but not spectacular, and it had a bit of heat to it which i thought was strange for a sweet dish. Definitely not bad, but will try elsewhere next time. read more

The food here is fantastic, much better than its neighbor Nava Thai. It's small and off the beaten path, but you are always greeted with a smile and a plate of great food. Hubby and I escaped for a late lunch and enjoyed Lucky Bags as an appetizer --simply yummy crunchy heaven...curry, minced chicken and spices wrapped heaven. Hubby had the Yello curry with shrimp and I had the penang shrimp. Both were cooked to perfection and served with a smile. I love this place and look forward to the next time. This place never disappoints. ... read more

Indian Express - Lucky bags appetizer.... - Vegan Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

Great hole in the wall thai food. I can't add much to the other detailed reviews.

The food and service are extremely good. The price is on par with other Thai restaurants but the portions are much smaller. I got the Penang curry although I was happy with how the chicken was prepared and the spice level, I was left feeling hungry as they didn't give enough rice or curry (less than a cup) read more

Pretty much anything on the menu starting with the word Pat is great. If you're like me, then you would love it when everything comes all juicy and saucy. Blew my expectation when we arrived at the restaurant that you would look at and say "cute." Decent restaurant to pop in and get food, without being pricey. read more

I would like to say that the main reason I'm not giving more stars is because of the peculiar menu. There are no "indicators" (typically pepper icons), next to the dishes, so you don't know how spicy they are. Thai food is typically spicy and I prefer less spicy, so the waitress had to show me the menu one selection at a time! Also the menu shows LUNCH and DINNER prices, yet on Saturdays, they only charge the dinner prices even though it was lunch?! (We didn't understand the reasoning and just paid.) Very confusing and annoying to think you will be charged for LUNCH at noon! (Why not have a lunch and dinner menu like every other restaurant?) Lastly, while my noodle dish was decent (although mostly noodles), it was small in size, which was another reason we thought we'd be charged the LUNCH price. So I would say it was quite expensive for the amount we got. I've had Drunken Noodle at many restaurants and will continue to do so. Just not here, I won't be back. Fix the menu so it's less confusing and less disappointing. Maybe put on more than 4-8 tiny pieces of tofu! (It's just cheap soy beans!) THE GOOD PART: The restaurant is attached directly to a fantastic grocery store! I loved that place! When we got our bill, there were mints with it. I don't like mint, but it was a guava flavored hard candy, which I went into the grocery to buy! I also got another fruit flavor. THAT was the best part of the meal. The after meal "mint"! Ha! read more

Couldn't even eat there. Came in at 11:30 on MLK birthday. Only person in place. Been here bunch of times and loved it. Always get lunch special. Waitress comes over l and says no lunch specials today because holiday. Ok so I look at menu. Select something. Lunch and dinner prices and portion sizes I guess No lunch prices today. I look at EMPTY restaurant and said bye. LAME. read more

3 stars, food gets 3.5. Only tried it once so I'll try it again and re-review. Spring rolls were very good and excellent Pad See Ew. I did find the portion rather small, especially for a Sunday dinner size. Either way, really good. Great flavor, etc. Why the half star knock - I got carry out to take back to a event. There were no utensils in the bag. Luckily I was able to scavenge a fork at my event but if not...I'd be in trouble! read more

Hands down best Thai in this region. For those who have a palate for Thai spice you won't be disappointed. Their menu is authentic with many of the traditional Thai dishes. As a vegetarian they're able to leave the fish sauce and shrimp paste out ( necessary ingredient of all Thai food). Family owned, very friendly and very fast. The restaurant is small and nothing fancy. Try to panang curry and papaya salad. read more

Zero stars for the food. I've never had bad Thai food until I tried Thai Taste in Wheaton. I ordered the massaman with beef. It tasted terrible! It was sooooooo watery that it was the equivalent of water with just brownish color. The brownish colored water tasted sour...didn't taste any curry flavor. The beef was so dry and tasteless! The potatoes were absolutely tasteless and undercooked...tasted as if they cooked them separately without any salt or seasoning. They put way too much peanuts in the massaman. read more

Indian Express - Vegan Near Me - Wheaton, Maryland

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Honestly, when I used to live here in Maryland I used to love coming here. I moved away for about a year, come back wanting to try my favorites from this place but realize their menu has changed and has gotten more expensive for entrees, drinks, appetizers and such. I was being daring and decided to try something new. I ended up getting the Chiangmai noodles with chicken. Presentation looked amazing, I was a bit impressed as I have never really seen anything like it. The waitress explained how to mix it and eat it which I really appreciated. Although it looked amazing, perhaps I should have gotten something else because I didn't like it much. Couldn't finish it. Back in the day, I would have easily given this place 5 stars. But now, I'll just dish out a 3. I tried their fried fish cakes, it tasted a bit too fake for me. I also got a Tom Yum soup, the soup was scorching hot, with 4 pieces of shrimp and some mushrooms. My friend got treasure island, it was okay. But I honestly expected more for the price. read more

Should have known when I walked in. The place was dirty, smelled bad. Food smelled like dog food. Tasted similar. No thank you.

