I've been here for both eat-in and take-out. Service in the restaurant for either is prompt and polite. Food is plentiful and fresh but I removed a star for their crab fried rice - it was imitation crab. Why did we pay $20+ for imitation crabmeat? The pad Thai comes with chicken and shrimp; their pad ki mao is yummy. read more

We arrived for a late-dinner date on a Saturday and there was plenty of seating and got sat immediately. The server and host were EXTREMELY kind. Excellent service, very hot, fresh, and quick food. The coldest and freshest coconut water straight from the coconut was so refreshing! The soup was delicious. The pad thai noodles were a little mushy, but great flavor and texture with the crunchy peanuts and veggies. HIGHLY recommend the garlic & pepper delight with beef! Star of the day along with the mango sticky rice (not really a "mango mountain" but it's one of our favorite desserts!) They live up to the name of "Best Thai Cuisine"! 100/10 recommend! read more

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We came on a Saturday afternoon and we were able to sit right away. We were greeted as soon as we entered and thats always a plus for me! The area was clean and it gives a nice cozy vibe. Our waitress was very kind and attentive. The gentleman serving drinks made sure to refill our waters. Our food came out quick and fresh. We tried several entrees with the garlic beef being our favorite. We are huge fans of pad thai but unfortunately we found there's to be a little too sweet. Their thai tea was great though! And their yellow curry with beef was very good. read more

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There's an off the menu dish called Khao Soi, a Northern Thai chicken curry noodle soup, that no other Thai place around here has. Very tasty. read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

You can always count on Best Thai for delicious authentic Thai food. I've been coming here for years now and hands down it's one of the best Thai restaurants I've ever been to. The food is always consistent and service is always quick and efficient. We typically order the Garlic & Pepper delight with beef, Pad See Ew with chicken and chicken Thai fried rice, with a Thai iced tea. All load with tons of flavor and it always comes out so quickly even when it's during their busy dinner rush. The staff is so friendly and welcoming here I always feel like I'm back at home with how sweet the servers are. The inside of the restaurant can fill up quickly during dinner time but tables usually turn over quickly so you don't typically wait long for a table if there is a wait. So don't let it discourage you from waiting. I love best Thai so much and love to see them always so busy. This is one spot on my list I visit monthly sometimes weekly but who's keeping track? read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Thai Fried Rice Pad See-ewe - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

Great Thai restaurant in the UCR area! Came here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon and the restaurant was pretty quiet but it got busy right after we arrived. Gave their pad thai a try and it was great! The noodles and meat were delicious, and it came with a generous amount of meat and toppings. The portion you get for about $15 is a great value when compared with a lot of other Thai restaurants in the area. You can tell you're eating quality and authentic Thai food! Service was prompt and friendly and the restaurant is clean and has a low key, classic feel. Located in a small plaza with coffee and a few other stores. The parking lot was pretty packed but there were a few spaces left for us. Definitely recommend this place! read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

I had jury duty in downtown Riverside and looked up nearby Thai food places. I came here because it had great reviews. And the reviews did not disappoint! Great service and great food! I arrived around lunch hour and the restaurant was very lively full of other people having lunch. I was immediately seated despite the restaurant looking full. I had already looked up what I wanted to have ahead of time so I was ready to order once I sat down. I immediately place my order and my order arrived about 7 min later. They are quick here! Perfect if you are in a time crunch. I ordered the Kra-prow Noodle. The noodles were cooked perfectly and seasoned well. Definitely a nice light, delicious dish. As soon as I was done with my meal I was immediately given the bill. Very efficient. I was in and out in less than an hour. I'd definitely come back here again if I am ever in the area. Since there are other restaurants at this shopping center, the parking can get kind of full. But don't fret because you can still park in the same shopping center, but just a little further away from the location. read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Kra-prow Noodle - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

Great service, the spicy coconut curry was tremendous, came with a "happy hour" option where I got pad Thai and salad included for lunch. Great food reasonable pricing. read more

Great thai spot in the area. We went on a Thursday for an early dinner and there was plenty of seating, but as the evening went on, the place fills up. The servers are really nice and the service is pretty fast. The panang curry with tofu was delicious. Lots of options for those with different dietary restrictions. Will definitely be back. Worth checking out when you're in the area, it's definitely a popular choice! read more

