This restaurant dropped off my list of stand-by Thai restaurants when I moved away from Arlington a few years back - other options (less satisfying as I think about them now) were somewhat more readily available and convenient. Recent visits to explore its menu once again convince me that the lapse in regular visits was a mistake. The cooking is as vibrant and as interesting as I remember. The seafood appetizers are spicy - flirting with fire. The interplay of lemon grass, red onions, and chilis with the dressing on the mixed seafood salad (Yum Talay), the calamari salad (Pla Plamuk) and the spicy shrimp salad (Pla Goong) make a persuasive case that the restaurant's longevity and steady influx of patrons has not tamed the kitchen's ongoing love of spice. Other delightful starters that we've sampled are the spicy papaya salad (Somtum - probably the best in the area), the grilled flank steak (NumTok). and the spicy roasted duck salad. Of the hot appetizers, the pork satay was perhaps the best. The fish cake was interesting texturally and the cucumber sauce provided a nice foil for the cakes but this dish wouldn't be my first choice. The crispy honey roasted duck with Thai basil is my favorite entree. The basil and the chili peppers are a wonderful match with the duck that is coated in a crispy, not too sweet batter. I've even placed an extra order of the duck to go just so I could have it again later on a weekend - it reheated surprisingly well. The crispy whole fish (flounder) is also a good choice with an accompanying ginger sauce that lingered on the palate long after the plate had been whisked away. The shrimp with assorted vegetables was good but, after enjoying the sizzling starters that evening, the flavors seemed bland in comparison (I ended up asking for chilis on the side). The special one evening of sautéed eggplant and bean curd was an interesting way to eat left over bean curd but if you want the bean curd, eat the hot bean curd appetizer instead. The chicken green curry was also an excellent main course but lacked the layered textures of the honey roasted duck although the spicing gets your attention. The restaurant is plain - a rectangular shape that is functional but not elegant. Service is friendly, prompt and efficient. Parking is available on the street (be sure to feed the meters - Arlington is particularly good at enforcing meter restrictions). read more

People go crazy for this place, but I thought it was just ok. The main issue for me with Thai food is that it can be over-sauced and noodles goopey. That was slightly the case here. May have to give it another try for a more solid review. read more

Great food but not friendly at all. I come here often because the quality of the food. However, I always leave saying Im not coming back. I never am greeted with a warm smile or welcome. I usually just do carry out orders because the poor customer service bothers me. However, even tipping for pick up I did not get a thanks and come again. I think after my last order for pick up, spending about $100 or more, with no greetings, or thank you- I don't think I'll be back again. read more

The food is great but the parking is terrible, try going around 6:00 on a weekday. Crispy Squid and the Floating market soup is the way to go. read more

We visited for lunch on the basis of rave reviews everywhere (not just on Yelp). Wifey likes pad thai and tom yum, and so that's what she ordered. I went for the daily special of fried soft shell crabs with tamarind sauce; tom kha coconut soup; and the larb nua salad appetizer. Of course we shared everything. The soups were both decent but not great. The larb nua was just outstanding, a perfect mix of greens, onion, minced beef, and a hot/tangy/sweet dressing that was really great. Wifey pronounced the pad thai as "OK", but I thought it was a bit too sugary sweet. Something wasn't right about it (having spent much time in Thailand and eating everywhere from Bangkok street food to pricey Thai restos). The day's "special' of soft shell crabs was a disappointment, having almost no taste of any kind whatsoever. They were crunchy and whole soft shells nicely presented, yes. But I kicked myself for neglecting to ask beforehand if they were frozen imports rather than Chesapeake freshies. They looked like blue fins but ... well, that was a disappointing experiment. We'll give it another go sometime, because friends say they've been very happy with Thai Square. But we'll order traditional Thai offerings and not any "specials" next time around. read more

This was the most vinegary pad Thai I have ever had. Ivwould not suggest this restaurant to anyone

As of Thai taster for over 30 years in Bangkok and lover of Thai cuisine I believe that Thai Square is the best Thai restaurant in town. I recommend you try Beef noodle " Kui Tiaow Neua" with black soup. Most of their foods use local (authentic) ingredients and turn out a nice Thai dish that you can't find even in Bangkok. read more

So glad to have moved in down the street from this place. Best Thai food on The Pike hands down. Staff is very helpful and food is always consistent. read more

I had dinner there last night to celebrate a birthday party with extended family in town. I was embarrassed how the quality of the food had plummeted. The change was so drastic I have to think it is b/c of new owners or a new chef. I won't return. read more

