Thai House Restaurant — Restaurant in Palm Springs

Dang, I really wanted this to be good as delicious thai food is extremely hard to find. Let's be real, good any kind of food is really hard to find here in coachella valley... thankfully they exist, sadly its amongst a sea of cash grab eatery's. Okay on to the review review

Pad Thai: this dish is my barometer on gauging a Thai places passion and food quality. Admittedly not a great one as some more authentic dishes like spicy basil for instance could have more passion out into them however, there is logic to my decision here. If a place isnt interested in serving a high end, authentic, nice a wet plate of Pad Thai, then everything else would be hit and miss with less consistency... food is at an all time high so im very strict with where I spend my money. I do like to try new places (hence this visit) so here we are. Ever since the greatest thai place within a 70mile radius went out of business (really awful location and unapologetically authentic) the search for the next best thai place continues.

What you get from Thai House here is yet another very generic plate of dry Pad thai. I even had to ask for them to add green onion because otherwise they serve it with green beans or bean sprouts... I could care less about that though.. here im going to educate you and I hope it serves you well... you can always tell a delicious Pad thai by 2 things... first the less important thing, the transparency of their noodes... the more transparent the noodle, the more likely they are made in house. Also they taste infinitely better than the generic store bought nonsense you get at most places (including this place). The second and most important way to visually tell solid Pad thai is how wet it is. Yes, the shinnier/wetter the better. This solidifies freshness and in house made sauces.

The sauces used here at Thai House are generic... id wager not made in house. Their hot sauce was the same bottled acidic , more ingredients you cant pronounce, you get at most "Thai" places... id absolutely pass on this place. The people were very nice but they are not passionate about their restaurant... id sit down at a table and have this conversation with them face to face... they dont care.

Anyway, the adventure continues! Dont waste your time or...

We went here on a Thursday night, which was during Villagefest. So it felt busier than usual.

We ordered the Thai fried rice, spicy fried rice, pad see eww and Thai basil.

The food took about hour to get out. Everything was hot and fresh. But my fried rice was ok, it was slightly mushy.

Everything else tasted pretty good. My friend actually wanted to order something to go, and they said it'll be an hour wait. Nah. No thanks.

The restroom though, was not ideal. To access it you have to go through the back, past their front counter, it almost felt like you were going through a kitchen.

The door is very tough to open, you almost have to use your shoulder push inside. Only 1 of 3 light bulbs work, so it felt like a horror movie scene. A restroom should never be dim.

Overall, the was experience is was ok. I wouldn't come back, because didn't have any...

I don’t usually write reviews, but I felt these people deserved the credit. EXTREMELY delicious food. Friendly staff and a nice quaint atmosphere.

My gf and I are spice fiends, we buy about a pound of habaneros a week for dishes at home. We are also VERY picky (unfortunately)…

This is the first Thai place in Palm Springs (and SoCal) that actually delivered when we asked for things extra spicy!!! I was sweating a little bit, which to me is a great indicator of heat.

Fortunately for all you who don’t like crazy heat, they offer great flexibility on the level of spiciness.

The food is seasoned extremely well, and I’m certain it is just as delicious at all levels of heat. We will be picking up some again to go when we leave for the weekend and will likely visit again next time we come to...