Best Thai is one of favorites spots to eat at in Riverside. It is a small quiet restaurant offering some of the best Thai food in the IE. Although it is a small location there is ever hardly a waiting and Service is always friendly and fast. I reccomend getting the happy meal which includes a main entree (i always get yellow curry or massaman curry) and it also comes with pad thai, desert, soup or salad, and egg roll or wonton all for 20 bucks. My top picks would be their:, tom yum soup, yellow curry, massaman curry,pad ee sew, and their pad thai. Highly recommend. read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Tom yum soup (included with happy meal) - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

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Absolutely delicious! We ordered the sweet and sour chicken, pad woon sen, Thai fried rice, and a Thai iced coffee, and every single dish was amazing. The sweet and sour chicken was full of flavor with the perfect balance of sweet and tangy sauce. The chicken was tender and coated in a delicious Thai-style sauce that paired really well with the peppers and vegetables. The pad woon sen was another favorite, the glass noodles were cooked perfectly and packed with fresh vegetables and great seasoning. The Thai fried rice was excellent too. It was flavorful, fluffy, and topped with egg and fresh garnishes like cucumber, tomato, and lemon that really made the dish stand out. And the Thai iced coffee was the perfect finishing touch, smooth, creamy, and refreshing. Everything tasted fresh, the portions were generous, and you can tell the food is made with care. Definitely one of the best Thai meals I've had in a while. Highly recommend! read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Orange Chicken, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Thai Fried Rice, Pad Woon Sen, Thai Ice Coffee - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

The service was great as the staff was wonderful. I got the Tom kha soup and dumplings which came out quickly. Both also tasted amazing, the Tom kha soup has a lemony flavour to it and consists of chicken, tomatoes, and mushrooms. The dumplings can either be vegetarian or come with beef. Both options are a must try! read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Tom kha soup and beef dumplings - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

I had the chicken satay, deep fried tofu, mango mountain, and unsweetened iced tropical tea. I was seated promptly and the food came out soon as well. The chicken was so tender and the peanut sauce was delicious! The deep fried tofu was great and I liked dipping it in the peanut sauce. The mango sticky rice was my favorite! It came out super cute with the umbrella and it was just as delicious! Rice was nice and warm, while the mango was perfectly ripe. I had no idea about this place until today so I will be back! read more

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Food was delicious. Only the third place to have a dish that I like that taste it very familiar to my favorite place. Typically I get spicy catfish at other places but they're spicy tilapia hit the spot. Prices are good and the services great. Glad I've tried this spot. Will keep on my list for the future. read more

Good portion sizes and had no trouble ordering something Vegan AND Gluten free. Definitely tastes a bit like MSG though so if that is important to you, call ahead. read more

They are so accommodating for gluten-allergies. My family member who is actually, actively allergic to gluten has never gotten sick. And they are so nice and the food gluten-free or not is always delicious! Here are pictures of the current menu as of 04/20/2026 :) read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Menu 04/20/2026 - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

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Super delicious!! Got the Chicken hot pot and the Pad Thai both were extremely deliscious!! Also beautiful atmosphere. Priced well about $10- $15 for each meal. read more

OH MY GOD!!!! The flavors are absolutely amazing, this is what you want when you think of delicious Thai cuisine, the service was friendly as well, and the food came fast, FRESH, and cooked to perfection, the atmosphere is perfect for date night, or just lunch with some coworkers, my wife and I will definitely be going back. The food was so good, I forgot to take pictures. read more

I was very disappointed to see the gentleman behind the register, using his bare hands to pick up fresh raw salad when there was tongs sitting right next to his hand, Thank God I didn't order a salad that day. Nor have I ordered one since. I have always enjoyed their food, but I must admit the last couple of years they seem to be skimping on there to go orders. I'm finding less meat, more peppers, less curry, and even less rice, and every to go bag seems to be spilled all over the place no matter where or how it is placed in my vehicle. Very poor packaging. And the price outlandish for the amount they're giving. I find myself going there less. read more

This place is great. Especially the yellow curry. The drunken noodles and pad Thai are really good too.

had a craving for Thai food & came across this place since i was driving by. Cute spot in the corner plaza. I walked in & I was greeted & seated right away. I ordered pad see ew (beef) with extra egg & of course a side of white rice! Wow the extra egg was a real nice touch & i am glad i got that! The food was so good & lots of flavor, def will come back read more

