Sophia's Thai Bar & Kitchen — Restaurant in Davis

Crowded inside and outside seating. There were flies flying around the whole time, flies on the window, on the furniture and on our food. We were seated inside. Imagined if we were sitting outside. We ordered chicken lettuce wrap (mien gai) pad kee mao chicken & shrimp (drunken noodles), chicken satay, rice, three flavor fish (pla preaw wan). Every single item we've ordered was not what we expected. We waited for our food a long time. When the food finally came out, we wanted to send it all back to the kitchen and walk out of there. But we didn't because we don't do that. The fish was over cooked and way too dry no flavor except sour no savory no saltiness. The drunken noodles was soggy and broken like dried up noodle soup with vegetables. There's hardly any vegetables only few slices of bell peppers and hardly any shrimp or chicken. The chicken wraps were just ground chicken blanched with hot water with cashew nuts, soy sauce, and cornstarch. There were no dipping sauce. We asked for hoison sauce to dip our wraps in. The waitress brought out a caddy of only chili oil and some other peppers and set it on our table. There were no sauce plate or utensils. We didn't get any dipping sauce for the wraps. Chicken satay were deep fried until brownish burnt and dried. (No tumeric or curry or coconut milk used) Just 4 little skewers of deep fried dried brown burnt chicken and no peanut sauce. They gave us just a plain liquid clear sauce that didn't go with it. It was our first time there and will be our last time. I don't think the food was cooked by a Thai person. It's not even authentic Thai. Didn't look or taste like Thai. I don't know how they stayed in business? If you want authentic good Thai food and good service, do not go to Sophia Thai in Davis GO...

2021: Sophias used to be one of my favorite bars due to its cozy atmosphere, but my recent experience there has left me and my friends with no desire to return. Unfortunately, the blonde bartender working that night was incredibly rude and unprofessional towards us. Towards the end of the night, as one of my friends was making their way to the bathroom while wearing a mask, the bartender suddenly started yelling about a nonexistent "vomiter" and aggressively attacked my friend as soon as they exited the bathroom. Despite not finding any evidence of vomit and all of us being sober, the curly-haired bartender also joined in on the yelling. I was left in complete shock by the appalling behavior we experienced that night. Needless to say, I will never be going back to Sophias.

After the incident at Sophias, my friend contacted the owner to report the bartender's behavior. The owner promised to investigate the situation, but the outcome was unexpected. The owner called back and told my friend that they were no longer welcome at the bar and then hung up when pressed for more information. This response left all of us confused and bewildered. My friend was devastated by the unfounded accusation and the unprofessional conduct of the establishment.

Another member of our group tried to complain but was met with a dismissive response of "this has been dealt with internally." We offered to support our friend as witnesses. We all agreed that we could no longer patronize a bar that condones such behavior towards its customers. We have not visited Sophias since this...

Excellent service, atmosphere, and flavorful food. I wish I could get it spicy—please disregard this review if you don’t like spicy food. I would come back here, unless I find a local Thai restaurant that can serve Thai hot food.

Unfortunately I could not get it Thai hot. They do have a spice rack, however it’s not the same as the Thai chili (50,000-100,000 Scoville). Spice racks add vinegar or other flavors to the meal, and I stopped adding dry chili flakes after 1-2 tablespoons. I used all the other wet chili spices until the flavor started to turn (which ended up making it a spice level of 3 or 4 out of 5, Thai hot being a 10). The server was very accommodating and even spoke with the kitchen to ensure it came hot. I promised to not return anything, if it were too hot I’d take it home, and that would be great if it were too hot (I do everything to convince restaurants to make it crazy spicy). Thai hot came about as hot as a mild jalapeño (2,500-8,000 Scoville), and I’d prefer it 15 to 25 times hotter than that. People often say hot food has no flavor, but I find that it to be opposite. Plus the endorphins provided by hot food is the best. I’ll update my review to five star if I’m ever successful in getting...