*a review during the COVID-19 pandemic* It's sad that every review I've written for this place has gone down in stars. I could have given 2 stars but I felt like 1 star reflected the whole experience and situation better. I was craving Thai food for lunch and so my family and I were going to order takeout from here. When we went to the website to place an online order like usual the website wasn't working. Instead, my aunt decided to give them a call to place the order so we would pick it up. The place had been open for about 15 minutes when she called. An employee picked up the phone and when my aunt told her she wanted to place an order for pickup the employee told her that all takeout orders had to be placed online. My aunt then told her how the website wasn't working but the employee still said the order had to be placed online. My aunt then told her that we were going to pick another place for lunch. Like, why would you answer the phone if you weren't going to take an order if someone wanted to place one? I was still craving Thai food so I suggested having it for dinner at the same place to give it another chance. We decided to eat there because it was in the middle of the week and I figured it would be quicker to eat there and have a bigger portion size (like all take out, it feels like you get less when you get food to go). When we got there it was packed and there was only one waitress on the floor taking orders. It was frustrating waiting for her to take our order and just watching her run around. I thought I was going to watch her fall and it literally felt like I was watching the game Diner Dash. It was obvious they were short staffed but even then they still kept letting people be seated when she obviously could not handle how many dine-ins there were already. She was overwhelmed and the way the food came out for each party seemed inconsistent with who ordered first. We eventually got our food an hour after we were seated and a lot of it was lukewarm to cold. We ate our food quickly since we were starving and we paid at the front and left ASAP. We were tired and ready to leave after the horrible experience. I understand many restaurants are short-staffed right now but they need to limit how many people can dine in if they can't handle it. Every party I looked at who dined in that night was not happy. I can't even tell if the food was actually good since we were starving. It's hard to support businesses if they don't even care about their customers and use common sense. read more

That is a Cock Roach!!! Owner did not even say anything but just took it back and said sorry and asked if we want white rice?????? read more

Simply Thai - Found extra meat in the brown rice last night. - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

Double check your food before you leave! I got a takeout of pad kee mao with chicken as my protein. Given the food is good, but when I realized at home and almost done, I realized that there was no protein! At this point when I'm about done, I highly doubt they would do anything. So, learned my lesson. Check your food before you take it to go! read more

Delicious! We REALLY enjoyed the ground chicken basil dish, Tom kha, and the basil eggplant dish. The panang curry, pineapple fried rice were good as well. read more

I came here yesterday and today, and both times I came here for lunch, they have one runner the whole time. Super kudos to them for doing the whole rush, it's just really rough doing that! The food is really good and they do their very best. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Simply Thai - Yellow Curry Chicken lunch comes with a soup as well :) - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

We were in the area and it was an unplanned visit during lunch today. We were hoping for lunch specials since they did not have outdoor dining and we weren't heading home yet. (We wanted our own tray of food vs having family style dining) We had crab fried rice, pad Thai, tod mun, and low expectations. But everything was tasty and our cravings were satisfied! I would definitely come back to pick up Thai from here again. read more

I've come here many times, and absolutely love the food! This is just my opinion, but I find it much better than Sala Thai (there's actually no comparison even)... I've tried many dishes here, but my favorites are the drunken noodles, the green curry, the tom yum soup, and the green beans. Of course, you can't forget the thai tea. Everything comes out piping hot, and has a lovely authentic flavor. I'm giving it a 4 vs 5 since the spice level seems to vary every time I go. Sometimes the medium feels like a mild, and sometimes it's so spicy that the food is inedible. I wish the spice was more predictable. All in all, I'd still come here time and time again for those dishes. Truly amazing food, and I'd recommend it to everyone! read more

Service is Horrible.... so horrible i paid for my coke and got up and left. after i started ordering and the waitress started to make fun of my order and commented like wow more and then when i asked for spicy she would say how spicy and I had to ask twice. which she got frustrated about. so I walked down to Craby Craby was Greeted seated and fed with no attitude. DO NOT GO TO SIMPLY THAI. read more

Really delicious green curry! "Medium" spice has just a bit of kick to it, nothing overwhelming. The side salad is a bit lacking, but I feel like that's par for the course for lunch specials. At least one, if not two, of the servers is Thai. Friendly attentive service even though the restaurant was busy during lunch hour. Will come back to try other dishes. read more