Best Thai Cuisine - the menu for the restaurant - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

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I love getting the food here when it comes to New Year's the pad Thai always turns out good and everything is always made to order

Best Thai used to be our go to spot. Lately, though, it has become more difficult to get the correct dishes, and the quality of the food seems to have gone down. We are hoping this is just a temporary hiccup and that things improve, because it was once one of our favorites. read more

So i was very very surprised as to how good the food was here. the price is higher than i expected, especially if you get seafood. However, they do LOAD the seafood so then i dont feel like its expensive at all. I shared eggrolls with the team - nice and hot! Then i had a green curry seafood and then pad see ew beef! All yummy and amazing. Parking in a strip mall so lots of options Service typical small mom and pop shop. no one was there so lots of attention. However at one point they did just forget to come back to us to take our order and i heard lots of screaming in the back. Once they took our order service was top notch. read more

I have heard nothing but amazing things about this place for years and finally had a chance to try their food for an office event. The food was fresh, hot, and packed extremely well. It's always nice to have food that's catered with care. We ordered a good variety of dishes from their fresh salad, veggie curry, yellow curry, veggie pad see ewe, chicken and shrimp pad thai, fried spring rolls, and white rice. Now freshness was no issue especially with their salad which was refreshing. The cucumbers were cut with care, no wilted letters, and it didn't come right out of a bag. The spring roll was heavy seasoned. It was a little off putting and unexpected. The pad thai was also oddly sweet. I have never had a pad thai that wasn't savory until today. If you are a thai food fan and are use to a more traditional savory/spicy bite you will not be a fan. I also had their yellow chicken curry over white rice. The white rice comes with a little bit of peas and carrots in it, which I though was a interesting and nice touch. The curry also was overwhelmingly sweet for me. Very coconut milk heavy, but not sure where that level of sugar came from. The chicken was very nice in texture. The stand out from the dish was really its potatoes. They were seasoned very well with a great textual difference to the carrots. Overall this place was very sugar forward. If you like sweeter food this place will be up your ally. If you are a thai food purist it might be difficult for you to pallet. read more

The few chicken pieces in my pad Thai were humongous. No wonder all these people got sick with food poisoning here. They need to chop the chicken into more smaller pieces rather than a few large pieces. Also, I asked for a lime and they charged me $0.25 for a wedge without telling me it would be extra. I dont mind paying but they need to tell their customers if things cost extra. Did not leave a positive feeling for me. They also forgot to give me the lime I got charged for til I asked. I get the feeling the workers here are lazy. Lazy chefs with half assed knife cutting skills chopping chicken with half the necessary slices, lazy waitresses doing the bare minimum not coming to you unless you ask them to come over, etc. That's just how the vibe felt when I was inside. The noodles were a good texture. The reviews staying the sauce was overly sweet are not wrong. That's why I asked for extra lime to balance out the sweetness. I suggest you do the same if you dont like pad Thai too sweet. Service wise I was not met with the nicest person but she just did the bare minimum to get by. She also forgot to include the lime which they charged me for in my order until I asked so that didnt settle well with me. Part of my order was alil burnt but i actually didnt care because it made the noodles taste better. Not sure If they do it on purpose or not. But i can see how some would find this off putting. Overall I'd come back if there were no other options left. The pad Thai noodles weren't bad. Let's see if I get food poisoning like the rest of these people! read more

Ordered Som Tam (papaya salad), sticky rice, and mango sticky rice for dessert. Ordered to go as well from here. Everything has been delicious so far and service is excellent! read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Papaya Salad (Som Tom) - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

Wow 1st time trying this place and let me tell you!!! Best food ever!! Fast service, wonderful staff. Positive vibes and environment super clean. recommend %100 read more

Great stop. Great food. Great prices. Great staff. Quick on the take out. Would come back. Ordered Pad Thai Chicken Curry and dumplings. Awesome!! read more

This place has decent food but nothing memorable. However, the tum yum noodle soup was just horrible. It was super sweet and had no lemongrass flavor or any sourness to it. It was such a disappointment that I had to order thai food from Royal Orchid instead. Also, order a large and received a meal sized for pigeons. read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

Food is tasty. The staff is phenomenal. I think the atmosphere is great. I will definitely be going back

