I absolutely love this restaurant as this is our go to take away Thai food! And I'm so glad they got new owners too because the last guy was so cold and super rude. The food is still amazing if not better, but the service is now way warmer, nicer, friendlier and more accommodating! The owner Joy is the best and such a sweetheart! She went above and beyond with helping us get our favorite order of spicy green curry extra spicy just the way we like it. I highly recommend Rin's if you're looking for authentic Thai food with clean and high quality ingredients, then this is your place! read more

Rin Thai is a Thai restaurant in the heart of Noe valley in San Francisco. It used to be a more white tablecloth type of restaurant but is now a lot more casual. My party and I ordered samosas for appetizers. They were nice and flaky and stuffed with creamy curry. They were both sweet and savory and made for a good opener for the meal. I ordered the spicy basil chicken with a fried egg and rice. Unfortunately it was a bit too salty and there was zero spice. The portion was healthy for the price and the rice was bountiful but I was expecting some actual spice from a Thai place. Not a single chili in sight. The tofu pad see ew was a little too salty, and there were a couple eggshells in there which made the experience less pleasant. Tofu was cooked well, the noodles were tender, and the veggies had great flavor. The dish was likely too salty because I asked for it to be made without fish or oyster sauce and they might have overcompensated with salt. You can expect perfectly average Thai food there so visit as you would any neighborhood staple. read more

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Wasn't terrible but I've had much, much better. The previous owners food was better. Pad Thai was ok but that's really hard to mess up. Pad see ewe had no char marks on the noodles and the flavor very mild. The lemongrass chicken barely tasted of lemon grass and almost looked boiled. The peanut praram was ok (hard to mess up), but I wish the peanut sauce was thinner to better mix in with the vegetables. It felt very slopped on a not integrated. The issue seems to me the dishes themselves and how they're made, not that this is just an off night. read more

3.5/5 Local neighborhood spot; it's block away from the main Noe Valley streets. My friend and I came around 6pm for a Tuesday dinner and it was pretty empty. We ordered the Chiang Mai Curry Noodle with the Short Ribs which was a Khao Soi. The meat fell off and was soft to eat; the soup itself was too sweet. We also got a Pad Kee Mow with Chicken and it surprisingly had a kick even though it didn't look spicy. We really enjoyed the spiciness but the dish itself was alright like the meat was very hard to chew&bland and there wasn't enough noodle. read more

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Do not know how they have 4 stars. The food is reliably bad and getting worse. We've ordered from here for years when time is tight, always hoping for a better outcome, but no luck. The chicken is rubbery, the vegetables limp and soggy, the fish is dry. The sauces taste watered down. Even the peanut sauce doesn't taste like peanuts. We appreciate the speedy delivery but we're switching Thai places forevermore read more

We arrived and it was completely empty - possibly just a very slow day or the lunch rush was over? We tried 3 items and they were decent. The pad sieu with tofu was alright. The sea bass green curry was a bit too sweet for my taste and it was okay. Had to order rice separately. We tried the barbeque chicken with garlic noodles and they were decent at well. The food was not too oily. Overall decent. read more

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What a bummer... The previous owner and the previous recipes in the previous food was high-quality great flavors interesting profile and you felt like you were really eating healthy quality food that someone cared about... The things that this restaurant now turns out is just nowhere near the quality of the previous restaurant owner. read more

My friend lives super close to here, and we had lunch here together. It was a weekday and we were the only folks there, which was surprising. It is super low key and not fancy. The food was OK. The papaya salad was super spicy. The pad thai was good. read more

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SF Restaurant week is sometimes about the pop-ups and soft openings which are occurring around San Francisco. One soft opening in particular was here years ago and reappeared. It was always a hidden gem in Noe Valley on 24th street on Douglas a block up from Diamond street . Rin Thai use to have some good duck curry back in the days. Today the duck curry wasn't available so I decided to get the chicken curry . The true litmus test of a good Thai restaurant is trying their curry chicken. The curry chicken was aromatic and delicious. I then got the Mango sticky rice .The rice was tender and the mango was really juicy and ripe. SF Restaurant week ends tomorrow on Sunday April 13 but it is also the start of Thai New Year also known as the Songkran Festival.The same day of the next Full Moon known as the Pink Moon. Feels like a White Lotus Season 3 episode ( although I like The White Lotus Season 2 better). SF Restaurant week started on April 4 with a Rin's Thai soft launch notice so I went to get some Thai Food because of the paused tariffs on Thai goods by POTUS Then there something this past week that I started to notice were people craving Thai Food because of the Season 3 Finale of The White Lotus read more

