Natalee Thai — Restaurant in Los Angeles

LA is home to a lot of Thai restaurants, and after awhile they all seem to blend together.

So I definitely noticed that Natalee Thai is different. It's ALWAYS packed, while across the street the very well known Thai Original BBQ, an LA chain that has several locations is nearly empty. Natalee Thai is also kitty corner from another Thai restaurant, Treehouse Thai, that specializes in vegetarian cuisine.

Both the times I visited recently, the dining room was packed with several people waiting and stacks of takeout orders at the front counter. The staff work exceptionally fast, so that your phone-in order pretty much is ready in 10-15 minutes. I also walk by at least 3 times a week since it's in my neighborhood and see the place is always full.

One taste of Natalee Thai and I could see why this place was out besting the other Thai restaurants on the same block. I always go for pad see ew noodles and theirs wasn't oily, had great flavor, and a hefty portion for $10. The Thai Original BBQ version I had weeks prior couldn't compare with the flavor.

I returned to Natalee Thai to try their pad Thai, since they make their own pad Thai sauce from scratch here. It was pretty darn good as well, but not as impressive to me as the pad see ew.

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4 stars for food only. We've only order via DoorDash so I cannot comment on the dine-in experience. We have a fairly large family and it's usually enough food for everyone. We religiously order the same dishes each time (even though I'd like to venture beyond the norm). We order the Westside Wontons, Pad Thai w/shrimp & chicken, Pad See Ew or Lad Na, and Maylay Vegetables. We've had the BBQ chicken and Rama's Ribs from Venice location. The food never disappoints. Every dish is flavorful and tastes freshly prepared. Sometimes the noodle dishes can be a lil' greasy spoonish but still flavorful. The Malay Vegetable is my personal favorite because my family will eat it knowing there's tofu and veggies in it. I believe the veggies are steamed and stir-fried giving them a softer texture. I prefer al dente but between grandma's dentures and mom's less than stellar dental work, the dish works. We will continue to order from this location as far as I'm concerned. DoorDash drivers are hit and miss. We've gotten food late at times and early other times. We can't control that and i don't believe Natalee...

Have dined at this restaurant for at least 15 years. Very good quality and value when dining in. Food is very flavorful and staff is amazingly friendly. Prices werevery reasonable but as of most places, there now raising their prices so high it's almost not worth it. Avoid to go orders! they give you much less quantity. I would recommend this place to anybody looking for a quality Thai restaurant. I've been disappointed many times at restaurants in Thai Town. And a lot of other Thai restaurants on the west side have things in their menu to satisfy Americans like sweet and sour pork which is a Chinese dish. This place stays fairly true to its culture apart from having a Vietnamese hand roll which isn't available right now anyway due to covid. (Update). It's now about greed, even the almond cookies have shrunk in size by 1/3. I ordered two dishes yesterday both were half the normal size I used to get, but the prices have gone up more than $4 per item. Ownerships needs to re-evaluate staying in business if they're that desperate that they need to cheat...