So from the outside, you might wonder...should I enter? But don't be fooled by the small size and strip mall location...people there are very friendly and the food was worth trying. My friend and I really enjoyed the dishes, we got the Pad See Ew, the yellow curry, mango/sticky rice, and my friend got the Thai Ice Tea (yes free re-fills). Everything was delicious. I think the portions may be a tad smaller than a typical serving, but it was made fresh and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We even had some leftover! We got there about 12:15 pm and there was no one there, but it got crowded about 1-1:30 pm. I'm a fan, definitely going back soon!! read more

I go here during my lunch breaks. The food is amazing, but the place is super tiny. I usually order to go. My go to order is the pad kee mao with pork, but I also really like their spicy fried rice and the pad thai. There are plenty of Thai places in the area, and this is my favorite by far. As a side note, does anyone know what the chili peppers in fish sauce is called? I see it at most Thai places, but I want to buy some so I can eat it at home :/ read more

Came here since Renu Nakorn by my house was closed! Don't regret it one bit. Ordered the chicken pad thai, chicken panang curry, and Tom kah Kai! Everything tastes delicious and in comparison to Renu Nakorn, I'd chose either restaurant any day. I also believe the prices here to be a bit cheaper than Renu Nakorn. Ordered takeout, and received a free thai tea drink from the owners. :-) read more

So this place is pretty small and nothing you would look at again if you've never tried it. Walking in though you'll see that it's a small run place and a little dirty. My experience so to speak was enjoyable. I came with a group of 6 and sadly for this place it can't handle big groups. I assume most people get take out or come here to eat alone. The place doesn't have a waiter like someone who goes around taking orders it's more over the counter ordering. My family and I got crab fries rice, yellow curry, soup, pad thai, and another order I forget (there was a mix up in orders but it wasn't the restaurants fault). The food to me was delicious probably the best Thai food I've had in years. I really want to give this place a 5 star rating honestly but something's in this place just bugged me. The only bathroom is in the back requiring you to go through the kitchen to get there and honestly it's not a huge problem but it's a little awkward having to squeeze into right quarters like that. Another thing that bugged me was the cleanliness, the place can get a little dirty. A lot of this I feel is due to the placement of the restaurant but honestly if this place had a bigger working space, an actual waiting staff it would be the most popular Thai restaurant in the area. PS: the cashier/waitresses there is very friendly even though she deals with take out and delivery she still manages to serve customers adequately. read more

This place is awesome for food, not decor. Got's to be our favorite thai place in the area and even like it better than the much hyped place in Norwalk. Yellow curry is bomb. Shrimp fried rice is also very good. Boat noodles, give it a try. As others have said, this isn't a first date kinda place, but the food is very good. I get mostly to go, you need to order online. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because the inconsistency of the spiciness level. Some times you order mild and get medium and order medium and get mild. But other than that no complaints. Parking can be a hassle with Magic Wok next door. read more

I was on my way to Magic Wok, when i walked into the establishment (for the 1st time) i was greeted by some dirty looks by the ladies behind the counter. I don't know what the hell was going on, but i was in already a bitchy mood and didn't want to put up with any BS b/c i was not in a position to be patient with anyone who i haven't given birth to or married to. :P So, i opened the door and closed it right away. I walked over to Original Thai and a customer who was walking out smiled enthusiastically and said "They have GREAT food!" as i walked in a nice older man behind the counter, one other man and a lady all smiled at me. It was already starting off better. I ordered the basics (Pad Thai, Shrimp fried rice, Cashew Chicken and Pannang. ) 1st thing i was surprised with is that they prepared my food RIGHT in front of me! I was happy to know that there wasn't anything TOO special about special ingredients. 2nd thing - They let me try the food when it was done and YUM! Long story short here ppl... the food here is no joke. It's fantastic, it tastes fresh and something i'd imagine that would taste like at a family gathering. I'll def be back for more, and i'll be ordering the specialties. AND i walked away in a better mood and far less bitchy. LOL read more

