E-San Restaurant — Restaurant in Springdale

Super good food! Incredible service! We had a family member in town and wanted to try this place out and none of us were disappointed in the least. I did expect the food and service to be good (after reading reviews here) but I definitely didn't expect it to be THAT good - we were super impressed! The lady managing the orders was so nice and so helpful to give advice and suggestions regarding our kids' choices and if they might prefer one menu item over another and regarding the spiciness level. She let us know if some of the menu choices weren't as fresh as as they could be, so she could recommend us to try their food at its best/freshest. Our youngest son (who got the fried rice with pork) said he thinks it's the best tasting food he's ever eaten.

Between all of us, we got the fried rice with pork, "Yum" with pork, the pad thai, the pho, and a green curry with chicken, plus the fried dumplings appetizer. I actually tried all of it and it was all so good, but the green curry was my favorite - so good and flavorful! I also appreciated how the fried rice was similar to the Chinese standard, but tasted "fresher" or "lighter" and had additional flavors that I assume were Thai influences - very very good. My pad thai was also excellent though less nuanced in flavors than some of the other dishes. They have 5 "extra" spicyness levels. All of the food had a bit of spice to it, so if you like "some spicy", then leave it as is and don't ask to add any spice. I like things really spicy and got the level 4 (for my pad thai) and felt like it was perfect and I still broke out in a bit of a sweat from the spicyness.

One of the best parts of the meal was the GIGANTIC portion sizes. What's great about that is TONS of leftovers. Our son ordered the half order of fried rice but they made the whole order (for the whole order price), so we had plenty to take home. And the lady running it (i.e. sort of like a waitress, but more than that) was so friendly and so happy that we enjoyed the food, and she wanted to make sure she cooked extra food to give us with our leftovers we were taking home. So she convinced my wife to accept an extra large container of steamed rice, and she gave our relative a whole extra thing of noodles and sprouts to take with the rest of her pho, and she gave us a container of their homemade chili powder - ALL of this extra was just free. And for some reason they gave us the appetizer (fried dumplings complimentary). We've definitely got a whole extra meal worth of it in our fridge right now.

You really can't beat the value for the price, or the friendliness, or the flavor. All in all, an excellent dining experience, and for sure the next time we eat thai food, it's...

We love this place and eat there once a week. We have not found ANY Asian cuisine that compares to E-San in NW AR, and we are quite experienced, given that we have lived in Washington state and Dallas. We enjoy the yellow and red curries, along with the noodle dishes, including Pad Thai. I usually order tofu instead of meat, and it is always seared nicely with the sauce cooked in. The yellow curry is incredibly savory (although the potatoes could be left out). The pad thai is less sweet than most places, which is good in my opinion, and it picks up a smokey flavor from the wok. The portions are huge. The waitresses are always very nice. Most people I see eating there order fried rice (because they are not very brave and are from the South). You can go to a boring Chinese place and get fried rice. Be adventuresome, try something new, and support this...

I’ve been eating at E-San for about 13 years now and it’s still my favorite Thai restaurant in NWA. Portions are generous, drive thru is available for convenience, and the food is always hot and made quickly. My favorites include the fresh spring rolls dipped in peanut sauce, pad see-ew, and chicken green curry (without eggplant and mushrooms). I’ve been ordering those dishes for years and they never disappoint. The only suggestion I’d give is to Spiciness of the dish does seem to differ based on who’s cooking that day, so I always order the heat level conservatively so it’s still enjoyable. E-San is...