Average Thai food with no standouts. Reasonably priced although the portions could be a bit heftier.

I love it! It's a bistro style Thai joint; no hint of Thai decor at all. The food was very tasty, and presented beautifully. Best of all, the price is on the one $ side. read more

This place will make you deceptively full. I came here with 3 other people, so we did a family style meal. Spice I Am noodles were very good and tasty. The crab fried rice was a little too salty for my preference, but the curries were fantastic. Service was also very nice. It's a bit small inside, but it never felt like it was too crowded. Beer and wine only though :( read more

This is one of my favorite Thai places in the East Bay. Delicious dishes and wonderfully balanced spices. The restaurant is right on Park and the inside is well decorated. read more

Hands down best Thai food in Alameda. (And maybe Oakland?). Fresh food and vegetables. Love the fresh ginger with chicken. The only bad thing is parking if you're ordering take out. Parking is terrible on the weekend, especially with bad weather. Will settle for worse Thai food elsewhere to get it delivered. Tip to management: get delivery driver! read more

My client told me about this and we went over the weekend we all loved it. It is the best Thai food I have had outside of Thailand. The service was very nice and we enjoyed everything we ordered. We ordered the Tom Kah (with prawns), pad thai, garlic rice, coconut rice, Panang Beef, mango with sticky rice and fried banana with coconut ice cream. OMG my mouth is watering already. We all loved it. i just talked to 2 other friends and they loved it too. read more

Came here with a friend, and I noticed the water has a lemon flavor to it, so you don't have to ask for lemons. The atmosphere was nice, and casual, and I really liked how they don't give me dirty looks when I brought my own chopsticks in. I bring my own chopsticks to every restaurant I can use them in, not because I don't trust restaurants' chopsticks, but it's because I love using metal chopsticks. What we ordered: Som Tum 7 Suppose to be a papaya salad, but I didn't see, nor taste the papaya. It was still a good dish. Drunken Noodles They make some good drunken noodles! I've tried drunken noodles at other places, but this place is better than most places. Spicy Eggplant I had it mild/medium. It was tasty, and they made is almost similar to the Chinese version of spicy eggplant in garlic sauce. Sweet Sticky Rice with Coconut Name says it all, but I must say, this dish was AMAZING! It comes with brown rice, and I don't know if it was the ice-cream, or if they added something to it, but this made my night. If you order it, make sure you dunk the rice in the sauce below, and scoop some ice cream with it! Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango Same as above, but comes with mango slices. Total for all of the above: 36.16 (without tip) Portions are somewhat small, but for the price, it's not so bad, for it allows you to try out more dishes! The food was pretty good here. For a person who is not too crazy about Thai food, I would come here again. They are really good at filling their customer's waters. I have to take a star away for my friend. When they brought the check out, I gave them my card, and they took the check with the tootsie rolls with it. My friend was sad that they didn't leave the chocolate with us, but eh, it's just a tootise roll to me. Make sure to order the Sweet Sticky Rice with Coconut!! read more

I was going to go into another restaurant on the same street, but it was closed from 3-5. I'm glad it was closed because I decided to try Spice I Am and ordered Pad Thai and a thai iced tea. I had lunch by myself, so didn't order anything else. Pad Thai had good flavor, shrimp were big, lots of tofu pieces and a little more 'moist' than I'm accustomed to, but it was very good. I plan to go back with my family when we get the chance and give an update :) read more

This is delicious Thai food in a clean and smart looking restaurant. Service is warm and accommodating for both dine-in and take-out. Crab fried rice is great, all curries (green my fav) are rich and just spicy enough. This place is the top of the line for Thai restaurants in Alameda and would thrive in any Bay Area city including SF. The decor and little menu twists remind me very much of an upscale Bangkok eatery. A gem - glad it's here. read more

This is one of my staple Thai restaurants. Good food and friendly staff... Never been disappointed. I recommend the cashew chicken if you're a first timer. read more