Best Thai place in Arlington. Not the most sophisticated interior, but clean and unremarkable. Excellent food and well-reviewed by professional critics as well as Yelpers. Good noodles, good curry, good tom kha gai. Good delivery, too. Only problem is that I spent 10 minutes trying to get through for delivery last month, just kept getting a busy signal! No! Must have Thai Square dinner! mmm... read more

3.5 stars... My husband big fan of this rest so i take a shoot to try it. I don't have a fan for anykind rest... for thai rest i know what i like to eat like tom yam soup. Service not impress alot, takes a while to get me a hot tea (which is i have request 2 time). Now talk bout the food. I order soup tom yam, kind of surprise i request spicy but the result is not, but i still "happy" cause the soup is sour (which is make diff with other thai rest i've been try), (based my husband recomandation) we order honey crispy duck is pretty good and eggplants with chicken and basil i like it and for dessert is sticky rice with mango (what makes diff it's not too sweet and they put sesame seed, which impress me). Am i will try again ? perhaps my friend suggest me to order crab meat with special sauce.. (I will give a shoot prob cause i love seafood) read more

The spring rolls had vermicelli noodles in them. Noodles with meat sauce was delicious. The tofu with basil and chili was spicy and authentic! Don't bother with the fish cakes, tasted rubbery. read more

After moving out of DC (and consistently going to Thai Square), i'm back to visit - and so glad I hit Thai Square again this trip. Well, twice actually. A few days ago my friend (Thai) and I shared the Papaya Salad (still has a nice kick, and unbelievably fresh). For a change-up you can even get it with pickled blue crab - texture warning - be prepared if you try that variation. Had Fried Bean Curd app, and Thai Style Sukiyaki (you specify dry or wet soup style). I prefer the dry style. D. Lish. Ya gotta have someone at your table order the Bua Loi desert - it's hard to find in most Thai restaurants and very sweet creamy goodness. On to tonight...had Nua Num Tok (Thai Beef Salad - the better of the two variations - other being Yum Neau) - then shared a Pad Kee Mao noodle dish and Green Curry dish. You folks ordering Pad Thai should try Pad Kee Mao as a variation, especially here. Was amazing as always. Tom Kha Gai soup was great too. Parking attendants great as always, no wait tonight on a Friday night but definitely a full house. Service was on point, a little slow to get check but no biggie ...everything else was superb. read more

Have been coming here for years. Recently changed owners but new owner Kris is a Thai immigrant who is keeping the authenticity. Cooks are still the same. This is authentic Thai, not some "fusion" trend thing. Great stuff. I like the noodle dishes and the appetizers. Try them all. read more

As usual a good call by my fellow Yelpers. I don't have a lot to add, just that as advertised this is spicy, sour, yummie Thai. Crispy squid with basil was fantastic, as was the Pad Thai. Upon request they spiced up the Pad Thai for us and it was great. Until now I'd been disappointed with the Thai in the area, but now I've got my place. Prices are slightly (and I mean just slightly) higher than what I prefer to pay for Thai, but it's worth it. As others have mentioned, it's a small place without a lot of parking. I managed to find a meter around the corner. read more

We ordered take out. Food was ready when it was supposed to be and the portions were fair for the price. The flavors weren't horrible, but they weren't amazing either. My Pad Thai wasn't super flavorful... I felt like it was lacking fish sauce and sugar. My boyfriend's Pad See Ew's noodles were mushy and over cooked. It also lacked sauce. Meh. Probably won't go back. read more

I frequent this place at least once a week...the Penang curry is to die for, as well as the drunken noodles with chicken. It really says something when this is the place the Thai embassy orders from also. Highly recommend! read more

I had delivery from ThaiSquare last week and it was very good--beef salad was perfect, dumplings were good, and chicken with cashews was adequate. Fast service. read more