Came here for first time. My husband raved about it from several years ago. But tonight he is so disappointed with food. The same order he had in the past is manassum with chicken. I did want pad Thai but didn't want chicken. Looked like I don't have choice of meat so I changed to garlic and pepper beef. Sadly they aren't that great because they didn't taste garlic and black pepper. To our surprises, they charged us for the rice. My husband made a decision not to come here again. I agreed with him. His dinner was thick and saucy in the past. Tonight it is too liquid. And not spicy at all as there is on menu..... so disappointing dinners we had. Only best is we had great service... so sweet waitress. read more

I'm not a huge fan of Thai Food, but this place happened to be located across the parking lot from a Yelp event I attended. I met up with a former co-worker for dinner. We walked in without a reservation and were seated immediately in a quiet corner booth. This place is cute, and the inside decor is very reminiscent of your traditional Thai restaurant. The Pad See Ew was pretty damn good. You can choose your spice level...we chose 3 and it was a bit much for me. It would have been better if the heat level was toned down a notch...but that's just me! The flavor was definitely there. The Pad Thai Omelette was really tasty! I'd for sure order that again! Of course, you can't go to a Thai restaurant and NOT order Thai Tea...lol We each had one and both agreed it was yummy! If I recall correctly, you can add boba if you want to. Some Thai Teas are too sweet and some are bitter imo, but it's served correctly here. =) Would I come again? Yes. I recommend it if you're in the Riverside area craving a good traditional Thai meal. Pricing won't make you crazy and the service was great! read more

Great hospitality and even better food. Excellent variety of dishes and flavors. Fresh and satisfying ingredients. Comfortable dining room that is family friendly. Will go out of my way to return in the future. read more

This place is really crowded so we were excited to try because to us it just means food is delicious. The lady told us to sign in so we did. Someone came in after us and was seated right away by a gentleman. The guy then saw me and seated me right away. I didn't see the point in signing in if they don't go by it. Food was ok. I got the spicy fried rice but it tasted more sweet than spicy. Our server was sweet though. read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Spicy fried rice tasted really sweet not spicy - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

Really good Thai food at a good price. I had their green curry with chicken and it was delicious.

I've heard that the food scene in Riverside isn't the best so I went in with really low expectations. It's located in a small strip mall (that honestly looks a bit sketchy at night). We went for dinner on a Friday evening and it was surprisingly pretty busy. It looks like there was a steady stream of takeout orders. The decor/ambiance may not be that impressive, but the food really surprised me. Here's what we tried: - Thai Spring Rolls: This was not quite what I was expecting. It was almost like a sushi roll version of a spring roll, except with an egg roll wrapper. It was completely filled and the tamarind sauce was quite interesting. I think I prefer the rice spring roll wrap over the egg roll wrap, but it was worth trying. - Bamboo Shoot Chili Paste with beef: It looked spicier than it tasted, but had great flavor to it. There were lots of bamboo shoots and the waitress recommended ordering it with beef, which was a great call. I wish there was a little more meat, but the flavor was amazing. - Green Curry with pork: It looked like there was more meat in the curry than the bamboo entree, and there were lots of things inside the curry (i.e. bell peppers, green beans, bamboo shoots). The curry had a nice, fragrant coconut flavor to it and is more on the mild side if you're worried about a "strong" curry flavor. The service was also fantastic! I can tell they worked hard to clean tables and quickly seat customers, and they were also very diligent about water refills. I'm glad I've found my go-to Thai spot in the area. read more

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Nice hidden gem on Spruce. How have I not been here? Customer service was so welcoming considering it was the lunch crowd and very busy. We ordered the lunch special of pad thai and cashew chicken both were delicious served with either a salad with peanut sauce dressing; so good or soup, white steamed rice and fried veggie egg roll. Thai iced tea hit the spot on this hot summer day. We will definitely be back! read more

Best Thai Cuisine - Cashew chicken with plenty of chicken, flavor and cashews! - Thai Near Me - Riverside, California

The food was extremely salty and sour. We ordered the papaya salad, pad thai, and the BBQ chicken. The papaya salad was not even edible, it tasted way too salty and sour. The BBQ chicken was also one of driest pieces of chicken I have ever come across. It would not even go down my throat. The pad thai was edible but extremely watery with all the sauce. Would not come here again. read more

Best Thai food! First time going at this place. Service is fast and great! Good customer service. Clean.