The BEST Thai food I have ever had, and trust me I've done the leg work. I am so thankful they are finally back on DoorDash, I order from here at least once a week. They have a killer tom yum soup and NO WHERE else makes a spicy crispy pork like them. Support a small business, order food from here. read more

My coworker and I came here for lunch because we really wanted beef jerky, and the place we used to get it from stopped serving it. This place is VERY small, probably 6 tables. Luckily they weren't busy and we were able to be seated. The lady who helped us was SO nice. Their customer service here is great! For lunch we ordered beef jerky, egg rolls, yellow curry, and beef fried rice. The food didn't take too long to be prepared. Beef Jerky - Considering this is the reason we came here, it was pretty disappointing. The pieces of beef were very tiny, overcooked, dried out, and some pieces were bordering on being burnt. The flavor was decent, but the quality was not there. The portion was also very small. Egg Rolls - Fantastic! We both really enjoyed these. Yellow Curry - I think there was a lot of fish sauce in this curry, I could even smell fish when it was brought out to me. At first I couldn't get into it, but eventually I got used to the fishy taste and it was okay. Not my favorite place to get yellow curry at though. Also, the chicken was not very good, I ended up just eating the sauce and veggies. Beef Fried Rice - I didn't try it, but my coworker said it was alright. I might be willing to try other things here, but I won't be rushing back for the jerky or the curry. read more

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Been coming here for over ten years and the food and quality is still consistent and delicious! Highly recommend their spicy fried rice.

AMAZING FOOD! The two ladies were extremely nice and made sure to help me out with making sure I had everything. They were quick but probably because the it was a Wednesday night. But will recommend and will be going back 100%! read more

This is where I fell in love with Thai food. It is till arguably the best Thai food in my area (considering I'm from Long Beach), despite the many Thai restaurants that are located around me. My all time faves are the noodles (pad Thai, pad see ew), the calamari are always fresh, and fried rice with any types of protein will never disappoint. read more

Good food, reasonable prices. Too bad that lunch special is not available to take home, you can only have it at the restaurant.

Grabbed the Thai boat noodles. Delicious all around for a great price! Would come here again, esp on a cold, rainy day! Food also came out quickly! read more

The food was delicious. It seems like they do primarily takeout so the dine-in service was great since we were the only ones. Would definitely come back here read more

the food is yummy and affordable. the service is always so great and fast as well! i would recommend eating in because the staff really cares about the way your food is prepared and wanna make sure everything is good! read more

1. The curry here is delicious 2. The food here is always good even when togo 3. The soup is very flavorful 4. The parking here is easier now with the pandemic 5. Food comes out quite fast. 6. Will definitely come back here in the future for delicious Thai food read more

Went there today and placed an order. After I paid I was told it would be a 25-30 minute wait. OK, my fault for not asking how long it would take. She did ley me know that they had lots of online orders. I go off and come back 30 minutes later. I go inside and the lady that took my order completely ignored me. I stood there waiting. After about 10 minutes of standing there she finally acknowledges me and tells me they're finishing up my order. In total that 25-30 minutes turned into 50. I'm giving 1 star because of the way the lady ignored me. She could've easily told me that my order still wasn't ready. read more

Ordered delivery with a few of my coworkers from here on a Saturday around 11:30 am. The promised delivery time was 12:34 pm but the food arrived 20 minutes earlier, so that was a plus! We ordered 2 pad thais with chicken, pad see ew with chicken & shrimp, and fried rice. The pad thai & pad see ew were good and had good flavor. It was my coworkers first time having Thai food & he said he liked the pad see ew better than the pad thai. The fried rice was a little bland but not too bad. For a total of 4 entrees, we only got 3 small hot sauces and 1 small cup of chilis :( I should've asked for more when we placed the order, but you would think they would include more. The prices weren't bad. $3 delivery fee. Pad thai and pad see ew were both $8.95. It was $2 more to add shrimp to the pad see ew, but we only got 3 shrimps :/ Not worth it in my opinion, I was hoping for at least 4-5. Overall, the food was pretty good & prices were decent. I would definitely order delivery from them again. Just make sure to ask for more sauces & chilis next time! read more

