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    Lomita Thai Cafe

    3.9 (333 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    liz t.

    Ordered the Pak Kee Mao set and it was very tasty and you get plenty of food! The set comes with salad with fried wontons, eggroll, shrimp fried rice, and your entree for which I chose pak kee mao. Every thing comes with plenty of veggies and plenty of chicken. The soup has loys of veggies an 2 wontons. The fried rice has a good flavor and comes with two shrimp. The pak kee mao was nice and spicy like i like it. Salad was fresh and cones with peanut dressing. You also get hot chili sauce and sweet and sour sauce on the side. Enough food to share. Will definitely be ordering from here again.

    Gracie M.

    cozy restaurant been going there since 1992 fabulous time dahling's exquisite staff delicious food y'all service fast great staff greatest ice tea if lomita come in for some delicious food y'all

    Chicken pad see eww
    Don S.

    parking lot is small, and the restaurant is a little hard to spot driving down PCH. the restaurant is take out only, no dine in. I ordered the chicken pad see eww. it was great. very flavourful, the chicken was not dry and perfectly seasoned. the only thing was the veggies were still a little raw. the thai tea I felt was medicore. Service was fast. She told gave me a courtesy text to let me know my food was ready. overall I would definitely come here again to try out other items on their menu.

    Panang curry with tofu
    Jeremy L.

    Cute little place just off PCH. Decent Thai Food. Orders were prepared super fast and every dish was piping hot as well. Panang Curry w/ Tofu (3): Doesn't come with rice so make sure you order some. Curry is more like a soup consistency. Flavor was decent. Not spicy at all IMO. More on the coconut side. Pad See Ew w/ Tofu (3): Super hot. Not much to this dish. Mostly noodles. Only a couple pieces of broccoli and carrot slivers and a handful of tofu. Noodles were flavored okay. Texture was more on the hard side. Veggie Egg Rolls (3): Very crispy but mostly glass noodles inside. Couldn't find much veggie or anything else inside for that matter. Overall, it was decent Thai food but nothing spectacular. Flavors were okay but nothing to write home about. Best thing about this place was how quickly they had the order ready and the temperature of the food.

    Kelli S.

    Love love LOVE this place! Small but comfortable, this little gem has some extremely affordable and delicious fare! I think our server might've been part owner? She was one of the most warm and gracious people I've ever come across. I don't think the smile left her face the whole time. Water was offered during the meal and she held the door open for us as we departed. It's the little things lol. I was so excited that they had duck curry on the menu. All of the Thai restaurants in our area no longer serve it and it's one of my faves. It was a fair amount of duck, not a whole lot but what I'd expect considering the price of the dish... And really I didn't care anyway once I tasted it. Perfect amount of spice and balance of flavors. My husband ordered some flat noodles with beef and veggies which I tasted, and was very impressed with the fact that the noodles had so much flavor with little to no sauce. Presentation was beautiful on both. 5 stars for this place!

    BBQ chicken...sauce is sweet
    Amber L.

    We both had this place bookmarked forever, but had still never been. We decided to stop in the other day since we were in the area and were starving. Located in between a liquor store and a strip mall, it's a very small and quaint restaurant. Close to the hustle and bustle of Western and PCH, it's easy to miss it, but they repainted their building a beautiful and brightly vibrant deep red, so that you can easily locate them. Their parking lot is small, but offers plenty of space, including handicapped parking. They share their lot with the liquor store next door, but if all else fails, you can easily park in the strip mall next door and walk over. When we walked in, we were the only customers and were instantly greeted by a friendly woman who told us that we could sit wherever we liked. She immediately brought over menus and asked what we would like to drink. We chose waters, which came out with wedges of lime, but ultimately ordered Thai iced teas. I got a medium and it was a lot, but my hunny ordered the large...the size was similar to a 7-eleven slurpee cup! We looked at their specials and the pictures posted on Yelp to try to narrow down our decision. Many items on Yelp didn't seem to be offered anymore. We definitely wanted the crab fried rice and we chose the BBQ chicken appetizer platter, because she said that it came with 4 pieces. That sounded like plenty, but we weren't sure if we'd need to order something else to have a sufficiently sized meal. Boy were we wrong! There was so much meat on that appetizer platter! It was perfect! And they weren't little pieces of chicken, either. One thing that we noticed was that it wasn't like the BBQ chicken pictures that were posted; those appeared to be in a red BBQ sauce. It was fairly naked, grilled, and basted with a slight sweet sauce. They brought us more on the side when they brought the platter out. Regardless of how it looked, the taste was fantastic! The Crab Fried Rice was better than we thought! We asked for them to make it spicy and it was excellent! A perfect amount of spice was added and there was PLENTY of crab! A lot of restaurants skimp on the main ingredient (crab, shrimp, lobster, steak), especially if it's seafood. They did not! Gorgeous presentation and flavor! We were way too full to order dessert and we struggled to finish our Thai iced teas, which were so creamy and refreshing! It's appears to be a family business and they offer delivery service. The wife took our orders and took care of us, while their young son sat at a separate table and played cards. After our meals came out, the husband came out and sat at the table to play cards with the little boy. When we paid and were ready to walk out, the son stopped what he was doing and ran to the door to open it for us! What a great experience! We will definitely be back to try more on their menu!

