This place is exactly what I've been looking for. Excellent curry, fresh flavor profiles and presentation that showcases the chef and team put love into the food they bring out. Legitimate heat for spice levels. Had the Gang Pananeng, was awesome. Will be back no question read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Inside, full of character - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

Honestly I think this place has gotten a bad rap for whatever reason but it's the most authentic Thai I've had in my time in Augusta and I'm a Thai food snob! I got the spring rolls and fantasy fried rice. Originally they accidentally gave me the curry puffs instead of the spring rolls and I honestly liked those better than the spring rolls! They were super kind in correcting my order. The spring rolls were a little lacking in flavor but the fried rice REALLY made up for that. I got it with Thai basil and baby corn. I also asked for it to be in the middle of medium and Thai hot. As soon as I walked into a place that had actual Thai people working I knew that I probably should have gotten just the medium hahha. Regardless, I'll be back!! read more

This is some of the most delicious Thai food I've ever had! The Thai tea is also delicious and the service is always top notch. The ambience is very culture focused so it makes you feel like you're in a family Thailand restaurant. I pray this business never goes away and if you do decide to think about closing your doors, please reach out because I would definitely help keep it open lol read more

They do have free parking, which is a plus. Otherwise, interior of the restaurant reminded me of a previous Japanese sushi restaurant? The service was quick and courteous. The menu was pretty much what I would expect from a Thai restaurant. I went with the Pad See Ew, which was pretty good. The dish was a little more on the salty side from what I was expecting, but was okay. Not a place I would probably go back to on my own, but would go back if someone wanted to get a bite here. Just your average restaurant, not bad not good. read more

Literally my favorite little restaurant in Augusta of all time. We go every time we are in town and the service and food is all so good. Most people order takeout, but dine in is certainly available. Definitely recommend the Thai iced tea and all their desserts, especially the taro custard sticky rice! read more

My wife and I visited Sawasdee for lunch on a Tuesday. Plenty of available parking and it wasn't too crowded. Loved the cute decor inside! I ordered the Pad Thai, which was recommended by our very kind server, and my wife had the Thai green curry, our go-to dish at Thai restaurants. Both were plentiful and tasty. The Thai hot spice level on the Pad Thai was actually quite spicy, and I'm a person who enjoys high levels of heat. We also had some veggie spring rolls which were fine. Highly recommend if you're over in that area. read more

Terrible service, the food did not smell or look fresh or taste authentic. Save your money and don't go here

There are some cuisine's of the world that do not follow the rule of Stein; a rose is a rose is a rose. As such, a Thai restaurant is not a Thai restaurant is not a Thai restaurant. The menu may look the same, but take nothing beyond that for granted. Thankfully, I have Sawasdee upon which I can always rely upon. Pad Thai, spring rolls, and Thai coffee remain my go-to's. Quick, amazing service, delicious across the board. That has always, always, always been my experience. The best in the area. No contest. read more

The food was absolutely delicious! The drunken noodles were the best I've had, and they actually understand spice here. The place was very clean and the staff very friendly. Can't wait to go back! read more

I came here for a late lunch with a friend. This place was highly recommended but I kept my expectations low as Thai can be a hit or miss. We got the massaman curry and pad kee mow (drunken noodles). The massman curry was mediocre; the pineapples weren't sweet so the blandness took away from the flavor. The drunken noodles however were enjoyable to eat and properly spiced for Thai spice level. I wouldn't say they were amazing but good, which is why I gave a 3-star. Ambience wise, it is nothing special but the service was great! Our waitress was very sweet and patient. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

Disappointed in yesterday's takeout order. The spring rolls were half the size of what they used to be and there was one half of one small shrimp in them where there used to be 3 large shrimp and a large Thai basil leaf. The fried wontons had less than a half of a teaspoon of meat in each of them. The bean thread salad was supposed to have shrimp and another protein - maybe 2 very tiny pieces of chicken and there was no cilantro. Won't be going back unless they change it to the way they used to be. What a waste of about $50 ...soooo disappointing. read more

Got to eat in this time, food is even better than the last time getting it fresh out of the kitchen. Great atmosphere and delicious food. Looking forward to coming back soon! read more