The boat noodle soup never disappoints! It's also so hot, yummy and flavorful. The last time I placed a phone order, I was disappointed, though. I called to have it ready for pick up at a certain time, but when I got there, had to wait an extra 15 minutes which wasted my lunch break time. They gave me a free Thai iced tea, but I still couldn't finish my soup during my break since they took so long to prepare it. Not to mention, I called hours ahead to place the order to make sure it was ready when I got there. read more

Grub Hub after a long work week to make my night easier. Woo hoo right? No! Unfortunately I think I picked the wrong place to have delivered. The pad Thai was boring just noodles and chicken barely any flavor, no toppings, very little sprouts and not spicy at all! Egg rolls were my dinner for the night since paid Thai tasted like cardboard cooked in fish sauce. Thai iced tea was good. Will not be ordering here again! read more

Original Thai - Boring Plain Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

This place has been around for a while with minimal menu changes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it and that's just what this quaint little restaurant has....good food. I usually stop in for the ribs lunch special. The service is outstanding and the menu has a variety of options. I'm a big guy and I always leave this place satisfied! read more

GROSS! Just tried them for first time. Ordered yellow chicken curry. Only dark meat and 2nd & 3rd bite - full of bones, fat, & grizzle. Won't be eating there again. Pretty sad when you have to pick out their chicken & add in my own. read more

Really good Thai place! Their salad is not that fresh though. I can tell that the cucumber wasn't fresh . Other than that, most of the food tastes great! read more

I've recently been a major home-body and local delivery has totally been the winning ticket these days. Thank goodnes Original Thai has that option even though my first time here was a pick up order. I ordered the 3 flavor fish, garlic shrimp, and wai wai noodles. Since my order was over $20, they threw in a free thai tea which was nice. The food itself was fine. The garlic shrimp dish isn't nearly as amazing as Thailicious on Norwalk. It wasn't very garlicky and was tossed with other veggies. Loved the mushrooms in it but I'm the only one that dug it. The noodles were okay. A little dry and overly seasoned. I got them because they use egg noodle which I'm a fan of. The fish was my favorite. The ginger in that oily-peppery sauce they top it with hit some sort of chord with me, but obviously in a good way. Overall, not a bad first time experience and would definitely try more of the main stream dishes like pad thai, pad see ew, and fried rice. The pleasant service definitely makes up for the descent initial run. read more

I'm always nervous to try new Thai food due to my severe seafood and shellfish allergy. However, my first experience here, the staff was very accommodating and walked me through the menu to find something that worked for me. They really went the extra mile and the food hit the spot! Thanks so much! I ordered the chicken pad see ew :) read more

How can you go wrong with Thai food? The flavors, the spiciness, the fragrant long-grain rice..... Yum-O! Original Thai Restaurant is a quaint & cozy restaurant located between fellow establishents, Hong Kong Express & Magic Wok. Seating( and space) is minimal, so it's more advantageous to order food to-go. The menu runs the gamut of Thai specialty dishes (MSG-free). $6.50 ($7.25 with drink) Lunch Special now available all day, consisting of - Rice, salad, egg roll & choice of chicken, beef, pork or tofu Either- 1)Pad thai 2)Pad see-eew 3)Pad kee mow 4)Wai-Wai noodle 5)Pad ka-pow 6)Mix vegetables 7)Garlic, garlic & pepper 8)Broccoli w/ oyster sauce 9)Thai-ri-ya-ki chicken 10)Tangerine chicken S1)Spicy scallop & shrimp ($8.95) S2)Fried & grilled combo (10.95) Portions were not as much as I was expecting, but satisfactory. All in all, I've found another food crush. Definitely come by and check it out for yourself! NOMNOMNOMNOM read more

MANGO STICKY RICE! I ordered it twice last week and had it all to myself. The lunch specials are a great deal $6.50 for entree, eggroll, rice, and salad. Yesterday I asked for no eggroll but extra salad and he said no problem. I call in for carry out, but they deliver within the area. The pad thai has a bit of a spice to it and not much of that orange color like other places. Drinks - fountain sodas, canned coconut juice, and Snapple I think. Haven't tried the Thai iced tea yet, but it's free for orders over $15. The restaurant is small, set up like a cafe with a few tables. Parking in front tends to fill up because of the Chinese place next door, but there's plenty or parking a few steps away. read more

