Sawasdee thai — Restaurant in Sparks

The search for good to great restaurants in the Reno lake Tahoe region continues!!!!!! We are constantly trying new places to review in this area. Our second Thai food restaurant in Reno to try Asian restaurant(s) for the most part can be an expensive proposition. I understand now how much my parents spent when as a family of 5, they would indulge us at Chinese restaurant in Chinatown s.f. Even for a couple it can get pricey. We found this restaurant on mccaran Blvd in a nice shopping center. We watched as customers entered the business many coming out with takeout. We did a dine in. We ordered pineapple chicken fried rice, chicken satay, crab cheese rangoons, and tom yum seafood soup. In most Thai restaurants we have attended, the server will always ask us how hot/spicy we want the food. Usually on a scale of 1 to 10, we ask for an 8. All based on perception. Watch out for those ghost chillis. At this restaurant no one asked. I had to ask for a basket of chili peppers, ground chili, etc. The food was good . The crab cheese rangoons, pineapple chicken fried rice and chicken satay were cooked just right. Chicken was moist, rangoons cheesy, but really couldn't taste the crab. The pineapple chicken fried rice had ample pieces of chicken, pineapple and cashews .

The soup was a little disappointing. One the spicynes was not there. I had to add ground chili. As for ingredients, I am used to more, shellfish still in the shell, crab legs and claws, as well as fish. This particular soup had none of that.

Otherwise ok, but the price a little high for 4 dishes and 2 Thai coffees.

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I order pickup here, so my experience is based on the food and drinks alone. The typical order for us is 2 chicken pad thai, and 2 thai iced tea. With that being said, the iced tea is good and consistant with what it should be like. The pad thai is also good, but slightly different than others I've had. There is a bit more of a vinegar punch than others. Less of a peanut flavor. It is also much dryer than other pad thai I've had, that includes the meats as well. It also seemed they made up for the lack of moisture with an overwhelming amount of bean sprouts and shredded carrots. The flavor is there but is somewhat overpowered by the beansprout and vinegar flavors. On a side note, when we were told 20 mins it was more like an hour. Maybe our next vist will prove otherwise, but until then here is...

This is a true hidden gem! I have tried almost every tom yum in town, this is THE ONE!! I've been hunting for the best tom yum in reno this is it moodang, lanna's y'all have been beat HARD! I CROWN SAWASDEE THE KING OF TOM YUM! The Thai Tea was great, the Rangoons were perfect, rice was cooked right! I'm so glad I went out of my usual path for this it is truly worth it! 🙌 all transparency it's American thai spice levels, if you're looking to sweat order some extra spice on the side I got a five tastes like a 3-4 on a Thai scale it's sweet and a nice calm spice I added extra spice to get it up there. It is so incredibly worth it I haven't found an authentic Thai place anywhere in...