It was my wife's birthday, and after spending the day in Princeton, we decided to stop for dinner…read moreat a Thai restaurant on our way back home. Somerville is an area we had never explored before, and while searching on Google, we found many good restaurant options. We finally decided to try Origin French Thai. All day it rained heavily, and by 7:30 PM it had become quite dark. Finding parking was a little difficult. Even though there is a municipal parking lot right next to the restaurant, getting a spot still took some time. One thing we really liked was the whole downtown vibe. The streets on both sides are closed for cars, and people can sit outside along the sidewalks, which gives the area a nice European-style atmosphere (though it was raining that day) We had a reservation booked already (highly recommended), and we got a comfortable couch table in the back section overlooking the restaurant. The ambience was really nice -- dim lighting with an Asian-inspired theme. They also have another seating section inside, so the place is actually bigger than it looks in some photos. We ordered: * Tom Yum Goong Soup - Easily one of the best Tom Yum soups I've ever had. After such a rainy day, it felt extra comforting and satisfying. 5/5 * Noodle Curry Shrimp - Crispy noodles soaked in gravy with shrimp pieces and a red coconut cream-based curry. Absolutely delicious. 5/5 * Red Curry Chicken - The gravy felt somewhat similar to the noodle curry dish to me, but it was still really flavorful and enjoyable. 4/5 Overall, the entire experience was wonderful. The food truly made the evening special and created a memorable birthday dinner for us. If I'm ever passing through this area again, I would definitely come back.

Stumbled upon this place in Somerville while listening to some live, local music a few stores down…read more We shared their sampler, and split my go-to order of mussels for every Southeast Asian establishment I venture into. High quality ingredients and flavor surprisingly given the suburban, modern area. It gladdens me to see more Thai restaurants get love in Central Jersey!

Always Good Food & Service! Never had a bad meal there!…read moreWe'll be back, for sure! Unusually good choices too

Great Thai noodle spot. Waitstaff is very attentive and helpful…read more Though it's not truly authentic but all the dishes do remind me of Thai street noodles. Khao Soi serves with rice noodle instead of egg noodle. Curry is good. Shrimp pad thai is on the sour side more than sweet. Not bad. Duck noodle is ok. Doesn't have much of the herbal flavor but is more of the clear noodle soup. Pork noodle is also ok. A bit weird with the lettuce in it. Chicken satay is good. The meat is not too dry and not burnt. All in all - the portions are ginormous!! And would visit again.

I worked in the area years ago and frequented this restaurant for lunch. I've since moved to…read moreTennessee where Thai food is just ok where I live. I had a business trip this week and hoped Thai Kitchen was still here and was so happy to come in for lunch. I just had to get chicken pad Thai spicy one like I used to order and it did not disappoint. Perfectly cooked noodle, coupled with tender chicken, revealed and seasoning just the way I remembered it. I'm so happy I stopped by.

I came back for a lunch meal…read more I had the mango chicken. It was lightly breaded chicken stir fried with bell peppers, shredded mango, and Thai basil. It also came with a side of white rice. I opted for a three-spice level. This was well put together and a good size portion. It was sweeter than I thought, but the spice offset it a little bit. Everything was cooked appropriately as well. It was just a satisfying dish. I also split the seafood tom yum noodle soup that came with thin rice noodles, shrimp, squid, mussels, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and lemongrass. Again, this was nicely done. There was plenty of all the ingredients and everything was flavored right. It was a soothing bowl.

Been going for years. The food never disappoints and the service is always great. I usually do…read moretakeout so I don't know how it is for people who dine in

Our plan was to eat here and then go to Barnes & Noble. When my son fell asleep in the car, we…read moredecided to order our food to go and eat in the car so he could get some much-needed sleep. I ordered a curry dish. When it came out, I asked for two forks and two rectangular to-go containers that we could use as bowls. They refused to give them to me. I even offered to pay whatever they wanted for the containers and explained that two people were trying to eat in the car and there was no practical way to share a curry out of one soup-style container. The woman just looked at me and said, "No." She eventually went into the kitchen in a huff and came back with ONE paper plate. For curry. A liquid curry. How exactly are two people supposed to eat curry from one paper plate in a car? I also asked to substitute brown rice for white rice, which I understand normally comes with an upcharge. Instead, it appears they simply added and charged me for a separate order of brown rice rather than charging for a substitution. I wasn't asking for anything unreasonable, and I repeatedly offered to pay for what I needed. The complete unwillingness to accommodate such a simple request was honestly bizarre and unnecessarily rude. Very disappointing experience.

