It was a great restaurant; my first time here! I got their lunch hour special and the staff was amazing. My server was very attentive and came by to check on me often, even when the restaurant started to get a little busy. My dish was the pad thai with chicken, that came with soup, salad, egg roll. The noodles were delicious, and the egg roll was fresh. The soup was surprisingly filling so I ended up taking most of the lunch home. The prices were very reasonable and I think my food (including Thai Iced Tea) with tip was under $25, which is pretty much a steal. Plus, I love the ambiance (or is it aesthetic as the young ones call it?). It's a very calming place. Highly recommend! read more

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Absolutely one of the best Thai spots in Pasadena! I've tried a bunch of Thai places around here, but Janejira Thai Bistro on has become my go-to. It's a cozy, family-run spot right across from Target, and everything we ordered was packed with fresh, bold flavors that actually taste authentic. The portions are seriously generous--I always end up with leftovers for lunch the next day and it's usually even better the next day! The staff is super friendly and attentive, the vibe is casual and welcoming, and the prices are very reasonable, especially compared to some other spots in Pasadena. If you're in the Playhouse District or just craving real Thai food done right, do yourself a favor and stop in. We'll definitely be back soon--it's in our regular rotation of favorite restaurants in Pasadena. Highly recommend. My one and only complaint... they used to offer a dessert called a Croffle. A pastry cross between a croissant and waffle, with bananas, chocolate and whipped cream. It was seriously delicious and I wish they'd bring it back! read more

Simply delicious. Food here is fresh and tasty. Ordered Tom Kha soup with beef and Pad se ew noodles. I have been going to President Thai in Pasadena for many years. This is my new go to spot at half the price. Service here is quick and very friendly. This restaurant is clean and orderly. I am so glad I found this place. I absolutely would recommend and return with friends and family. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - 33. Pad See Ew yummy - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

Came here for dinner with the family. The restaurant is on the small side and parking could be a bit tricky as there is only street. Food here is good - tasted great. The service was super friendly as well. Papaya Salad Pad See Ew, Green Curry, Chicken Satay was among the dishes that we ordered and everything tasted well. read more

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How have I never reviewed Janejira before! We love it, Janejira is the most perfect Thai restaurant ever. We order it for take out or dine in at least every other week. They have a ton of vegetarian options and their lunch special is a really great deal. My favorite menu item, which is the main reason we love coming here, are the fried egg rolls. They have those delicious glass noodles and a yummy dipping sauce to go with them. I also enjoy the fried tofu, the garlic fried rice, and the yellow curry. Parking can be limited so add in time to find parking if you're coming to dine in. They have a restroom and a little spice container for extra sauces. The staff is always very nice and prompt with their service. The food always comes out very hot and fresh! The restaurant is casual and there are mainly 4 top tables, so you can easily come here with friends. They offer Apple Pay also! read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

Delicious Thai food with great service. They have some great lunch specials at $13.50 that comes with a salad, soup, and eggroll. I picked green curry with chicken with brown rice ($1 extra, they don't tell you about the upcharge but I figured so). Salad and soup were good. The soup was basically cabbage soup. I loved it. So simple. Egg roll is tiny and just okay for me. The curry was delicious. I would order again. Beef salad: Delicious. Best to eat it all there. It get a bit soggy if you eat it later on as leftovers. Tom Kha Hot Pot: Delicious. I would order this again. It has a sour coconut flavor. So good. read more

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I was just here this past weekend and let me tell you. Janejira Thai Bistro is a solid Thai spot in Pasadena that definitely delivers on flavor. I ordered the pineapple chicken fried rice and the orange chicken, and both dishes were excellent. The pineapple fried rice was perfectly balanced--savory, slightly sweet, and packed with flavor. The chicken was cooked just right, and the pineapple added a fresh twist without overpowering the dish. It's one of those meals that keeps you going back for another bite. The orange chicken was also a standout: crispy, tender, and coated in a flavorful sauce that wasn't overly sweet. You can tell care goes into their cooking, and the portions were generous. Overall, great food, comforting flavors, and a spot I'd happily come back to when I'm craving Thai food in Pasadena. Definitely worth checking out. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - 56. Orange Chicken - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

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A must try! If you're in the Pasadena area, stop by and treat yourself to some delicious and authentic Thai food! There are so many amazing and delicious dishes there be prepared to order everything on the menu!! ;) read more

