Came here with a friend and was seated immediately on a weekday dinner. I got the following: * Fresh coconut - can't go wrong * Pad See Ew - chewy and well seasoned My friend got the Pad Thai and asked for the spiciest but it apparently still wasn't spicy enough for them. There is a restroom for customers. Service was pretty fast. There aren't too many tables. The interior was pretty modern and lots of decorations/plants. They have a bunch of specials on the board rather than the menu. Not bad overall. read more

Summer Buffalo - Pad see ew - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Amazing ambience, value, food, and service. This place was nicely decorated. The noodles/entree was reasonably priced, and is served with big portions. The staff was attentive as well. Food had great flavors and they mean it when they mean spicy! My spicy chicken basil had a nice crunch. We will be back! read more

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Summer Buffalo was a place I had had on my list after seeing it on social media, and I was excited to try it when I realized we were in the area. The service was decent, and the food was good, especially the orange chicken meal, despite the portion being on the smaller side. I'm also glad I had the chance to try their frog legs, as they had a unique but flavorful taste. read more

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Cute location! The service was okay. I'm not sure if I'd go out of my way to return, but I wouldn't mind having the wonton soup again. Pad Thai ($16.95) - 3/5 Overall, it was a good portion. It was filling for one person. It had fresh vegetables, a decent amount of chicken, and good seasoning. Nothing particularly special, but still tasty. Wonton Noodle Soup ($16) - 3.5/5 Like the Pad Thai, the wonton soup was tasty but not extraordinary. That said, it came with a generous amount of wontons and was the perfect portion size for me. read more

Summer Buffalo - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Ordered the chicken cashew chicken. Some decent Complex Thai flavor going with the chicken and veggies . Any sort of Thai sauce was extremely mild and mostly missing The cashews had a mushy, soft texture I didn't care for. Where's the sauce ? read more

Summer Buffalo - Cashew Nut Chicken. Just okay. Cashews soft and mushy - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great Thai find along Melrose! Although it traditionally doesn't look like a Thai restaurant given its name and modern exterior, walking inside brings you to their space decorated with common Thai dish ingredients lined up and stacked on the shelves. I shared a Pad Thai with my friend and a Tom Kha Soup. The coconut cream was more on the lighter and sour side, which helped balance between the noodles. A small bowl was plenty of broth and chicken and the large size would be great for around 3-4 people. The rice noodles were chewy which I was a fan of the texture. There wasn't much shrimp in the Pad Thai if I remember eating not too many pieces. My friends ordered other Thai food staples such as Green Curry and Drunken Noodles and we liked those dishes as well! The amount of chicken/tofu in all of our dishes were copious. Well balanced portions, great flavors, variety of menu items, and tasty dishes round up overall about 4 stars for the meal and service! read more

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Absolutely delicious food and really friendly staff! I've eaten here several times in person; the atmosphere is nice, though I think it still has room to grow a bit. But honestly, the food outshines everything around it. Their Thai Fried Rice is unforgettable. I used to live nearby, and I'd rush over on my bike with so much excitement just to pick up my order. Now I live farther away, but I still don't even want to try other places, I'm happy to wait longer for delivery just to taste their magical rice again. The portions are generous; enough for me to eat twice, sometimes even three times (though it's so good I always want to finish it in one go). And the amount of vegetables is incredible: corn, mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, herbs, onion, tofu, egg... everything tastes perfectly balanced. I don't know what they do to this rice, but every time I take the first bite, my face melts into pure bliss. It finds its way straight to my stomach and to my heart as well;) Their soups and sides are also great, and they're always attentive to the order adjustment) This is the kind of food you keep craving and coming back for. I would give all 5 stars for the Thai Fried Rice alone. Highly, highly recommend! read more

Summer Buffalo - Chicken Thai Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Authentic food, but it was much saltier than I expected as well as the refinement isn't there in terms of how the vegetables are cut The price is a bit steep unless you do the lunch special, which is very limited in selection. Overall, if you're looking for a Thai fix and you're in the area, this is not a bad spot to go to. Plenty of street parking if you're lucky and if you don't mind public parking around the area for $10-$12. Very cute ambience like a small little shop that has a Thai feel. Service pretty good for a one man service show. read more

Super friendly staff, yummy food and drinks and very clean! There are quite a few Thai options in WeHo but this is on of the best for me! The flavor and the taste is quite rich and strong, and I love it! We got a few dishes and my favorite was the drunken noodle, tom yum soup, ribeye string beans, and the curry dishes. I also really like that they do allow you to switch out rice or noodle for more veggies. Highly recommend you check them out if you're in the area! read more

