Little Thai Kitchen — Restaurant in Spring Valley

I Came. I Saw. I Ate. TLDR: Worth a try for Thai food lovers and the curious out there, but nothing that outdoes all other thai food Just opened today and i must say i hope they are here to stay. Was better than most Thai around here and the specials are a reasonable price. Hopefully they can keep this impetus of fair quality at a reasonable price while having a modest but presentable dining area. Staff are nice and are eager to express appreciation for your patronage, and restrooms were clean albeit a little rank. I think that's the fault of the plumbing. Now on to the food review...

Thai food is known for its spicy, sweet, and savory flavors and it delivers on all aspects, though Spice Lords may not find a challenge here. Also, something to know is that if your thai food tastes a little bit different it's not because "oh, they don't make it right here!"; Thai food is incredibly diverse within it's own "genre" and there's many ways to play off the base ingredients. If you don't like the taste despite it being made well, though not how you normally like it, then just get it somewhere else! It's that simple. Sampling the most well known entree's via lunch special- Shrimp Pad Thai, Shrimp Tom Yum, Chicken Tom Kha, and Red Curry -I can say this about their flavor: All were very good for the price, though i was mildly disappointed with the viscosity of the curry. I blame it on the container for not letting it breathe and become the more or less sauce-like consistency I've frequently had. It was more like a soup, but again that's mostly up to preference, and the flavor was good! Also, the pork meat in the curry was was nothing to write home about. It basically did it's job and that's it, but you're also not paying the prices for extravagant cuts of pork. Another thing for those who do appreciate authentic garnishes. There was no fish sauce, crushed or powdered peanuts, or chili oil to put atop my Pad Thai. No question from the staff if I wanted them included either. It doesn't lose them any credit on the score, but those do a lot for customers who enjoy those garnishes. It's understandable that these requests may be "out there" for the average American customer, and therefore not readily included or mentioned. Last, but not least- the Thai Tea was good, but nothing outstanding from other places. In conclusion: quite good; hope it only gets better from here, and hope it sticks around. Spring Valley NEEDS places like this and other "cultured" restaurants to get it out of the "hick in the stick, Emerald Ghetto" border town of San Diego label. Thai Kitchen, you're fighting an uphill battle my friend. Hope...

I am writing to bring to your attention an unfortunate experience my family and I had during our visit to your restaurant for a late lunch on April 25th around 1:50 pm.

Upon our arrival, we were disappointed by the lack of attention and service provided by the male waiter who attended to our table. Despite being a party of 7 and introducing our family members who were visiting from San Jose, we felt that our orders were not taken accurately and the service fell below the high standards we have come to expect from your establishment.

Furthermore, I must express our dismay at the unprofessional behavior of the male individual, whom we perceived as a manager, for not respecting the privacy of one of my female cousins who was using the restroom facilities. His disregard for basic courtesy was not only disappointing but also deeply concerning.

We have been loyal patrons of your restaurant, often enjoying the quality service and food offerings during dinner occasions. However, this particular incident has left a negative impression on us, and we hope that you will take our feedback seriously to ensure the consistent excellence of your establishment's reputation.

I kindly request that you address these issues internally to prevent similar occurrences in the future and uphold the standards of professionalism and hospitality that your restaurant is known for.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing from you regarding any steps taken to rectify...

Ordered takeout from here and although we had a small snafu and had wait a while for new rice, the service was great. The staff let me hangout inside and provided status updates regularly. The interior is a bit plain and given it was heavily raining for San Diego it was empty. But several pick up orders came in while I waited and they all were in and out very quickly.

Overall, the food itself was good. We ordered pad see ew, Tom kha soup, panang curry, chicken satay, Spring rolls, cream cheese wontons, sticky rice with coconut ice cream, and friend bananas.

Most of the items were above average, with a few notes about the Tom kha and panang - these were just a little different to us. The Tom kha was sweeter and less coconut flavored than we expected and the panang curry was less creamy and felt more like a red curry than panang to us. They were still good, just difference from...