I like this much more than other thai places I've been to in Alameda. Not terribly spicy, though, so if you want that, be explicit. I have had better Thai in Los Angeles, but in terms of what I've had in the island area, this is way better than Monkey Thai off Atlanta. I would, however, SKIP the mango and sticky rice dessert. It isn't going to be what you're used to from anywhere else, so it ends up being disappointing- there are photos posted in other reviews, you'll see what it looks like. read more

I'm disappointed in the basil chicken I just picked up. It was so minced up it was like baby food. Used to be my favorite dish. Hope you read this and correct it . Beef was very tough also. read more

Enjoyed this place thoroughly! The food was delicious and ambiance was great. We shared fresh tofu rolls, which were delightful with avocado. I had a mixed vegetable rice plate. Veggies were perfectly done and the dark brown rice was excellent. My husband had a meat noodle soup that he enjoyed. It will be our new go-to Thai place. read more

pros: friendly, good service, clean environment, nice decor cons: Paying $12 for lunch special lamb rack in yellow curry. Well, plenty of rice and curry sauce, but not enough meat (one rack). Also, this's a small place which means you're hearing what next table talking. I would rather visit their sister property in Berkeley even it's not as upscale as this one. read more

This place is pretty solidly 4 stars. The food isn't spectacular but its definitely good and especially for the price. The ambiance is really nice, and so are the people here. I think they had just opened up when I visited. There are a lot of similar options in Alameda but this one feels just a little classier. With solid reliable food it will be a winner. I'll come back again for sure. read more

This review is for the delicious lunch my family and I had on Friday. First off, I don't know many places around where you can get a ton of food for $7. I don't know ANY place where you can get Thai food for $7. My wife got the drunken noodles and tofu rolls, I got the mango rice. Out the door with full bellies for under $20. The wait staff are gracious and helpful and totally accommodating. We'll definitely be back here for another meal when we're in Alameda. Awesome restaurant! read more

This used to be my favorite Thai place in Alameda, but I can't give it a full 5 stars because they don't seem too able/willing to accommodate gluten free (GF) patrons. First off, they don't have a GF menu to choose from, so a newbie to the GF world (which I am) has to ask about sauces & what's in them. Also, it seems they don't have GF soy sauce, or Tamari, which would make converting any of their dishes to GF relatively easy. Gluten Free is not a fleeting fad that will eventually go away. Unfortunately it's here to stay, & there are plenty of GF sauce options for Asian restaurants to purchase to accommodate their GF patrons. When an Asian restaurant refuses to do so, it leaves a very bad taste in my mouth (no pun intended). read more

My favorite Thai place on Alameda. Most recent visit, we had the Thai Basil with seafood and a fried whole red snapper with ginger sauce. Brown rice on the side (which is a full-grown rice with the husk). Both dishes were heaped full of fresh veggies also (which is a plus for me). Everything was great but word to the wise, none of the dishes come with rice (which I've always found a little strange). read more

Consistently good over the years. The ladies that work here have been extremely friendly and engaging. They recognize us and always comment it's good to see us again. read more

This place has pretty good Thai Food, and their deals during lunch time are awesome! I have had their chicken and fried rice which was really filling and super yummy. I would recommend getting that, the pineapple fried rice or the pad see ew. Definitely go for lunch time for better deals, but its also a nice place to have a dinner date, the place has great ambient lighting the interior is very sleek and modern read more

Good food, reasonable price, friendly service, and excellent ambience.