Simply Thai - Green curry lunch special including side salad, spring roll and daily soup - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

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I was debating between trying to Sala Thai or my good old spot simply Thai, ended up coming back to simply Thai. Always loved their food and their service. You can't beat their pad see ew read more

Consistently solid, nuanced delicious Thai food for nearly 2 decades- standouts are the fried catfish, Penang curry and noodles

I ordered all vegetables and tofu 45.00 2 fried tofu 20.00 1 sautéed veggie 14.95 cucumber salad the sautéed veggies came in medium soup bowl definitely a rip off I won't be going back check food before you leave. I called back the lady yd me somebody else complained but she doesn't know. read more

Always fresh and delicious. My go-to for Thai food for sure. Nothing is bad. I have loved everything I've had. We've been coming here for years. read more

Our go to Thai restaurant since moving to the area. Great food - excellent peanut sauce. Most of the menu is gluten and dairy free. Highly recommend the fresh rolls, Tom kha gai, Choo chee salmon, green curry...you know all of it is good actually. read more

This Thai restaurant is such a hidden gem in Newark!!! First world problems when you can't decide what to have for lunch! Thai food are always my go to guilty pleasure! Simply Thai was recommended by my co worker so I had to try it out. Definitely felt the authenticity right when I walked in. The restaurant was clean and workers were very attentive and friendly. It's always a pleasant feeling when you feel welcomed! Anyways, I ordered their Panang Curry with chicken and it comes with rice, salad and spring rolls. (From there Lunch Specials) It tasted delicious and smell amazingly goooooood! (Please see photo for my to-go order) read more

Simply Thai - Panang Curry with Chicken - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

Highly recommended. My favorite Thai restaurant. I've tried other places but this is my favorite!! I love their pad Thai, Kom ka soup with coconut, duck curry, chicken curry , crab fried rice!! I ordered it all the time and their fried chicken wings, sauté egg plant super delicious every order has a distinct taste super yummy!! I would even order to go when I do t feel like cooking.. we've been a regular for 3 years or even more. Give it a try you won't be disappointed . read more

My son introduced us to Simply Thai. We loved the food. We had the Salmon, Lobster, Calamari and fried rice. Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. Thank you for excellent service and food. We will be definitely back. read more

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I love the food here and the employees are so nice! Great hospitality, a nice woman offered me a glass of water because I was waiting for my food in their restaurant. The decor is really nice too. read more

Loved the basil chicken, egg rolls and their curry. They were very helpful and pleasant. The restaurant is comfortable and spacious. I can't wait to try other dishes soon. read more

The food was to our liking and we started going here a couple times. The last 2 times we repented we shouldn't have gone there. First time we had a piece of plastic in the soup & when we complained all we got was an apology. This time (today, 10/4/2024, 8 pm), the person that served our table was totally rude from the beginning we ordered our food. He seemed annoyed and was behaving very very rude to us. He was not ready to listen to our preferences for avoiding fish and oysters sauces and egg in the food. He then swapped our order and got something that we didn't order . We were offered an apology by the owner but didn't swap the food for the order that we made. Then there were no napkins and spoons offered and when asked was mocked by the service person. I then complained to the owner cum manager cum cook and all offered again was an apology. And gave us a cold drink as an apology that we promptly denied to take. We left the food as is and paid the money and came back. I said you lost a customer today and he said "thank you" . So please Beware when you go here . read more

Ordered take out today. For my first Simply Thai experience, everything went well. Although, I was a bit shocked that when I stated, "I'd like to order chicken Pad Thai, extra spicy Thai Spicy, please," the lady on the other end laughed and repeated how spicy Thai spicy is, laughed and asked if I was sure I wanted it spicy. I'm a spicy-aholic, YES, I want it spicy! Lol. Within 15 minutes, I picked up my xxxtraspicy Pad Thai. The workers were nice and greeted me as I walked in. They even hooked me up with extra hot sauce, Thanks! The Pad Thai was a pretty good serving. For $9.95, it filled one of those big take-out boxes that is one size, without separators. The Pad Thai here is pretty basic. I liked how the noodles were moist, the chicken was lean, but after adding hot sauce and more of my personal hot sauce, it then had good flavor. The noodles weren't intact, they were broken. I'm guessing that maybe because it was a takeout order it was sitting in the counter for a minute or two? I'd like to give Simply Thai a second try...from the photos, the green curry looks delicious, especially with the chicken and beef! read more

