Love thai corner! The lady behind the counter is super sweet! Love supporting them! Haven't had a bad thing on the menu yet.

Found this place thanks to fellow yelpers, and we weren't disappointed. It's a little hard to find at first, but it's literally at the left corner of the center.... guess I should have taken the hint haha. The food here is solid. Huge menu with lots of options, including veggie friendly which is great (I mean... if I didn't love meat, or something). We've ordered the Thai Basil Chicken, Spicy Drunken Thai Spaghetti, Crispy Tofu and the Pad Thai. Aside from the Pad Thai which was just ok, everything is really flavorful and definitely spicy enough - call me a baby but at level 7 spiciness, the tears started showing up. Ambiance is nicely casual with plenty of seating since I've never seen it packed at lunch or dinner. Prices are pretty good too, but like other yelpers I wish it didn't take sooooo long to get our food. The service is always friendly but I'm pretty sure they have to find the chicken or cow, kill it, and then cook it because waiting time from ordering to eating is an actual 20-25 minute minimum. Just don't come if you're hangry! read more

Thai Corner - Pad Thai. Kind of bland, skip it. - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Love the mom and pop feel of this place. Great food, reasonable prices. Panang chicken, pad sew ew and egg rolls are to die for. Always a good stop. read more

Great little Thai spot located in a somewhat barren shopping center in Lake Forest. My husband and I have been here several times, and we are impressed with this family run business. Doesn't look like much outside, but inside is quite nice. Their steak quality is great-try their Crying Tiger with the YUMMY lime sauce and I promise you will not be disappointed-the steak has a nice char to it, which balances the subtle sweetness of the dipping sauce. I like that they offer brown rice as a substitution (for an extra $1) as white rice isn't on my current diet. Their basil chicken is super yummy, with fresh vegetables. I have also ordered their garden delight with added beef-great taste, fresh vegetables. I am a big believer of supporting local business. Come by and try them! read more

Pad thai has good flavors and customer service was great! I'll return to try other dishes.

I loveeeeeee this thai place! I completely forgot about this hidden gem! My brother and I used to all the time with our significant others. I'm so glad they survived through covid. I'm actually pretty picky with Thai food and this place has such amazing flavor and texture. I remember the crying tiger was also always my go-to. Some places make it too salty, but this place is just right. Tender, juicy and the sauce is *drooling*. I ordered the pad thai today and the noodles are perfectly chewy and firm, just perfect. The flavor was also authentic and yum yums!! My sister got the red curry, also really flavorful and delicious. At one point she looked at me and said "I'm full, but I can't stop eating" same. OH don't forget to try the Thai tea! Soooooo rich and creamy and 10/10 worth it even if youre lactose intolerant like me. The owner is a really sweet lady who made the experience even better, reminds me of my mom. Love it love it love it. Will be back again, many many times. Thank you thai corner!!! read more

Got the spicy eggplant and basil w pork. And a Singha. Nice little place. Had to ask for a spoon to eat w my left handed fork. The waitress commented "like a thai". Somehow tastes better.... Or maybe its just that eating like a native just seems right. I really liked. Staff was friendly and the parking was good. Worth a try. read more

Hubby and I don't typically eat a lot of Thai food but somehow one evening, it sounded like a great idea. We came here because the chef at Zen Sushi (a huge fan of Thai food) told us he liked this place. If you aren't familiar with the area, it's in a non-descript strip mall with a Stater Bro's and Chipotle. However, it's at the corner...get it? Thai Corner? :) It wasn't busy when we walked it around 8pm. We were quickly greeted and seated. First impression: Dead rose in their bud vase. Bummer. We over-ordered as we usually do when we go somewhere for the first time, getting the larb, crying tiger (which inexplicably takes 20 minutes to make), spicy bamboo with tofu, thai spaghetti and the tom kah gai (coconut soup with chicken). Overall, the food taste was average to slightly above average. We enjoyed the larb (pork) and the tom kah gai. The flavor of the Thai spaghetti was good except there wasn't so much noodles than onions, bell peppers and carrots. The noodles also looked and felt like the instant ramen variety. Hubby definitely liked this dish better than I did. The soup was good except the sterno/pot combo thing doesn't work so well with the too-big ladle they give you. So it takes forever to serve the soup and in the end it got so annoying that we just waited for the flame to die out and tilted the whole thing. The spicy bamboo w/ tofu was just ok. The tofu didn't taste entirely fresh so we didn't end up eating much of this dish. Again, there really was more of the onion/bell pepper mix than the tofu and bamboo. The Crying Tiger was presented last (it's a salad). The beef on it was really tasty but it was served on nothing but a huge bed of shredded iceberg lettuce. We were too stuff to eat much of this but agreed the beef alone was delicious. Though we don't consider ourselves Thai food experts, we've had better elsewhere...so maybe 3-3.5 stars. read more