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From the street it's hard to tell what Summer Buffalo is but every time I would pass by I saw it way busy so I knew it must be good. I didn't know it was a Thai place until I finally looked it up and my husband and I decided to check it out for a date night. We came on a Friday during peak dinner hours and were able to get seated right away. It's all essentially one room so you can see the chefs and it feels like you're in the kitchen with them. I ordered the pad see you with beef. The noodles and sauce were perfectly sweet and tasty, but I wouldn't recommend the beef because it was on the tough side and difficult to chew. Next time I'll do the chicken. The waitress also wasn't transparent that the beef would have a +$3 up charge so just something to keep in mind if you substitute. Parking is street parking on Melrose and side streets so best of luck! read more

Summer Buffalo - Pad See You with Beef - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I live in Miami & I can't find a decent pho anywhere! I was so excited to try the pho at Summer Buffalo and it did not disappoint. It was so yummy and exactly what I have been missing. Summer Buffalo is a cute little restaurant with yummy food. The wait staff is very friendly and the food comes out at a decent pace. read more

Summer Buffalo - Pho - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I met up with my friend Chris H. a couple weeks ago, and he treated me to a lovely lunch at Summer Buffalo. The place was charming, casual but elegantly decorated, with a contemporary L.A. feel. The name and location had me expecting some kind of fusion situation, but it was a Thai restaurant like you might find in Thai Town, with maybe more alcohol and vegan-friendly options. The place was pretty quiet on a Tuesday around lunchtime, and service was friendly and fast. I get the sense that Summer Buffalo does a good amount of takeout and delivery, but it has a nice enough vibe to warrant dining in. The food was delicious. We got the Burmese tea leaves to start, and this was an excellent salad, with fermented tea leaves, dried shrimp, and a whole lot of nuts, seeds, and herbs in a light but flavorful dressing. It came with a side of pickled peppers that packed a serious punch. The braised lamb shank in massaman curry was a wonderful entrée, with tender, boneless lamb in a spicy coconut milk curry with potato and peanuts. We also shared the pad see ew, the soft flat rice noodles stir fried with chicken, egg, broccoli, and black soy sauce. I've probably had pad see ew at fifty restaurants, and found this iteration quite satisfying. I live within Summer Buffalo's delivery radius and am likely to order when I'm feeling lazy in the coming months. I'd be happy to go back in person, too, and look forward to getting that lamb shank curry again either way. read more

Such a great spot! Service is good, ambiance is pleasing, location is prime, pricing is doable, and the food quality is high and memorable. My party and I started with the Leaf Wrapped Savory Nibbles (spinach, shrimp, coconut flakes peanut, ginger, lime and tamarind caramel) - this was unique and refreshing as can be. We also had the Yellow Curry w/ chicken as the chosen protein - flavor was complex and the dish perfectly spiced. They truly got this right. Ended with a side salad w/ peanut dressing - simple but still with high marks. Will be back when on Melrose again. read more

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i happened to come in on a Tuesday afternoon at 1130 and immediately felt uncomfortable due to the lady's attitude seeming as if my presence had created an inconvenience for her. Then . , ' . . read more

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This place is located in a corner of a Plaza on Melrose Avenue. I came across this place before I went to go work at a café! And it is a cute Thai restaurant that has a very great lunch special every day! For $16 I got a huge plate of orange chicken! It's very fresh and crispy! He also get a side of salad and rice! The staff here are super friendly and sweet! It looks like a lot of locals come by to eat at this place! read more

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Great food, mid service. All the dishes we've tried have been well portioned and well seasoned. The service can be lacking at times given there only seems to be one server. read more

This was the worst Thai I've had in my life. I ordered orange chicken, summer fried rice, Tom Yum noodle soup, and sticky rice + mango. The only edible food was the noodle soup. The orange chicken had absolutely no moisture inside - dry as chalk. Outside, no crunch whatsoever - just mushy. I have no doubt they simply microwaved the chicken and slopped it in the tray. By the way, if you order Orange Chicken with the complimentary rice, you actually get half an order of orange chicken. The other half that SHOULD have orange chicken is the rice you included as a side. Every other Asian restaurant includes rice in a separate container - here, you lose half of your chicken to make room for rice. And if you opt out of the rice side? You pay an extra $3 - to not have a complimentary side. What a SCAM. Summer Fried Rice was mid at best. Nothing terrible about it but also nothing notable. It's not delicious, it's what I call a gut filler. You can find better rice at basically any restaurant in the area. Sticky rice and mango, same story as the Summer Fried Rice - entirely forgettable and, combined with how bad the rest of the meal was, it really ended the meal on a sour note. Tom Yum noodle soup was actually rather tasty. No complaints. Everything, though, was overpriced - especially for how embarrassingly badly it was prepared. HARD skip. Will never order here again. I'm baffled as to how there are so many 4*+ reviews for this place, maybe they're buying reviews. read more

