In the last month we have been here 5 times! We moved to Washington from Vegas almost 2 years ago. We have yet to find a replacement for our go-to Thai place but we are getting closer. Only this last time was I able to not order Pad -Thai (sigh)! Love their pad-thai- not too sweet like many places. We have tried the Panang & Green Curry- yum! The Heavenly Beef was tasty. Have also had the Thai & Crab Fried Rice. Both good. For appetizers we have tried the Chicken Satay ( not enough peanut sauce though) and Spring Rolls The last 2 times we were waited on by a wonderful ( can't recall his name) male server- attentive but not intrusive! We love the decor. I agree with other patrons that the jasmine rice that accompanies the curries are of a somewhat skimpy portion. read more

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This isn't authentic...it's been modified for Poulsbo pallets. EVERYTHING was overly sweet. The prime issue is they seem to use sweetened coconut milk - rather than plain. Even the Pad Lao was sweet. Really disappointing. read more

The food is great! It's truly very good! Don't listen to the whiny little bitches that set out to complain about everything because they are suppressed and passive-aggressive and butt hurt. Kachai is fabulous! read more

Great Thai food even by Seattle standards. The boar collar appetizer, pad kee mao, larb gai, and tom yum gai are my favorites. It's well-seasoned and fresh. Portions are more than generous and they don't skimp on important garnishes like cilantro and lime. Plus their spice system is spot-on IMHO. I find many places outside of the city are too light on spice but here, 3* has a good bite to it. The drinks, atmosphere and service have always been great as well. It's comfortable, friendly, clean, and has a full bar. Expect a wait for dinner on weekends. If you need to grab lunch or dinner after the ferry and you don't want to deal with Poulsbo parking, this is by far the *best* place just off the 305. read more

We love this place! First time eating in since reopening. The restaurant was very clean and the service was 10/10 with our server Tim! Food was flavorful and delicious as always! read more

Kachai Thai Kitchen - Kachai salad with chicken - Thai Near Me - Poulsbo, Washington

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This is my husband and my favorite restaurant in Kitsap. We love eating here because they have unique and delicious dishes, Chef Tran really cares about where he buys the meat for the restaurant and is a wonderful guy, and they have always been 100% accommodating of my gluten, dairy, and egg allergies. Our favorites Apps - pork satay (not gf) and chicken lettuce wraps Entrees - coriander beef and pad lao Desserts - black rice pudding read more

Friendly staff, they will bring the food out to you which is awesome. However, the food definitely takes a while and it's a bummer because the TO-GO factor does take away some of the foods flavor. Also bummer that indoor dining has been closed so long. read more

One of the best Thai restaurants in Kitsap county! The Boars Collar and the Garlic Chicken have my highest recommendation. The staff are very friendly, and the food has been on point every time I have eaten here. read more

Delicious Thai food and I'm so glad to have this place in Poulsbo. The chicken satay, garlic shrimp, and pa nang curry made for a wonderful combination! Staff were friendly and like all places these days, we really appreciate them. Great to be back eating here in- person. read more

Last night was our second time to Kachai and it was a delicious this time as the last. The food was excellent, as it was very fresh and perfectly prepared and presented. The chef and helper delivered it to table and you can tell he takes pride in his work. His wife and co-owner was circling the restaurant to make sure all was well. We will certainly dine here again and do recommend Kachai to our friends. By the way, we had the spring roll and crab wonton appetizers--delicious, and four entrees that were all outstanding--Green curry, garlic chicken, eggplant, and swimming rama. Once again, kudos to the chef. read more

Love this place!! Great food. Please bring back the old wrapper for the crab wontons!