Came with a friend on a lunch date... ordered the pumpkin red curry with beef , pad thai, and mango sticky rice to split. While the curry dish was a little smaller than I was expecting, it ended up being perfect for the two of us. Add in two thai iced teas, and the bill came out to a little under $30... not bad. :) read more

I really wanted to LOVE this place but the experience was just OK for me. I don't understand why they advertise lunch specials for $6.50 on their take out menu when they don't offer lunch specials for $6.50? Someone else mentioned this on their review also. They had two lunch specials written outside for $12! Ok that's not 6.50. I was craving drunken noodle but the noodles were dry and chewy. The fish paste had too much curry paste in it and tasted salty. My friend did order the salmon lunch special which tasted alright but a little over cooked. The only highlight of the meal was the soup in coconut broth. I still haven't found a thai restaurant that wowed me yet. read more

the drunken noodle lunch special is pretty good. the prices are ok and the atmosphere is nice. read more

Im giving 5 stars!!! This is one of my favorite restaurant --- The price was right the quantity was ok!!! Food :Usually order Pad Thai w. prawns (super big) /cashew chicken /mango chicken /and yeah!!! everything was delightful. Desert : sweet sticky rice w. mango is awesome,black stickytaste a little chewy but its the way it is and yeah its healthier than regular one. Services : Awesome Prices : We get what beyond we pay !!! Recommended :) read more

Good thai food in a pleasant atmosphere. The curries are particularly good. We had the Halibut with pumpkin red curry, which was excellent. The pad Thai was solid. Basil chicken noodles, fried calamari and spicy green papaya salad were also good. read more

Really great Thai food and the best place to go if you're looking for this kind of food in the area of Alameda. You should definitely try the Crispy Calimari as a starter. read more

I have been dying to try this place since we moved down the street from them and my boyfriend ended up taking me there for my birthday. I loved the decor and although small the tables are not packed together and I felt like we had plenty of room and space to ourselves. The crab fried rice we had we over the top AMAZING. I mean really wow, it was incredible. But really what stood out most to me was at the end of our meal when they dimmed the lights and proceeded to sing me Happy Birthday and bring out a little ice cream desert with a candle. I mean can you get ANY freakin nicer?! Restaurants just don't do things like this anymore and for us just mentioning it was my birthday once, they really went above and beyond in my book! Great customer service, fabulous birthday treat and I will absolutely go back and support them! read more

This is my go to Thai restaurant in Alameda. They have great service, great consistent food, beautiful presentation and very good prices. My favorites are green curry, tofu noodle soup, cashew nut tofu and avocado salmon but everything I've had has been wonderful. read more

Meee maybe it was what I ordered...sticky rice was cheap but it was so small,hardly a real portion of rice. Got the chicken red pumpkin curry...I guess the pumpkin is blended into the sauce bc only found two small chunks in the dish and not many other vegetables in it. I usually go to homeroom down the street but I wanted to try 2012s best. read more

I have had the opportunity to come three times in as many months. We had a going away lunch today for a coworker of mine and I must say I'm a HUGE FAN of the Tofu fries with peanut sauce! I have wm ach time I come here and they are practically a meal in itself! I also had the shrimp, mint and lemongrass salad and I should've shared with a coworker because the portions are HUGE! I've also tried the mango chicken and its also to die for. The last time I came, I also tried the beef salad. I asked for it to be a bit spicy and it was amazing. I cannot say enough great things about this place! I'm already planning a lunch here for next week! read more

