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    Beau Thai

    3.7 (480 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Casual
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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Papaya Salad
    Kamilia L.

    Great tasting dish. Had the Pad Ka Poa it was bright and vibrant, great chrisp on the egg rolls, I had a great time. The food was yummy

    Thai tea crème brûlée
    Celina G.

    Under the sparkling Christmas lights, my friend and I enjoyed the Wednesday special, Thai for Two. That's two appetizers, two entrees, a dessert, and a bottle of wine for $68. Between the two of us, there was plenty to eat and drink with some leftovers to take home! Appetizers: Duck Rolls and Larb Gai Entrees: Pad Pik King with chicken and Pad Se Ew with pork Dessert: Thai Tea Creme Brulee While the entire food menu is fair game the deal, the choices are more limited on the wine. We chose the only white wine they were offering. It was still good, but we wished we had a wider selection. My favorites were the Pad Se Ew and the Thai Tea Creme Brulee. The Pad Pik King and the sauce go great over rice. Watch out for the spice in the Larb Gai! The service was a great and the restaurant was big enough to walk in without a reservation, especially on a Wednesday night.

    Tom yum soup
    Eric S.

    The food here is consistently good. The dumplings were delicious and the Tom Yum was ah, very yummy. The restaurant is bright and clean with some nice architectural features and different seating areas. My server was friendly, delightful and attentive. Always a safe choice.

    Spring Rolls
    Aleshia A.

    The vibe of this restaurant was very chill. Its a cute and trendy with what appear to be family photos on the tables and around the walls. The service was very awkward. It felt like the waitress was new. It took a long time to get water and even longer to finally put in the order for drinks and appetizers and even longer to put in the food order because she wouldn't take it with the appetizers. We had a couple drinks that were all terrible, but the food was pretty good. The spring rolls were overpriced for essentially three rolls they sliced in half for some reason. The pork belly was super delicious! Highly recommend grabbing it if you stop by. Pad Thai was delicious but it did have a pile of peanut crumbs on the side, which was a strange garnish or topping its unclear. The drunken noodles were a 8 level spicy. Nose running spice level, but the flavor was good. Finally the red curry was also quite tasty. Overall, if you're looking for an ok thai spot, this place is a good stop.

    Pad Thai
    Maria K.

    Can't go wrong with pad thai! My friend also enjoyed the drunken noodles. Service was good and the food came out very quickly, like 5 minutes after ordering. Best part was dessert, don't skip the mango sticky rice. Atmosphere is nice, but most people do take out rather than dine in.

    Drunken Noodles
    Divya J.

    Got the spicy drunken noodles. Was quite good and decently spicy. Good service despite the place being busy. Like the restaurant layout.

    Bar scene.
    Kwame S.

    I have to say that I am so glad that my original plans fell through because I would not have had the opportunity to try out Beau Thai for the first time. Now, I have a go-to spot for my Thai needs whenever I'm in Shaw. The first thing I had, which I absolutely loved, was the Thai Chili Mango Margarita. This delicious beverage has a nice mixture of sweet and spicy. *Don't worry, the beverage is not THAT spicy.* The margarita is mixed with a Thai-chili-infused tequila, curaçao, mango, lime juice and agave. I do not know why, but the combinations of these flavors really worked for the beverage (and me). While I'm not ha huge fan of beverages with more than three ingredients, this margarita made me rethink my general rule. Beau Thai's food menu is huge, which made it hard to decide on what to eat. I decided to keep it easy and go with a couple appetizers. The first was the steam dumplings, which were amazing. The dumplings are filled with a mix of chicken, pork and shrimp. I'm not sure what was the sweet sauce that accompanied the dumplings, but I need to have more of it. I thought the nine dollar price tag was fine for the dumplings. My other appetizer was the pork belly ($10), which was served with a spicy lime sauce and thin rice noodles. I also had an order of fried rice because I did not know that the pork belly was served with rice noodles. Overall, the service was above average because the woman bartender was on top of everything. She never left me hanging or waiting too long for a drink refill. While the food was delicious, I thought it took a little longer than expected for the food to arrive to my section of the bar. Ok, so it was not a super long wait. However, I caught myself thinking: Hmmm, the food probably should have been served by now. Perhaps, the restaurant makes things to order instead of reheating certain items. That (very) minor issue aside, I really look forward to returning again and trying more things on the menu...especially the cocktail menu.

    Yellow Curry
    Tova W.

    Ordered the empanada as appetizer but it was the same as a curry puff at other Thai restaurants. Thai ice tea was good. The yellow curry wasn't too spicy and the sauce was delicious. The prices were surprisingly not bad for being in dc (around $17-$20/dish and $9-10 for appetizers) Lots of seating. We went when it wasn't crowded and got seated immediately. There was no music playing, so you can hear people near you. Parking available on the street.

    Bobbi D.

    Great experience all around... I originally ordered pickup but then it got cold outside and I had a little one with me so I asked to dine in and they graciously put the food on plates for me and even got the little one a coloring book and crayons! The garden spring rolls were amazing! I'll be back!

    Curtis J.

    The music was great and we were seated quickly. The server was pretty attentive and our food came out pretty quickly as well. We were grabbing lunch on a Sunday so it wasn't very busy but the food was very good. It's a very nice casual dining spot and if I happen to be in the area again I would happily stop by in the mood for Thai. I had the painting Curry which was flavorful with a nice touch of spice and heat. No complaints here!

    Pad Thai
    Stefanie M.

    I've been wanting to try Beau Thai for a while now but we ended up just doing take out, so this is a take out review. The flavors of everything was good. The pad thai was great, we got chicken with ours. We also got chicken pad se ew which I thought was delicious as well. Penang curry is one of my favorite go to's, and I was pleased with the flavor of this one. I also tried the wonton soup, which honestly, might have been my favorite of all the dishes. While the flavors were great, my biggest issue was the portion size. It might be a product of skimflation, but the portion size was very small. The Penang curry was tiny, and the pad thai and pad se ew were small as well. The wonton soup was too small to really share with anyone but I was content with that because I wanted it all to my self. As you can see, the paper containers are less than half filled with each entree coming in at $17.00. I might order from here again, but the price was disappointing given the portion size. I can't comment on the service or the ambience, but the food travelled well and the flavors were great.

    Drunken noodle - 4 stars. Tue takeout 2024-04-16
    Ziyan C.

    We ordered pickup here and the staff was very flexible and helpful - I think I called back three times to change our ETA and each time they were accommodating and flexible. I didn't enter the restaurant but my friend who did the pickup said it looked like a really nice spot. We ordered the following food and it was all good, 4 stars! Drunken noodle Green curry - note this was quite spicy. They were able to make a mild version but took out the peppers, but this was still spicy! Pad thai

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