I have been looking for a decent crab fried rice closer to home ever since Thai Princess in Huntington Beach closed, and I found finally found it here! This version also has fresh veggies (frozen large peas and cubed carrots ruin the flavor of the whole dish and so many restaurants in SD county use them!) egg and lots of crab. I am over-the-moon happy!!! Besides that, I also ordered the chicken satay, chicken fried rice and basil flat noodles with chicken. Everything was fresh and of high quality. The satay was a little dry, but I actually prefer chicken that way. All the dishes had plenty of meat! The owner was super friendly and offered me water while I waited for my to-go order. He told me they've been there 25 years, which is impressive as they are tucked away in the far corner of a plaza. Overall, this place exceeded my expectations and I am excited to try more of the menu and hopefully dine-in soon. Pros: - friendly - crab fried rice!! - reasonable prices - tons of parking - fresh ingredients - ambience and decor - quick service - to-go orders packed nicely Cons: - very tiny location - peanut sauce is a bit runny read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Crab fried rice didn't photograph well but it was fresh and of high quality! - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

Back again for lunch. Tried the Spicy Basil with crispy cod, level 3 along with white rice and fried egg roll...$16. Full of people which is good to see. Yummy, yummy, yummy. The coconut creaminess of the soup is sooo good. Lots of food and freshly made. Great service in spite of lots of take out calls! read more

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Thai Pan Cuisine is conveniently located by businesses that get a lot of traffic. We decided on a whim to try. The Thai Hand Rolls was a disappointment. Lacking flavor and ingredients. We were expecting vermicelli noodles typically included, we found bland dry chewy glass noodle completely different than expected. Thai Pan Cuisine waitress also did not ask us the spice level we wanted in our Basil Noodle dish. The seafood combination was good. We found the food was tasty and cooked well but sweeter than normal. This mom and pop shop had a nice ambiance, it was clean, nothing fancy and very homey. Price level is high compensating for the rising costs in ingredients. The portion sizes are good enough for two ppl. read more

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I have been to this restaurant before when visiting friends and family in San Diego, and it was great. They had figured out the best dishes and ordered them with the correct spice level and we loved it. Yesterday we decided to have a family dinner here again. It was quite disappointing. We ordered four dishes at about $20 each plus brown rice. The mango curry was excellent. The basil pork had absolutely zero basil. So weird. The spicy salmon was the mildest dish we had but it did have lots of veggies and a good chunk of salmon. The yellow curry was pretty much just sauce. They're always busy there, so the service isn't always fantastic, but they are friendly and try to be helpful. When we asked if we got some of the right dishes, the man just kind of laughed at the fact that there was no basil in the basil dish. Maybe they had an off night. Anyway, I'm going to give them four stars because in the past, they have been fantastic and I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt. I'm sure I'll be back again because my family loves this restaurant, but I would not necessarily choose it myself. read more

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Have been here in years and decided to give it a try and was pleasantly surprised. Ordered 2 dishes to go, drunken noodle with shrimp and spicy fried rice with bbq pork. Both were fresh and gracious portion size. Will be going back again. read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Drunken Basil Noodles with shrimp and Spicy Fried Rice with bbq pork - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

Horrible tasteless pad Thai. If you read that it's good, it's a complete lie or a review from someone who has no clue how pad Thai should taste. read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

Good thai food with fast service. The Pad Thai was a bit oily compared to what we normally have, but still tasty and enough for two people. The restaurant seemed clean and the service was good. read more

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Their duck is the best duck I've ever eaten. Not sure about other dishes, except for the seafood combo that is about the average with a good price quantity ratio. read more

They have huge servings and I like it that they don't oversalt their food. Consequently, I could opt to have as much or as little fish sauce as I wanted. Service was a little slow but it is a warm and inviting place. Their 0-10 scale for Thai food is accurate, so don't test them. They run more on the slow burn spicy hot side. This is a solid place. Only reason why I didn't give this place a higher rating is that I have been to Thailand at a simple restaurant where the spice was really alive and not just hot. Had the crispy sole (fish), yummy and comforting like deep fried chicken. Unfortunately, the apple slaw it was served with was an old apple--where it was granular and past overripe. The onion and cashews with it were excellent. Husband loved his dish; don't know if it was drunken noodle or Pad See Ewe. Friend loved her chicken pad Thai. The Thai tea was good also. read more