    Thai iced tea
    Lia W.

    This place is great. They food came out fast which is always awesome. The food was tasty. The Thai iced tea was on point. The tables are fun as well. There is very little parking! Small location with good food. Nothing more.

    Kevin L.

    Small mom and pop shop. Parking is a bit of challenge. Inside there's somewhat limited seating. But we came at a good time. Food was good. The curry was exactly what I was looking for. Thick and creamy. Unlike some that were watered down. Pad Thai was good too. Above standard taste. Will definitely come back again. It's not easy to have good tasting Thai food that stands out especially around the area where there are a lot of competition.

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    Are you guys okay? Wondering why you have been closed? Missing your yellow curry tofu soup.

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    Enjoyed Penang chicken ! Delicious! Take out reminds me of the restaurant I use to get this from in downtown Years ago!

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    3 years ago

    If you're looking to dine. This is not for you. Take out only. I miss sitting here with family and enjoying their food

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    2 years ago

    Fast delivery, clean. Reasonable prize. Tasty , not too spicy just the right taste. Reasonable portion.

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    Great quality food. I've been eating there for approximately 25 years and have never been disappointed

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    Went here on a Thursday night with my family and doggy and it was amazing!…read more They are fully outdoor with a beautiful view of the ocean and there are heating lamps since it does get cold at night. There is lots of parking as it is located in a shopping mall. As for the service, it was wonderful; very attentive and friendly. Lastly the food was very tasty and good. I really liked the papaya salad but if you don't like spicy it definitely is not the dish for you. Overall great experience and would come again!

    I hadn't been to Swan Thai in a while, but I was in the area on a lazy Sunday and decided to give…read moreit another try. I ordered my usual soup, noodles, and lettuce wraps. Everything was ordered EXTRA SPICY -- Level 5 through the online menu. When we got home, we took our first bites and immediately thought, "Wait... did they give us someone else's food?" No spice. Zero. Barely any flavor at all. This wasn't Level 5. This wasn't Level 1. This was apparently Level 0: Thai food for people who are afraid of black pepper. So we called the restaurant. The woman who answered told us, incredibly confidently, that they don't make their food spicy. Excuse me... what? This is a Thai restaurant. We have ordered spicy food from Swan Thai before. And, more importantly, your own online ordering system literally has spice levels, including Level 5. So either the online menu is completely meaningless, or someone in the restaurant has decided that customers no longer deserve to know what they're ordering. We asked to speak with a manager. Apparently, there was no manager. We asked for the owner. We were told the owners "come and go as they want." So who exactly is running this place? Is it just a group project where everyone shows up, does whatever they want, and hopes nobody asks questions? The food was so bland and disappointing that we barely ate it. And honestly, after the ridiculous phone conversation, we didn't even have much interest in finishing it. What makes this worse is that I used to like Swan Thai. That's why this was so disappointing. Restaurants can have an off day, but when the food is wrong, the online menu contradicts what an employee tells you, and there apparently isn't even a manager available to address the issue, that's more than an off day. Swan Thai, you used to be much better. Somewhere along the way, the food lost its flavor and the customer service apparently lost its direction. I won't be making the mistake of ordering here again.

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    Dining after sunset
    Dining after sunset
    Enclosed and heated seating area. It's warm even in the winter rain!
    Enclosed and heated seating area. It's warm even in the winter rain!
    One of the best pad thai in town!!

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