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Amazing food! The best Thai we've had maybe. We ordered Tom Kha soup (coconut) base w/beef protein. Also, an order of Pad Kee Mao with chicken. We love the basil and peppers that was in this dish. We usually order pad see ew or pad thai, but tried this. Everything was delicious and the portions of course was enough for two more meals. We came at 11:30 just before lunch it wasn't busy yet. It was probably because it was raining. There were a few more people when we left. Anyway, the flavors were true to Thai and vibrant with lots of flavor and well seasoned. We will be back for sure when in the area again. Im pretty sure this is a family owned business. The service was great and sincere. You have to try this place for sure. Hidden gem in Pasadena. Finally, the prices are very reasonable. Enjoy! read more

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The food here is really good! There is another Thai place like 3 spaces over, the ambiance here is very tranquil and inviting. Unfortunately I didn't want take interior photos because I didn't want to get others in the picture. Service was phenomenal! The menus are paper and taken away quickly my mistake for not taking pictures. This is about the food. Anyway I've eaten here plenty of times and highly recommend trying it read more

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I ate my meal without saying a single word. The food was amazing definitely recommend!

EXCELLENT my wife and I really enjoyed this restaurant. We ordered three different items, including the veggie hot pot. Food seemed very freshly made with fresh ingredients. The atmosphere was pleasant with only quiet music in the background. The service was great. We were served by somebody who was working so hard she surely must have been the owner. The only real job that here was there's no beer. The value was good. read more

Small place but cozy. We stopped in for lunch and ordered a few appetizers and the lunch specials. The appetizers were mixed: the shrimp roll had almost no flavor, just tasted like oil. The sweet dipping sauce didn't help much. The tofu, though, was pretty good. For our lunch specials, we got three different curries, each with a few pieces of meat inside (maybe because it was the lunch portion?). Everything leaned noticeably sweet, even the savory dishes had a sweet note, which got a little repetitive. On the plus side, service was attentive and friendly. Okay for a quick lunch, but I wish the flavors had more balance. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

The food was very good and plentiful. Parking is out by the street and can be a bit of an issue since it's on Colorado boulevard in old town in Pasadena. I will definitely come in there again. read more

Such a tasty and terrific luncheon spot! My pad se ew with chicken was perfectly seasoned and cooked: lots of nice green veggies, husband loved his garlic pepper stir fry with pork. Only 1 slight miss was the veggie roll was lukewarm and a bit tasteless, Wonton was tasty although note there is no filling, accompanying salad was fresh and tasty with a mild mustard dressing. Overall it was a great meal and staff couldn't be kinder nor more willing to assist. This one is a keeper for regular rotation. Hope to see you here, fellow yelpers! read more

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We ordered food thru Doordash because we were out of rice. By 6pm, I was dying of hunger. My husband got us the beef broccoli, skewerless chicken satay, tom yum with rice noodle and lots of white rice. Normally, I'll scarf stuff down, but seeing a fishball in the tom yum was unusual for me. It was a ground pork and seafood tom yum, and it didn't really have that authentic thai flavor and tasted...sweet. It was still edible, but... did they make it palatable for non-asians on purpose? It is definitely not Tom Yum for me unless it is a fusion or from another region. The beef brocolli had a weird flavor like it was5 day old leftovers and the chicken satay was dry-ish. I hate voting down restaurants, but I havent been this disappointed in food since eating dried up kid's cheese pizza at Descanso. Since this is delivery, we didnt get to experience their service, ambience or parking sitch. I hope this is just an off day for them. read more

Reviews are true, this place is really good, and the prices are fantastic! We had the chicken Pad Thai and chicken Pad Kee Mao, both large portions and very flavorful. Thai iced tea was delicious! Service is both friendly and fast. No negatives to report...we'll be back again! read more

Tasty Thai staple in the playhouse district with a solid lunch special. I ordered via delivery app and everything arrived warm and nicely packed. I really enjoyed their drunken noodles and was wishing I'd ordered their regular size instead of lunch! read more

We had a pretty bad experience here. Not with the food or the service, but when we ate here, we had some leftover food that we took home for my 5 year old son. The next day, we heated up his leftover food and found a piece of metal foil that looked almost like a stapler in his food. Fortunately, he found it in his mouth before swallowing. For this incident, I'm giving this place 1 star and will never go back. I hope they are much more careful with their food preperation as that could have seriously injured my son if he swallowed it. read more

Good decor and great service. The wait staff is attentive and friendly. We ordered the green curry and rad na. The green curry was so salty that it was painful to eat. I asked the kitchen if this was normal and they confirmed it was. We sent it back since it was inedible. The rad na was decent. The flavor was good but the gravy was too thick for my taste. read more