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My FAVORITE lunch time Thai spot--their lunch specials are the best! Try the *Spicy Basil Noodles,* you won't regret it! The waitresses in the restaurant are also the nicest. They always remember my order, and remind me that I don't like onions or carrots in my food. read more

Visited for lunch special last week. Crispy egg roll and soup was very delicious. The spicy basil chicken noodle was just alright and lacked much spice and flavor. The eggplant dish was also quite dry and flavorless. read more

Our server was nice and checked in with us as needed. The restaurant itself was on the smaller side, which I prefer. Definitely an underrated local gem. I got the taro boba tea and the Thai chow men with Thai sausage (definitely recommend), and overall everything tasted great. The only downside was the boba was overcooked and pretty mushy. The tea itself was lovely, but the boba's texture just threw me off. I hadn't been before, so it could have been a fluke. Regardless, I'll definitely be back. read more

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Love the lunch specials. My go to and never fails with taste and quality is the Pad See You. Definitely recommend

I've been eating from here for the past 10 years, and its always been a nice experience both eating in and takeout. I always order the glass noodles with beef, and sometimes I'm asked on my preference on the spice level, but I don't mind since I add my own from the chili sauce and chili flakes they provide. The employees are always polite and inquire about anything else I would need. Today, I ordered the usual glass noodles with beef. They were delicious, and have always been consistent in flavor and a favorite of mine. I tried the mango sticky rice for the first time, and it was so so good!! I am glad I tried it at this place, it was very much worth it. This place is a gem, and I understand why their prices are high, as almost every restaurant is dealing with that, but I don't mind since the portions are more than enough, the service is always great and the food is always amazing. read more

Horrible horrible pad Thai. Tasteless and not what pad Thai should taste like. Noodles were bland, cold and stuck together with no flavor.

Usually everything is good but I had a hair in my food this time unfortunately. They have gluten free options which is nice read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Pad See You - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

Our dinner was delicious. Two items carry out. The place is a tiny storefront so make sure you know where it is on the map before you go there. Near Encinitas Boulevard and El Camino. We had the eggplant dinner with shrimp and the panang curry with chicken. And we had their delicious tender dark brown rice. The flavors were fresh and imaginative and explosive. We ordered a mild curry so be aware it does have a little kick to it that enhances it very much. Decent portions at a fair price. Best Thai meal in a long time. Tell them Nemo found it for you. read more

Order a panang curry, 5 for the spice. Tasted so good. Tasted genuine and it was a lunch special as well and all I can say is just give this place a try during lunch time. If the service disappoints you, I'll buy you lunch. I'm that confident. Ambiance is chill as it was Sunday and was a nice brisk day. JUST GIVE THIS PLACE A TRY, it's fire. These photos are while im eating cuz I forgot to take pics but yea read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

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I liked this place a while ago but something is up in the kitchen. Everything just tastes way too sweet. Hit up another Thai place.

Nice food. I tipped 22% on take out, and have done the same or more literally 10+ times ... I asked for a sweet and sour sauce and they said $2 more. Felt like tone deaf service. I'll try somewhere else going forward. read more

I am never disappointed in the food at Thai Pan. It's a bit of a drive for us but well worth it. Massaman curry and shrimp pad Thai are absolutely delicious! read more

This very small restaurant really had me question whether it was going to be any good when I walked in. I was amazingly surprised at how delicious everything that I had was. The service was good. The food was actually excellent. read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

located in a large strip mall.. lots of parking..very busy during lunch hours..quick service..food was ready in about 10 minutes...very hot and had 4 good sized shrimp with green onions..crushed peanut and sweet sauce for the egg roll.Egg roll was not the best. Definitely needs more inside of it and was a little greasy..no complaints about the pad Thai or service! read more

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Decent but average experience. Came here for take out lunch one day. Called in and ordered the curry on the lunch specials menu. The order came out pretty quickly it was ready within 10 minutes for pick up. Brought it home and was rather disappointed with the food. The Tom Yum soup that came with it basically was all liquid watery, with zero ingredients. Just flavored water basically. The curry was also extremely watery and didn't have a lot of substance. The flavor was decent but I generally don't like restaurants that skimps on the quality of their food. Overall I probably wouldn't come back. read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

