Pinto Thai Bistro — Restaurant in San Diego

Don’t go here!! My friend is way too angry to leave a review, so I’m doing it for them. When they placed their order, the lady confirmed the order with them, but then proceeded to ring them up for something completely different. When she brought the order out to them, she repeated back the same order that they had placed with her, so they had assumed that their order was correct because she didn’t hand them a receipt after they placed the order. However, once they left and got home, the order was completely wrong, including the receipt. So, when they went back to the restaurant to explain to the lady what happened, the lady got extremely irritate and started blaming my friend. Then she said that they can make something else for them, but after their poor and abusive customer service, they asked for their money back. The lady slammed the register and gave them partial cash back and kept the tip. Don’t go here!! Food isn’t that...

Found ourselves in the area and figured we'd try out one of the Thai restaurants. The place is small and I can see how it could get overcrowded very quickly. Luckily it was not busy when we got there so the wait to be seated and to be served was not long at all.

The server was very friendly and not opposed to questions about the food. As for the food, it was pretty good. Definitely not great enough to knock out one of our favorites, but not bad enough to where we wouldn't come back in. The flavors were decent. The Tom Kha had Enoki mushrooms in it which was a surprise but they absorbed the flavor and fit in well with the soup overall. The rangoons were definitely good as was the papaya salad.

Overall, it's a decent little place for some decent food. As I said, not enough to really be a favorite, but when we find ourselves in the Tierrasanta area again, we will...

Terrible service. While I understand the restaurant is small, asking a paying customer to leave to seat others is unacceptable. I ordered my food in a to-go box to save time, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t planning to eat there. First, I was asked to move to a smaller table, which I did without issue. Then, while waiting for my food, I was asked to step outside to make room for other customers.

I explained to the waitress that I intended to eat there, but she ignored me and insisted I leave. My food was ready in just 2-3 minutes, but despite my explanation, she still forced me out.

As for the food, I ordered the seafood pineapple curry. While the shrimp and sauce were okay, the seafood tasted frozen and not fresh. It was chewy and inedible, and I couldn’t finish it.

Here’s a photo of my food that I am now eating in my car after being kicked out of the...