We wanted to try a new Thai place. My girlfriend selected this restaurant since the menu looks amazing. There is a huge selection from each category. The prices are good in today's inflationary environment. We ordered the chicken skewer, it was good. We tried the Tom yum soup with shrimp. The flavor was bold with the right amount of sourness and spiciness. We shared the papaya salad with woke up our appetite for our entree. We then share the Pad see Ew with beef. The sauce was a little too sweet, but that's the Thai flavor. The best was for the last, mango sticky rice. When we had our first bite, the delicious flavor captured us!!! The sweet and warm sticky rice is a perfect match with the mango. We had so much for dinner and regretted not leave enough room for the dessert. We were very pleased with the dinner and I'd love to come back to try other dishes. read more

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This is an update to my 2021 review. Maintaining my 5-star rating. If you don't already know it--this is the best Thai Restaurant in Pasadena and one of the best in the Los Angeles area--it's worth traveling to come here. The Cashew Chicken yesterday was outstanding--you will not have better anywhere ever. Their brown rice is the best brown rice you will ever have anywhere ever. All Thai restaurants should come here to find out how you make the best Brown Rice Ever! In fact, ALL Restaurant Owners that have Brown Rice on their menu should come here to find out how you make the best brown rice ever! In fact, there should be a law that you have to come here to find out how you make the best brown rice ever! The eggplant and chicken in the Eggplant Chicken dish were excellent--but it was a bit too saucy and oily for my liking. I had to transfer the items in the dish to the brown rice plate to minimize the sauce. I don't know what the solution to this except to order the Cashew Chicken next time and add eggplant which I love. The Cashew Chicken was not saucy and just right--perfect. Now if you are a big oily sauce person--you may be fine with it. Service here is as friendly as you will get in a Thai restaurant. Parking is on the street free in front. Again, this is not a romantic dining place--it's a place to go for great food. They keep in cold inside--bring a jacket. read more

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Love the lunch specials! The best deal out there. And the food is delicious! Probably my favorite Thai restaurant.

Great food and service! Highly recommend. I'll be back soon!!! My chicken Red Curry was fantastic.

Found this place on Yelp on the search bar for "lunch near me", as we were at Vroman's bookstore across the street. Arrived at lunchtime on a Thursday and the place was packed! Fortunately there was one available table that just needed to be cleared and reset for us. We each ordered the $12 lunch special, deciding on 2 items to share. The lady at the table next to us was boxing up the rest of her Pad Thai and it looked good. It was a nice rust color of seasoning, not light orange colored like other places. We ordered that and a green curry. They made a modification for me of no green bell peppers , and substituted red which pleased me greatly. The special comes with egg roll, small salad and a cabbage soup. The soup, although piping hot, which was nice, wasn't anything I would order. Kind of like when you go for Chinese and the special comes with sweet and sour soup, just not a fan. Overall, good sized portions for lunch and nice ambiance. The AC was cranked so it was a tad chilly, but it was 80 degrees out in mid December. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Cute ambiance - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

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We are new to the area . Trying lots of places to get are favorites. We had Tom kha soup with tofu. Pad Thai and yellow beef curry . All the dishes were perfect . The help in the restaurant was charming and attentive. read more

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This place continues to be amazing. Perfect pad see ew and panang. Highly recommend! read more

Just ate here for the first time after an appointment. The Thai place I would normally go to was closed today. Thank goodness this was open just a few doors down because their food is absolutely delicious. They even have a $12.50 lunch special that I decided to try. The lunch special had an excellent variety of choices. I decided to go with the green curry chicken entrée and it was accompanied by a fried egg roll as well as soup and salad. Not only wonderful food, but a great portion for a special! If I still lived in the Pasadena area I would come back here often. It will definitely be on my list for when I go to the Pasadena Playhouse. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Green Curry with Chicken Lunch Special L3. Green Curry - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

My parents both absolutely loved their lunch specials and staff, we were definitely satisfied. We tried the Pad Kee Mao, Green Curry with Tofu, and Papaya Salad. The Papaya Salad was refreshing! The shredded papaya was tossed in a tangy, sour, and sweet sauce. Topped with roasted peanuts, definitely my favorite part! The Pad Kee Mao noodles were packed with wok flavor, a silky texture and well-seasoned sauce (without being overwhelmingly salty). The chicken was tender and perfectly cooked. The Green Curry was served piping hot and creamy, with bamboo shoots and carrots adding great texture. Both lunch specials came with a generous side of salad, a comforting bowl of vegetable soup, and a crispy egg roll with a wonton crisp. A truly satisfying meal all around! Highly recommend! read more

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This was my first time visiting this spot and it was great. I came during the lunch rush. The food was delicious and the portions were perfect. For $13.50, this is a great lunch special. The service was fantastic and quick. I would definitely come back. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Pad that lunch special - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

