Star Anise Thai Cuisine — Restaurant in San Diego

The reviews were so good and I was extremely disappointed. I’m half Thai. I find it hard to find good Thai but this one was definitely not. Everything was delivered hot tho which was great with delivery services.

I love Tom kha coconut soup ALWAYS to one degree or another and I like it with Tofu and/or veg. The broth wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good either. The veg didn’t go well. Not sure if it was the kind of what but it was disappointing. I nearly ordered a large bc it’s a top favorite of mine but since I hadn’t been there before, I changed my mind! I’m soooooo thankful that I did bc it was yuk.

Ordered fried egg rolls for my mom. Came hot which was great since ordering egg rolls and similar fried appetizers can be precarious. The filling was mushy and not good to me at all. Its llld you HAD to dip them to improve the flavor over the mush in a Krispy roll.

Last but not least, ordered the pad see ew type noodles with pork and mild spice since I was feeling poorly. It was OK. Lots of Chinese broccoli hardly cooked but I prefer under then over bc the microwave can resolve that. Noodle texture was nice. I found it under flavored as a whole. Pork is typically the best to go with outside of shrimp or something but the pork was so lean, i dolt imagine it really added to the flavor. I noticed tbr soup had slme oil that was drawn to the top.

The noodles didn’t taste oily however, I was unpleasantly surprised to find a very slippery coated container at the bottom that was definitely oil.

I won’t ever try this place. My order was high. They do give you a nice portion of noodles. I had 2 meals out of it. I had hoped it seasoning would improve with time away but umm no, it was exactly the same

Maybe it was all a bad moment but I wasn’t happy at all and was sad I lost so much money ordering it and through a delivery app too. Double pay...

Just finished eating here and I have some mixed feelings about it.

Food is not bad. A little on the pricier side for Thai food. I'm used to it being pretty cheap as well as delicious.

My boyfriend got the Spicy Pad Kee Mao and it was yummy and spicy. I wouldn't say it was amazing but won't say it was terrible either. It was just good. I had the lunch Khao Mun Gai. I thought it was very yummy! The rice was cooked well and the sauce on the side was also very flavorful. For lunch they give you a hefty portion. It also came with two fried wontons filled with curry and a choice of salad or soup. (Along with soup that comes with the Khao Mun Gai).

Now, I was between giving them 3 stars or 4. I would like to give 3.5. The main reason I would do this is because I think my chicken was raw :(. I didn't have the heart to say anything because I was scared LOL. I ate a good portion before I came to the conclusion it was probably still raw and I didn't want to be that person who complains after eating half of their meal. (But here I am writing a review because I'm a little bishhh.)It wasn't raw to the point where I saw pink meat but it was raw in which the chicken didn't shred easily and it was sort of crunchy? Shivers the rawness was also more to the middle slices of chicken rather than the ends. I wish I said something but that's ok. I packed the other half I didn't eat home and I hope warming it up more will fully cook the chicken because every thing else about the meal was good.

Service was also nice and attentive. Don't have any complaints about that. Thai tea was also just ok... So with all this combined I decided to do 3 stars. It was mainly the raw-ish chicken that got to me. I'll still give this place one more chance before I completely write it off....

Definitely would not have found this place if a friend who lived in the area didn't mention it. A real hidden gem here when it comes to Thai food.

I got the Tom Yum soup and it was so warm and cozy and actually so flavorful! Got it with some shrimp and really liked how they put such large shrimp in there. Overall it was also quite the perfect temperature. Not too hot. Not too cold and it was very nice going down the throat.

Also got the Fresh Shrimp Spring Rolls and asked for no vermicelli. I was a very nice, healthy way to get some veggies and protein in. Peanut sauce on the side was absolutely delicious. Also really like the plum sauce that came with.

Husband got the Stir Fried Spicy Bamboo with Chicken. It really look like a nutritious meal with all the vegetables in there, including the bell peppers and eggplant along with a bamboo. They also use chicken breast here which was really nice. It came with a side of rice so overall a very nice source of protein, carbs and vegetables in one!

Friend got the yellow curry with chicken and she seemed to like it! This also came with rice and she put it straight into the bowl with the curry and it seemed like a good one for sure!

They also got the cream cheese puffs to share as the appetizer and I could actually see how well-stuffed they were with the cream cheese mixture! Shell also was really crispy and husband said they were pretty good and that the filling was...