Gatiem Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Mountlake Terrace

This Thai food is OUTSTANDING.  Both take out and dine in.  Dine is slightly better, because the food is HOT & fried appetizers stay crispy.  All dishes are fresh and flavorful.  Easily customizable (because, um, kids).  One son loved the fresh young coconut, while another enjoyed Thai Iced Tea.  Mom loved the ice-cold Singha beer and Grandma enjoyed the cold hibiscus drink.  Service was a tad on the slow side, but I'm pretty sure there were only 2 people working the entire place: the phones, take out counter, cooking the food, working the dining room, and handling the money.  Juggling all that, was pretty unbelievable actually.  Best crab Rangoon in the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park/Mountlake Terrace area.  My kids tried (and liked) almost everything!  Pot stickers, crab Rangoon, chicken satay, noodle dish, fried rice, and mango sticky rice.  Glad to have a new "kid approved" place that doesn't serve French Fries.  Oh, and their pickled cucumbers and papaya salad were fresh, crisp & delicious!!!  Everyone enjoyed their meal and we took home left overs that were quickly devoured for breakfast the...

Oh yeah, our new favorite Thai place! It smells just like the kitchens and restaurants in Thailand. Truly authentic meals, super savory and high quality. We ordered Massaman Curry with 3 stars and the spice level was spot-on (which is so hard to find elsewhere!). Also ordered the Thai Fried Rice which was deeeeelicious. Not only was the spice level perfect on both dishes, but get this: the chicken was cooked perfectly too! How many times have you ordered the chicken at Indian or Thai places but it was dry and overcooked? Not here ~ !! It was thoroughly cooked without being overdone, which is truly hard to find. I ordered online directly from their website for pick up, which was a breeze and it worked perfectly. Next time we'll dine there because the staff was so sweet and friendly with that trademark Thai smile! Thank you Gatiem -- we'll be...

This place always gets it right. I love their pad see lew and their yellow curry! I’ve done take outs from them (always on time) and dined in with them before. Inside is super cozy and lots of plants! Definitely has a cute light atmosphere. Be mindful that sometimes it’s only 2 people working but they will always make sure you’re being cared for and attentive.

Mango tip: if you want mango sticky rice they get their mangoes fresh in the morning so have a limited supply. Come in early for their mango sticky rice or they might run out by the evening!

Will forever rave about this place. Took a friend here and we notified them that they had a peanut allergy and the chef just made them a whole new sauce because he heard our desperation. Honestly just really kind people. One of the first places I went to when I moved here last winter and had a special place...