Love it here. My friend got a colonoscopy and hadn't eaten in 36 hours, I picked her up when she woke up.... And she sad I want The Taste Kitchen. Authentic, amazing, and owned by aunties. Look no further. read more

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Came here and honestly was really impressed. We started off with the papaya salad and it was so good. Super fresh, really flavorful, and only $10 which is kind of crazy for how good it was. Next we got the pad see ew with tofu. It was decent. Not bad at all, just nothing super special, but still solid and enjoyable. But the real standout was the crab omelet fried rice. Oh my god. 10 out of 10. That dish alone makes me want to come back. It was only $17 too, which is insane considering there's actual crab in it. You could taste that smoky wok char, everything was cooked perfectly, and it tasted super fresh. Easily the best thing we ordered. Overall, this place is super affordable, portions are huge, and honestly better than most Thai spots around. Also the service was amazing. Our waitress was so nice, attentive, and genuinely caring the whole time. 10 out of 10 for me. read more

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3.5 stars - Good food, good service, good small parking lot which was only 1/2 full on Friday for 12pm lunch. Loved lunch special menu. Ordered mine w/ shrimp and it was $2 extra but you only get like 4 shrimp. Wonder if you get chicken you get more than 5 or maybe 6 pieces. Only down side was NO A/C indoors so it was hoootttttttt today so even worse inside and they charge 50 cents for to go containers which I had never encountered before. They had the door open, but no real fan or anything so it was not the best. Better to come for pick up or cooler days. read more

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Very nice welcoming employees. the food was incredible. will definitely be back as i am nearing taking my scuba courses with eco dive center right near by! read more

The Taste Kitchen - outside front sign - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

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The two ladies here are incredibly sweet and welcoming! I popped in for a to-go order while they were busy, but they were also happily cheering on a soccer game. I know absolutely nothing about the sport, but one of them got so excited about a goal that she passionately explained the game to me. Her energy was so infectious that I think I'm officially a soccer fan now! I will definitely be back, even if it's just for the wonderful, welcoming vibes. read more

The Taste Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

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Best pad Thai in town. Lady helping is always nice, professional. Great spot for lunch meal ..

Hole in the wall open on Christmas. I forget Thai is open not just Chinese. They got the tree tho. I'll take this over Starbucks closing on Xmas with no Xmas music. They have the classics playing. And even Christmas mass on TV. Reasonable prices I just got wonton soup for myself. Come to think I think I got wonton soup last year on Christmas. Not here tho. Hmm. It's cuz it's cheap that's why. read more

The Taste Kitchen - Nice to see they still celebrate Christmas :) - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

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I'm never disappointed with the Pad Woon Sen. I loved it and order it quite often. I also enjoy their chicken chow mein.

Food is good and customer service is nice but the oil they used make me have arthritis in my joints

Food and service were so excellent. It's nice to still see mom and pop places give good quality food and portions for affordable prices. The ambiance is very small and quaint but it is a perfect intimate date spot or perfect to order food to go! read more

The Taste Kitchen - Fried Calamari - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

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Tom ka is delicious and my go to. Also quick spring rolls always hit the spot nice alone or side. Employees are efficient. I recommend this location. I usually carry out but they have space for dine in. read more

got a thai tea bigger than my head and the best pad see ew i've ever had. best thai spot around read more

The Taste Kitchen - Pad See Ew crispy pork! - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

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When a Meal Becomes a Reminder Food: (4 out of 5) Service/Experience: (2 out of 5) Overall: (3 out of 5) I visited Taste Kitchen Thai Food Restaurant in West L.A. on Sepulveda because I had a serious craving for Thai shrimp fried rice. The restaurant is takeout only -- which was fine, because I planned to eat in my car. The food came out fast, the portion was generous, and the shrimp fried rice was solid. What stuck with me wasn't the food. It was the way something simple -- asking for an extra chili sauce packet -- turned into a whole situation. I asked for one packet and it already felt like I was pushing it. I asked for a second -- because of the size of the portion -- and the woman froze, like I had crossed some invisible line. Had I been white, I doubt it would've even been a question. Two packets would've been handed over without hesitation. And if I had been sharing the meal? One packet wouldn't have been enough for two people -- barely enough for one. They smiled and told me to enjoy my meal, but by then, the moment had already happened. Eating in my car wasn't the issue. Trying to eat with a flimsy, tiny fork that couldn't even hold the food was. For the kind of portions they serve, better utensils aren't optional -- they're basic. Being a Black customer means these aren't isolated incidents. They are constant reminders: even the smallest ask gets weighed differently. The food was good. The message behind it was louder. read more

The Taste Kitchen - Thai Fried Rice with Shrimp - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

It was good and servers are friendly. I did not realize if you have food leftovers , they charge you for plastic tub and cardboard box.