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Today 8/-2/2025 I came here for the second time . First I came here like 5 years ago and I didn't have a good experience . I came here here again to try them out again . It was a bad decision. Unfortunately , my experience was a letdown. Here's a breakdown of what went wrong: - *Tuk Tuk ( 3 Layers of Happiness Drink) *: The presentation was nice, but the drink lacked flavor and didn't contain any alcohol. It didn't meet my expectations even half way . - *Fried Calamari*: The dish arrived on a broken plate, and the portion was extremely small. The calamari was dried out and tasteless. - *Chicken Pad Thai*: While the presentation was good, the portion was small, and the dish was mushy and soggy. As a classic Thai dish, I expected better. Considering the high price point ($50 for the meal), I was disappointed with the quality and portion sizes. The customer service was great, and the restaurant was clean, but that's not enough to redeem the food. Unless they revamp their menu and cooking techniques, I wouldn't recommend wasting your time and money. It was my second and last visit. Potential customers should think twice before dining here. read more

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I hate giving 1 star, but I had to throw away my food :( The chicken tasted and smelled old. read more

Location: Quite neighborhood tucked away in the middle of a busy city. Family friendly place to get a good eat. A mixture of around eight: two and four tops Food: We got Brussel Sprouts we were glazed in a garlic sauce and cooked to perfection. To finish our appetizer we got Rin's Beef which is sliced beef cooked for 20 seconds with a garlic and sesame glaze(would recommended to try!!!). Again bringing out all the flavor. For main dish we did family style entrée combo called Luang Pra Bang Salad Set. This included Lao's style papaya salad and my personal favorite Thai BBQ skewers with a sticky rice and a sauce to go with it. My wife's favorite was the Beef Khao Soi which is just like her homeland for her. As she finish all the whole bowl and she said so amazing. They serve with homemade chilli oil and squzing lime in to the Khao soi that perfect!. When you think you have had enough don't forget to try the Rin Thai dessert platter with thai original street food Fried banana, coconut ice cream, and mango sticky rice. This Thai restaurant is a must have!!! read more

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Me and my family came across this hidden gem after spending times at the playground across the street. It was our first time here and loved everything. The ambience was cozy and nice, the menu gave us right amount of Thai dishes we have been craving for, not too much and not less. We tried BBQ pork jowl, Duo Fried, Dessert Platter and Rin's Beef. They were all flavorful and simply delicious. Especially Rin's Beef dish, it was tooooo good we forgot to take a photo lol. To sum up, worth stopping by and giving it a try. Yummy Thai food with super nice service, pleasant ambience in a very nice neighborhood. read more

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Once again, Rin's manages to completely exceed my expectations in providing the best Thai food and best experience. The service is amazingly quick, the interior is beautifully decorated, and the food? Wow. My last review details our go-to orders and once again, these dishes did not disappoint. I have to give special mention to/ rave about the mango sticky rice, which is simply mouth-watering. When splitting the dessert with a group it's tough not to grab the bowl and devour it all yourself. The black rice (which I have not seen any other place use) is textured and unique, the mango and condensed milk provide creamy fresh sweetness, and the sesame seeds and crispy flakes atop add the perfect complement to the soft textures of the dish. I would eat it every day if I could. read more

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Quiet Thai restaurant in the back of Noe. Came on a Saturday night and didn't need reservations. Food is just ok. They have a lot of the main stream dishes that you see at most other restaurants. Our favorites were the pad thai and yellow curry. Both had decent portions. Wish they had slightly more spice though. Tried the roti appetizer and wasn't that impressed. The roti was a little on the dry side. Also would have preferred a savory sauce instead of the sweet peanut sauce, but I get what they were going for. Good food overall. Would consider coming back. read more

Small restaurant, not busy on a Sunday night. I was seated quickly and the food came fairly quickly. Service was polite and efficient , just one waiter Sweet potato samosas- $12.5 - a must get, super flavorful with the the right amount of crispy exterior and soft interior. Delicious with the sauce Beef pad siew - $17 - the beef was a little dry and the dish was too salty for my liking. I would not order this again Mango sticky rice - $12 - delicious, another must get. They didn't have black sticky rice this time, which was sad but the dessert was amazing still. Different textures of mango, rice, and toasted bits. Not too sweet with a wonderful savory coconut sauce. Would come back just for this read more