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The good: Service was nice, timely. Food tasted good, not amazing, but good. The bad: the portions were EXTREMELY small. Like less than a lunch portion at other restaurants. And pricy for how much you receive. I got the chilli duck. It did NOT look like the picture. The picture had a ton of duck on it with all the fixings. What I received was what looked like boiled duck slices, not roasted and I swear there was like 8 small slices on the plate with mostly onions and bell peppers. I took a picture after I ate one slice cause it was so crazy small to me. Especially with paying I think 18$ for it. I ordered mild and there was no spice in it. I had my family with me and all of the plates were small portions. We bought the rice with all the meat in it and there was 2 pieces of shrimp in the whole thing, 5 pieces of small beef and like 3 small pieces of chicken. A bit was taken before that photo as well, but that's it. The rice was prolly the best tasting thing, really good. Again wish there was more of it. We got it to share, it was way too small to. My daughter ordered the yellow curry which had hard and uncooked in the middle potatoes. And tiny little pieces of chicken in it. Taste of the actual curry was good though. There was more onion than chicken and potatoes. Dry crunchy if you like that. My husband got the beef dish, he said it tasted like beef and broccoli, and again barely any meat. Not bad, just not what he was expecting. We paid 77$ plus tip. It was maybe worth 35$ to me. 77$ in this economy is crazy for those portions. We were all still hungry afterwards and bought more food somewhere else. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Combo rice, not enough meat, small portions - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

I was introduced to this restaurant at the Arts in the Heart of Augusta. At the festival they had the Thai food tent. Every day I would order Thai tea, mango and sticky rice, as well as pad thai, which is one of my all-time favorite foods. After learning that they had an actual restaurant, I vowed that I would stop by to try them out. One evening went in the area. I stopped at the restaurant and I feel like I ordered the entire menu. Lol. I ordered chicken pad Thai , egg rolls, mango and sticky rice, taro and sticky rice, and Thai tea. It was all top-tier. I enjoyed every bite of everything that i had to eat it slowly to savor the flavor. In the near future, I plan to sit down in the restaurant to see what's their best seller and possibly try that. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Pad Thai, Thai tea, sticky rice and mango, sticky rice and taro - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

Good food but not the best I have had. This is a solid 4 out of 5. The Thai tea was too sweet, but the Tom Yum was amazing! The pad woon sen had a slightly sweet flavor which was unusual. The green beans were very bitter and pushed to the side. read more

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Highly recommend this place. It's is very authentic Thai food. A must have is the Green Chia tea. The food was superb from the Phat Thai to the Red Curry. The curry was very creamy with the right amount of spice leave to the huge shrimp that was in the Phat Thai. The service was excellent and very fast. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Green tea - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

Absolutely amazing place with a wonderfully quiet atmosphere. Just moved from Miami Florida, and the Thai food there was very good but they never could satisfy my spice tolerance. This place definitely knows what spice is so be careful what you ask for. Food was super fresh and delicious I got the crispy duck with chili, the green curry, the pork stuffed chicken wings, pad Thai and fried bananas. Everything was amazing and I highly recommend the stuffed wings and the green curry. Our server, Vena, was extremely polite and helpful this will now be my go to spot. read more

Service was excellent. Even with current warnings that service and food may be slow due to short staffing our entire meal was very timely. Our server took the time to explain various dishes and give recommendations based on our preferences. We were very pleased with her suggestions. I absolutely loved the drunken noodles, very flavorful with the perfect amount of spice. My husband had the Thai basil koa pad and it was also delicious. It had a very smoky robust flavor. The only let down for us were the sausage stuffed wings. They were good, but we have previously been spoiled by much larger Hmong style stuffed wings that fill the whole flat portion with stuffing so these just seemed small to us. Overall very delicious meal and we will definitely be back. read more

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I visit Augusta about twice a month and was thrilled to finally find a solid Thai spot--this place has become my go-to. If you're looking for great Thai food, I'd definitely recommend it. I always order the tom kha chicken (coconut) soup and pad Thai, and both are consistently delicious, meeting all my expectations. The service is super attentive, and there's something oddly charming and nostalgic about the outdated decor--it adds to the experience. In my book, the more unpolished the decor, the better the food! Very casual attire is all you need to fit right in. read more

This is my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in Augusta My mother and I love coming here. Just ordered for my husband and I. It's a small business and the food is delicious! I love feeling like I'm walking into a different space. I appreciate that the names of the food are not altered, but that's my culturally curious nature talking. There are descriptions of food items and pictures if you're not familiar with Thai food. The food tastes authentic and I love the plating of the food. I don't have any complaints honestly. I come here as often as I can and when I'm craving a more homemade flavor, I come here. By the way, Ms. Vina is amazing. I always see her here. She works so hard in the front of the restaurant. Recommended dishes: Pad Thai noodles (ND1) Piew Waan with Chicken (SF2) Pad Ka-Na (SF3) Pad Prik with Chicken (SF4) Satay (A6) Sawasdee Spring Rolls (A8) Gyoza (A12) read more