The food here always surpasses our expectations and is ready quickly. There is a depth of flavors in every dish and is very consistent. One of our favorite spots for take out because it never lets us down. read more

Great food and even more important nice people. They give great service and are caring. Only Thai place I'll eat on the west side.

One of my favorite Thai dishes, Khao Soi. Not every restaurant has it on their menu, but they do. It was delicious! I went around 2:30pm on a Wednesday. There were a lot of people getting take out orders. Please note there are only three tables. read more

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Wanted to try a new local Thai joint with my dad and this place did not disappoint. We have high expectations when it comes to asian food and love our hole in the wall places, and this has to be a new one for the list. I was able to make a reservation for Wednesday night which was nice as the restaurant was only like five tables and surprisingly got busy for a late mid week dinner. We shared the pad see ew, pad Thai, yellow curry and Thai tea and Thai iced coffee. We genuinely enjoyed everything. The drinks had the perfect flavor and were super creamy. The pad see ew was by far my favorite. The sweet noodles with the beef and veggies were perfectly cooked and I'm so glad I had leftovers. The yellow curry was my second favorite, we got it with chicken and rice. The only thing is I wish we had bowls for it as the curry is incredibly thin and it's hard to eat off a plate. The pad Thai was beautiful and had great flavor. We got the combination of seafood and meats, it was good and had tons of flavor. The food came out relatively quick and it was all so fresh. The flavors were spot on. The waitress was super sweet and packaged up our leftovers for the both of us. She gave us our time and didn't rush us out, we actually had to ask for the check because she really just wanted to let us enjoy our meal. It's a really cute hole in the wall/mom and pop shop which are my favorite businesses to support. You can tell this is authentic Thai food, some of the best I've had. read more

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Found this place on Yelp and now I'm a fan. Met my friend here and it was our first time. Delicious and authentic food. Great service and attentive staff. It's a little place that is large on flavor. We both enjoyed the food that we ordered. From starting with the Crispy Cream Cheese wonton, to the Drunken Noodle and Pineapple Fried Rice the presentation and portions. Looking forward to eating here again and thanks to ladies or letting my friend and I catch up for over 2 hours. The Thai Iced Tea was so refreshing. read more

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Good food , good service, nice attitude, staying late. It was my first , but definitely not the last time. Give them a try. read more

The Taste Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

While watching Sunday Night Football I was in the mood for some spicy Thai food. I had never tried The Taste kitchen, so I gave it a try and was not disappointed. I ordered the Chef's Special Khao Soi with Chicken. My spice level was Spicy as Thai spicy is extremely Spicy. The spice level was perfect and the portion was generous. This dish was very flavorful and also came with hard noodles that I'd didn't eat. Overall I was impressed with this dish and would order from them again. read more

The Taste Kitchen - Khao Soi Noodle - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

I can't taste the kitchen but I can taste the taste coming from the GREAT kitchen here at Taste Kitchen. Speedy service and very nice flavor on all their offerings. We threw down with PHAD THAI DRUNKEN NOODLE Both were very good. Parking is tight but it is what it is...it's an L.A. thing! We'll be back! read more

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Ordered catering from here and the people helping me were so kind and helpful! Food was absolutely delicious and everyone was raving about it. The food was authentic and so flavorful. They delivered the food too and were so great (helped set up and included plates/serving spoons/utensils)!! Huge portion sizes for a very reasonable price. I'll be ordering catering from them again :) read more

I've been coming here for over 6 years now and this place deserves an updated review. I no longer live nearby and I still make the drive to come to my favorite Thai restaurant. They know me by name- no shame and honestly so sweet. This family run business is truly a gem and all of their dishes are absolutely incredible! Love their Tom Yum, wonton soup, beef boat noodle soup, yellow curry and all of their fried rice dishes. Honestly you can't go wrong with anything! An absolute favorite! read more