This used to be one of my main delivery rotation places but I didn't realize they are now under new ownership. I knew the second I opened the food, though. Pretty much everything was much smaller and not nearly as good as it used to be. Some notes: 1. Bangkok Bamboo Beef: The overall portion is now MUCH smaller. The beef is very tough. Almost too tough to chew. I had to use a knife to cut it into smaller pieces and still couldn't chew some of it. It's now LOADED with bell peppers and has much less of the other (better) ingredients. I'm pretty sure it used to have carrots, but now none. 2. Brussells Sprouts: It's now a totally different dish. This used to be one of the best things Rin's had. The outer leaves would be crispy and fried, the inner parts of the sprouts tender. There would be some caramelization, some of big chunks of garlic, and a distinctive sauce on the side. Now it is uniformly mushy big sprouts, clearly boiled or steamed, not baked or fried like before. And they are smothered in a sauce that while not bad, is nothing like the original sauce. It tastes sort of like a Chinese 'Beef and Broccoli' sauce. Overall a totally different and not nearly as good dish. 3. Yellow Curry: Another fairly different dish now, but the best of the three things I got. The potatoes were undercooked, almost too undercooked to eat. The sauce is good and pretty similar to the original sauce. The chicken is no longer big pieces of thigh meat as it used to be, but smaller tougher pieces. Overall, I won't be ordering from here again, there's just better Thai options, especially for the price. I'm sad one of my go-to delivery places is gone. read more

Yummy! Pad See Ew, Spicy Eggplant & aside a jasmine rice was what we had last Friday night. Super clean very tasty dishes. Service was nice, but it was close at 9 PM and reviews said they closed at 10 PM. That was not the case... The staff were waiting to get out of there; Oh well, we did not know and they did not tell us until after we ordered. We were the only couple in the restaurant, so it was very quiet and enjoyable. read more

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Loved this rest for several years. It has been recently sold - but the new owners have kept the basic same menu. I've given it 2 tries since the turnover and both times have been an expensive disappointment. The cashew chicken is now salty and fried instead of the delicious refined dish it used to be. The Pad See Ew is a gloppy unflavored mess. Even the Fresh Roll Shrimp lacked flavor - plus was that imitation crab meat instead of shrimp? I don't understand why when you have a good thing going you gotta go and mess with the formula? It makes me very sad to cross Rin's off my Noe Valley restaurant list for good. read more

Thank you for taking care of our rowdy group! A group of eight of us walked up from the Tavern looking for a good meal, not just burritos this night. We plowed in, tipsy and hungry, and this place took master care of us. I know the feeling when big groups come in at the end of the night, but none of it showed with the staff. The food, omg the food. I had fried chicken, tasted my boyfriends pad Thai, and had dumplings and Brussel sprouts as appetizers. The Brussel sprouts were AMAZING. Crispy and tasty! Everyone said they loved the food, and whatever wasn't eaten was taken home to enjoy later. This place is on my list to visit again. It's an unassuming location, a couple blocks from a busy neighborhood in a more quiet and residential area. Adorable and welcoming. They took care of us and we appreciate it. read more

Rin's Thai - Crispy chicken wings - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

pretty standard thai dishes with some chinese & viet dishes too. don't usually get pad siew but it was flavorful and well-portioned read more

Rin's Thai - Pad Siew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

It's a bummer that there was a change of ownership and the quality and the overall taste and variety of the menu has changed for the worse. It's really not what the old Rin used to be. read more

Tom kha soup : Container only half full, I chose chicken (4-5 teaspoon size pieces) and added shrimp for $5 extra, 2 shrimps!!! VERY DISAPPOINTING Grilled Roti : $5.95 for 4 pieces of a typical small pita (3 inches in diameter). PRETTY SAD for $5.95. Jasmine rice: $3.50 for 8 oz container when every other restaurant charges same for 16 oz. There are lots of other choices and I'll be getting Thai food elsewhere. read more

Seems like they're under new management when we came by one Friday night, and the food is still as good as ever. The service was attentive and friendly, and the choices on the menu were just as varied. The Ginger Seabass and Papaya Salad were tasty, but the best thing we had that night was the Duo Platter -- really unique and delicious! We could've had a second order of it and would've been happy (and stuffed)! They're still waiting for their beer and wine license, so we're looking forward to returning and trying some of the chicken and beef dishes with a cold glass of Singha! read more

We ordered the Ginger Sea Bass for pickup. It was so delicious and perfectly cooked, covered with ginger shoots and perfect sauce.