I love this place. I always like to order #44 pad see ew, and number 16 soup. They greet you right away, unlike other food place. read more

Decent place but expensive. I've gotten the pad thai here twice. Drives me nuts (no pun intended) that they don't put peanuts in it. That is an absolute critical ingredient!! Funny thing is, the menu says it has peanuts, but they never put them on and their excuse is that "some people are allergic". WHAT??? So you don't even ask if I want them?? It's absurd that nobody gets peanuts in their pad thai, just because one half of one percent of the population has a peanut allergy. Don't you think people with deadly peanut allergies know to ask if something has nuts in it??? It's on the damn menu description!! read more

Thai Corner - Pad Thai-description says it has peanuts but they never put them in. It's ridiculous. - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Fish Paddies: Excellent Appetizer to start with + Beef Pad Thai: Excellent and flavorful main dish + The Crying Tiger: Excellent and flavorful main dish = Me gaining 3 lbs Great food, great restaurant: It's like eating at a art museum, excellent service: The server is warm, friendly, and very attentive. If you enjoy Thai food, than I highly recommend you drop by this place for a visit. read more

Thai Corner - Beautiful decor. Impressive - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Clean restaurant I came with a friend around 2 pm on a Tuesday afternoon had the pad pinkow with chicken got mushrooms instead of peppers and onion. The spice was flavorful and I ordered the brown rice $2 more which was a little over cooked. The Thai iced tea was good nothing special box flavor. The soup which came with lunch standard and salad on side typical iceberg lettuce served with hot dish. Service standard no one in place but really no interaction. Price point good for lunch special inc Thai tea w/boba add $1 brown rice add $2 shrimp is add on overall good had better had worse. read more

Our go-to Thai restaurant has been a godsend during the pandemic. Favorite dishes: Tom Kah Goong YUMMY coconut soup, so fresh Papaya Salad, Crazy Cashew (prefer it with beef rather than shrimp), scrumptious Chicken Yellow Curry. Generous servings. Great setup for takeout. read more

Our usual go to Thai place was closed today so we decided to check out Thai Corner and I am so glad we did! I was able to meet the owner of the restaurant and she was extremely sweet and so excited for us to try her food, she also let me know that she and her children own and run the restaurant. We ordered some pad Thai and the pineapple curry and everything was so delicious and prepared really quickly. The curry was full of flavor and spice but not too spicy and the pad Thai was also full of flavor. Amazing food, amazing service and such a cute ambiance. If you're looking for authentic Thai food, this is it! read more

Great food. First Thai place I've ever been to and it was introduced to me by Thai food "specialists" who only like Thai food from Thailand! Aka authentic read more

Food was delicious! I ordered the tom yum soup along with the lunch special pad Thai. This would have been a 5 star review, but the service wasn't that great. read more

Thai Corner - Tom yum soup - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Love this place. You should eat here to support a small business that makes tasty Thai dishes. :)

This is just mediocre thai food. I ordered my usual go to thai dishes and nothing really stood out for me. Just meh. In addition its pricy for dinner. We spent $80+ for 4 entrees, few thai iced teas, and mango sticky rice dessert. The sticky rice was mushy and not fresh. They do have good thai tea. Just skip this place and hit up one of the many other thai spots in the area. read more