Our server was very nice and and checked up on us at good times. The restaurant itself was was quite simple and small but that's what gave it its charm. For drinks, I ordered the Okinawa milk tea with boba. The tea was delicious, but the boba pearls were overcooked and mushy. For food, I ordered the praram special with chicken which was basically just chicken, steamed vegetables and rice which sounds basic but it was the peanut sauce that it came with that really took it to the next level. The sauce was sweet, savory, and overall very delicious. I wish they would sell it in jars to buy. On that sauce alone, I would give five stars. Overall, I am very impressed with the restaurant. The only suggestion is to not over cook the boba, but other than that I will totally comeback. read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - 9. Praram Lunch Special - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

The lunch specials here are great. All the vegetables are fresh. The seasoning is perfect. You could choose how spicy you want it. The service is always on point and it's very quick. The place is very clean and there's always lots of people inside. read more

I LOVE Thai food and was excited to try this! Lunch was about $16...very BAD! Couldn't eat the soup. The egg roll was good. My dish was way too much sauce, veggies not cooked in it. Such a waste of $$. I'm SO sorry to write a bad review...would never go again. read more

We have been going to this place for many years. Just got back from a trip and wanted some soup and warm food. We did a pick up and for the first time noticed that the food had no taste to it and it was bland. Was really disappointed. read more

This place went downhill 4-5 years ago. We tried it again earlier this year and again last week and it is much improved. They've introduced a couple dishes with mango that were delicious. Pad Thai and the curries are good as well as the Tom kha gai and the Tom yum gai. We've only ever gotten food to go so I can't speak about the service and ambience. read more

I get all my Thai food here. It is excellent most of the time I get pad Thai. They make it to order and it is steaming, hot and flavorful.

This little local favorite is low on the radar, but don't let that fool you. It's a small place with fantastic food. The servers and employees are so funny. They obviously love their jobs. The menu is very extensive and I've never had a bad meal. The silver noodles and panang are both excellent. read more

My wife and I have been here a handful of times now and it's the only local place we'll get Thai food! Everything we've tried is delicious, from drinks to apps to entrees. The service has been excellent each time, staff is so friendly. Favorites have been pad thai (sorry basic I know), pad see you, tom kha soup, and the Thai dumplings. Cant recommend this little spot enough. read more

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Delicious Thai food, cozy restaurant, and friendly service! We ordered the lunch specials which were priced very well and came with soup, your choice of veggie spring roll or eggroll, along with your entrée of choice. We ordered the massaman curry and pad see ew. Everything was flavorful, came it quickly, and authentic. Definitely stop Thai Pan Cuisine in Encinitas! read more

Fast to go service yummy food, kind of small portions for the price but nice for an occasional treat

5 stars for the spicy basil noodles with chicken! Delicious and so fresh! Def will be back.

Best Thai in the area. Pad See Ew was a generous portion with a ton of chicken, delicious sauce and the lunch special with the Tom Kah soup and hand roll is such a great deal. Mango sticky rice presentation made me ooh and ahh, they have that small business touch in everything they do. Service is always great, with indoor and outdoor seating. Don't miss this great spot! read more

Thai Pan Cuisine - 18. Pad See You Lunch Special - Thai Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Although it's been through a couple sets of owners, the vibe at Thai Pan has always been positive and energetic. Serving a variety of standard dishes, their menu offers familiar Thai fare at a pretty reasonable price. There are a couple of "Americanized" items (e.g., Chinese sweet and sour, Orange chicken and chow main), but most of the rest are pretty authentic. That said, compared to the sorts of restaurants you might find in more urban parts of San Diego, TPC is pretty run of the mill; and if it were located in Linda Vista or Kearny Mesa, it'd struggle. But this is a suburban neighborhood restaurant and some allowances should be made. It certainly outshines the two other Thai spots along the El Camino Real of Encinitas. A bit dull, but in general it is dependable. read more

I love the Thai chicken curry from here! Every time I come here everybody is so friendly and the food comes out fast even for pick up!

We were really grateful that this place was open on Christmas and had service with a smile. That's really all that matters here. The food was good but the holiday cheer was what earned this 5 stars for me. (PS my family loved the duck dish they ordered!) read more

Great good very consistent, great variety on the menu and lovely owners I love the pad Thai and panang curry