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    Thai Original BBQ Carson

    2.6 (357 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Barbeque
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Animo C.

    Excellent food. Authentic Thai. OMG. Combination soup with shrimp fried rice spareribs bbq & pad seew beef! Supppper good!

    Chicken Sate
    Anna V.

    Stopped by for dinner on a Friday evening. I had the chicken sa-te dinner which was overall lackluster. The chicken itself was fine but I have had many better sa-tes. It came with a large side of shrimp fried rice - the rice tasted pretty plain (but tinted pink) and had just two shrimps. I did love the cucumber salad/dip and peanut dipping sauces. I felt that the price around $21 was a bit steep but it did come with 8 skewers which was a hearty portion so that helped balance the price. Many of these reviews mention bad service. My service was totally good! Our server was attentive and nice, no issues. Overall, nothing really wowed me enough to return but it was good enough.

    Garlic spare ribs
    Carlos L.

    Came in for a high school lunch reunion. We had reserved tables and ordered several dishes. The servings were huge and full of flavor. The tom yum soup had a nice balance of sourness and spice. The green papaya salad with mango was refreshing. The barbecue chicken with shrimp fried rice was tender and came with honey sauce. The garlic spare rib was garlicky. The gulf of Siam was a seafood delight. The beef pad see ew had was not chewy nor sticky. All of our dishes were under $20. They even have weekday lunch specials.

    1.00 for a tiny portion of cucumber - wow!
    Rosa R.

    I came here by accident and it was ok. I did like the decor and the chairs were very comfortable! When I arrived there was only one person dining. That always makes me nervous but I've been to a chain location before. Anyway I ordered they were quick and food was ok. Problem was rice was actually cold. I had the chicken satee and the chicken was so dry and hard. I asked for another cucumber sauce and mind you it was tiny. To my surprise I was charged 1.00. Really? You charge extra for a few cucumber chunks ?? That's very petty and ridiculous!

    Mean host/waiter
    Anthony T.

    I'm surprised they haven't closed this place down yet. The service is a -1/10. Called to place an other but they couldn't understand over the phone so I went there in person and the host/waiter was rude when I pointed out which one I wanted off the menu. Please see the picture below. Food: has gone from a 4/5 to 2/5. Ambiance: simple

    Interior
    Kathleen F.

    It's been a while since I've been to the Carson Thai BBQ. I visited a few weeks ago for a phone order and was very surprised to see the interior had changed so much (I believe they are under new management now). Not only that, but staff is extremely friendly and the man at the front even helped to bring my order to my car. The food tasted amazing as well. Stop by-- it's different than how it was a few years ago!

    I've been coming here since I was about 4 years old and has always been my favorite spot for Thai food. Was a little jaded by the current reviews BUT Just went back today for New Years to check it out with my family and want everyone to know the negative reviews are BS. It is reminiscent of my childhood and tastes so delicious. The rice is back to the nice orange color and delicious flavor! The bbq is soft and the crab fried rice is meaty ! The wings of angel is crispy and thick with meat. The pad Thai is really really good! And to mention the bad reviews abt the waiter, I don't know where that has come from. He was very attentive and kind. The renovation is also really beautiful! Nice ambience. So happy we came

    Called (20) times!! No answer and they were open
    Michelle M.

    3/19/2024 around 7pm! Very Disappointed!! Please Read! The online website states they close at 8:30pm, Yelp states they close at 9:30 pm. I was trying to call around 7:15pm to put a togo order and I literally tried & called 20 times!!!! Nobody picked up and I had to go in person. So they Do Not want to make Money or Sell to Customers. I also realized their combination soup is not to the original recipe like the other Thai BBQ chain they have. They put carrots and whole large mushrooms to deter from putting more meat, ect. I live in carson and I drive all the way to cerritos to eat Thai BBQ because this carson location is just going cheap with stuff and not the same. Very dissatisfied and dissapointing. Please take your money elsewhere and support other businesses who care, Honest truth. Please see pic with call log, called (20) times with no answer and they were open on a weekday!!

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    The upgrade in the space makes it so much nicer to eat dine in now! The food is still good quality, place is still a carson staple

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    The dining area is nice and clean. It looks newly renovated. We ordered pad thai and sate dinner. It was good! We will come back

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    Not that good food for the price. Lady has me on hold for 9 min. Pad Thai was lacking .ribs was hard to eat not cooked enough

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