Queen of Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Gardena

I am saddened to no longer support this restaurant because it was my go-to thai food spot. However, every time I ordered here, the hostess would put my order "to-go" without asking me. I didn't think anything of it at first, but I've come to realize that she doesn't want me dining there. I'm an average black guy. I order with card, I'm polite & don't like confrontation, so I'd like to think of myself as an easy customer. Today, I came in at 2:30pm specifically for the $6.99 special they advertise on the door. The lunch special comes with the entreé, side salad, egg roll & rice with a free thai tea (for dine-in only). I placed my order & waited. I got my order but with no thai tea so I asked about it, she said "No it doesnt". I pointed to the bold red writing on the menu that says "Free Thai Iced Tea for lunch specials". She responded "For dine-in only". I told her "You never offered me the option to dine-in". She doubled down on it, then I told her I'd like to dine-in & she scoffed & rolled her eyes, then said "Fine!". I don't like to assume that she was being racist for me being black, but she automatically made my orders to-go every time I've been there, and she has been anything BUT courteous as a host to me as a customer. I don't raise my voice, I don't make a fuss. I just keep to myself, but apparently my presence is not wanted in this establishment. And so here I am writing this review.

P.S.: I dined-in with my to-go plate & they gave me a free glass of thai tea, but I didn't drink it out of fear they tampered with it after I complained to get it. It's a shame I will never support this restaurant ever again, but there are plenty of Thai restaurants in the Torrance area south of here to try.

Edit: Also, just to clarify: The lunch special ITSELF is dine-in only, so she made a special exception for my order to be to-go, without asking me. Meaning, she really did not want me to dine in the restaurant for some strange & interesting reason. If you are black, beware of spending...

I came today at 7:40 pm Friday 26 of January 2024 to dine in they almost didn’t take me in when I told them I was dining in And they close at 9pm . The people here are kind but I wouldn’t recommend dinning in. I came with my baby and bf we ordered a chicken coconut soup , the soup was good . But when I was going to pay I always check the price the soup was $14.99 and we got a water and an iced tea that was $4.50 . I ended up needing to pay $26 I wanted to tip my own amount but they ended up choosing. So next time I’m just going to pick up because when I picked up last time they didn’t charge anything extra..I seen in a post the iced tea was complimentary, we didn’t...

This is the first time I've ordered from this place and the food was so good I was compelled to write a review in the middle of me eating. Everything I had ordered was bursting with flavor and was delicious! The Queen Special Butter Sauce Chicken (found in the appetizers) was the best item but one item I didn't get a photo of is the Panang Curry because I inhaled it. ABSOLUTELY recommend this place for Thai food in the South Bay! I haven't been impressed with a restaurant in awhile and I can't wait to try more...