I am DEVASTATED that this location closed! It was the best sushi in the area! I will never again be…read moreable to eat the Love mango roll

Wonderful sushi experience at Kumo with great selection of sushi, sashimi, and specialty rolls to…read morefill up our group of 6. It wasn't too packed and service was timely

Considering the location and surroundings (lack of other Asian stores or businesses), i did not…read morehave high expectations coming here. However it turns out this was a very good Pho Today. It was as good as the other locations I've been to in South Plainfield and Plainsboro. The broth here was great and the meat for the #2 pho was great with my favorite - juicy pieces of tendon. The omelet was great too. Cooked crispy and not too burnt. Very heavy on the cilantro fyi.

A brightly-lit, clean little shop that the staffers were a bit busy, so took some effort getting in…read morean order. Ordered appetizers - the crispy shrimp and pork spring roll was good, and the chicken wings w/ tamarind was ok. We shared the mains - the pho dac biet was very good, good balance of rich broth and various types of meats, and the banh mi was pretty good, too! Very spicy jalapenos. Drinks - bubble tea was ok; the bubbles were too sticky to each other so hard to suck up and could only really get the tea out. Overall a solid food choices and look forward to trying it again.

Dine in for 2. Food was great, very clean and not oily. Service was good, ambiance was good. I will…read morereturn.

If you want the best Chinese restaurants then go to…read moremetropolitan NY/ NYC. No good ambience here just a large room .It looks like a convilerbelt for making $$ off of the patrons. Expensive . NJ IS NOT the state to enjoy (native NY'er) Chinese and PIZZA that goes for New England and down south so this state does not stand alone . Sorry folks but I cannot say that you aren't trying. Even though I gave 3 stars just gave it for the effort.

As someone who only eats vegetarian sushi, I HIGHLY recommend! There's SO many options! My husband…read moreordered various non-vegetarian rolls and rated them highly as well. For apps we had salad, miso soup, and spicy edamame. Needless to say, not one was left behind. I also ordered a side of noodles and they weren't bad, but the flavor was not my preference. They had a sweeter taste than I was expecting. I'd also like to highlight that my husband noted the miso soup as one of the best he's ever had. Our drinks from the bar took some time, but not overly long. The lychee mojito was great. The service was friendly and attentive. We made a reservation online and I'm glad we did because it was definitely busy for dine in and takeout. I'd describe the restaurant as modern meets casual. I look forward to my next visit.

When someone asks me for sushi recs in the Somerville/Bridgewater area, I ALWAYS say Ryujin…read more Whether you're looking for fresh, melt in your mouth sashimi or a bowl of ramen, this is the place to go. The interior is gorgeous, and you can't go wrong sitting at a table or at one of the bars. They also have sake here, and the selection is great! Every time I come here my meal is delicious. Everyone who works here is so friendly too. When I went recently I got the Ryujin tuna and miso soup. My husband and I also split the wagyu gyoza special and the mochi ice cream for dessert. If you're in the area you must go here!

I ordered the nigiri and for the price... absolutely worth it. so yummy! I woukd come backread more

I haven't been here in 4 years and decided to stop back in for a late lunch on a Saturday around…read more2pm. Everything was fine but maybe since we came right before they were going to go on the midday break the service wasn't as pleasant as before. What we ordered: - Volcano Roll (White fish, kani, avocado, eel wrapped seaweed outside, deep fried & topped w.spicy mayo and eel sauce) - Hurricane Roll (Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber w. spicy shrimp and spicy tuna on top) - Spicy Tuna Roll The food was fine, no complaints!