I do not leave reviews on yelp but ... this is a special place. Me, my husband and our group of friends have been going to this restaurant almost every week for the last 10 years. We love the food, but most importantly, we kept coming because of the GREAT service as a whole. The girls are all so nice, friendly and genuine. They always made great recommendations on what we should try based on our taste. They have never been wrong with their recommendations. We enjoyed everything they recommended. They also recommend how it is best to eat our food, what sauces to use, to enjoy it better and experience REAL Thai food. Listen to their recommendations and you are in for a great Thai experience. We loved the previous owner. He was always there, so welcoming and ready to assist in any way needed. He always made sure to give any of their guests the best table available at each moment in time and make you feel welcomed. If it was a busy time and he had to sit you by the door he always was very nice to ask if that is ok. The previous owner's wife is the one making the delicious food. I'm glad she is still there and hope she will continue making the best Thai food, even if the ownership had changed. We wish him the best and hope the new owner will maintain the atmosphere and courtesy that we always much appreciated. The new owner put a lot of effort in the place. We like the new decorations. Very nice remodel. But don't forget, your customers are returning for the service as a whole. I hope he treats his staff very well and appreciates the great job they do. Let you staff continue to make your customers feel welcomed. They know what your customers are asking for. Also, they know why the regular customers keep coming back and what they like, from sitting preference to taste in food. Best to the new owner and we hope to be coming back for the same great food and overall experience for many more years. Special thanks to Aom. Food you should try: Sukiyaki is yammy, make sure to use the sauce! They don't mix in the sauce to allow you to customize it to your taste, but remember to listen to the staff when they recommend you use it. Crispy Squid is AWESOME. Garlic chicken , TomYumKai soup, dumpligs, rolls, seafood salad , Kuo Kai - the special :). read more

Thoroughly enjoyed the crispy duck with basil that I ordered for delivery the other night. Great flavor, spicy but not overly so, and the fried basil leaves were a nice accompaniment. My friend got the pad Thai which she said was very good. They also delivered the food super quickly, probably half the time they quoted me. I will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

Everything we had was delicious! Thai ice tea, drunken noodles (good amt of spice), pad thai, green curry. Parking is limited to street and behind the restaurant. Good service. Def will go back. read more

Thai Square is my favorite Thai Restaurant in the area. I use to live in Ballston Commons a few years back so frequented the restaurant more than now. try the honey roasted duck; absolutely delicious. If you are not a fan of duck, you can substitute it with shrimp and scallop. The Thai beef salad and papaya salad are really good here too. The service is always great and this is one of the restaurant we visit when we head inside the beltway. read more

This place is great. Way better than Bangkok 54 and better than anything I've found in north arlington. Panang curry rocks, number 46 is awesome (pretty hot though) and pad see ew is excellent. read more

The food at thai square is very good; however, I have recently started to see an attitude in the staff, especially the management. I suppose this could be a result of their increased popularity. Anyway, I highly recommend the food but beware the service. read more

The decor was very charming. The food was was so good. My partner got the Pork belly dish, my daughter got the pad Thai, and I got the pad c ew and Tom ka. Everything was delicious. The service was great. They were even accommodating to our one year old and brought out a child's plate and utensils for him! read more

Thai square stands out among the Columbia Pike Thai restaurants. It's largely unnoticeable from the outside, cozy and comfortable inside...not quite the chic of Bangkok 54 down the street. There curries are delicious. The panang curry is among my favorites in the area, with just the right balance of sweet, spicy, peanut and coconut. No complaints on any of the typical Thai noodle dishes, either. read more

Got the usual--pad thai and duck curry. Pad thai was good, very orange and very flavorful. The duck curry I had mixed feelings about. While the curry itself was delicious, the duck meat was lacking. I love places that serve large chunks of moist duck meat and Thai Square fails with their small pieces of disappointment. Not terrible, but definitely not a curry that would make me throw my hands up in the air sometimes saying aaayooo. read more

Thai Square Restaurant - Duck curry - Thai Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

the crispy beef is to die for! this is our favorite neighborhood joint. no frills, just good food. read more

Pad Kee Mao at Thai Square is pretty amazing. It's probably the best drunken noodle I've had... broad rice noodles cooked in soy sauce with chili peppers and basil leaves... smoky, sweet, and savory all at once. Spicy, but not too much. Somtum (Julienned Green Papaya Salad) could redefine spiciness in its authenticity. Either I was really lucky with my order, or this place is the real deal. read more

Solid food, delicious, great delivery timings. It was a lazy Sunday, and football was on the TV - so basically any Sunday during NFL season. Hubby and I didn't feel like cooking so, enter yelp. We wanted Thai food without leaving the couch. Since we've tried most places locally, we wanted to round it out by trying Thai Square. The food was great - we ordered pork dumplings, pad see ew (with tofu), and penang curry. I loved everything! Unfortunately for Hubby, he accidently bit into a spicy chili inn the curry and couldn't eat much further. It was just an accident though, and upon further bites he really enjoyed it. We both really enjoyed our selection and the fact that delivery was before the slated time. We also thought prices were a bit cheaper than other Thai restaurants around, so there will be no reason we won't be trying this place again! read more

one of best thai places in DC area, although I think Nava Thai still has them beat. Green curry was phenomenal. Honey duck was good but not great. read more