Original Thai - Spicy beef salad - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

This restaurant is a hidden gem. I've driven to Del Taco numerous times and never once did I notice this restaurant! It's squeezed right between a chinese fast food restaurant and another store. My first time eating here was dine in. Upon entering, the owner (I am assuming) seated us with menus. He came back to take our order and the food came out pretty quick for made to order. I ordered the tiger's cry, spicy catfish, papaya salad, and Thai tea. The sauce that comes with the tiger's cry is delicious. The order of papaya salad was larger than I expected and the spicy catfish was cooked with a lot of ginger and spices which made the catfish not have a fishy odor or taste whatsoever. What really surprised me was the spice since other Thai restaurants' medium spicy is basically mild. But this medium spicy was perfect! You also have a variety of chilis to compliment your meal at the dining table. Service was good-he checked up on my table every once in a while to see how we were doing or if we needed a refill on our Thai teas. It's a fairly small restaurant but the service and food won't disappoint you. read more

Been eating at this spot since 2008! Food and flavor is always consistent. Go to orders, chicken noodle, s1, drunken noodle, pad see ew, or their curries. This spot has a smokey bbq flavor and is more on the savory side than sweet. I don't enjoy sweet thai food but I believe it depends on the thai region and the diff mix of flavors. This place is always busy because it's THAT good. Call in your order if you want take out and expect a bit of a wait if you want to eat inside. read more

I was excited to try this place out, but didn't have time to sit down for a meal so I got takeout. The lady was very nice and explained that we should sit down and wait for our food (pad see ew lunch special w/ egg roll, salad, rice and tom yum soup). We sat for a looong time. Probably about 20+ minutes. The party that had come in after us had already received their food and began eating. We were wondering what was up. Turns out they had our food on the counter waiting for us. The lady asked us, "Are you ready?" Incredulously, I asked her why she didn't tell us it was ready. It was probably sitting there for 10 minutes. She said she didn't see us even though we were sitting at the table right next to her register. This place is TINY, so I don't know what's up with that. Got home and the salad was warm. There really is no need for rice with a noodle dish. The egg roll was mediocre and I didn't care to finish it. The pad see ew was pretty good, but not as flavorful as I am used to. I asked for American broccoli and it was cooked perfectly. The tom yum was piping hot and super sour (good!). I liked how it was teeming with cilantro. However, it had an overpowering taste of fish sauce that I don't usually pick up on at different places. The food was okay, but the service was kinda iffy. I would probably eat here again if they didn't have a B rating. read more

Original Thai - Tom Yum to go. Lots of mushrooms and a slice of tomato - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

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The fiance and I came here for lunch one day. We got the pork pad see ew and the yellow curry with chicken. The pad see ew was pretty good (not the best I've had but still yummy)! But what made this meal amazing was the yellow curry! We drowned our rice in it. The yellow curry had the perfect balance of sweet and savory and flavorful. Definitely one of the best Thai curries I've had. Service was also friendly. The lady continuously refilled our waters and was very polite and nice. :) If you're looking for a super casual, no frills type of Thai joint with some legit food in Artesia area, this is your place! read more

Really easy to miss, seeing how its tucked away in a little corner of a plaza but this hole-in-the-wall restaurant is AMAZING. It's really small and cozy and there was a guy there [perhaps one of the owners?] who greeted us warmly. We were recommended to try the larb salad by the bf's friend who complimented it greatly. Got it in spicy and was not disappointed at all. Simply superb and we haven't found another Thai place that makes larb salad as awesome as Original Thai. The basic pineapple fried rice and chicken satay was good; but the larb salad I think was the star of the lunch. Super friendly and attentive people too which is always a plus for me. Worth the drive. read more

