Thaibodia Bistro — Restaurant in Campbell

5 stars, but they're really a combination of 6 stars and 4...

I've long known of this place, but have never gone because of the mixed reviews here and on yelp. I finally tried it, and i LOVE IT. I've been at least once a week for the covid special since.

-their 'medium' is hot. El Camino thaibodia isn't, but this one is. Order 1-2 steps below your typical tolerance the first time and add spice. Buyer beware.

portions are very generous. If i plow through the covid special solo i'll easily get 4 meals out of it, and i'm someone who can effortlessly polish off a Panda 3 entree plate. The portions are extra generous considering the price- it would cost me almost as much to prepare this (worse) in my own kitchen, and i've completely stopped cooking thai as a result.

-ingredients have always been fresh and cooked nicely

-the cooking has been perfectly consistent (i get the same order somewhat frequently) and excellent. It's not the best thai/cambodian i've ever had, a bit oily or heavy depending on the dish, but that's a matter of taste. Considering that, very happy with their flavor profile. I'd be happy with their cooking at any venue and think the old Chef Chau's location undersells them. That place went downhill HARD.

-the covid special doesn't include rice. I see it as a benefit cuz making rice takes 0 effort and you're not charged for it. I'm sure they'll sell you some. If you're on the fence you owe it to yourself to give them a try. Be skeptical, order mild spice... but you might be missing out on something wonderful. Wish i tried them sooner. Included photo top to bottom

pad prik king- pork pad thai- tofu Char Karee Kok- chicken

My fave.

edit- i hope they keep their specials long term, but even if they don't it's still great cooking for a...

Edit: for those who want a food review it's decent. What I mean by that is not good enough to recommend for ppl visiting far away but if you live in the area SF-SJ, I recommend trying at least once if you don't have that type of food where you live.

Keep in mind I'm giving 4 stars as their average review is 4.2, I'm here to point out my experience with their employees. I've had their food and it's decent, but that's not what this review is about. I also fully understand they're within their right and I can't change that nor am I in the right to say so.

Reason why I'm giving a 1/5 stars for service is because it was 12:30 pm on a Thursday and their parking lot is empty, as you can see in the picture. I wanted to pick up my take out order at hinodeya, highly recommended for ramen, and there was no parking. So I parked at Thaibodia, next door, so I can pick it up and leave. Their lot was empty, as seen in the photo, and it's a 2 minute walk from their lot to hinodeya. An employee, I assume they didn't have much work to do, was already waiting for me to get out of the car and when they realized I wasn't walking to their entrance yelled at me to leave and "customers only" which is valid. I asked if I could park there because I had to just pickup an order and will leave right after but refused to listen and verbally kicked me out. Not that they were wrong to do that, well within their right, but it left a bad taste in my mouth with how rude she was and didn't even pretend to...

It’s a small Thai place with a very expensive menu! We being vegetarians… clearly mentioned while ordering that we will not stand any meat or meat products in our food, since we are vegetarians due to our religious practices and would not like it to be hampered. Our order was a ton kha soup, Thai basil fried rice and green curry… as to our shock we found a piece of chicken in our food… when we complained the server was absolutely indifferent and was only in a hurry to close the place where as still 1 hour was left …. She conveniently shrugged it off her shoulders saying that veg and nonveg items are. Liked separately…. My husband was furious and asked her if she thinks that we brought it from home and mixed it in the food here???? She left the table without saying a word… forget apologising… it was strictly off her books… then the owner came and asked us how would we like to pay…. My husband said that since we have not yet touched the curry and rice (my husband has a morsel or two when the chicken piece came) we can only pay for the soup…. Although I kept banging my head the whole night that what all was there in soup as well (who knows 🤢)….. in a nutshell… we will never be going bk neither for the food nor...