I've gotten take out from here quite a few times and the food is always consistently delicious! It has become my go to Thai place. The butterfly shrimp are golden crispy goodness, they come with great dipping sauces. The vegetable egg rolls are tasty and also have an amazing dipping sauce! My favorites are the pad Thai noodles and fried rice with chicken. Staff is friendly, restaurant is small so definitely recommend getting food to go. read more

We were actually pretty impressed by this little restaurant. The pad thai was quite good, BBQ chicken was great, chicken satay was flavorful and juicy. Chinese broccoli with crispy pork was crunchy and very well executed. Most places end up overcooking this dish, not so here. Service was really good, the owner kept checking up on us and made sure we were ok. Would definitely come back if we're in the area. It's in the same plaza a couple doors down from one of our favorite Filipino places, Magic Wok. read more

Amazing place to eat, whether it's dinning in or take out. This place never disappoints! My favorite dishes are Spicy Seafood Soup & The Pad Thai.. absolutely great food here!! read more

Original Thai - Spicy Seafood soup, well what's left of it:) - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

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Been coming here for quite a while and I gotta say the owner and her husband are just the nicest people. The food is great. Small place but it surly does taste like home. There papaya salad and deep fried chicken wings is my favorite. I usually get the wings plain with no sauce, it pairs really well with all the flavor from the papaya salad. And of course don't forget the steam rice. 5 stars for the food and service :-) read more

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Just ate here again and it was great - service is always good too !! Come in and order, walk around the corner with my kid to yogurt land and by the time we are done my food is ready to go ! read more

Writing this review as I'm sitting here eating my delicious Panaang Curry with chicken and my Tom Yum soup with chicken as well.... delicious! I love that I ordered it and it was ready by the time I got there (took me about 25 minutes to make my way over there)... The flavors were on point with the tom yum soup (even though I ordered the tom kha but I understand that on the telephone sometimes things get lost in translation and I didn't notice until I got home BUT still yummy!) The panaang curry is good, but the coconut flavor isn't as strong, I think I'm just used to a very strong coconut flavor, but its still good. I definitely will be coming back here because it's not as busy as the other thai places in the area and the food is good and the kitchen looked super clean (open kitchens are the best). read more

Yelp has this restaurant opened until 9 Pm. It is 4:40 pm and the restaurant is closed. I wanted to try them but not tonight then. read more

Original Thai - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

Had hopes because it is near work and I used to Eat24 app to order my food for pick up. It was ready on time and the ladies working there were very sweet. She asked me to pay again even though the invoice says "PREPAID" across it. I ordered pork and she opened the container, looked at it puzzled, I said "Yes, I ordered pork" and she smiled and said "Looks yummy to me!" shut the box and sent me on my way. It's my own fault for not checking myself, but I am on a time limit. Opened to find my lunch was prepared with chicken rather than the pork I ordered. read more

You know you're getting great tasting food when grandma is in the kitchen cooking! We randomly found this place when we 1st moved into the area & have been going ever since. The food is authentic & the service is great. The old man there is always chit chatting with us; he likes to brag about his ever so famous Thai tea & coffee (tastes like any other I've had, but I'll let him have his fun). Overall, the only Thai place in the Cerritos/Artesia area that we will spend our $ in. read more

Definitely my favorite Thai place in Cerritos. The restaurant itself is located in a strip adjacent to Magic Wok for all you Filipino folks. Walk in and find yourself an open table (hopefully your party isn't more than about 5... otherwise good luck) There are about two tables that seat a group of five while there are four or so tables that seat parties of two. As you ca tell, there is not much in the way of dining in if the place is super busy. Personally, I've never went during a time that I couldn't get a seat. On the other hand, I've never been during peak dining hours. Original Thai offers dine in, take out, AND delivery. SCORE! Now I know where to go for all those lazy, I want to bum on the couch, not get dressed, and be a glutton evenings. Prices are very reasonable, the owner is eager to give great customer service, and the food is delicious. In my book, those are the key ingredients to a great restaurant that have earned my return patronage Recommend - angel wings - panang - tangerine chicken (has an interestingly light crispy texture to it) Only problem I've really had is that when I tell them to make a dish EXTRA spicy... it doesn't really come out that way. read more