Tonight my husband went to order food from this restaurant. After he got home, he opened the bag and he found out that the bag its self was very wet . He discovered that one of the soup container had many cut on the lid. I think you should make sure that everything is in a good shape before giving to the customers. I am Thai and I have never felt bad about this before. We love your food but I want you to be more carefully than this time. read more

Worst Thai food I ever had!! The funky smell in the restaurant is exactly what all the dishes tasted like.

Review based on about 10 visits. Really great Thai food; highly recommended. Took us a couple of meals to adapt to Kob after eating for years at Ruan Thai, another local Thai restaurant because many dishes here taste different; I think its mostly because they are much less sweet. If you order dishes Thai hot, be warned they really really are hot, but you can order mild, medium, or american hot. Although food is authentic, the names on the menu are an odd mix of Thai and English, some of the latter a bit strange, but rest assured the food is great. Things we really like. Moo Yang, best grilled pork skewers ever, way above competition; we order nearly every visit. Shrimp dumplings, listed as such on Menu, but the Thai name is Kanom Jeeb, are also best we have had. Best ever Som Tum (papaya salad). Pad Thai here is really interesting (less sweet). Fried rices dishes, curries, and of course Pad Kee Mao, and other noodle dishes all very good. One miss for us was the Occupies Bangkok street vendor section: sounded exciting, but we did not get it after a couple of tries. Another challenge was Som Tum Poo, which had what tasted like fermented whole crab slices (shell and all), totally different from normal Som Tum Thai, but that's the great thing about Kob: new dishes you won't find elsewhere. Final thoughts: wait staff are all friendly, prices are on low end, and they have a small parking lot, and if that's full MC lots are close bye. read more

Ordered delivery. Food was not fresh in my opinion. Got fried rice with shrimp and a tomato something with seafood. The rice was salty and tasted bad. Very few seafood. Can't even finished. They have to do better. read more

I absolutely loved it! The larb gai and tum Kai soup is amazing. Authentic recipe, plus they have sticky rice too!

It's a really cute place and the prices were reasonable. The pad see ew was good but a little too sweet. The mango sticky rice was amazing!

Had a wonderful experience at this restaurant. It's authentic in every way - they don't offer (just) the typical americanized- Thai fare, rather they have real Thai dishes unavailable at most restaurants. For example, one of the only places where you can get Khao Soi. It's located in the back of the Thai market, but it doesn't feel like a hole-in-the-wall at all! It's spotlessly clean, and the staff is extremely friendly. We had a lively discussion about thai politics with the owners. It feels like a genuine family restaurant, with real Thai food. Exactly what you would expect from a down to earth, out of the way, real Thai restaurant. I can't wait to go back. read more

I'm gonna give One Star for this restaurant. As a Thai restaurant, you should know how to cook Tom Yum soup. The broth of the soup was tasteless, very flat, and PLEASE remove all the spice from the bowl before serving such as lemon grass, galangal,etc. Papaya salad also not tasty at all. We ordered Num Tuk noodle, Fried wonton bag, Fried ice crem, and Grilled Plantain (green plantain is not pleasant to eat for dessert). Overall was okay, none of the food really satisfied and don't know if I want to go back. read more

Oof. So first off this place is totally under-staffed. The waiters are obviously very stressed and overwhelmed. The people working here also do not fully understand English. We ordered shrimp dumplings and they came out and were pork and were frozen in the center. Bad mistake and no apology was made. We asked for the curry without tofu - it came with tofu. We had to ask for napkins. The pad Thai came with a small amount of noodles - the plate was mostly covered with sprouts. The pad Thai and pad kee Mao were both too sweet for my taste. Luckily they didn't charge extra for the long black hair that came in the pad kee Mao. read more

Quite disappointed. We've ordered previously and enjoyed, but tonight was bizarrely bad. An allegedly stir fried dish with cashews, chickens and onions came fully deep fried. Onion rings piled on fried chicken on some cashews. Greasy, no sauce-unappetizing. My curry was just ok-also a little greasy and rather thin. Fried tofu was fine, nothing special. Coconut shrimp quite small for price. Overall, for $50 this was a quite pricy, bad dinner. read more

this is the 3rd restaurant in this space and has been lucky for the first 2 which have gone on to bigger quarters and greater success. We normally frequent Ruan Thai nearby but this place is completely different. First of all they like their heat. Loved the papaya salad, basic tasty and hot. The summer rolls were excellent, didn't even have to ask to add basil. We went with the Pattaya Seafood, good and hot in a sweet and sour sauce with plenty of veggies and seafood. All in all this is a great addition to the neighborhood. read more

I ordered Thai Iced tea and chicken gang dang curry. Tea was good. Curry was greasy with an unpleasant taste. I don't like asking for another dish, so I paid and left. 2 stars for tea and ultra nice server! read more

Underwhelmed. I keep hearing this place is authentic Thai, but I don't see it. The extra spicy pad thai I ordered last night was totally bland and just tasted of sweet. Previous orders were also in the mediocre range. Perhaps it's just gone downhill or maybe they don't pay attention to the delivery orders? read more

Great food with good price! It's a small place on the back of the grocery store. We ordered papaya salad and it's really authentic. Red curry is not as watering as usual but it's definitely tasty and rich. Noodle soups has good broth and also big portion. Highly recommended! read more