This restaurant is probably the best. The Thai food they serve is delicious and fresh tasting. The dish we liked the most was the Tom nom soup. One of the employees,jikky gave us the best service, she was nice and respectful towards us. All in all I totally recommend this restaurant, one of the best. read more

Thai Corner - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Stumbled upon this place as it used to be a Sìchun restaurant and to my surprise there was a sign that read Thai food... so I gave it a shot. I have waited to review this place until I have given it a few tries. My first trip was when we saw it turned to a thai restaurant me and a few co-workers ventured in for lunch, the decore, furniture, etc were exactly the same as the Sìchun it had replaced, almost like the past owner gave them everything.. The lunch deal was great, if I recall we paid around $10.00 for soup, salad, and dish, plus thai ice-tea or coffee. The food is served on the typical Ameri-Thai scale of 1-10 and I always ask for the 10 - the food was good but not what I call knockout thai food.. Nothing like the stuff I get in south-east asia.. but for Lake Forest its not bad.. My Second trip I brought the wife and kids and a few friends.. this time we tried allot of the dishes so we could get a good feel for the place. The "Crying Tiger" was awesome and reminded me of the "Crying Tiger" that was served at the old "Taste-Thai" when it was owned by the old couple 8 years ago. Again I ordered my dishes 10's but I would put them on the Ameri-Thai scale at 5's at best.. The third trip was just last week, and I went crazy and ordered the Basil Beef #20 - the waitress looked at me like I was crazy - when the food came the spice was nice lots of chili and peppers but it was not what I was looking for, I can handle the heat, thats not the problem.... it all needs to be balanced out with fish sauces, spice, and heat.. cooking food and then dumping a pile of chili on it at the end only gets one of those goals. For what its worth I would come back as the "Crying Tiger" is great which my wife loves and you know what they say "Happy wife, Happy life" and also my Fav. Thai place in the LF area "Thai-Taste" has become to popular for a lunch time romp in to the spicy land.. the food here is good and the service is good as well so for lunch you can count me in. read more

Thai Corner - Out front.. - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

I'll be honest and say that the closest I've come to eating any sort of traditional Asian cuisine has been either Panda, Stix, or Yoshinoya... Sort of close, but in no way traditional. When it comes to Thai food, more specifically traditional Thai food, I'm a complete novice which is why I was so interested in dining at Thai Corner. Thai Corner serves up the finest authentic Thai food in the area with exciting dishes and a unique ambiance. It's a small little restaurant, located right on the corner in the Stater Bros Shopping center, with a wonderful atmosphere that creates a truly enjoyable dining experience... I first walked in at the end of their lunch hours and was greeted very warmly. The folks who run the restaurant are just about the nicest people you will come across... I explained that I had no idea what to get because I've never eaten Thai food before and it was suggested that I try their curry. I believe I had the Yellow Chicken Curry, made with fresh chicken, potatoes, onions and carrots simmered in their special yellow curry sauce with rich coconut milk. It sounded outstanding but got it to go because they were about to close shop in preparation for their dinner service later in the evening. The curry was unbelievably good. It's a must have if you're a fan of curry. The lunch special I got came with white rice and a small salad with Thai dressing... There was also a sweet pastry dessert that I didn't know the name of and have never tasted before that was outstanding, and they gave me a free drink that I also didn't know the name of but tasted like an orange rice milk and tea; all of it was out of this world! My second time in I tried the Chicken Satay made with marinated chicken in a mixture of spices and served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad. Unreal! Their menus is huge and I intend to try as much of it as I possibly can... It's a great little place for lunch, dinner, or in my case take-out, with a real mom and pop feel and independent flair... Try them out once and you'll be back for seconds! read more