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I went to this place hoping to have some good Thai food. The entire experience was disappointing- the server had no smile and was holding on to the corner of my menu while I was still looking over it...she was in such a rush. ( there were only 4 other occupied tables - it was not busy) The spring rolls were all dough and hardly any filling. The soup tasted as if it came out of a can and the vegetables that they used were most definitely frozen. I was hoping at least my entree would be somewhat palatable...big assumptions.... I had ordered something very simple, Pad Thai - which is a very simple dish to make. It was awful. Zero flavor ... actually it had the flavor of spoiled shrimp. I absolutely did not continue eating this and asked for it to be removed. The server and "manager" got quite hostile. I tried to quietly explain to them that we were not satisfied with our food - they said we could just leave but we were FORCED to pay. ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE. SHE EVEN SAID TO LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE ON THEIR FOOD POLICY. THEY MUST HAVE A-LOT OF DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER IF THEY NEED TO PUT THIS TYPE OF DISCLOSURE. BEWARE IF YOU DO NOT LIKE YOUR FOOD - TOO BAD EVEN IF IT'S SPOILED, YOU WILL STILL BE FORCED TO PAY FOR IT. FAR FROM "AUTHENTIC" read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

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Ambience. B Service. A Food. A Price. A Yea! Thanks Sawasdee for moving from South Carolina to Augusta. Found on busy Washington road in large shopping center surrounded by other businesses. LOTS of Private parking lot spaces. Ambience is very mom n pop shop. Lots of Thai kitch and posters and Thai merchandise around to sell. They even have largerestaurant buckets for $3 when you enter. Too funny. Well, server was ultra friendly and helpful with the menu and information. AN authentic Thai restaurant as another option for true authenticity. When I look in the kitchen and see the owner Veen? And most workers are Asian, I'm looking forward to the meal. Lunch specials served Mon - Thurs 11:00 - 3:00. All under $10. People might think small portions but just right size for my appetite. If you want larger portions , just order off the main menu. Ordered pad Thai and came with a small fried spring roll. The noodles were cooked with ThaI HOT as my request. Perfect heat with nicely stir fried noodles in the sauce and nice fried tofu bites. $8.55 On side I ordered the fried pork stuffed flat wings !!! Oh, my...what a new unique way to eat chicken wings!!! Delish. 5 for $9.95 I found out they make their own Roast Duck!!! I asked if she would sell me a whole Duck, but she doesn't have it avail to buy that way...too bad. Maybe if we all keep asking ! Heh They have Apple Pay. No Amex... I will be back!!! I'm a fan read more

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Food was good. Had green curry and drunken noodles. But now you don't get even a tiny egg roll. If you want egg roll you have to get an order which is like 11.00 bucks which is Ridiculous. Ordered satay and it was tiny for 11.00. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Green curry. - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

The food was very good and the staff were very friendly and courteous. We will be going back soon. read more

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1 star for the spring rolls it has cabbage instead of what's listed on menu 4 starts for beef salad it's made properly and tasted great read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Spring rolls - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

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Sawasdee is in a building attached to Wings Plus in the Carolina Pottery plaza. The restaurant is nice inside, but I ordered take out. The take out order only took 10 minutes to be ready. I ordered the cucumber salad and pad Thai. The pad Thai didn't taste authentic, but it was good enough. The portion was surprisingly small as well and I was worried I wouldn't be full, but after finishing the cucumber salad and pad Thai, I was satisfied. I enjoyed the salad, as it was a refreshing compliment to my pad Thai. The salad is dressed in fish sauce, which I am used to, but may be very different for those who aren't used to the flavor and smell. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Pad thai - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

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They're always friendly and attentive to our amazing experience after eating here for over 4 years. Their food quality has also been very consistent over the years I've been going at this restaurant. read more

Overall rating: 3.33/5 Service: 4/5 Quality of food: 3.5/5 Value/Portion: 2.5/5 Would come again: maybe The food here is great and tasty, but the portions are pretty small and prices are on the expensive side, which makes the overall value of the restaurant not appealing. If the prices are a little lower it would be more perfect. Also, the straw for the boba is too thin that it was difficult to get the boba up the straw. I think there are probably better value Thai restaurants in Augusta. read more

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This place is off of Washington Rd next to Wingstop. I am always searching for good Thai places. The restaurant didn't look so bad. The service was slow. However, the food came out very quickly. I ordered the fried dumplings, drunken noodle, and the Tom Yum Kai soup. The dumplings were perfect. The Tom Yum soup was good, but not quite perfect. It had an odd after taste that I didn't like. The drunken noodle had egg in it and pineapple which I don't remember being on the menu and I was not a fan of that. It took a while for them to bring me the check and then they saw I was ready to pay but I had get up and hand them the check. I think I will stick to my other Thai place I go to. read more

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Food is overpriced for portions you get. I'm not sure if they serve bigger portions if you dine in but whatever you do don't get it take out. $14 each for pad see ew and pad Thai. However, the food was really good. So maybe that's why I felt it needed bigger portions? read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

Great service and excellent hospitality. Sweet lady was our server. The food was great and the staff was very friendly. Steady patrons which made me feel good. read more

