Went in August 2023. Ordered satay dish, tom yum kum, drunken noodle, pad thai, and basil pork. I was quite surprised as I've been to Thai Original BBQ at this location and in LA and it was one of the best Thai food I had in a long time. ALL the dish were excellent and tasted far better than what I recall from previous visits. Keep it up. read more

The food here is delicious, and the quality has not wavered since 1986! The service is excellent and friendly, and the restaurant is orderly and clean. I recommend the S1and S2. Can't go wrong! I'm sure everything in their menu is top notch, but these are my favorites!!! read more

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I've been to a few locations of Thai BBQ and they're pretty much similar. They do get busy at holidays and parking is not always great but it is what it is. Lunch time on weekends is busy. Some employees are friendly and others not. The ambiance is okay. Mostly everyone is interested in eating the food. We always order beef satay, chicken curry, one of the noodles and Thai ice tea. There are other places like this, but we prefer coming here since we know the food tastes great and consistent. My 2 cents. The one off Glendale Avenue we've been going to since late 80's. read more

Look, I grew up eating Thai BBQ so there is a sense of nostalgia factor at play. It's not good no matter how you slice it, when it's bad though it's really bad. Picked up to go order and everything looked good until I flipped over the chicken in both S1 orders and saw burnt chicken legs. They were obviously trying to hide it, not cool. Because of the current environment, I am not about to go out again to return this, so there goes money down the drain. Consider this the last time I go to Thai BBQ. read more

Thai Original BBQ - 2nd burnt chicken leg. - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

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Service was very slow and I was the only one there! Lol. Also, waitresses seem to be interested on what's playing on their TVs more than paying attention to their customers. I guess I'll be looking for a new Thai restaurant. This used to be a great place to eat. Not sure what happened. Probably won't be coming back. read more

S-8 beef all the way!!! I literally crave this at least once a month. It's a generous helping of 8 satay sticks with their delicious rice, and I always always get extra peanut sauce because that sauce is so good on my satay AND rice! I also love their coconut soup with chicken on a rainy day, or when I'm sick, or just anytime. I love that they're open for takeout during this madness. Just call ahead and they'll have your order ready for pick up! read more

Thai Original BBQ - S8. Sate Dinner beef - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

Worst customer service ever. This love is terrible for so many reasons I can't even begin as it would be a novel at this point. read more

I don't usually leave reviews but this is the first time I felt humiliated in a restaurant. I have been coming here for many years as it's a family favorite. Our server (older lady) was very polite. I made a mistake of asking the other female server (first time seeing this person) to take a picture of our family. She rudely replied "can't you see we are busy here'' and gave me a nasty stare. The restaurant wasn't even half full at that time. It totally ruined our dining experience even though the food was good. read more

The food was amazing and the service was great. When I am in Glendale this is my go to place.

Update review: We were worried what this pandemic might do to this amazing restaurant and it's wonderful employees. Ordered lunch for Mother's Day and was thrilled to know there was over an hour wait and a line outside the door. That's how great their food and service is. May they continue to be blessed This place, the food and the staff never ever disappoints. They always accommodate our special requests. The BBQ spareribs is always so tender, fall off the bone soft. The Namsod is perfectly seasoned all the time. Our all time favorite is the Seafood A La Thai Coconut Soup. They're always generous with the portions and always greet us with a smile. It's the reason we always always come back. This is our favorite place to eat at after Sunday mass. Thank you for always making our stay so delightful. If you haven't tried this place yet, please do yourself a favor and go right away. You won't regret it! read more

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I grew up on Thai BBQ. Honestly, you can never go wrong with Thai BBQ. Is it the best quality thai food? Probably not, but it's consistent, reliable, and affordable. We went bowling next door and decided to have family dinner afterwards here. This was my first time going to the Thai Original BBQ in Glendale (my OG is the Panorama City one), but I was still excited to eat some delicious food!! We ordered our faves, the S1 and S2 as well as the seafood soup. Everything came out quickly and without any problems. Usually, I get the seafood soup in a large metal container bowl where the fire goes through the center hole, but here it's just a pot (which was totally fine since it didn't affect the flavor or experience at all). I love their seafood soup, which is full of mushrooms, squid, fish, clams, and tomatoes. I also absolutellyyyy love their chicken and spare ribs but somehow their orange rice is the star of the show!! It's so good!!! We also got the thai teas which are, yes, very sweet and yes, mostly taste like half and half and sugar, BUT it reminds me of my childhood and it is DELICIOUS. read more

Thai Original BBQ - Seafood Soup - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

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All I can say is that they rather lose customers than a couple of utensils and chopsticks for your to gos currently eating our food at the park using our hands.. read more