Downtown Alameda has been. "Happening" place of late. It seems like every restaurant we want to go to has at least a 45 minute wait. Too long to wait and no where seems to take reservations. One of my favorite restaurants, the Burmese one on Park, had at least an hour wait last night and our out of town guests were hungry and the idea of ANY wait seemed foreign to them. But we'll cut them some slack, they're from San Luis Obispo. Anyway, we walked back to Spice I Am, on the same block, as when we walked by it we saw an empty table for four - just what we needed. The place is nicely appointed, pretty in fact. Very clean. And the tables were not crowded tightly together like the Burmese place. It took longer than I thought it should to get a glass of water. But we were seated right away and given menues. New twists on old favorites. I love deep fried tofu with a peanut sauce. They had something called Tofu Fries. They arrived at the table, served in a drinking glass, fries standing up in the glass with the peanut sauce at the bottom. Novel! And good. But eat them quickly because any left in the glass with the thick peanut sauce became soggy and not white as tasty. I would suggest not serving the fries already in the sauce, but serving the sauce on the side, like potato fries and ketchup. No one would serve the potato fries already sitting in the ketchup. And now to the Pad Thai. WOW! I LOVE Pad Thai and this may have been some of the best I have ever had. I asked for extra tofu since I wasn't having any meat and there was so much tofu, there was tofu in every bite. No fish sauce taste. Sweet, no chili kick, which I missed, but so good, who cares? The bean sprouts were fresh, crisp, and sweet. I can't remember when I have had Pad Thai with as fresh bean sprouts. And then we ordered Tofu Spring Rolls. The presentation was wonderful, the peanut sauce was NOT the peanut sauce from the Tofu Fries. They actually have different peanut sauces for different dishes. They were tightly rolled with fresh veggies, tofu and avocado. Really, really good. And then we ordered the Crispy Chicken Wings. Everyone at the table chose these as the standout dish of the night. Yum! Others at the table had the Eggplant Salad with Scallops and said it was great. You could see each ingredient separately which suggests that it was composed when ordered and was not a made-ahead dish. The Basil and Garlic Chicken was OK, but maybe just because in comparison to the appetizers we ordered which were superb, almost anything would seem average. A Crispy Duck was ordered for the table and it was better than the chicken dish, but again, everything was in comparison to really great appetizers. So long story short, thank you Burmese restaurant, your wait was too long and we have now found our new favorite. I'm a bit nervous about giving Spice I Am a rave review for fear of not being able to get in next time, but fair is fair, the restaurant outshines all the other Thai restaurants on the Island. read more

Really consistent food and great vegetarian options. Very well priced lunch specials. Tell them you want the food spicy (if that's what you like) and they will comply. Very well decorated restaurant too. read more

Went last night, with reservation. Place was nice, good service and they have some good wine choices. The best part was the food! Both entrees were amazing! Lamb for me and shrimp for her. Go ahead and treat yourself! read more

The pad Thai is amazing. I also love the PA Ram with coconut rice. Yummy, one of my go to places in Alameda

Incredible!!! Great atmosphere, fantastic service and to die for food! As a person that has eaten Thai food around the world, Spice I Am is a top contender! Highly highly reccomend! read more

Spice I Am saved my friends and I from a two plus hour wait to be seated in the neighboring Burma Superstar. They quickly prepared a table for us, and the food was overall delicious. The only dish that needed a little more flavor was the pinapple fried rice. Besides the rice, the shrimp was quite flavorless. My guess is that the shrimp was not fresh. However, it could have benefited from a light stir fry on a pan. Service was friendly, and I recommend the sea bass. It was perfectly cooked and well flavored. read more

Really classy restaurant. Food was delicious as I ordered the Angel Wings, Lord, Pad Thai and Papya Salad. I found their Pad Thai a little too sweet but everything else was delicious. Prices were very cheap for the ambience and food you got. read more

Spice I Am, was about 30 minutes away from closing and was still welcomed in with good and friendly service even though we ended up staying a little after close. The food was awesome and the spice levels are definitely something you shouldn't underestimate. read more

Mango soft shell crab rolls are on point, the mango chicken entry so good, And the drunken noodles with prawns everything was so delicious just make sure you like sweet food if it has mango. We also ordered the spicy eggplant and it was a bit salty so we sent it back, there was an issue there. The waitress said that this isn't something you can just send back. She was really upset and offended, my brother tried to calm her down but she insisted that we take the food home to go and eat it there. That was really weird. So I would give the food there five out of five stars but if I had to rate the service I would give them half a star because yes she brought my food and didn't drop it. Don't expect great service when you come here if I want to eat food here I will take it to go. Since that's where the lady said I can go home and eat the food. read more