Whoa...I just had the best Thai food I've ever had in this area. I live close to the restaurant and have visited this plaza a million times. But I've never tried this spot because 1) I have my favorite Thai restaurant (well, had) and 2) This is not the best of strip malls...I would never suspect there could be something this delicious located here. Note that this place is more of a fast Thai food joint and less of a family sit down restaurant. Small, kind of a dark hole in the wall place but huge...HUGE flavors in this here joint without using MSG as a crutch. I've eaten Thai food all over California and this is some of the best. They have the little chopped green chillies as well as the red peppers to bring the heat. I ordered three of my favorite dishes. Pad See Ew w/ beef, pineapple fried rice and yellow chicken curry. Beef Pad See Ew = 10 -great flavor, prepared perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection. Good amount of protein to veggie ratio. Best I've had. Pineapple Fried Rice = 8 -awesome flavor, they add some curry spices that takes this dish to the next level. They use large shrimp not too many of them but still nice to have the larger shrimp, chicken, cashews, raisins and pineapples. A thoughtful and delicious dish. Yellow Chicken Curry, mild = 8 -good curry, ample amount of chicken, good amount of veggies and they were cooked nicely. The veggies still had their texture and were not mushy. I'm not sure if Thai food gets much better than this. My new favorite local Thai place. read more

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This is based solely off of my pad see ew with tofu take-out order. Called my order in, and when I got there, my meal was ready. Got home and grubbed and enjoyed every bite. Wanted to give this place a try, and I'm sure I will be back again. I love Thai food! read more

Thai Ice Tea taste likes liquid diabetes to me but damn, do I love them or what! They're right up there with Vietnamese Coffee. So when you tell me that you want Thai cuisine and you're saying, "I love you. Thai food....you complete me." Then, I say, "Shut up, just shut up. You had me at Thai Ice Tea." - Jerry Maguire. Back in the days, the only Thai restaurant I knew was the Original Thai BBQ chain. Their food is good but these days I'm looking for smaller places with more quality, no MSG, and better service. What better place near Cerritos than the Original Thai Restaurant, the place of "THAIrrific Home Cooking." Let's do a last check on our itinerary. a. All Day Specials - starting @ $7.25. 14 delicious plates served with rice, salad, and egg roll. Choice of chicken, pork, or tofu. $1 more for beef. $2 more for fish fillet or shrimp. All entrees are decently priced. b. $2 delivery within a 3 mile radius, $15 minimum order. Allow 40 to 60 minutes. Last call is 8:45pm. In house seating is limited so I usually do the take out. c. Free Thai Ice Tea, Can Drink, Bael Fruit Drink, or Bottled Water with $20 minimum plus tax. Free order of Egg Rolls with $40 minimum plus tax. Rules for all this free stuff = Not valid with any other special offer and take out only. d. They got noodles, appetizers, soups, specials, salads, rices, curries, a la carte, BBQ, noodle soups, vegetarian dishes, along with 2 to 3 friendly and efficient peeps working hard behind the counter. If this isn't a subliminal message for you to take a TO GO menu when you leave the restaurant, then please make my day and take one anyway. e. What I order. Beef or Chicken Pad See Eew. Combination, Shrimp, or Crab Fried Rice. On a rainy day, I either get 3 Flavors Fish, Spicy Combination Seafood, or Boat Noodle Soup. OVERALL FEELING Happy Tummy. Oh shit, I almost forgot. Get the Thai Ice Tea! FREE re-fills when you dine-in only. read more

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This was such a great find! We were trying to eat at a restaurant a few doors down, but it was packed...and hungry stomachs were needing food! We walked in and sat down...and we immediately were given menus and water. The people working were awesome. I tend to ask some dumb questions and I didn't get any ridiculous looks. The food was BOMB!! We always order the same two dishes at every thai place: Pad Thai and Ladnah. This place killed it--and the cooks prepare the food right there!! I totally recommend this place! 11/100 read more

Today was a long day at work. Decided to grab some food with original Thai as usual and man, bomb.com Grabbed extra pad see eww for my mom and I and this place should be your go to place when I need of Thai food. People are great and yelp24, they deliver on time. Simply the best! read more