Simply Thai - Look at that beauty, doe! - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

REALLY GREAT FOOD. I've been coming here for years with my family. Today, we got Eggplant Gra Paw, Pineapple fried rice, and spring rolls. Their Tom Yum, Pad Kee Mao, pad Thai, and stir fries are also amazing! One of the best parts is the staff. Today I accidentally left my retainer in a napkin on the table and didn't realize till I was long gone. I panically called back and they searched through the trash for me and were able to find it before I got back! They were super nice and helpful and saved me! I'm very grateful! read more

Me and my family was huge fan for them , love their food so much that in month twice we use to land with almost our extend family and friends. We use to love this place this big time that even after discovering cockroach in their rice we kept coming . Yesterday they tested our patients level to that extent that even after telling owner that we are not going to visit you any more there was no a word of apology. Service pathetic like always owner is another level of arrogant lady who does not bother for anything . It was shame I would say when I told her that that satay on my plate is undercooked she took one piece of satay from my half finished plate ,came back with that just 1cooked satay like seriously , This serving bowls are al Chiped ! Gosh this what I get after paying $350 Special note for the lady who is owner , change your attitude or else you will be soon out of business in this competition since years they are short of staff I haven't seen more than 2 server one is owner her self , read more

Simply Thai - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

Okay, this is for people who enjoy Thai cuisine So I have to highly recommend this family ambiance restaurant With the best customer service, freshly homemade food ,the taste and the smell are delicious ,maybe price for some but for me is worth every penny Please go and let me know read more

Decent taste, but very sloppy service. We had to ask for thing 3 times to get it right. Firstly one of our silverware were dirty, asked for change, again it was dirty. Third time was the charm. Then we had to ask 3 time for hot sauce and water. read more

Simply Thai - Pad Kee Mow - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

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Service was very disappointing & also food was not at all good. We waited for more than an hour for food & after all that they didn't make food as instructed. They don't remember who came first & kept serving those who came after us. Also they were prioritizing togo orders over dine in customers. The guy who takes orders was very unpolite & doesn't know how to deal with customers. Do not want go back to this place again. Had a very unpleasant experience. read more

I had a very bad experience with my recent online order with Simply Thai. After I came home, found one of the items is missing, and I tried to call the restaurant but they picked up and put me on hold for about 10 minutes without even say anything. Trying after multiple times, they didn't even care to realize their mistake, and ask me to drive all the way back to pick up the missing item which I didn't want to do. There is no way on their website to get a refund as well. Worst ever customer service!!!! read more

Terrible food, asked them to hold mushrooms since one of us is severely allergic but still added mushrooms to everything. They could end up in the ER. Worst food service ever. The waiters couldn't care less and are too busy. Skip this place. We tried to eat here because our favorite thai place closed, big mistake. read more

Service was excellent but food was okay. My coworkers and I came here for a quick lunch to see it filled predominately with other workers in the area. They had a lunch menu that offered soup, side salad, and spring roll. We both ordered curries - I ended up with the panang curry. The flavors were there, but the portion was so tiny. There weren't too many pieces of chicken and the curry was only in a tiny bowl. Maybe would satisfy a kid's appetite but really hoped there was more for the price you pay. read more

Simply Thai - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

I am not a Thai connoisseur; I've only had Thai a few times but I would say I'm a pretty decent food critic! This food here was absolutely on tasteful, the most bland Thai food I've ever had in my life! No flavor whatsoever! I wouldn't even give them another try read more

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I have been a regular here since last 16 years. But unfortunately the overall approach and service has gone drastically down. We have still tried to be faithful over the last four odd years with degraded food experience. Random times they have closed and one comes to the restaurant and finds that. This time they were closed for about 4+ weeks and now that they are back, they haven't been able to ramp up:( did an online order at 6.15pm, e-mail said come at 6.35. I have been here last one hour and still not ready in addition to not all items available! read more