Original Thai Restaurant is located in the plaza where Stater Bro's is. It is around the corner of Artesia, located across from Del Taco. I came in today to try the 4 star restaurant. Actually, it is not like a restaurant, but more like a FAST-FOOD Thai take-out. However, the food is cooked-to-order. I ordered Thai Boat Noodles ($6.95). The description says "Thin Noodles, Beefball, Beef, and Brisket." So, I was like hey, no liver, cool! ...........=( There was so much Liver. Honestly, there was more liver than beef. Oh yeah, and there's tripe. The beef and beef brisket was not tasty at all. The beef tasted old. It's the best I can describe it. You just have to try it in order to taste what I did. --I did enjoy the water crest inside the soup! :) --The soup had a well-balanced, tasty broth --Fountain drinks available, easy access to free soda/water refills --Friendly staff --The food is cooked behind the register, it makes me want to visit Thailand! All in all, I would come back to try other items. But, if I wanted to come and get the thai boat, I would say ..."No liver, please." read more

Not very familiar with this area but am I glad to find this little hole in a big wall! After riding 1 hour on my scooter from HB to Lakewood Scooters to get an oil change, my friend picked me up and showed me around her neck of the woods. And for those of you that don't ride these AWESOME transportation mopeds, they really take a lot out of you and you get real hungry! I asked around for what was good and all I got was these chained restaurants we've been to before, BJ's, Red Robin, ect. Searched up for some good eats and Original Thai came up. Walked, the young worker there was friendly, said pad thai was the usual choice for people. So my friend and I each got an order of pad thai and some homemade thai tea. Price was cheap $7~ per entree and it hit the spot. My only complaint was to have more meat in the dishes! Though not a place to drive all the way for an hour to on your trendy scooter, it is a nice clean place to get some thai when you most need it! Oh and thai tea had free refills! Plus 1+ star! read more

Another great lead from fellow Yelpers! This is a small place, 4 small tables, clean and well lit. The woman who took our phone order and assisted us at the restaurant was very nice, so thumbs up on service. Reasonable prices. Our order: Chicken Satay - Tender and flavorful, served with a peanut sauce and cucumber-red onion garnish. Hubby loved it. Sauce was a bit thick for my taste, but the garnish makes up for it. Veggie Soup - Clear broth with lots of green veggies. Very flavorful and satisfying. Pad Thai - Standard ingredients, good. Yellow Curry with Chicken - Delicious! Tender pieces of chicken, chunks of carrots and potatoes, in a not-too-thick curry with just a hint of sweetness. Among the best I've had. Yellow curry is one of our favorite Thai dishes and this one does not disappoint. Oh, a nice treat - take out orders get freebies. Orders of $15 minimum get a free soft drink or Thai tea, $30 minimum get free egg rolls, and $50 minimum gets you a free order of chicken fried rice. We will definitley be back. Looking forward to trying other dishes. read more

This is one of my favorite Thai restaurants. The workers are all very nice and helpful. I really like the fact that they give free refills on Thai Iced Tea. My favorites are the papaya salad and the Dynamite Wings with no sauce. I personally think that the Dynamite Wings taste much better when you order them with no sauce and just have them fry it with salt and pepper. Trust me, it doesn't taste plain at all. And the wings go great with the papaya salad. I recommend that you don't get the Tom Yum Noodle Soup unless you like your soup EXTREMELY SWEET. Also, if you're a person who likes spicy food, you won't get it here. Even if you order your food extra spicy, it won't be spicy at all. Overall, this is a great Thai restaurant. read more

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My cousin and I decided to try a new Thai food place. We are both Thai enthusiasts, and like to think we know our Thai food. We stopped by this place, and weren't expecting what we received, because we have pretty high standards. But apparently, this a 100% authentic Thai food restaurant. Upon entering, we were greeted by the owners who apparently were all there eating their favorite dishes. We ordered pad Thai, yellow curry and papaya salad, with two orders of sticky rice. My favorite Thai dish is the pad Thai, so I was excited to try it. My goodness, the food was amazing. Absolutely my new favorite place. The pad thai was the perfect consistency and authentically flavored. It was fantastic. The yellow curry and papaya salad were also amazing, probably the best I've ever had. We were also treated amazingly, with the owners giving us samples of Thai dishes that were their favorite, such as nam tok (waterfall), which was amazing. I can't even describe it. Also, we were given lap, which was so interesting and extremely flavorful and zesty. I walked out with an extremely full stomach, and my only complaint was that my stomach wasn't bigger. By far the best Thai food I have ever had, and a culinary experience to remember. I shook the owners hand, and walked out humming the Rocky anthem to myself. Amazing! Bravo! Go here ASAP!!!! read more