Placed a online order and they had me waiting an Hour at home, & when I drove there they said it's ready, but waited another hour. Why say it's done and then have me wait n hour to make 1 rice & 1 noodle entree, thought it was a good place but time is worth more to me yk mean didn't taste too good either.. anyway if u want some inexpensive Thai food it's the spot. They even said 15-25 min wait time read more

Food is good in this place. However every time after I visited the place I was like ahhhhhg... that's why I didn't like it last time. 1.Service is slow. Asked if you would like a refill, 8 mins later still no refills (then why ask?) 2. Rice is 4.25 for a big one. (And I wouldn't even consider it big!) The rice that came with the meal is very little. If you want more you need to pay for it. I don't know why are they so cheap on rice? I mean do they come from Thailand? 3, the mussels taste like it's not fresh....it was gross........... read more

I've tried a couple more times with take out orders, and am still not very impressed. Tonight I ordered 2 seafood dishes. Good flavor on both but fairly small portions and *very* skimpy on the seafood. read more

I will give their pad Thai 5 stars because it's the absolute best I've ever had. We ordered it at a 3 and it was great. Their green curry was meh, just okay- I prefer Bahn Thai's curry because it's creamier. Kachai's curry was very separated, the oil and the coconut milk seemed curdled because of how separated it was. It was just, not good. They get small points for including rice though- as they should! Kids meals were a decent size ($7), I would HIGHLY recommend ordering them as soon as you sit down because our kid's food came out so dang hot that one of my kids ate hers on the way home from the restaurant. Service and ambiance was perfect. The hostesses saw we had small children and sat us away from everyone else (which is awesome for us and the other patrons in the restaurant). Our waitress was very nice. She did get our bill wrong 3 times but it was all good at the end. It happens, especially on a Saturday night. read more

I never had Thai food before I came here. Everything I've had I've enjoyed so much I've come back over and over to try something new. I love asking the staff what they recommend or what they like best. The decor is beautiful mysterious and very interesting. I love going here, everything we've had has been excellent, highly recommend. Husband loves their tai tea. read more

I'm torn here. I had a really fantastic yellow curry. Probably the best I've had in a long time. But the service, or at least our waitress, was deplorable, and that's putting it nicely. She was rude, short, condescending, and just generally awful at her job until it got to the end of the meal when she figured she ought to work for her tip. Because our group was 6 people, we had an automatic 18% added to our bill even though we were not told this was their rule (I'm used to 8+ parties getting it, not 6 - and I get every place is different, but being made aware of it would have been top-notch so it wasn't a surprise. Especially when our waitress did not deserve much of a tip because of her poor performance). The amount of time it took to actually get our food was long. Our party received our meals two at a time with about 5-7 minutes in between each delivery. The restaurant wasn't too terribly busy, but I noticed it was a trend. From the time others put in their orders 'til the time they received them was longer than most other restaurants, and they too were receiving their meals at varying intervals. Not sure what the deal is in the kitchen (short staffed? low and slow cooking? who knows!) But seriously, the yellow curry was excellent. I'm not often in Poulsbo, and when I am, it's rarely to grab a bite to eat, but I will definitely call in an order ahead of time for pick up in the future just to experience that thick, creamy curry with the perfectly done potatoes and chicken. Everyone else in my party seemed to enjoy their meals, so it looks like they just need to work on their wait staff (or at least the one gal we had, because the blonde gal runner who delivered our meals and got us more water was awesome) and work on the time it takes food to get out of the kitchen. *Wanted to edit to add that the owner left the reply down below to contact him so he could make sure this doesn't happen to other customers/in the future, and upon private messaging him, we did not actually converse. So I guess they dropped the ball again.* read more

Fast, fresh, flavorful and affordable. Beautifully presented and incredibly delicious- service best if visited during off hours. read more

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Our favorite local place to go. Food is amazing. Service always attentive and friendly. Always go away happy

Excellent, very consistent. On our most recent visit we had the Chicken Satay appetizer, good not great. Tom Ka Soup was delicious. They also have a nice selection of beers on tap. Only criticism is that there's a constant cold draft coming from the windows, which in turn chills your food quickly. Don't sit by the windows! Service is great, a reasonable price for the quality. read more

