Thai Cottage — Restaurant in Edmonds

So far in my fairly limited experiences with local Thai food restaurants, this one has been my favorite by far. The atmosphere of the building and all the decorations really is quite cozy and chill, and something that was especially helpful to me since I do not really know much about specific Thai food dishes, is that the menu has images of the food, alongside a clear description of the ingredients. It is simple, but very effective and I've yet to order something and have it end up not being what I thought it was. Not enough restaurants do this in my opinion and this one nails it.

If you're reading looking for a recommendation for something to try, my favorite dish so far has been the Calamari appetizer, it's simple, but it has proven to be one of the best fried calamari I've ever eaten in any restaurant, and it comes with this incredible sweet and slightly spicy dipping sauce which just goes perfectly with the salty fried calamari. For me it's been a must have starter every time I've been to the restaurant. This time around I was so excited to eat it I didn't get a picture of it, but I did get a photo of my main dish, which was the Crispy Garlic Chicken, and this brings me to my final two complements of this restaurant.

The presentation of all the food is incredible, this dish especially came out practically looking like something you'd see in a commercial that's clearly too perfect to be real, yet there it was and a lot of the dishes are served in a portion size that is far too large for me to finish. Having leftovers from here however is bonus for me, and considering the prices I absolutely couldn't be happier.

Anyways to conclude, I think this restaurant is a place you must try when dining in Edmonds, I highly recommend it, and my only gripe is that it can be difficult to find street parking when it gets busy down in the town center, but it's always worth the short walk for...

You can never go wrong with Thai food, at least the Pad Thai. Some other comments below, however. Downtown Edmonds has had this great location for a while now and there's a reason it's still up and running, thriving actually. Slightly above average in some aspects, this Thai place has fair prices* and service that has never disappointed. I've heard things about it (i.e. making a hassle for drinks, ID, etc) but haven't encountered anything out of the norm. Service can be a bit slower when you're sitting in the back corner, but they still try to check on you.

*most items, not all (Tom Yum Soup)

Ordered the Chicken Pad Thai inside but forgot to snap a picture. It's difficult to go wrong with this staple of a dish and it's also hard to go above and beyond sometimes because it's so standardized. Comes with your typical carrots, red onions, and beansprouts but lacks a lime to add the slight tangy taste. I do appreciate how the Pad Thai is not overly sauced, however.

Got the Tom Yum Soup and a Beef Pad See Ew to go. Most other places have the Tom Yum Noodle Soup which actually has noodles for the same price so was disappointed. $15 for some soup with mushrooms and a few prawns was a bad way to start the day. I expected there to be something similar but I guess the menu doesn't actually mention noodles. Then it's additional $3 for rice on the side to pair with the soup that they recommend but it doesn't quite hit the same as "Tom Yum Noodle Soup."

Beef Pad See Ew was typical. Pad Thai and Pad See Ew are very standard after all, so no complaints there. I will say that the quantity of the takeout felt way smaller in portion than dine in which was also disappointing. Not sure if it was because of the different items (Pad Thai vs Pad See Ew) but I doubt it. As a result, the value can be a bit...

Updating previous impressions with new visit: Inflation is everywhere, raising prices. Shrinkflation is not as common in restaurants, but here, both hot hard... We ordered Seafood Combo Drunken Noodles and Salmon Curry - the Salmon Curry was a reasonable size, even though it lacked greatly in vegetables (we don't think a dish can be complete without including a decent amount of veggies - but that's just our opinion) - however, when your menu says "King Salmon", you better serve King Salmon! Upon the first bite, my wife said "this is too salty, too fishy, and it's definitely NOT King Salmon!". She was right of course... The waitress had to go ask in the kitchen, and was told it's Farm-Raised Atlantic Salmon!? Not even close. We were hoping it was at least some other, less expensive, type of wild caught Salmon, such as Coho... Not even close! The Mixed Seafood Combo Drunken Noodles was at least 30% smaller than what I would consider a reasonable sized serving. It had exactly 2 medium shrimps, 2 small scallops, and a handful of postage-stamp-size pieces of squid mantle. If there were more noodles, I probably would have let it pass, but even after adding my wife's leftover rice, I cannot say I left full. On top of that, the food was very salty - again, this is per our taste - YMMV. I would not rate the flavors above 6.5 out of 10 (and I can have Thai food 5 times a week... I LOVE good Thai! - this just wasn't that). This restaurant is not close to our house, so it's been a while since we last visited. Back then we loved it, and portion sizes were good. We asked if they changed chefs or owners, and were told they have not, so this is likely a conscious decision to lower quality and portion...