Less than one star really. I'm so disappointed in the experience we had at this restaurant today. We thought we would give it a try since we were in the area and the reviews looked okay. First the good part. We were seated right away by the waitstaff. They checked on us frequently while we decided what we wanted. It took less than 5 minutes to get our fried spring roll appetizer then we ordered our dinner choices at that point. The rolls were marginal. Just cabbage and carrot. The dinner came out in about 5 minutes which is a little alarming thinking about this now considering one was a stir fry dish with chicken. To start the cashew chicken had literally one tablespoon of actual chicken in it and 2 slivers of green peppers. There were a few onion pieces and some canned water chestnuts in an oily sauce and a cup of rice for 16.00. The other dish was the real issue. It was yum soon sen, bean thread salad of which I have eaten dozens and dozens of times all over the country. When it arrived the smell of sour spoiled fish permeated the area. I love GOOD fish sauce and this wasn't that. It was bad. The salad was a cup and a half of noodles onions a few pieces of tomatoes and some pork bits. The pork bits were dry and hard and tasted like spoiled meat and refrigerator air. I got the waitstaff's attention and politely told her the meat was spoiled and I wasn't going to eat it and didn't want anything else. We asked for the check and when it arrived we were told only 50% was taken off for the 16.00 dish that was inedible and that was policy. I told them that I didn't agree to pay for something inedible and could I speak to the manager. A woman came out with fire in her eyes. She told me we had to pay for what we ordered. I told her it was not edible and I didn't want to pay for spoiled food. She was argumentative and very upset and insisting that we pay that the food was fine and that I ate it. I told her I tasted a couple of small bites and couldn't eat any more than that it was rotten. She argued loudly with us making up things we said in front of the other guests over a cup and a half of literal scraps. The sad lack of respect and customer service was just completely upsetting and then she added we could never come back ! Did she honestly think we would step back in this place with service like this? I can only imagine what she will say after reading the review. I didn't even want to pay with a credit card because I didn't trust the owner. Thankfully I had cash. Save your time and money and go elsewhere. read more

My favorite Thai place since Thai Jong closed. Their curries are perfection and worth the price.

Love love love the Masaman and the Tom Kai gai soup. I always have to get an extra rice for my Masaman but seriously the food is great!

I was in Augusta again today and was craving Thai so I decided to try Sawasdee. I almost left, there were only 2 people there when I arrived,it was 1:00 on a Friday! I decided to stay. A friendly waitress welcomed me and took me to my table. I looked over the menu and placed my order can't go wrong with pad Thai right so I ordered it and a appetizer and Thai tea. Best Pad Thai I have ever eaten whenever I am back in the area I will definitely stop in. read more

Passing through and spent the night near Augusta and discovered this gem - and it was open on a Monday when others are closed. They were very busy - always a good sign - but food was prepared and delivered much faster than we anticipated. Both dishes were ordered Thai Hot and were the best we've had in a long, long time. The chef knows how to cook! I enjoyed a pot of hot ginger tea (the best I've had anywhere - it was so good!) and my husband discovered a Sapporo Black beer - which he now wants to find when we get home. A memorable dining experience! read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Choo Chee Curry - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

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The food is good but the portions are TINY. There are barely 4 pieces of chicken in an entree and the pieces of meat are so small. A terrible value. read more

In my opinion, it's difficult finding really good Thai food in the area. Most of these restaurants seem to cater to Western tastebuds as well as skimp on quality ingredients. In these uncertain times, that's absolutely understandable. The food will fulfill your cravings just fine, but as far as wanting to be truly satisfied, you're just going to have to keep on dreaming. read more

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We ate here when the building was a sushi restaurant in 2004. I came to try the Thai food with my mom at lunch. She got the spicy shrimp salad and I got the pad woon sen noodle dish, and we both opted for the stuffed shrimp appetizer. The taste of both dishes was okay, but I was a little confused to find chunks of pineapple in the pad woon sen. Mom's spicy shrimp salad was also very heavy on the cilantro, so if you aren't an overwhelming fan, that's not the dish for you. Based on proportions, protein, price ($40.88 for two plus an appetizer - water to drink), and taste, we will probably try somewhere else next time. No complaints on service. read more

Sawasdee Authentic Thai - Goong Houm Pah - Stuffed Shrimp appetizer $7.95 - Thai Near Me - Martinez, Georgia

AMAZING authentic Thai cuisine. I'm very picky about my ginger chicken dishes and this was the best I've had in the area so far. I'm very very pleased with everything we got. Definitely read the spice warning and if you don't think you can handle the spice you probably can't haha. So definitely get the spice on the side and try it that way. It was a cute place you can go to and eat. They were too busy on a Tuesday night for dinner. Check this place out for incredible authentic Thai food, you won't be disappointed. read more

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