When we walked into the restaurant the first thing we said was WOW. The decor is very trendy and contemporary. This is something you would see in Belltown Seattle. We ordered the Tom Yum soup and the Panang chicken curry. Both were excellent dishes and good portions. We enjoyed our meals so much that when we left, I accidentally left my credit card there. I didn't discover this until the following day. At that point I called the restaurant and within seconds they told me that they have my credit card. I asked them if they can mail it to me. Once the owner, Binh, realized that I live in Seattle he offered to meet up with me that same night to return it to me. I told him he didn't have to since I live in Seattle. Binh said no problem since he also lives in Seattle. As promised I met Binh that night and got my CC back. I'm very thankful to Binh for going the extra mile to take care of something that he didn't have to. If an owner cares this much for his customers then he has earned a customer for life. Thank you Binh Cam read more

My 2nd thai food place I've tried since moving to Washington. It didn't disappoint. The ambiance is nice. Would be a great date spot. The waitress was super nice, patient, perfectly attentive, great recommendations. Everything we ordered was delicious. We would definitely come back again. read more

This is my girlfriend and my favorite restaurant this side of seattle ! I am addicted to the panang curry and drunken noodles... the chickan satay is my favorite anywhere ! Clean restaurant, beautifully devorated, clean air, clean floors, very busy like any outstanding restaurant should be ! Ownership is onhand at all times and the customer service is excellent... we love this place!!!! read more

This restaurant never disappoints, it is one of the best for delicious food,service and beautiful ambiance. My cousins come all the way from Gig Harbour to see us but I think it is really because they absolutely love Kachai's! read more

Absolutely fantastic. Food was delicious and service was very attentive. Also, being gluten free, this menu was AMAZING. Almost everything can be accommodated gluten free with no sacrifice in taste. Couldn't recommend more. read more

Delicious Experience!! Free Jasmine Rice w/ your order. Recommend: - Garlic Chicken - Chicken Curry Coconut Ice Cream was "Happiness". Perfect for Date Night. read more

I enjoy the great service and clean relaxed atmosphere. I love the green curry , however seems portion control is not consistent. Calamari is good and well prepared. Soups are great and very good meat used in excellent broth . This is tough time , wish they would be open soon Meanwhile Takeout is great read more

Simply delicious. All natural ingredients and what a variety. The staff recognize us every time and are very friendly. The owner has gone out of his way to be inviting and get to know us. Favorites include beef pa nang, fresh rolls, salmon cho chee, garlic prawns, and chicken pad Thai. Writing this has convinced me to go there for dinner tonight. It's gonna be a long five hours until then. read more

Been here a couple times, a coworker showed this to me and it's actually my favorite Thai place to go too. I even took my parents here and they love it. I wouldn't go anywhere else, but here. All the food is delicious. Would recommend this to people who like Thai. The service was also amazing. crab cheese wontons are amazing, by the way. read more

Pros: - Great food - My date ordered the Garlic Chicken and I got the Red Curry with Prawns, and both were fantastic. - Relaxing atmosphere - Reasonable cost. We got a drink, an appetizer, and two meals for under $50, which is what I expect when going out to eat at a nice place. Cons: - Service is a little slow, but not unpleasantly so. Hard to explain. Things just take time, and that may not rub some people the right way. read more

This was my first experience with Thai food. I had a wonderful chicken yellow curry chicken bowl. My wife had the Pad Thai beef plate. We also ordered a delicious Kiew Crob (crispy crab wonton) to start with. The server helped us with our selections, she was prompt, friendly and attentive. This was an excellent dining experience with delicious food. The portions were large. The restaurant was very clean and comfortable. If you haven't tried Thai food, this would be a great place to start. read more

If you order to go, add 10-20 minutes to what they tell you. Ridiculous!!!!! We like their food but this wait sucked.