Thai Corner - They've received a new "Thai Corner" sign since this photo... The center has been remodeled! - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Came here based on the Yelp reviews. This restaurant had the "best" ratings for the area. It was ok. A lot of construction on the exterior of this strip mall, so it was a little chaotic to get to with all of the scaffoldings, etc. When we walked in, we were told that we could not have a table because there was only 2 of us. They sat us against the wall that had bench seating. However, the bench had an uncomfortable "lip"/molding/decoration and the mats were missing because they were being cleaned (?). My husband couldn't handle the discomfort for an entire meal, so we asked to be moved. They let us sit in a tiny table that was close to your neighbor. Ok. What we ordered... Thai iced coffee...complimentary & good Rice porridge...complimentary & decent Yellow chicken curry lunch special-the salad was meager as stated in other Yelp reviews. Iceberg lettuce with slivers of carrot shavings...not worth the effort. The curry was really nice, but the chicken did not have the rich flavors of the curry infused in it. Tasted like it was thrown in at the last minute. Could've been a little more tender. Crying tiger-my husband really enjoyed this. It was better than it's peers at other local Thai restaurants. This dish has never been my favorite. Tasted like a kalbi-imposter. I'm sure every Asian culture has their own version of soy marinated meat, but this one seems to scream "faker" to me. Lol!! read more

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Great service and the food is delicious. If you are in the area stop by for a good meal!!

probably the go-to place for some Thai lunch for most of the companies nearby? it gets really crowded around lunch time so try to be there as early as possible - it's not a big place after all... their lunch special is a pretty good deal, maybe that's why it's a popular place.... for around $10 including tips you'd get a good portion of entree plus a drink! i only tried their curry... too good that i didn't want to try anything else yet?.. for spiciness they'd ask you from level 1-10... i did 7 before and also 10 for my yellow curry - both added more flavors to the curry! loved it! i will be going back and try other more popular dishes - the pak kee mow, crying tiger, and the eggplant basil! read more

Excellent! Top notch, quality food every time I've been here. Never been disappointed yet. I've had the lunch special. Value rating? Excellent! Perfectly portioned and its great to get three courses and a thai tea. You can't go wrong. I've had the dinner specials. Value rating? Wunderbar! There's more food here than lunch so I was bound to take some home! The same amount of courses but now they expand into their upper scale items. So instead of fried wontons as a starter appetizer, you can now get chicken satay among other tasty choices! Instead of a small vegetable soup, you can get a tom yum bowl! It's great. The staff here is quite friendly, very accommodating and feels like a family business. Really great, really recommended. =D read more

Very friendly service here. Ordered the Crying Tiger and the BBQ Chicken with fried rice for dinner. Generous portions, good value for your money. They have a cheap lunch menu as well. I'm not sure about the portions since I was there at dinner time. Being a guy, I don't get too picky on decorations or ambiance although I do notice. I go to a restaurant for the food but it wasn't badly decorated, they had some mismatching chairs but overall, the place is decorated good enough. Add that in along with the broken English, definitely makes it Thai enough for me. read more

Thai Corner - Crying tiger dish, yummmm - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Came across this place on Yelp and gave it a try. The owner is super nice and caring. The food was great - we had pad Thai, pad see ren with tofu, summer rolls and Thai chow mein. Portions were large and food was very tasty. We will be back! read more

Thai Corner makes the best Yellow Curry with chicken that I've ever had...it's especially good with their brown rice. Our whole family loves this place read more

Nice little place and good food . The price are reasonable and happy hour is great . There are many choices for vegetarians . read more

Thai Corner - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Always good food and friendly staff. I enjoy their pad see ew and they actually have good salted fish rice. Always enjoy going here

This place is definitely a Thai restaurant that's very much under the radar. They have great lunch and dinner specials. For both you have an option of getting a Thai tea or coffee, soup, an appetizer and an entree for a really good price. I was there for dinner time so I chose Thai coffee with Tom Ka soup, chicken satay for my appetizer, and lastly the Pad Se Ew with chicken. It was definitely a whole lot of food for one person so I did take the half the entree home with me. The Tom Ka soup was rich and tasty! Chicken satay was nicely charred and the peanut sauce was very good along side it. The Pad Se Ew is the thick noodles that come with chicken. You can chose tofu, sea food pork or beef with it. The noodles were nice and chewy, not mushy which is not how I would have wanted mine. The lady working was very nice even though she was getting swamped with phone orders and take outs. Way to hustle and still be nice. read more