Authentic tasting Thai food! Always satisfies my craving Friendly staff, clean restaurant, parking not bad. read more

Good boat noodle and great portion. Fast service and attentive staff too. Will come back to try other options. read more

As advertised. Incredible value for only $7. Salad, egg roll included. My meal was prepared in less than 5 minutes. Very tasty food. read more

Original Thai - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

I ordered chicken pad see ew and chicken dumplings for delivery. The pad see ew was tasty and spicy but the chicken dumplings to were really burnt. Disappointed they even sent out such burnt food. :/ Otherwise the delivery time and the noodles were good. read more

Original Thai - Burnt chicken dumplings :/ - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

Everything was overwhelmingly sweet. My papaya salad was SO sweet. The sweetness overpowered the fish sauce. The pad thai tasted like it was tossed in sugar water. I was extremely disappointed. :( read more

Placed order for deliver was promised with in 1 hr. Food arrived 1:39 min later cold! Tried calling and emailing no answer! No one called me to inform of the delay! Food was weak maybe because it was cold! read more

The food is always good here. I have tried the coconut milk shrimp as well as the chicken soup! I love it. Has the right amount of spice and lemon grass flavor. I have also tried the red chicken curry has a very nice coconut spice flavor. As well as some noodles that were spicy with bell pepper and bean sprouts. Here is a tip though it is more like a fast food place. You have to go to the counter to order then they will either call you up to pick up your food or if it's not busy they bring it to you. There Thai tea is also quite good. I am now a BIG FAN OF THEIR DRUNKEN NOODLE! It is beyond amazing. And to finish it off with some mango sticky rice. read more

Should have taken it as a bad sign when the driver pulled up in front of my house (albeit across the street), then pulled forward several houses and wandered around looking for my address (which is printed very clearly on the curb, directly within view of his original parking spot). I requested "Not Spicy" Pad See Ew, got super spicy. I cannot eat spicy foods due to medical issues, which is why I requested Not Spicy on the Eat24 website. Requested two Diet Cokes, received two HOT regular Cokes. Sodas were packaged with the food and absorbed the heat. Undrinkable, even if I could have regular Coke. When I attempted to call to have the situation corrected, I was rushed off the phone. Tried to call back and the phone rang for five minutes straight. Hung up and blocked my number on caller ID... and they picked up immediately. Was talked over and rushed off the phone again, being told the owner would call me back, because the driver had not returned. I just wanted my money back (order was $22.84, I paid $25 cash), but was told the driver didn't have a cell phone, so they would have to wait until he returned. I will likely never see that $25 and now I have to settle for a tiny box of rice for lunch. Awesome. Thanks so much, Original Thai! UPDATE: They replaced the entree and sodas, requesting food and sodas back (fine, can't have them anyway) and refunded me. Driver was waaaaay overzealous, though, trying to open my screen door before I had unlocked it and was trying to come into my house. Dude, I have a large dog, for whom I do not want to be responsible if she bites you because you're pushing your way into my home. I'm shaken by the entire experience. Would have upgraded this to two stars, but trying to force your way in... nah. read more

This is the best Thai food in town. Mom and dad cook it right in front of you. They are always very friendly and the location is clean but small. read more

I love the food here. It taste authentic and has a lot of flavors. I usually order the pineapple fried rice with tofu and it's delicious. They give you a generous amount of food. My food is ready within minutes. I just order over the phone and my food is already ready. They have one of the best thai teas. It taste very authentic. If you have an order over $20 over the phone, you get a free Thai tea. This is definitely a plus. They have some very good appetizers. There is a lot of options and all of the options I have tried so far are delicious. As you walk in, you can see your food being made and I like that because I know my food is being made in an clean environment. Overall this place is great, it's a small Thai restaurant, authentic, reasonably priced, fast and friendly service. I will continue coming here because this place is convenient and it offers a wide variety of authentic Thai food . read more

