Real Thai Food — Restaurant in Hawaiian Gardens

Real Thai Food, sounds real good, now I want noods

15% off Grand Opening promo

Free Thai tea w/ order

Formerly (and briefly) the location of Mlem Mlem Crab & a Bioniticos/Paletas shop prior to that, Real Thai Food is a tiny, family-owned restaurant residing in Hawaiian Gardens. Seeing their 15% off Grand Opening promo, and free Thai tea on top of that, Real Thai Food beckoned me to give them a try.

Lunch Specials- All of Real Thai Food's Lunch Specials (aside from the curry dishes), start at $10.95 w/ chicken, pork, tofu or vegetable option. Shrimp or beef is an additional $2, and brown rice is an additional $1. Pad Thai is always a good litmus test for a Thai restaurant, seeing how it is the national dish, so a medium heat plate of pad Thai seemed the right choice.

Pad Thai Lunch Special- Wow, look at all that food! The pad Thai lunch special seemed to have the same amount as a regular order, plus 2 fried wontons, sauce & salad. I heartily dug into the delicious noodles, and even had a hard time finishing it w/ one-third left. A lot of food, and a bargain (even without the 15% off).

Service was good. The family members and other staff were hospitable & appreciative of earning everyone's business. The wait wasn't long for my food to be ready. There is a decent amount of seating via tables, not so much for large parties. Parking is via a private lot out front consisting of 4 parking spots (1 handicapped) and nearby street parking. The area is a little dodgy, so I'd avoid the streets (especially at night), recommending parking at the nearby McDonald's, EoS Fitness shopping center or the former 99 Cents Store plaza.

Real Thai Food, really good food. Real Thai Food's lunch specials are quite the deal in our day & age of inflated prices for a meager amount of food. I immensely enjoyed their pad Thai, both in taste & quantity. I'm eagerly anticipating exploring the rest of their menu, and will frequent Real Thai Food as much as I can before the 15% off Grand Opening promo...

I came with my two boys who are good eaters and my hubby for Father’s Day as we have been trying to try it out. We chose it over our fav Korean bbq.

They all got tum yum soup, my kids loved it, my hubby liked it. I tried it, it was good but a little more on the sweet side than I prefer so I’m glad that’s not what I got. I got the pad kee mao which I was happy with! Their Thai tea was amazing. I’m pregnant so I only had one cup or I would had got more. I also got the spring rolls which were really good. Great service, they rectified a little uh oh that I won’t bring up, and didn’t show any attitude about it or anything. They were very nice and seemed impressed my boys loved vegetables lol I’d go back, but my hubby said he’d rather take the drive to our normal spot. But I work remote so I can see myself ordering out just for myself at times lol… all 4 of us under $80 which...

The first two times I visited when the place was new. Staff was friendly, accommodating and they gave away the advertised free Thai tea. The third time, the person taking my to go order messed up and gave me the wrong order and then charged the more expensive price over their mistake. I let it slide but I stopped coming for a while. Then, the next few times, the staff service has gone done (and all I get is takeout 😆). Too bad because it was somewhat...