Thai Corner - Chicken satay, Tom Ka and Thai Coffee. - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

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Very good food but the owner is the jewel of this place. I have never seen a friendlier person in my Life. read more

Thai Corner - Happy owner - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Place looks nice and service was good. Pad say yu was good. Pad Thai was just ok. Below average taste really. Panang beef was watery with super thin beef. Tom ka gai was good. Sticky rice and mango was excellent. So it's a mixed bag. Deal breaker was everything was served in to go containers for dine in. Plastic spoon and fork and paper plate to save money. I'll save my money to go somewhere else. read more

Ok I don't have pictures to prove, but surprisingly I'm impressed by the quality. Came here late close to closing time. Bit skeptical as there are no folks in line; however it is close to closing time when we arrived. Despite of that, we ordered some pad Thai and Tom yum soup. The food was quickly made and got it to go. We ate it outside as we we're starving. We're super impressed that the taste, quality and quantity were excellent. They gave so much shrimp which I love! And the spices and quality were on point and authentic. I love finding places like this and surely deserves to be recognized. I now know where to go for a really great Thai food! Keeping this on my fav list. read more

I got the chicken pad Thai here and it was delicious. it was $10 so it's typical Thai restaurant price around here. The noodles were chewy which I LOVE. also, it was clean inside and service was decent. I want to get the luch special next time I come- it looks sooo good and so inexpensive. read more

Thai Corner - chicken pad Thai $10 - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

Back again for some awesome food punishment and never to disappoint! Spicy Basil Chicken tonight. As always, a great tasting, great value, and friendly staff. And did I mention, great food! read more

Great service like always!!!!I love coming here for pad Thai and their Thai iced tea is soo good!The owner is very personable and friendly!!!Love this place I will be a customer for life!!! read more

Probably my favorite Thai restaurant in the area! I live in Irvine, but I'm willing to drive here for my Thai food! Favorites: Pad See Ew and Pad Thai - always tastes great! Ordered the Thai egg rolls once and it was super delicious! Watch out because it's steaming hot... The staff are extremely nice and polite. read more

Thai Corner - Chicken satay - Thai Near Me - Lake Forest, California

My crying tiger dish is not on because I could not stop to take a phone it was very yummy hot soup to start and hot tea very good food and services I recommend them anytime read more

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Thai Corner is a gem in Lake Forest. My boyfriend and I have been searching for an excellent Thai restaurant in the area and haven't found anything until now. This place seems to be busy on weekends but we were lucky to snag a table before the rush. The food seems to be made fresh (even the soups) and with the restaurant being busy be prepared to wait a little bit for your food. Don't worry, your patience will be rewarded! On our first visit we tried the Tom Kah Gai. This creamy coconut milk based soup with chicken and mushrooms was delicious and will certainly be on our list of favorites. It is so creamy and flavorful. The only problem is that the spoon is too big for the bowl (you'll see if you order) so it is tricky to serve. Even so, this dish is worth it. The second dish, Pad See Ew, was a bit disappointing and is something we have really enjoyed at other restaurants. It was really sweet and not very flavorful compared to the other places we've tried this dish. Maybe it was an off day for the chef but we probably won't be ordering it again. We also did not notice that there was an up-charge for certain meats (chicken, pork, and tofu are the standard choices while beef and shrimp cost more). We ordered the beef and the waitress did not mention the up-charge and got so little meat, we didn't feel like it was worth it. The final dish we ordered was the Crying Tiger. This dish was well executed and incredibly tasty. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who eats here and will be returning to the restaurant for this and the Tom Kah Gai. Fair warning to those who cannot handle spicy (I can only tolerate a little hear), this dish is not too spicy while eating it, but I felt it the whole way home. The heat was worth the flavor of the dish though. Overall, Thai Corner seems to be our new local go-to Thai place but I will drive further if I'm craving Pad See Ew. read more

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