Best Thai food delivery I've ever had. I've ordered Pad Thai with shrimp and Tom Yum Talay soup (seafood lemongrass) -- so fresh, so flavorful. Portions are very generous and prices are great. The delivery guy seemed very friendly and (almost) didn't mind that I (almost) stole his pen. Can't wait to order from them again. read more

This place was awesome. everything was cooked just the way i like it, with the perfect amount of heat requested! pad thai tasted pretty standard, not too mindblowing. Pad see ewe and yum woon sen were awesome dishes, I would totally be back (if i was closer)!!! read more

I was a visitor to DC staying at the Sheraton up the road, and dropped by for one meal. The Tom Kha Kai is just super. I had a mild curry, Mussamun, that wasn't my thing, but I sampled my mate's Pad Thai, and it was a winner, too. Columbia Pike is a happening street for Thai restaurants - wish I lived nearby! read more

My family and I have been going here for atleast 10 years if not more. Consistently good food and service.

I usually go to Thai Square when I want to pick up food that I know to bring home for dinner (because I know it will be delicious and is a good deal for the money) or to get delivered. It's always delicious, piping hot, and fresh. read more

Its a great little place, maybe the best Thai food around the area. Food is great and service was fantastic, the whole family loved it! :D

Want healthy, tasty Thai food you can recognize? This is the place. I have been coming to this place for over 7 years. The same owner and his daughter are still there. The menu has remained more or less the same. I have had just about everything at this place--but my favorite dishes are the drunken noodle, papaya salad, crispy duck, tom yum soup, tom ka khai soup, and panang curry. All of these dishes are made fresh and you can taste the difference. Food: The noodles are stir-fried with just the right amount of sauce. The noodles are not all black. Black you're wondering? I have been to other Thai places and they tend to cook in "bulk". What they do is they preempt the more popular dishes and cook them in masses, and reheat to serve. This is disgusting and lazy. Once you reheat it, the sauce tends to dry out and stick to the noodle--causing it to get all dark. When reheating, they add more soy sauce or something to the dish but it just ends up making the noodles stiff and salty at the same time. Not at Thai Square. The noodles are firm but loose, covered in just the right amount of sauce--and still white! That's how you know they were just freshly cooked. The curries taste like they are from Thailand and many Thais come here for a taste of home. The Crispy duck is the only dish in the area made this way. Most places deep fry a huge piece of duck in oil. Thai Square cuts it into little pieces, uses a sweet honey batter, and fries it with basil and chilies. Every morsel is crispy and tender--not just the skin if you were to cook it whole. It's both spicy and sweet. YUM! The crispy squid is similar to this and just as great. A bonus about this place is that they change the spiciness to your level. Atmosphere and service: They updated the decor about a year ago and it really makes the place cozy. The restaurant is small and fits about 50 people only. During Thursdays, Fridays and weekends it tends to get a bit busy and you may have to wait 25 minutes or so. But it's worth the wait. The smells make you feel like you're in your Thai best friend's home and mom is making dinner. The service is terrific. One time, my friend ordered a beef dish and it was too spicy. She can't take any level of spicy at all--but she tried to eat it without complaining. She was half way done when the owner noticed her sweating profusely. He asked if there was something wrong. She said she asked for no spicy and he quickly took the dish away and gave her a new one freshly made without a second thought. I have never seen any restaurant do that, especially when you're halfway through with the dish! If you want a little taste of home cooking from Thailand, non-greasy food that's been reheated, then go to Thai Square. read more

There's two menus.. Americanized Thai Menu and a second menu written only in Thai. Be adventurous and try the Thai menu ;) It's very spicy though. Order down in spiciness if you order off the menu written in Thai. I would totally recommend the duck curry. It was sorta red/orange. SUPER flavorful and yummy. FYI- what helps when your tongue is on fire is to eat a mint. read more

This is one of the best Thai restaurants we know of and we ate there recently. It doesn't look like much from the outside and the inside has had a cheap makeover, but the food is very good with all the typical Thai dishes you look for and the service fine. Big negative is they only serve beer and wine and we didn't know about the free valet parking but were able to find parking about 2 blocks away anyway. Didn't check the bathroom out but the place is fairly easy to get into although there's some fussiness with right-angled doors to get into the place. read more