I went back recently to dine in. They have a gluten free menu, however I really wanted to have the pad kee mao which is not gluten free. To my surprised they agreed to customize it for me. As usual, great service, great food, great value! read more

Summer Buffalo - Tom Kah Soup with chicken - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This is easily my favorite Thai place in my area. Very cozy on the corner of the street with a cool view of Melrose. Food is delicious, the chicken satay is juicy and flavorful, the pad thai is top notch, the mango sticky rice is just perfect. But the star of the show for me is the Khao Soi, the coconut curry rice noodle. I get it with salmon and I don't speak until every bit is gone. Service is friendly and it's not hard to flag someone down in the smaller dining room. Love it! read more

I ordered the Chicken Panang Curry and have never been so disappointed with my meal in a restaurant. This is the only Thai resturant I've ever been too (including many all over thailand) that doesn't serve the rice on the side instead they put it inside the bowl for you. In fact practically 2/3 of the bowl was rice and only 1/3 was curry. Had I known they do this I would have refused the rice as I don't each much of it anyways. Besides the horrible portions, how was the food? 1. Brown Rice (2/3 of the bowl): was legitimately dry and old, was NOT served fresh. 2. Curry (a sad 1/3 of the bowl): while it had great flavors it was too concentrated, the Cook would have been better off if they relaxed on the seasonings and went for a lighter flavor profile, this was very strong. And I also got the sense it wasn't fresh or had turned already as the moment it hit my stomach, it started to hurt. Regardless I just still can't wrap my mind around the blatantly stingy serving sizes they do here, it's really quite shameful. You do not get your money's worth here. My wife ordered the Pad Sew Ew and the next day her stomach is hurting as well. We both are in pain from this place and shared both of our entrees. Ambiance: It's a tiny restaurant and seating area is very cramped, but besides that it has nice decor and beautiful plants. Price: After tax and an overly generous tip we nearly spent $50 for a tiny meal that gave us both stomach aches. read more

I have been getting Summer Buffalo delivered at least once a week, for years. I get attached to something and order it over and over until something else catches my eye and I try it thinking it can't possibly be as good as my usual order, but it always is! Eventually I'll get through the whole menu! Consistently fresh and delicious! read more

Summer Buffalo is our favorite Thai restaurant in the area and we've tried many. We're pretty basic and always get the summer rolls to start followed by the Pad Thai and Pad See Ew for our mains. For dessert we often get the Mangi Sticky Rice. All of the above are delicious. The only criticism I can come up with is that I wish the tofu in the Pad See Ew was crispy. The ambiance is cute and the service was fine read more

Summer Buffalo - Pad See You - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I found this place on google, trying to find a new spot in the Hollywood area to try and I am so glad I did! The curry here is sooo good. I always get the tofu curry but with the fried tofu! In this pic I got it with rice but really didn't need the rice as the tofu was a good sized portion. I've been back a few times and even have ordered it out. It's a very very small place, service is good, ambiance lacks but totally worth going! read more

Summer Buffalo - Yellow Curry with Tofu Frites and rice - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Excellent Thai food. Good service. Nice folks. Highly recommended. And the unusual name, while unrelated to the food that I can discern, is catchy. read more

My all time favorite Thai restaurant! I've been coming here for years and it's a great spot to have dinner at before hitting up Groundlings next door. Tom Khah soup, fried egg rolls, chicken wings, pad tai, Larb and papaya salads as well as mango sticky rice as just some of my favorite dishes at Summer Buffalo. I love bringing friends here too because sharing is fun and it's that good! Bonus: Service is always fantastic and the ambiance is nice and cozy! read more

At first I thought wait... A Thai Restaurant called Summer Buffalo? That sounds super weird and funky... Little did I know.. My new favorite Thai food spot! Everything here was delicious. It's very rare that I get some really good Thai garlic noodles + Green Curry + Egg rolls. They even have Thai Ice Tea + Oat Milk. Best spot to eat before catching a movie at the New Bev! read more

Best Thai in the Melrose area hands down. Have tried flavorless Galanga, Toi, Thai town, and the other wacky spots around here and this is the best by a long shot. The spot we go to sometimes Thai Dish in Santa Monica is my favorite in LA and this is the closest to it. Only gripe is it's a bit pricey, love it tho it's worth it. Please eat here and ask for extra red sauce on the side read more

Whoever the chef was tonight did their thing. This is the best chicken and broccoli I've ever had. Please stick to this persons style of the recipe read more