It's simply, delicious!! I have been going to this place for years, as I am local in the neighborhood. My favorite plate, Thai BBQ Beef with a side of white rice. When I am craving something spicy, OMG!! You can not go wrong with this plate! Try for yourself for a delicious spicy taste.. read more

Simply Thai - Thai BBQ Beef + White Steamed Rice. - Thai Near Me - Newark, California

I'll start off by saying the service is always great in this location (Covid and Pre -Covid). One night I decided to be "that" customer and ordered Calamari like 5 minutes before closing because my cousin was having a bad day and was craving it. They were really nice about it, which I really appreciated. The food here is good. They have a lot of options for their lunch special, and they're really filling too. I'd say my favorite things here are the crab fried rice, brown rice and calamari for sure. read more

Place is clean and nice sitting. We started with That tea which was little sweeter side but still very good. But thai -jay noodles were like you fried them in sugar bowl, Unless you have super sweet tooth I won't recommend these. Yellow curry was okay like other thai places. read more

Simply Thai has 15-ish small tables, thai themed decor. soft instrumentals. wasn't greeted when entering so took seat by myself. saw others waiting to be seated. offerings: usual offerings with diverse choices in each category plus dozens of vegeterian options eats: eggplant gra praw lunch special (8.95), brown rice. +.50 -greasy thai basil with mild chili sauce, with eggplant, bell peppers... -crunchy egg roll with mushy veggie within -tasty tart tom yum flavored soup with diced veggies -10 ish small pieces fresh lettuce with peanut sauce-yummy -brown rice nutty, slightly mixed with jasmine rice, probably from thailand. 3.5 stars leftovers: -no service beyond ordering -understaffed? dining room 1/2 full. -portions small, soup fab flavor. other items average+, so so value. -"watch out for corners" sign posted at entrance not just corners, tables, fixtures placed too close together. read more

We have been coming to this place for years and have enjoyed our meals here. Basil Fried Rice, Chicken Satay, Drunken Noodles, Green Curry, Mango Sticky Rice, Pad Kee Mow, Pineapple Fried Rice,Tom Yum Soup. They are extremely polite and understanding to their clients needs. read more

As someone who loves thai food, Simply Thai is a go-to for me! As a frequent customer for multiple years, the food and customer service never disappoints. The waiters are all really friendly and food usually is ready rather quickly, plus the restaurant itself has a nice ambience to dine in. My favorite dish is their pad see ew/ pad kee mao-- they're always cooked really well and the food is great at hitting the right spice levels, and I also really love their Tom Kha Gai soup. Overall, love this place and recommend to anyone in the area! read more

It was a late night return home, and I was hungry. I didn't want something sweet since I had lunch a long time ago! Exited off Hwy 84, exited Newark Ave, turned right into a shopping center, and came upon Simply Thai near the back half. I didn't think of having Thai food till I saw it. It was 8:45 pm and I figured I'd just make it inside before closing. But .... they're open till 10 pm! Lucky me! I saw the Yum Nur (Grilled steak salad) in the menu, and it was an instant choice - light but salty and spicy with protein to settle my stomach that dessert wouldn't have. The wait staff was friendly and polite. Quickly taking my order, then left me to do my crossword puzzle in peace until the salad came. Plates are set with Iris-shaped cloth napkins, the place is clean and roomy, evoking a calm atmosphere. I didn't use athroom, but I suspect it would be above average. For a quick night bite, I'm glad I happened upon Simply Thai! Will have to return to try out other Thai favs. Updated Oct 11, 2018: Ordered the simple salad with the peanut sauce - OMG! I could have just had that for dinner! Will get that again!!! Had to try the Green Curry and instead of fried tofu got it with fresh tofu. Side order of "brown" Jasmine rice (see picture - more purple!) Delish! read more

Nice cozy atmosphere and the food lived up to the expectations. The Tom yum puck and the pineapple fried rice along with Padthai did the trick, couldn't have not ordered green curry vegetables though. Good service overall, hasn't deteriorated over the period of time. We have been regulars at this place. read more

This is the best Thai restaurant in the Hayward, Union City, Newark, Fremont area... They have amazing service, authentic Thai cuisine... You will not go wrong ordering and eating there... read more