The Taste Kitchen - Pineapple fried rice with chicken & shrimp (has a yummy curry kick) and Hot Pot Wonton Soup! A must try! - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

So far I've only been once and have tried only one thing, so when I go again I'll update this post - but giiiiiirl! This place is so good! (At least the one thing I had lol) I got the drunken noodle which was amazing and so authentic. They asked me over the phone if I wanted mild or medium and I said SPICY and BOYYY - it was spicy! I love spicy so I didn't mind and if you know authentic Thai food you know that when you say extra spicy they don't play around and throw is a bunch of Thai chili. Honestly next time I will get medium but I definitely did not mind the extra spicy I still devoured it. If you're not into spice I suggest saying no spice or mild. They were nice in there and had multiple options of the way they accepted payment. My order was a good portion and I ate it in two sittings. read more

This is our favorite takeout spot for Thai food. The Khao Soi is incredible. It's a small spot, so we never eat there. But food is always fast for pickup. read more

This place has become our go to whenever we're craving Thai food. The service is always good and quick. Prices are decent, pretty much on par with other places and you get a good portion size. The food tastes fresh and never greasy. My only suggestion is to add more protein because sometimes there's so much rice and very little protein that comes with the meal. read more

The food was very stale. Pretty disappointed. I came in late maybe that's why. But not sure. Anyways. Not good

Authentic taste and great value! Portion is not too big so it s fair price. Only one thing i dont like and didnt finish it "thai sausage" Thai noodle soup is good spicy and yummy. Pad see ew is perfectly cook on noodle, a little bit too salty (my bf said since it s his dish) Seafood soup for my son is great. Mango sticky rice is absolutely good dessert you should not miss. SERVICE is like home. I like Thai food with good food not Thai food that decorate in nice plate and service like fine dining much. Feel lime home is my personal preference. read more

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This place is such a great hole in the wall! I came here with my friends and we ordered the panang curry, tom kha soup, and pad see ew. It was super tasty and the service was great! Highly recommend ordering here if you're ever craving thai food! read more

The Taste Kitchen - Tom Yum Soup (Chicken, Tofu, Veg) Panang Curry Pad See-ew - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

The food: Greasy,salty and not worth my money. I should have know when I walked into the restaurant, IT was empty except for the flies buzzing around read more

No-frills Thai spot in a small strip mall off of Sepulveda. The food at this small mom and pop shop was super tasty!!! Pad see ew - 5/5: beautifully wok fried and super flavorful!!! The portion was a SMIDGE small but super tasty. I'd come back for this!! Tom Yum Noodle soup - 4/5: also tasty and came with TONS of noodles!! It tasted a little less tangy than I'm used to but was delicious nonetheless. Noodles were starting to get a liiiiittle overcooked in the bowl so it'd be nice if they undercooked it just a little to account for this. Overall, great stop for quick and delicious Thai food! read more

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Ordered drunken noodles and khao soi noodles for takeout. Food was ready for pick up in 10 minutes. The lady who gave me my order was friendly. The restaurant is small but is clean and cozy. Both the drunken noodles and khao soi noodles were ordered in medium spice but were not crazy spicy. The khao soi noodles were the best part! The soup was perfectly balanced with spice and curry. Drunken noodles came in a generous portion. Definitely making The Taste Kitchen a go-to spot. read more

Great food, good prices ($15ish for pad thai w chicken) nice portion friendly & efficient staff read more

Ambiance: small Thai restaurant with only four dining tables inside, most people come here for pickup orders Service: very friendly and patient with requests, served food and water fast Food & Drink: variety of choices from the menu, however, poor meat quality, tasted like made from frozen old meat Pad Thai (Beef) - *** Stir-fried thin rice noodle with egg, bean sprout, but not served with ground peanut, poor beef meat, too much tendon and not chewable Drunken Noodle (Chicken) - *** Stir-fried flat rice noodle with chili, basil leaves, bell pepper, tomato, Thai herb, and onion, good spicy flavor but chicken was too dry Thai Iced Tea - *** average taste Price: moderate portions and reasonable prices, expect about $20+ per person read more

