Chao Phraya Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in Pleasant Hills

Having a new Thai place in the area is really great. Thankfully, Chao Phraya is also SOLID Thai food.

Having had most of the dishes I'll say that while everything is good, a few things are great. The curries and pad thai are okay. They're tasty enough but nothing amazing, and probably won't be your favorite version of those dishes. Certainly better than you'll get from a Chinese restaurant.

The Thai Entrees are pretty good, the lettuce wraps are pretty good, the bubble tea is pretty good. Nothing was bad. Most things were... pretty good.

Some of the items are fantastic, though. The crispy tofu is awesome. It's not a complicated dish, but they do a perfect job of getting a nice crispy outside while keeping the interior nice and soft. The dish is more of a textural thing since it doesn't have a ton of flavor, but the peanut dipping sauce it comes with really makes it a dynamite little appetizer. Speaking of appetizers the chicken satay is also excellent, exactly what it should be. And Chao Phraya even has good pork dumplings.

By far my favorite dish though is the "Hawaiian" Fried Rice. While they call it "Hawaiian", I'd normally call this Thai Pineapple Fried Rice. The flavor is so unique. There really isn't any other fried rice quite like it because it's way more than just soy sauce and rice. It's sweet and savory and even spicy. The raisins and cashews shouldn't work, but they add so much flavor and variety.

I'd say all-in-all your big, popular Pittsburgh Thai places are probably still going to be your best bet for a top-tier Pad Thai or Pad See Ew... Chao Phraya is definitely the best Thai food in the South Hills and a few of their dishes are as good if not better than anything you'll...

The lady and I stopped in for dinner. As soon as we came in , the young girl at the counter asked were we dining in. We replied “yes”. She didn’t saw “follow me “ or “right this way”, she just grabbed two menus from the counter and walked to a table and placed them down and walked away. Ok? Friendly no ?

I ordered the pineapple curry and asked for a level 2. I was told it starts there as far as heat goes and goes all the way to a 5. I said the 2 would do. That dish was NOT a 2! Burned my mouth to pieces. During our time, not once were we asked how is everything. Any good waitress/ waiter would ask a customer if he/ she needed a refill or come by to refill their glass, seeing if it were empty. Not this young lady. Passed by our table multiple times. No “is everything ok” , no refill, nothing. She came to take my gfs plate when she was done and my gf finally asked “can he get another water ? He’s completely out and has been for awhile. She went to go grab anything water for me and then placed the bill in front of my face and walked away. . Waitress / waiters , place the bill in the middle of the table. Don’t always assume a guy is always picking up a tab (even though I did). It’s the principle. Needless to say, we will not be returning and the waitress needs to work on her...

This place is amazing! It has a great food and nice setting as a restaurant. I had tried Thai food at many places and this place has the best taste and pretty large amount of food. My all time favourite foods are Tom Kha soup, Tom Yum soup, Pad Thai, Thai Spicy Basil Fried rice, Green curry, Garlic Lover, and Thai iced tea. I'm pretty sure everyone has different likes of foods, however, the foods there are just good and suitable for everyone. I also like the spicy scales from 0 through 5. Those spiciness scale isn't a joke and the number 5 always satisfied me. Most restaurants do not keep up consistency of spiciness. In terms of restaurant setting, it looks cozy and nice layout to dine in. ( I never had an experience of dining in due to COVID-19) Overall, this place is great if you are Thai food enthusiast. One thing to note is that they are abit slow due to cook and servers shortage. In my opinion, it is worth waiting for a best food and the store owner also give you pretty accurate time for waiting based on...