Downgrade from 5 stars to 2 stars: I will not order food from here anymore after the Pad Se You the other day. The chicken was awful tasting--exactly the type of chicken you get in a poorly run Thai restaurant. For years this was my favorite and "go to"Thai restaurant. The owners must have changed hands or they are trying to save money and prep time. The chicken was hard--rubbery-and had that aftertaste like you get from microwaved frozen chicken that is not fresh. I will not pay for something like that and don't want that in my mouth again. I have avoided other Thai restaurants that have chicken like that. Really only 50% of Thai restaurants spend the money for great chicken and prep. Until someone let's me know what changed with the chicken I am unfortunately staying away and will not be back here. read more

I eat here at least once a week and have never thought to leave a review before, but everyone needs to know that this is one of the best restaurants in LA. Personal highlights - pad thai - lamb curry - spicy basil fried rice - khoa soi - drunken noodle - green beans - incredible service - cozy, totally unpretentious, neighborhood-y vibe Also apparently there's a review that dissed the name, Summer Buffalo. To you I say, you're wrong. Summer Buffalo is magic. Summer Buffalo is home. If you allow it to be. read more

Yes so happy to find this little spot. If you want the most amazing CLEAN Thai food please please dine in or order it It is absolutely Chefs kiss! YUMMY! read more

Summer Buffalo was introduced to me by one of my bestfriends but we ordered from their Burbank location. So happy that this location is located near me! Summer Buffalo is located on Melrose Avenue so parking is bit of struggle. Look out for street signs, particularly in the residential area. The service is great; they are warm and friendly and seated me promptly. This small cozy restaurant has ample seating and the ambiance is great for friends to sit and have a conversation. The interior design let's in ample light and the decor is modern but warm and inviting. Let's get into the food: it's really good! Full of flavor and aromatic! One of the best Thai places outside of Thai Town and East Hollywood. The pad thai is one of the best I have tried. It is not swimming in sauce and the plate is gorgeously plated. The garlic and pepper wings is perfectly fried coated in just amount of sauce. I had not qualms eating these with my hands because it is so good. The tom yum kha is smooth with just the right amount of sourness. I can have this and the wings and be completely satisfied. The beef panang curry is something I crave often! I have been ordering for delivery because I have not had any luck in finding close parking. I very much prefer dining in their location. read more

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I come here every time I'm in the Hollywood area. The food is very delicious. My usual go-to entrees are ribeye string bean and jasmine honey iced tea. I have also tried other things on their menu, and you won't be disappointed with how delicious and fresh the food is. read more

Went on a Monday night and no issues with parking! Lots of people said to park in the neighborhood on busy nights. Quick and friendly service. They had more to-go or online orders than actual people in the restaurant. Their spicy basil fried rice which was flavorful, not very spicy imo. Tom yum noodle soup which had the pho noodles (rice?) and tasty. The chicken wings grapow flavor was on the saltier side which hit the spot for me. And crunchiness! Definitely a must. This place is super close to me and could easily be a repeat place. read more

Summer Buffalo - Spicy Basil Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Absolute favorite Thai spot in the city! I don't think I've had food this good since I was in Thailand. All of the dishes are bursting with flavor, perfectly seasoned and very generous portions. The flavors are very true not Americanized, which I really appreciate. Current favorites are the pad see you, papaya, salad, green curry, grapow gai with egg, and of course, a mango sticky rice when it's in season! Cute spot for a casual lunch/dinner, and definitely worth getting takeout if you're not feeling up for it. Tons of vegetarian options, you can choose tofu or beyond meat. Staff is super friendly as well. To the reviews here that complained about how spicy the food was, perhaps Thai food is not for you lol. The spice levels were perfect for me! read more

Summer Buffalo - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food is amazing. Always prepared well and the flavors are unique. I consistently love the thai basil fried rice, the lamb curry, garlic and green beans. Food is always prepared perfectly. The waitstaff and host are always kind and professional. I love the dining experience here. I have shared the food with several friends at home and they are all big fans now. read more

Everything about this place was delicious. I love that they had vegan options that were thought out and actually delicious. The Thai iced tea was delicious and they have alternative milk / dairy free options. The food was freshly made and very flavorful. The service was also great. I brought my 6 month old daughter and they were so kind and understanding. I literally finished everything and wanted more. I must return and you must visit! read more

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Just as great as I remember from first experience back in 2018. The frog legs are a must try - one of my favorites. The service was great and the spot being on the corner makes for great ambiance. Highly recommend this awesome Thai spot! read more

Best pad Thai EVER!!! Have yet to find one that tops it. The Tom Kha soup is also great. I'm gluten free and have always had a safe dining experience with Summer Buff read more

Summer Buffalo - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food here is really good, I really like the drunken noodles and this one coconut curry dish that I tried. I forgot the name of it but it's really good and I thought that I wouldn't like it since I'm not that much of a sweet and savory type of person but this one hit the spot. The workers there are also really friendly and make you feel like family which I really like. The place is also really nice and feels nice and cozy. read more