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A mom & pop shop that my local friend eats at on a monthly, and it really shows because it is a true authentic Thai family that immigrated to LA in the early 1990s and opened this restaurant and had it for years. A washroom literally in the back of the venue, that is a storage closet and non-fluent english speakers, and on top of that the yelling in kitchen. This is exactly what a true authentic mom & pop shop is like, and this is the food culture is missing. Anyways, I have to talk about the food here, because it is extremely delicious and it shows that these are the places that should support by locals. Thai Ice Tea: 8/10 Perfectly blood orange, and it was the style of Thai Ice Tea I wanted. My camera is coming it off as just pure orange and I don't know why, but it was a more of a dark reddish orange and it was good. Papaya Salad: 7/10 I thought this was a very cute take of a thai version of a papaya salad. I think this was just ok in my book, but what makes these salads are how long the papaya was soaked for in the family style fish sauce. And the papaya was extremely delicious. Their family style fish sauce was extremely delicious too. Red Thai Seafood Curry: 10/10 This was a peak for me. I love the flavours of this red thai curry. The seafood was plentiful, and the curry mixed with the sticky rice was just delicious. It was a perfect portion. I had at least 4 portions sharing it with a friend. Green Thai Chicken Curry: 7/10 I wished we didn't order a chicken curry, maybe we should have tried another meat, but the green curry was delicious, was it was lacking a type of flavour and I don't know what it is. Maybe next time I should order another type of meat. Mango Sticky Rice: 9/10 We ordered a dessert before we left as the waitress was asking about our opinions about their food, and I told them what I liked and what I didn't like. They actually talked with us a little bit about our experience and their food. And tbh, their mango sticky rice was exactly what I like about a family style mango sticky rice. I wasn't expect the pandan flavour in it at all, but they gave it to me. YUM! Support local and your mom & pop shops!!! read more

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The Pad Woon Sen was delicious and the lady I spoke with on the phone and in person was very nice! The celery was a nice touch too read more

The Taste Kitchen - Pad Woon Sen - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

Amazing Thai place you can't miss!! After having visited Thailand, I wanted to revisit Thai spots in the LA area. Service: 5/5 the lady working was SO nice. You get a free thai tea if you leave a Yelp review. They want to see the review before you leave but give you the tea at the beginning so it's not like you NEED to write a good review to get it. There's only a few seating options inside (around 5 tables) but when we went on saturday afternoon around 3, it was empty (probably bc they close at 3:30). Ambience: very homey!! which I love - sometimes LA can get a little bougie so I like supporting businesses like these which seem family run and very home feeling Food: They have some nice lunch specials and all day specials. The food options seem like Thai fusion. One of the BEST things about this place is that they have Khao Soi which is an authentic Northern Thailand dish popular in areas like Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kha Soi - 11/10 a MUST try!! tasted so authentic like what we had in Thailand. Also a dish you won't find in many other restaurants Orange chicken special: 10/10 for like $14 you get so much food! fried rice is so flavorful and the orange chicken tastes home made (you can taste the orange LOL) We also got Pad Thai to go which I'm sure will be delicious!! Can update after. read more

The Taste Kitchen - Orange Chicken Day Special - Thai Near Me - Culver City, California

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This place is my local Thai restaurant. Within walking distance, located in a small shopping center on Sepulveda and Washington Place theyre next to a pizza place and a donut shop. Small parking lot that offers around 5 spots but lots of neighborhood parking Ambiance is cute and welcoming, service is nice and friendly, food is great tasting for a decent price Taste kitchen is one of my favorite local eateries 9/10 recommend read more

The food here was very good. It was my first time trying Thai food and we got a great number of options to try things. The ambiance inside was great, was obviously a home / family run restaurant. Super small inside but very intimate and you could see & smell the kitchen from the seating. It did not have too many seats but was perfect and no wait on a Friday evening. The service was also good, since it is a small place the servers are very attentive and the food comes out fast. We ordered the : Egg rolls, orange shrimp, Tom yum soup, chicken satay, spicy shrimp & chicken fried rice. It was all very good Egg rolls : 8/10 , good flavors not mind blowing but def a great appetizer Orange shrimp : 9/10 great flavor, crispy and light. My second favorite dish Tom yup soup: 10/10 - got with chicken was great. Spicy shrimp chicken rice: 9/10 was great , portions great Chicken satay : 6/10'- good sauce but kinda dry read more

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