Consistently open at times that are at odds with signs and advertisement. Will not return given the inconsistencies

We stumbled upon this place by chance after staying near Buena Park for the night, and man am I thankful for yelp on this occasion. This place is small and their sign in obscure curly-q font doesn't quite help it's publicity but this spot has some damn good thai noodle soup! Boat noodle for the win! We also ordered the spicy fried rice and mango with sticky rice and as much as I love any mango with sticky rice, all I can think about is the boat noodle. As for the spicy fried rice, it was missing the smokey flavor that I can only find in thai fried rices. But all is well because we got the boat noodle! So don't fret about trying something new if it's your first time here, the boat noodle will save you from any ordering failures. P.S. Everyone is overwhelmingly friendly, we miss read their coupon on the menu that says you get a free thai iced tea with $15 dollar purchase, it's for to-go's only but the super friendly fellow behind the counter gave us one anyways because it was our first time there! And he told us it comes with free re-fills!!! Gah the nice-ness is killing me. Yes, I'm probably overreacting but seriously people, what thai place offers free re-fills on their thai iced teas?? read more

I usually go here whenever I want to stay home, eat, and relax. The place is small, because I get claustrophobic at times I usually do not eat in here. My very first visit here was with my friend for hopefully a quick birthday lunch. Just as our luck would have it we arrived a couple minutes after a group of 5 or 6 people. I was actually worried that we would not be able to have a place to seat, but luckily a table cleared up. It took a while until they got our orders, but it is understandable that there was a good amount of people before us. They made it up by offering my friend a free Thai Iced Tea. My next visits were mainly to go and they were pretty fast. Their food is really good and flavorful. I am only taking one star off, because my last to go order I got egg shells in my Pad Thai. Their Chicken Satay and egg rolls are delicious as well. They were hot and fresh. read more

I love going to this one because of couple of reasons .. 1] Close to my office 2] Quick & Tasty lunch .. Only BAD thing with this one is it's not very spacious .. I think, MAX capacity for dinning is 20-25 people so SURELY not a good one for Large groups or kids .. Check-in on Yelp and you get complimentary Drink so that's good one to have .. Owner is considerate [One time, I forgot to mention that I want only Veggie no Meat] and when she served me my food, I request her to swap [even thou it was ME who forgot to mention NO MEAT still she changed it ..] ,, I usually go every once a week and I love having Pineapple Fried rice but other Curries with Rice are also good there .. read more

I've had lunch twice here now. I've had the lunch special A-2 which is a healthy portion of food. The service is quick and friendly. It seems like a family owned business which I appreciate and fully support as much as my pocket book allows. There are so many other dishes that look good that I hope to try. It's close to work so I have a feeling I'll be visiting frequently. The dishes are cooked to order with fresh ingredients. 11-8-15 Tried the boat noodles tonight. I'm not a big fan of liver but it went well with the beef, ligaments, and beef balls. I got the food to go 30 minutes before closing and was a little weary for ordering so late but the dish was very good. The noodles and bean sports were separated from the soup base and goodies. I ended up adding some extra water because the soup was a bit too spicy for me. I'll definitely get it again though! read more

Love this place!!! Bomb.com is right! The food is amazin0g. My favorite dish is the spicy chicken fried rice. Also, the thai iced coffee is it. Very strong, nicely sweetened. The staff is awesome. Thanks again Brandon. read more

Original Thai - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

I've been here multiple times with my coworkers for lunch. It's a tiny unassuming family-owned Thai place, but they never disappoint. Every dish is so delicious! I've had the curry, which was very flavorful, and the chicken satay, which was very tender and tasty. Highly recommend. read more

Not only is the food perfect and delicious, but I ordered online and got my order in exactly 25 minutes! The tracking stated something closer to an hour so I was ready for a long wait, but not only did it arrive fast, the delivery guy was polite and had my food ready! I'm totally coming back!! read more

Great Thai food, highly recommended. Shrimp fried rice is amazing, also the wonton soup was by far the best I ever eaten sa wad dee kap read more