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I can't tell you how many times I've walk by this place and wanted to stop in. The outside has a neat water fountain and old style wagon wheel seating area. The inside kind of looks like a Vietnamese diner on one side and a bit nicer on the other. Not really knowing anything about Thai food, I looked at the menu like a deer in the head lights. After about 10 minuets I spotted something that caught this deers eye. #123 Roast Duck Curry. The server asked if a wanted steamed rice with it or brown rice? I said I would like to try the chicken fried rice. (I know I know it's not Thai food, don't hate, appreciate) Have you ever had fried rice that makes your eyes roll so far up that you can see your brain because it was so good? Yah me neither.... that is until tonight. I mean this fried rice is legit!! What a pleasant surprise. it was so good that I could not stop until it was all gone. (I almost got the rice sweats) The roasted Duck, I ordered with mild heat.. well cuz I wasn't sure how hot it would be (next time I'll get medium) the duck dish was also very good and I just loved the curry sauce! Wifey got.... well I don't know what it was called, but it too was very good. Our server was very funny and super attentive to us even though he was running from table to table 5 stars for sure. Overall a solid 4 star place.
Henry MartinHenry Martin
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The little garden guarding the entry is tropical and cute. The waitress is nice. We came right at noon on Sunday. There were not many customers, but when we finished the meal, it was almost full house. We ordered 4 dishes. Except the pineapple fried rice is a bit oily, the rest are very good. The flavor of the special soup for the flat rice noodle is very strong, a bit sour and fruity. It's a taste we have never had it before. After eating some of it, we kind of like it! The curry with coconut milk for the grilled duck is very tasty. We finished the meat and brought back the leftover curry home and used it to cook chicken curry for the dinner. Very yummy. The best dish is krungthai tofu. The fried tofu soaked with the sauce from the minced crab and chicken, covered by big shrimps and bamboo shoots are perfect! We really enjoyed the meal there!
S HS H
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It has been a few years since we've been here ( was a stable on our selected list of great restaurants ). Today is Tuesday, at 6:45pm, they had 5-6 tables and very good take out business. The shrimp soup was delicious (5 shrimp), the beef and basil sauce ( spicy ) was average, meat too lean, cut into thin slices and over cooked, so it was chewy. The eggplants with fried tofu ( medium spicy ) was in almost identical sauce as the beef dish. Aside from 8-10 slivers of bellpepper, there was no different. Eggplants were good, but the tofu was not tasty, it tasted old/ stale. So soup 8, beef dish 6 and eggplant dish 6 on a scale of 1-10. 10 being the best, this the original Krungthai has always been B+ or A-. It's now B at best, time to look for another great Thai restaurant for me.
Kymberly SchiefersteinKymberly Schieferstein
20
Best of the best for Thai food in San Jose.
Nathan CasperNathan Casper
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Nearby Attractions Of Original Krung Thai
Santana Row
Winchester Mystery House
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Hotel Valencia Santana Row, Valencia Hotel Collection
Kitchen Nail Bar - Santana Row
SEPHORA
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Frank M. Santana Park
Day One Barbershop

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Hotel Valencia Santana Row, Valencia Hotel Collection
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642 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128
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(408) 260-8224
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originalkrungthai.com
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Bustling Thai eatery serving large portions of curries, pad Thai & other traditional dishes.
attractions: Santana Row, Winchester Mystery House, Best Buy, Hotel Valencia Santana Row, Valencia Hotel Collection, Kitchen Nail Bar - Santana Row, SEPHORA, Crate & Barrel, Burke Williams, Frank M. Santana Park, Day One Barbershop, restaurants: Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, Stevens Creek Subaru, Left Bank Brasserie - Santana Row, Pizza Antica, Mizu Sushi Bar & Grill, L.B. Steak - Santana Row, El Jardín Tequila Bar, Kenji Sushi, Cocola, Zazil

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