Wow, this place is a hidden gem. I was so impressed with the quality and taste of the food. I got the Panang curry, Pad See Ew, and Pad Thai (ranked in order or favorite to least favorite). I did taste some chewy pieces of chicken in the curry which threw me off, but other than that, everything was on point. Prices are unbeatable, service was kind, and environment was clean! read more

This is a small hole-in-the-wall Thai place with yummy food. I usually order takeout or delivery from here. There is seating but it's a pretty small area. I always get the crispy pork gai lan. The pork is nicely crisp and is really good with the fish sauce with green chili peppers. Definitely recommend that sauce as sometimes they just give you the plain chili paste if you don't ask for it. The pad see ew is also tasty and so is the crab fried rice (with real crab). I've tried a bunch of the appetizers but didn't really like any of them- including the fish cakes and egg rolls. They claim not to use any MSG but I'm not sure if this is entirely true. read more

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I've tried Tom Kha on Monday and it was so great. Same taste like in Thailand! Now I'm back for PAD THAI and looking forward to finish it. read more

Original Thai - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

Update review: After my last review, the restaurant contacted offered to make me another orange chicken for free and delivery it to me on that day. I said maybe next time when I order food, so here I am. I ordered spicy mint fried rice tofu and pad se ew tofu. The restaurant gave me the orange chicken for free. This time the chicken comes off the foil with no problem. It's nice they want to take care of their customers. read more

It's a small mom-and-pop place, with only 5 tables. However, they know how to make good Thai food! I like to alternate between the panang curry, pad Thai, and pad kee mow, depending on what mood I'm in. Love the free refills with my Thai tea as well! Sometimes it's hard communicating with them, because they have heavy accent, but they're super sweet. The dad recognizes my phone number when I call haha. And if I dine-in, he'll always ask how my food was when I'm done. They recently hired a new young cashier, so ordering should be easier from now on! read more

Original Thai - Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

5 BIG STARS for customer service. 5 BIG STARS for great tasting food :-) happy, happy, happy :-) My daughters, my niece and I, had a wonderful dinner here after celebrating Veteran's Day at Knott's Berry Farm. We loved our server, didn't get his name, but, he must be the owner. Really nice, funny guy. He made us feel comfortable and gave us fantastic service. Hole in the wall spot, 5 STAR SERVICE! read more

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Very good food and quick service. The place is very small with limited seating but luckily, it seems that the locals haven't realized how good this place is yet. I was also impressed on their large menu. A lot of new things to try! I'll definitely be back soon. read more

Original Thai - Thai Near Me - Artesia, California

Wow! Hole-in-wall, family-owned/run authentic Thai spot! AND they do NOT use MSG! Craving Thai food, we found Original Thai on Yelp, and so glad we did. The service was very welcoming and friendly. The food came out really quickly. Dynamite chicken wings, medium spicy: so delicious and crunchy. These were our favorite dish! Get them! Crab fried rice: tasty and loaded with actual crab Pad see ew with chicken, medium spicy: really good and flavorful. The noodles were perfect texture - not too hard or chewy like some other places BBQ chicken: good but probably my least favorite dish of the 4. I had a breast piece and it was a little drier The food was delicious and flavorful even without MSG. Seems like most people order take-out or get delivery, but I had a good experience eating here. Check them out if you're craving Thai and in the area! read more

Hit and miss with this place. I'm not sure if they have different cooks. I've had the pad see yew, shrimp fried rice, wonton soup, and veggie soup. I like this place because they deliver so I order often. The last time I ordered from them I had the shrimp fried rice and veggie soup. The fried rice was way under cooked. The veggie soup on the other hand was tasteful until I found a hair in it. I was so disgusted. I'm only sharing this post because although I like their food (hit and miss) I was disappointed after reaching out to them they did not respond about me not being satisfied with my last order. If I'm loyal I expect the same loyally back. People in the Artesia and Cerritos area know we have a wide selection of Thai food near by. I'm updating my review as the owner has called me to apologize and give me credit for my last order. I can respect that. I will continue to order from here because although it's a hit and miss with the cooks I think they have the best Thai food in the area. read more