Sirin Thai SC — Restaurant in Greenville

Mediocre at best.

I honestly do not see how this place has so many positive reviews for what was served. I have traveled and lived in Asia and this place did not live up to the expectations of all of the reviews.

First of all, I always order a Pad Thai for a control to test the quality and portion. The portion, for being dinner prices, resembles other's lunch portions. I would say the serving size was an in-between of lunch and dinner if you have a very small lunch portion. I ordered hot spice level. The chicken was dry, flavorless and had a gummy/chewy texture like it was sitting for a while before being mixed into my dish. The dish was totally lacking in flavor overall honestly.

The only positive is coming from the appetizer. The Chicken satay was soft, tender, and actually had flavor. The peanut sauce was spot on--could be in a larger dish (I had to ask for another one). The chicken portion is about 3/4 the size I have found for other Thai restaurants for the price.

Overall, 2 stars because the appetizer was delicious. However, the main course is the more expensive part of the meal and what I had really set out to eat tonight. I hope this helps others seeking out Thai food in Greenville, SC. I will have to try the other surrounding Thai restaurants to see if this is a regional way of preparing dishes lacking in overall flavor or location specific.

Service was nice. Overpriced for what...

Wow! Just wow! This establishment is fantastic. The food is so fresh and clean tasting. We started with a basil wrap appetizer served with peanut sauce and it was quite nice and refreshing, all the vegtables in the wrap were fresh and crisp and paired well with the sauce. It's nice to have an appetiser without all the added butter and grease. For an entre I had the ginger vegtable dish and added beef, it was incedible. Again, all fresh veggies, crisp, clean and natural tasing quite pleasing to say the least. I recommend this dish if you don't want a sugary sweet dish. It is fragrant and very lightly sweetened , like a natural bell pepper sweetness. My wife had Sweet and Sour chicken which I sampled. It was very good, similar to what you might expect from other asian recipes but still far different and much better in my opinion. There is actually an element of acidity (sour) not just flavorless red sugar syrup on chicken. It has flavor built upon natural pinapple. I would not hesitate to order this myself. The staff is very pleasant and energetic. The dining room is clean , modern, open and not over bearing and loud. I will definitely visit again when in the area. For a bonus , it's locally owned and opperated family establishment. It checks off all the right boxes for sucess. I have driven passed countless times and not stopped but glad I...

If this is what authentic Thai food tastes like I don’t know if I like Thai food very much

Maybe I need to go back, but my first visit didn’t live up to the near five star reputation this place has. Normally, I am on the same page with the average review score, but this time I left more confused, dry mouthed, and confused than impressed and full. From the Thai fried rice to the classic pad Thai, every dish looked beautiful but tasted dry (not bland). Asking for sauce or anything extra to help brighten the flavors without sipping a drink is met with hostility in a way. They simply said it wasn’t possible or didn’t exist, which was frustrating. Nothing?

That said, the presentation was top notch, and the restaurant itself feels like a hidden gem in an otherwise ordinary strip mall. It has all the makings of a place I’d want to love.. clean, tucked away, and serving food that looks carefully crafted. I really wish the flavors matched the appearance.

I’ll give it another chance because I want to like it, but as of now, I’m not sure Thai food, or at least this version of...