Sweet Rice — Restaurant in Gardena

Holy Kao Soi!

A friend recommended I try this place after I was telling him that Thai food is my favorite food, and it did not disappoint. That Kao Soi was the best thing I've eaten in a long time. This place does not have the typical dishes that you expect to see at a traditional Thai restaurant. It says breakfast and dessert in the description, and I'm sure those are good too, but I'll never know. I think that I am forever stuck getting the first thing I tried because I would feel like I was missing out if I walked away without it. I'm counting on all of you to try the other things on the menu and report back to me!

PS before going, I read some reviews on Yelp, and there were a few people complaining about the service... don't pay them any attention. You order your food and pay at a counter, then sit down and they bring it to your table, you leave and they collect your dishes. There is no server 🤷‍♀️

PPS first time having Mango Sticky Rice. TBH, I didn't love it, I want my desserts real sweet, and this was subtle (great flavor, but subtle sweetness). However, the other two people in my party LOVED it. I wouldn't get it again, and they would not go back without...

Absolutely delicious!!!

My husband came here with a friend and sent me a pic of Kao Soi and I was already drooling. He wanted to take me (and eat it again cause it was so good) and we had a chance to today!

This restaurant is found in a big plaza with other restaurants! It’s in a corner and you can either sit outside or inside. Plenty of parking and it was a nice day.

The water has a sensor (instead of pushing a button). Their cups are big sizes!

We ordered Kao Soi (sort of like a curry noodle soup dish that is SUPER flavorful and yummy) and Tom Yum Noodle Soup (spice level is manageable and it was so delicious)!!! Even passerbys saw what we were eating and asked what to order.

I definitely recommend this place! I also will return to try all the other dishes and desserts!

Service was pretty good. I asked for extra napkins and handed in the finished plates but found out they have a tray outside (they thanked us for helping them...

We’ve found a gem in Sweet Rice. This is one of those places where you know it’s good just by looking at the food. We had the shrimp rice soup, crab omelette, Jok, and shrimp wonton noodle soup. Everything was authentic and tasted excellent. The shrimp rice soup was fresh, plentiful, and hit the spot...there was plenty of large shrimp too. We also had mango sweet rice for dessert and it was the best we’ve ever had - the quality and tasted was top notch. Coming from NYC, there are plenty of Thai choices back home, but this was by far the best we’ve had. Definitely recommend if you are in the neighborhood, and if you are not, it’s worth the journey. Oh, we also went back for a coconut ice cream and Thai ice tea floats - the coconut ice cream with peanuts had a true coconut and rich flavor. The floats were awesome and also very delicious without the ice cream. Both were awesome...