Panwa Thai Seattle — Restaurant in Seattle

What I like the most about Panwa Thai is the affordability. Dishes here are all under $10, but you're not sacrificing quality for price. You get a good amount of food and great quality for just $10. We thought the dishes were going to be small so we ordered 3 dishes for 2 people but this was way more food than we needed!

As for the food, we ordered the pad see ew (3 stars), pad kee mao (5 star), and the garlic lover. The food here is delicious! I absolutely loved the pad see ew and the 3 star spice was perfect for it. It isn't too oily, had a great flavor and is among some of the best pad see ew I've had, which is surprising for only $10. The garlic lover dish was also really delicious and flavorful too if you like garlic.

However, the pad kee mao was unfortunately ruined by choosing 5 star spice. I warn you to not get the 5 star spice as it just tastes AWFUL. Literally the only thing you'll taste is spice and pepper, none of the actual food. I usually always order 5 stars on my thai food and love the spiciness, but when the spiciness completely drowns out the actual flavors of the food, this means they put way too much. Definitely recommend going with 4 or less.

The service here was fast and friendly. The restaurant was clean but I kept noticing a ton of little fruit flies flying around our table, and even in the bathroom. Wasn't sure why there were so many in the restaurant but it was honestly a bit annoying to have to shoo them off every few mins.

Overall, Panwa Thai gets my vote for best affordable Thai restaurant! Prices here are cheaper than most places while still offering the same level of quality, if not even better. Food here is full of flavor as long as you don't get their 5 star...

I had to go to the bathroom pretty bad. They looked me over and said I couldn't use their bathroom before I delivered food for them all the way to Northgate. My appearance wasn't in any sort of major disarray, but you can interpret what you want from their evaluation.

Maybe they need a visit from a city inspector for code violations. It seems like they are making their own rules.

WAC 246-215-05235 Numbers and capacities—Toilets and urinals (FDA Food Code 5-203.12). (1) At least one toilet and not fewer than the toilets required by law must be provided. If authorized by law and urinals are substituted for toilets, the substitution must be done as specified by law. (2) Except as specified under WAC 246-215-09150, the food establishment permit holder shall ensure that toilet rooms are conveniently located within 200 feet of the food establishment and accessible to employees during all hours of operation. (3) The food establishment permit holder shall ensure that toilet rooms are conveniently located and accessible to patrons during all hours of operation if: (a) The establishment has customer seating for on-premises consumption; and (b) The establishment was constructed or extensively remodeled after...

I came here for a late dinner on a weeknight with a friend and the place was almost dead, with a few customers but only 1 employee tending to the cashier & waiting the tables. Even though there weren't many people, the service was still good! I ordered the eggplant, pineapple curry, and the crab fried rice. Nothing that stood out of the ordinary, but it was definitely satisifying. I noticed that there were a fair amount of people who called in their orders in advance to pick them up to-go.

The food was average/above average, like any typical thai joint, at a decent pricepoint ($9-11 per dish). It was nice to see that the server brought us 2 servings of rice instead of just 1 that would normally come in the meal. Overall it was a nice neighboorhood thai joint right by Seattle U and if I was wanting something quick to go and I was in the vicinity, I wouldn't mind...