Whenever I'm in town, Original Thai BbQ is a must visit. Just a bit of a nostalgia growing up in the LA area this page was my first experience eating Thai food. Of course they did not disappoint. read more

We went to have lunch, and the pork fried rice was mushy, the rice would get stuck in the serving spoon. The pork was not bbq pork it was steam pork of some kind, it tasted like chicken, and the serving was not even enough for 2 people. The sweet and sour chicken was not that great either. I ordered the Thai tea, and if I did not want ice, they charged an extra $2.25 . I have been going to a different Thai original bbq, and it's never been this bad. read more

I ordered the Combination Chow Mein, which contained two microscopically small shrimp, slivers of beef that had the consistency of rubber, maybe two slivers of chicken, and no pork at all. Complete rip-off. read more

Love this place !! Been going for many years ... excellent chicken and rice with sauce delicious!! read more

This is my go to place when I want comfort food! Parking: it shares a small lot with other office buildings so it could be pretty tricky on a busy day There's a good amount of seating in the restaurant. Service: 5/5 The ladies here are sweet and very attentive. The food comes out really fast as well. Food: 5/5 Chicken Soup A La Thai BBQ - this soup is theeee best. It's like a coconut Tom yum kind of soup. Comes with chicken or seafood and has mushrooms. S-2 BBQ pork spare ribs with fried rice - this is a huge portion and could be shared. The ribs are so good and falls right off the bone. Be sure to dip your ribs in the sweet and sour sauce they give you. Enjoy! read more

As far as the chicken is concerned It definitely isn't what my taste buds remember, BUT, the signature Thai BBQ sauce makes up for it. We took the take out option and I frequented the restaurant growing up as a kid. It was good because I hadn't had it in a decade or so. read more

Thai Original BBQ - Location sign - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

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I really do not like leaving a bad review. So, for the purpose of possibly helping someone avoid this location, I'm leaving this review. Do not eat here. It is not clean and the food was inedible. Shrimp salad came out with globs of boiled shrimp film all over the lettuce. It tasted off. It was also served with a bunch of stale ruffles chips on one side of the plate which was so odd. The pineapple fried rice was one large mush with zero seasoning. We paid and left. Came home feeling sick for hours. Do not eat here. read more

Worst Service ever , no help took them 20min to take me and my family's order and took them an extra 10min just to get water , I think they need new workers all together never go to this location . read more

This place has decent food but terrible service. You're walking distance from my house and I havnt eaten here in years because of your terrible customer service. It had been months and I decided to get food from heee again and your service is worse. Do better. read more

Our go-to for local Thai food. Its probably not incredibly authentic anymore as its very much on the sweet side but it really is delicious! Everything I've tried here has been great. read more

Thai Original BBQ (this specific location) has been a place my wife and her family have frequented for decades. Personally, I've visited maybe 10-15 times and each experience has been wonderful. I've tried a handful of items on their menu and have been satisfied with them all, some more than others. I would highly recommend the following: - Garlic Spare Ribs (ULTIMATE FAVORITE) - Shrimp Fried Rice - Crispy Duck - Pad Thai - Tom Yum Soup - Thai BBQ Chicken - Shrimp with Broccoli (FAVORITE) Make sure you get some extra sauce on the side. They'll make you pay for it but it's totally worth it. I would skip the Pad See Ew. Though it's one of my favorite noodle dishes, for some reason they can't quite get it right here. Keep an open mind as you're eating BBQ Thai food so it's a bit different than your traditional Thai dishes. It's also much lighter than Chinese food, which makes you feel less gross after eating. The staff isn't the friendliest but I'm not visiting to make friends so it'll do! Ha. Overall, you have to try it out. read more

I like going to this place. Food was very good and service was very quick. The ambiance is very homey and I just like dining in.

Definitely a go to spot!! S-8 is always my go to order!! Very tasty and the Thai iced tea is extremely refreshing and will be going back for sure. Thanks guys read more

I loved it! The pork spare ribs basically fell off the bone. Delicious flavor. The Thai iced coffee was sweet and strong! The shrimp fried rice was slightly sweet and yummy. The Thai egg rolls were made fresh, hot & crispy. The beef satay was delightful with that peanut sauce. Accidentally order the wrong seafood soup but the fish was yummy. read more

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I went for lunch with a friend who comes here often. The place is really nice and clean. I like the green booths and the whole look. We shared the beef satay(8 skewers!) which was yummy and the bbq chicken meal which came with shrimp rice. The chicken was delish! The rice was ok. Just that was enough for two people! read more

Thai Original BBQ - Beef Satay - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