Best Thai food in the area! Everything is so flavorful, crab fried rice with big chunks of crabmeat, calamari is perfectly crisp and light--one of our faves for quarantine takeout. People are very nice too! read more

for kitsap, i thought this place was decent. i went with 4 others & had not eaten at nor ever heard of this restaurant. i liked the simple atmosphere--clean, well enough lit, etc. we ordered a few appetizers & 5 dishes to share which is traditionally how thai folks eat. i enjoyed most of it though found what i did eat (sans the pad thai) was a bit salty. the pad thai presentation did not look so great so i didn't try it. i would say that this restaurant is thai centered (as far as flavors) but the dishes are more asian fusion. and, where's the som tam? bok bok in kitsap, it's the closest i've seen to thai aside from nattamit in old town silverdale which is more traditional thai (in my opinion). read more

Good food, good service and great atmosphere! Best in Kitsap County. If toy are looking for authentic Thai food, this is your place. Everything is good and fresh. Their menu says all beef and seafood are from local vendors. The appetizers are excellent but the wine list is a little bare. I would recommend the pad Thai, the fresh spring rolls and definitely the crispy wontons! read more

Excellent food and great service. Loved the lighting and decor. I thought the price was right and walked out with left overs. Josie was our waitress and was always on top of things and very sweet. Good place for business lunch or date night, been here for both. Northern noodles rock! Also I usually don't like Thai ice tea but theirs was excellent. read more

Kachai Thai Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Poulsbo, Washington

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So this just happened... I ordered Kachai fried rice with brown rice to go. It was $16 but they charged me five dollars more for the brown rice. When I opened my package to make sure it was brown rice there was a side of brown rice in there. So I asked at the counter to make sure that the entrée was brown rice. Their abrupt, rude manager woman opened it and showed me that my entrée was with brown rice and then proceeded to remove the side from the bag. I said oh OK thank you but I'll take the extra side and she said no I can't give it to you because I didn't charge you for it. I said, so because I wanted to confirm there was brown rice in my entrée and you discovered there is extra rice on the side you want to remove it now from the bag and you would rather throw that away then provide good customer service and just leave it. She said she wouldn't be throwing it away and I said well I've touched it and you've touched it and you're telling me you're not going to throw it away and you don't want to give it to me because I haven't been charged an additional five dollars for it? That's right. I left and will not return. My $21 order of Kachai fried rice was OK but certainly not worth the price and the unfriendliness was over the top. SMH read more

Kachai Thai Kitchen - $21. Kachai Fried Rice with brown rice - Thai Near Me - Poulsbo, Washington

Nice romantic atmosphere, friendly fast service, clean. The food is better than good, smaller portions for elevated prices (paying for atmosphere), more than what we are use to from a KitCo Thai place, tasty but we've had dishes that were overly cooked, overly salted and just not spot on. We would by all means go again, we have our favorite dishes now; Phad Thai, Red or penang curry (very small single serving, not many vegetables at all), Heavenly Beef, tender marinated flank steak, sautéed in light sweet soy with green onions and Kachai herbs and served on a bed of crispy rice vermicelli (very sweet), the green beans and the crispy spring rolls. Yumm, now I want some Phad Thai! Gosh I remember when I went all the way past Federal Way to get my Thai food, Kitsap has come a long way in terms of options. read more

It's definitely a long drive from Seattle, but we went there for a mission -- to try food from Chef Binh Tran. My wife (who is from Thailand), my buddy, and I made a reservation at 5pm on Sunday. I made several called to make sure that Chef Tran was in the restaurant that day. The people on the phone are very friendly and resourceful. When we got there, we got seated right away. The restaurant ambiance is very nice because of the decoration and lightning. We had the opportunities to try many dishes. They are all delicious. I wish I remember the name for each of the dishes. My favorites are: - Choo Chee Red Snapper (originally Salmon but they were out) - Issan Sausages - Chicken Wing (this one very yummy) - Banana fried ice cream (very unique, not typical banana fried ice cream) All of us enjoyed the food here. All the dishes are approved by my wife. She has high expectation on Thai food since she is from Thailand. The restaurant got really crowded around 6pm. Glad we got there at 5pm. I will definitely come back here! read more

This is my second time here and OMG! What amazing food! Had a friend introduce me to this place a few months back. What's to not like about this place. From the food, employees, and the atmosphere it's just amazing. I will definitely keep coming back. Love it! read more