Palm Thai Cafe — Restaurant in San Diego

Was super excited to try this place due to the raving reviews, however was very disappointed after disclosing my seafood and peanut allergies.

As I was ordering the Yellow Curry, I informed the server of my food allergies, just in case even though the menu item didn't list ingredients I am allergic to.

Unfortunately, the server explained that all the vegetables, including stir fry items are all cooked in the same pot. They wouldn't be able to accommodate my allergies, even if I asked if there is way they wouldn't be able to cross contaminate. It did not mention any of these warnings on the menu.

They said it would be too much time consumed to reheat the pot if they cleaned it allergy free, which I understand but they are then losing out on customers and most importantly, this is a health hazard to future customers if they don't disclose their allergies.

Do not go here if you have any seafood or peanut...

Been wanting to try for a while now. Nice and quiet atmosphere that’s ideal if you need to study or work or meet up, but the food is sub par, the dish I ordered was the Pad sew ew, medium spice level with chicken. The flat noodles where extremely dry, vegetables were sparse, and chicken a little overcooked and chewy. There was zero Chinese broccoli, about 2 oz of the chicken jerky and 4 tiny sprigs of broccoli. Medium spice level was extremely spicy 🌶️ 🥵 but that’s okay I can handle the heat but it was dry and I felt like I was eating bland noodles clumped together in giant chunks and chicken jerky. Won’t be ordering this again. Also we waited nearly thirty minutes for not good food. Definitely not worth the $17 I paid. This stuff isn’t even worth $5, protein and vegetables sparse, it was almost entirely clumped noodles that were dry and bland. Also the server/cashier is very distant...

We had a nice time at Palm Thai. The atmosphere is nice and they go some led string lights giving off a warm glow. When you walk in their menu is available both printed and on big TV screens displaying it behind the register.

The food was also really good and they bring it to your table. The staff were friendly. The veggie pad Thai with fried tofu was a great vegetarian option. It had a tanginess from the like juice, crunchiness from peanuts and bean sprouts, and spiciness from the level of spicy you choose when you order.

The tofu egg rolls were also great and came with a sweet peanut sauce for dipping.

The shrimp tempura come with a sweet and sour sauce.

There's also self serve water dispenser if you want water and you can buy Thai tea/coffee and bottled and canned...