Dek Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Burien

Between the poor quality of food and the actual ordering experience, I am NEVER returning. Having placed my online order at 2:24 pm with the email confirmation stating a 30-min wait, I even arrived late at 3 pm to pay & p/u. Stepping in to the restaurant, the two employees present were eating at a table near the back end. One asked if I wanted to place an order at which point I stated I placed an online order. Both of the employees were confused with one getting up from her meal to check out their ordering system to see that two orders came through -- they were not paying attention. I really should have canceled the order at that point, and yet, I wanted to give them a chance to provide me a delicious, freshly cooked order. Having paid and giving more than a 20% tip as I do believe in supporting local businesses through these trying times, the food left a lot to be desired. I asked for 4-star spicy, more like 2 star. The Pad Thai, I could taste fish sauce but no tamarind which was evident cause those noodles had no color. The jasmine rice was barely warm and the Crispy Garlic Chicken, while it had crispy, fried garlic pieces sprinkled throughout, it reminded of crunchier orange chicken as it was more sweet than garlicky. The worst dish was the Tom Kha -- the chicken pieces were super dry and hard to chew. And the green onion used was nearly expired. My search for a Thai restaurant in/near...

I strongly recommend the Dek Thai Restaurant! It was the first time we ate at this restaurant (October 2024). We wanted to try something new, we parked along 152nd, and Dek Thai was located directly in front of our parking spot. We walked into the restaurant, and it was super clean, with some seasonal Fall decorations. Upon entering, we were welcomed by super friendly staff that seated us quickly in a booth. After a few minutes, we ordered the spring rolls with tofu and peanut sauce as a starter, as well as the mango fried rice with chicken and spicy basil duck as our entrees. The spring rolls came out first as expected, the veggies in the rolls seemed fresh, and the rolls and peanut sauce were delicious. A few minutes after we finished our rolls, the entrees arrived, and the mango fried rice tasted great - it was a good temperature and had a perfect combination of mango and spice. The basil duck was also great - the duck was prepared really well and the sauce was yummy! Besides the food, I especially appreciated that the multiple staff that waited on us were super attentive and friendly throughout our visit. After paying the bill, I felt that we got a great deal! We will absolutely visit Dek Thai again in the future, and suggest others...

So this was the pick up order, I have not gone to eat at the restaurant it seems nice but on a Sunday evening there wasn't a soul there however to me usually that doesn't mean much if they food is great. That being said I only give it 2 stars based only on the taste of the food. I ordered the panang curry with chicken. It wasn't good at all. It was very very bland. Which is just so sad I just feel great Thai has to have amazing tasty curry otherwise everything else it's just okay. I requested also a white rice side order which was a lot of rice. Portion wise is good. Price is okay but again I would not mind paying more for tasty food. I would also recommend that if the restaurant gets a to go order they actually give you plastic utensils and napkins, that should be a given since you (the restaurant) has to assume you may eat it in your car for all they know. I do not think I would give it another try since they lost me at bland panang curry. We need a great Thai restaurant in DT...