After the Doo Dah Parade we headed over to meet some locals at one of their favorite restaurants. We were pleasantly surprised that the lunch specials are a 7 day a week option. 4 of the 6 of us ordered lunch specials, one ordered Papaya Salad and one did their Thai Fried Rice. I enjoyed the fresh little side salad and crispy little egg roll that came with the lunch specials. The dipping sauce was perfect for the egg roll. The Pad Kee Mao was good and the fresh tofu nicely done. The grilled onions were plentiful albeit one never finds them in Thailand. The soup, however, was utterly disappointing. More like chicken broth. A little bit of sesame oil might help. Good service. Nice inviting atmosphere. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - 15. Papaya Salad - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Photos show half eaten dishes. Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodle) & Yellow chicken curry with rice. Perfection. Level 3 spicy: perfect spice and my tongue wasn't on fire. The first bite of the noodle was the flavor of DELICIOUS FRESH BASIL. Noodles have a great texture, chewy and soft (not sticky or stuck together) Yellow chicken curry with rice was very flavorful and the perfect amount of spice. Plenty of chicken, potato & carrots. Btw: I've visited Thailand a few times and my nieces are half Thai. I know great Thai food, that doesn't require driving to Thai town. Ps. My waiter, Kevin, handsome and absolutely attentive and courteous throughout my visit. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Yellow Curry w/chicken. Spicy level 3. Arrived w/2 cups of your choice of rice. - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

I finally got to try this place after all these years and I can't believe I've never been here before. We went with a large group and we ordered a bunch of different dishes and everything I got to taste was so good. I think my dish was the best which was the red curry. It was so delicious And flavorful and even though I got level two spice, it was not too spicy. I would definitely come back here when I'm craving some Thai food. I was server was very nice and patient with us while we tried to figure out what we wanted, considering we were such a large party. At the end, we got so stuff we were not able to try their croffles for dessert, but we will be back. read more

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My coworker and I searched for a lunch spot and so glad we found this restaurant. They have an affordable lunch menu and each meal is pretty substantial in my opinion. I got the beef pad see ew which came with hot soup, salad, fried wonton and fried spring roll. My coworker ordered pad thai and she loved it too. I will come back and try out the other dishes! read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

Came on a Thursday night for dinner with a friend to celebrate her birthday and it was a great spot! Casual yet cute, friendly atmosphere and delicious food: pas see yew, papaya salad and the ice cream coconut banana rolls! I would pass on the tofu spring rolls as it lacked flavor. Overall I liked it here. Free street parking across next to Target. read more

If you're ever in this part of town, this place has super solid Thai food. We had ptsd from the tom yum from another spot the night before and needed a real tom yum. Janejira did not disappoint. Also had the larb and crab fried rice. Larb was tasty and the crab fried rice was delicious. They did not skimp on crab meat. Servings are very generous and staff are attentive and very nice. Quaint and cozy with a cute neon wall for pics read more

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Wow! Just had lunch here for the first time, and it won't be my last. The food was delicious and the service top notch. Not to mention the place itself is very welcoming and tastefully designed. I don't live in or near Pasadena, but that won't deter me from returning again and again. read more

Right in front of the Colorado/Oak Knoll bus stop, Janejira serves a delicious lunch special of pad kee mao ($11.50). I enjoyed the noodle texture, savory flavors, and spicy kick. The lunch special included soup with a healthy serving of vegetables, salad with tasty dressing, an egg roll, and a small fried wonton. The sauce for the egg roll tasted surprisingly good though having a lighter flavor. The Thai iced tea ($3.50) didn't taste too sweet, and I ordered it without boba. This place is deserving of five stars for its filling portions, well-cooked food, and affordable pricing. I highly recommend this place if you like Thai food, and I'd definitely want to try another dish next time. Service here was good, and the server filled my reusable water bottle with the option to add ice. Although the restaurant is a little small, it wasn't too loud, and it got quieter around 1 pm as people exited. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Thai iced tea - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Review for lunch only! My friend decided to come here for lunch for her birthday. We finally picked a Sunday to meet up! The great thing is that Janejira does offer their lunch special on the weekend except on holidays. The lunch special runs from 11-3 pm. There are about eight options. You can pick between curries, rice, or noodle dishes. I decided to pick Pad Thai with tofu as my dish and I really enjoyed my lunch. The lunch special also comes with a veggie soup, a side salad, a veggie egg roll, and a piece of fried wonton. I already got full off the sides. My favorite was the side salad. I love the salad dressing that I brought a container home. Yes, they do sell it to go so I'm glad I asked. Parking was street-only! The street parking was 1 hour except Sunday so we got lucky. This restaurant is right across from Target. The service was great. Overall, great deal and choice for Thai food if you're in the area. read more

Janejira Thai Bistro - Lunch special-pad thai - Thai Near Me - Pasadena, California

Love their food, order came out really fast, the wait is short and the food is tasty!! My son love their sausage fried rice! read more

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