Overprice thai food that tastes similar to other places. I wanted to check out this place as it was close to home. It's a bit pricier than some of the other places I go to. I didn't think the Pad See Ew was that special. It didn't have a lot of sauce and the appetizers are pretty much the same price as an entree. There were only 2 other parties eating there and still hard to get service at our table. read more

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Ron's over the last 30plus years we have loved Ron's.. Unfortunately, with the new ownership the meal was poor at best...So sad..,, read more

Great food and great customer service. We got everything vegetarian and the food was really good!

Second time ordering under new management and the food is not the same quality as former owners. Not going to order from here again. The fresh spring rolls are all lettuce and no flavor. The papaya salad was sooo good before and now mediocre. Pad thai again, just okay. read more

First time trying them, Happy to find another nice quality Thai food restaurant Very bright and fresh flavors! I ordered: *Tom Kha Chicken Soup (Coconut milk lemongrass infused broth, mushrooms) this was my favorite dish of the night. *Green Curry (veggies and kabocha) Intense but delicious spicy flavors. *Pad Siew with beef well prepared. *Pad Thai Noodles nice and bright traditional flavor. A solid local option, I would definitely go back to, especially for the Tom Kha soup ; ) read more

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Delicious fresh and flavorful, one of my favorite Thai places in the city. Cozy neighborhood location.

I remember when Rin's opened waaaay back in 1985, and it remains a must-dine any time I visit Noe Valley. The food is fresh and flavorful, the service is courteous, and the restaurant is clean and comfortable. *Highly* recommended for dining in or taking out (haven't tried the delivery because we're just two blocks away ). read more

Irdered green curry & crispy fried chicken. Both were very delicious!! Only downside is that curry didn't come with rice.. and had to pay extra which is not typical for Thai restaurants but id bring my own rice to save $ next time Definitely recommend the crispy chicken!! read more

Rin's Thai - Green Curry and Crispy Chicken Wings (does not come with rice) but soo delicious! - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

We've ordered Rin's exclusively as delivery on GrubHub and it doesn't disappoint. We've ordered the following and really enjoyed it: 1) Pad Thai 2) Pad See You with beef (pretty standard stuff here) 3) Green curry with chicken (even the mild has a kick, but delicious) 4) Chicken wings (really tasty!) 5) Chicken Satay 6) Roti--really lovely flavor 7) Sweet Potato Samosas - tasty The only small caveat is that it's a little pricey, but it's the best Thai food I've had! read more

Healthy, fresh, pretty authentic Thai food. The staff is very attentive and service is fast. The restaurant has a nice ambiance. They use nice heavy silverware and plates. I would go back. read more

Delicious food in a cozy, inviting environment with excellent service. Will to back soon.

Cute Thai restaurant that is a walking distance from my place. Great variety of food and flavor! Loved their fried tofu with egg noodles! read more

Rin's Thai - Egg noodles and fried tofu - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Pretty disappointed in this place. My husband asked me to pick up some food to take home since this restaurant is by my work. It's pretty pricey and pretty mediocre. The Tom Yum soup was so spicy that it was very hard to eat. The chicken satay was rubbery and tasteless. The main dish was a beef one and it only had three pieces of meat in it. For $17 that was pretty disappointing. Overall, not a good experience and would not go back. read more

The first time I actually liked Brussels sprouts so much that I went back for more! Our food was warm and bursting with flavor. It's making me salivate just thinking about it. The lighting was a bit low, but it actually added to the cozy feel. The place was well-decorated, and the crooked paintings with fake cobwebs for Halloween made me laugh. Our server was diligent and friendly, bringing our food in a timely manner. read more

Best Thai food in the city. We love their pad see ew, veggie pad Thai, grilled chicken with noodles, green curry, and papaya salad. But honestly everything is delicious and made with extremely fresh/high quality ingredients. The restaurant itself is beautiful and has a very cozy/neighborhood vibe. The staff is the sweetest. Noe wouldn't be the same without this gem. read more