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I am sitting in the restaurant while typing this review. I was shocked that they served our food cold! I told the server about it and her response was "Do you want me to "heat it up" for you?" To my surprise, they just put the food in the microwave! The only reason I know this for sure is that I took a bite of the chicken and they gave me my plate back the same way I gave it to them!!!! We were hungry so we ate the food. When I was eating , I noticed that some of the pieces were burnt! It was charred!!! I didn't want to complain again because the servers were rude and unfriendly. So, I didn't eat the chicken leg. It is so disappointing that this is how we got our food today. I hope they go back to how they used to do things. read more

Thai Original BBQ - My burnt/charred chicken leg - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

Went here over a week ago. This being one of our go to places as a choir after mass, we don't get too disappointed with the food and service. The restaurant is very accommodating with our large group of about 10 and we get our round of waters and orders in quick. I ended up getting the chicken satay that comes with Shrimp Fried Rice, peanut sauce, and I asked for their Thai BBQ house sauce as an extra. Our food definitely comes in waves at a time x spending what you order. Seems like soup first, than the meat and rice dishes, and lastly the dishes with noodles. One of our friends always gets some form of noodle dish and they never seem to fail to give his meal as soon as the rest of us hit midway or more through our own. Everything tasted great and we all had a fun time just talking and laughing during the course of the meal, but our waiter was passive aggressive in telling us to make our way out after paying our bill and letting the food settle in as we conversed more. She was just lingering near our table just waiting to clean up our table and break into smaller tables for the next parties to sit down. read more

Thai Original BBQ - Chicken Satay with Shrimp Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Glendale, California

Love live love this place! Been coming to this Thai BBQ for years! Quality in food has not changed and is always consistent! Favorites are the S8 Beef Sauté and the peanut sauce! Yum!! S1 Kai yang chicken (well done), the beef phad see eew and of course the phad Thai! Short ribs, delicious! Don't forget your Thai ice tea! read more

service was soooo bad:( don't come here!! first of all, they didn't serve us water until we finished our food, they rushed our ordering process, & they arguably said I "didnt pay" because I provided a tip that was worth the service... Should've tipped nothing. Rude af. read more

BEST Thai restaurant in LA , Las Vegas also have one thankfully. We've tried so many other Thai restaurants and this is the best by far! Their S1and S2, (bbq chicken and bbq ribs), are a MUST and what everyone pretty much orders! read more

I've been coming here for years. I specifically order the chicken noodles. I love the food they serve.

Always a crowd pleaser. I feel like I'm getting a real treat everytime I stop by, whether it's done in or takeout. I haven't had a bad experience yet. read more

I ordered to go here and I should say the quality of their food has gone bad. Pad Thai is so dry even the Pad See Ewe. They didn't give any hot sauce. Food taste terrible. I like this place but I'm not going back. read more

For as long as I've lived in LA I've been strictly going to this location for whatever reason. First off, parking was limited years ago but now there's tons of parking. I'm one to make sure parking is easy for me when I go somewhere. I came in on a rainy day craving for some soup. My family and I were seated and was given a few minutes to look over the menu. I feel like the menu has not changed at all through the years. I got the usual spring rolls, Tom Yum, s2 spare ribs and s1 chicken with Thai iced tea. The food came in a timely matter and we were made sure we were satisfied. If I'm craving Thai BBQ I'll definitely be back. From Mon-Thurs they are closed between 3pm-5pm just a heads up! read more

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This place so close to home that when you are craving Thai it's a go to. The food are great but the service has gone bad to worse. We were seated and they made us wait to order, didn't even bother to tell us to wait I have to catch their attention and yelled at me "to wait". We ordered our food and was rushed to eat it. Every time we ask for stuff. They seem to be annoyed. We are a big group and we were talking and waiting for the rest of the group to finish their meal. We felt the vibe that they wanted us to be out of there soon. They are not welcoming and rude. We are a paying customers but they made us feel that we are an inconvenience. Hope they'll improve on their customer service and make the restaurant presentable. Their supplies are all over the place...and in the open. read more

Good Food but a little lacking on service. The Chicken curry wasn't what we expected and the BBQ chicken was a little more bone than chicken but had good flavor on both dishes. read more

So delicious. Been coming to this place since i was 3 years old! Some of my favorite Thai food of all time.

They don't answer their phone. So we went their to order our food. Haven't been there for awhile. Been noticing their food hasn't been as good as it was in the past. Drunken noodles, bbq ribs, bbq chicken and rice were ALL very bland. Very disappointing. Thought it was just isolated incidents. But it's been consistently bland. Will need another Thai restaurant to go to. read more