Thawan Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Norman

Great Thai food. Good service, good food quality. Prices are reasonable, entrees in the $10-13 range, apps $7 -9. As is common with Thai places, entrees are relatively large, so are a good value. I got a Thai iced tea, it was a good one, the cream layered on top. Always a favorite for me, even the ones out of a packet are tasty, but this one was made right. We got a few different dishes so my fiance could try them, she is new to most Thai dishes. They give you a 1-5 range for spice level on spicy entrees. On the noodles, 2 had a decent kick, and 4 was solidly spicy for my taste and I go through large quantities of sriracha. The rice was a bit milder, a 3 was just a little bit spicy, easy to handle. The fresh spring rolls were classic style. The balance of vegetables leaned a little to the lettuce side, but they were well stuffed with nice crisp fresh veggies, we added the shrimp which blended a slight saltiness seamlessly in. Both the peanut sauce and sweet chili complimented them well. The satays were cooked perfectly, juicy with a slight smokiness from grilling, and permeated with a mild turmeric seasoning, or classic satay executed well. They were served with the peanut sauce, as always, a perfect compliment, as well as a small sort of cucumber onion salad with cilantro and a slightly sweet & acidic dressing, also a fantastic flavor combinations with the satay. I had the Pad See Eew, with beef, typical meat for with the rich umami heavy flavor. Large flat rice noodles, with a slight bite to them in a slightly sweet, spicy, soy sauce, with fresh carrots and broccoli. Delicious, exactly what I was hoping for from a Pad see eew. The chicken fried rice was a typical thai style fried rice, pleasantly seasoned, generously portioned with chicken. The pad Thai was a typical rice stick pad thai noodle, a bit spicy, we got a 2 and it had some noticable heat to it. Also a generous portion. Sauce was a pretty standard pad thai sauce, but I would normally prefer one that was richer, darker, and maybe a bit sweeter. Well balanced with chicken, vegetables, and crushed peanuts. Finally, we had the mango sticky rice. A bit of indulgence both in price and content. Well made sticky rice, great consistency, nice and sticky and sweet, topped with sweet coconut milk and fresh mango, with sesame. Delicious flavor combinations. Over all everything was well made and good value. Service was very friendly, it was not fast, but still relatively quick for...

Totally a hit or miss. This is another one of our favorite places that dropped the ball. We used to go there once a week. So were regulars. This last week we were there the food was bad and we were disappointed. We ordered 5 different dishes out of which 2 were good the ones that were bad were horrible. We picked at them and let the lady know. She came and saw that we haven’t eaten out of it. It looked full she asked if she could take it away we said yes and give her the other dish we didn’t eat. She just too it back. Didn’t offer to bring something else. So we ended up paying for 5 dishes and also went to a drive thru. The weirdest part was the air was shutdown and there was smoke coming out of the kitchen to the dining area and you literally could see smoke everywhere. I asked her and she said sorry Cleaning kitchen. That’s why we turned the AC off...

A favorite Thai place of ours in Norman! We had friends try Thai food for the first time here and they loved it. My husband likes ordering the pad see ew with chicken at a level 2 and I like getting the Panang curry with tofu at a level 1. The curry is made with coconut milk, so it is perfect for someone who is dairy free. Be mindful of the spice level as a level 1 can still have a slight kick. The dishes are already naturally flavorful and if you’re looking for some heat, I suggest a 3 or 4. The spice is not at all painful but more of a favor amplifier if you like spice. I can’t handle spice, but I still thoroughly enjoyed my meal. Overall, if you’re looking to try some Thai food, this is the place to go. Staff is friendly and it’s such a cozy environment to enjoy some good Thai food as there are plenty of options...