I absolutely LOVE this place! I was introduced to this spot a few years ago and I have never been disappointed. The family who ownes this restaurant are truly the sweetest and I will always come back here. I always get the yellow curry and it's my favorite from anywhere I've ever been. The fresh rolls always have amazing ingredients and the Thai tea is a must have! My partner gets different things every time and he always cleans the plate haha They are also available for delivery! I always look forward to ordering from here so definitely check it out ! read more

California Thai - Thai Ice Tea (16oz), WonTon Soup, Ba-Mee BBQ (Pork), FRESH Rolls ToFu, YELLOW CURRY and jasmine rice on the side - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

Ordered the pad see ew with tofu Togo. There's parking on the side and front of the restaurant. It's a nice small restaurant with a couple of tables inside. Mom and pop owned. The pad see ew was ok, there were two different types of tofu in the dish - not sure if that's normal. The dish was a little on the greasy side. Flavors were ok. Maybe I just ordered the wrong dish. Would like to come back and try others. read more

California Thai - Pad see ew with tofu. Pad See-Eiw - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

The food is very good and delicious. Reminiscent of home made cooking you would find in a Thai home. . The Tom Yum soup is sweet and light, the pumpkin curry is tasty with generous amounts of pumpkin, the Pad Thai is very delicious with generous amounts of noodles and vegetables , etc. After being open more than ten years in El Sobrante, they still do not disappoint. I highly recommend this Thai gem, especially for families. :) The prices are still very reasonable too. read more

California Thai - Great Thai dishes at reasonable prices. - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

SOLID Thai spot! Super fresh ingredients and made with love. Super cozy atmosphere. We had the bbq volcano salmon, pad kee mow and pad thai. YUM! read more

We went to the restaurant for the first time this week. It's a small restaurant and we were the only two in it. The service was slow but the owner was wonderful. The food is OK and could be a little more flavorful. However, the curry chicken was excellent. We would try it again and order different dishes. read more

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Fantastic small local place, a real mom and pop family operation with GREAT dishes! We got green pork curry, Bamee BBQ chicken, wonton soup, tom yum soup... WOW. Don't skip this spot! Get the sticky rice! read more

Very quaint spot right on the El Sobrante main strip. Good customer service and the portions were large. Any time I go to a new Thai restaurant, I order the Pad Thai. If you mess that up, then we can't move forward in life! The Pad Thai was solid and I'll definitely be returning some day. Also had the fresh spring rolls and they were very tasty w/ their peanut sauce. read more

California Thai - 38. Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

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Small restaurant located in El Sobrante. The atmosphere is intimate and quiet. The staff are friendly and they give you space to enjoy your meal and company. This is one of the few places that gets "Thai spicy" without losing the flavor. Their dishes tend to be light on the sugar if you prefer that this is the place for you. Papaya salad is less on the sweet side and always fresh. Tom yum soup comes in half portions (cup) keep that in mind when ordering. The broth is simply delicious and light. Green curry is my favorite at this location, the veggies are crunchy not soggy. Pros: Spice level Intimate setting Half portions Less sugar Cons: They don't deliver to me If you are craving authentic local Thai cuisine you should give them a try. read more

The outside look doesn't impress much to be honest. But I have learned to never judge a book by its cover... As I walked in I was welcomed by a very nice and friendly lady. The interior decoration is impeccable but let's talk about what matter: THE FOOD! It was just magnificent to eat here. The best ever ever ever! I had the red curry pumpkin prawn, and holly molly. Perfect combination of spices and seasoning all on point. EXTRA STAR! - when my friend asked for extra spicy, they brought little containers with peppers and spicy sauce, AN EXCELLENT METHOD considering you never know how much spicy one can handle. Best Thai Place in the area for sure! Coming back for more soon! read more

I can't stop talking about that papaya salad man I reminds Literally close my eyes on the first bite and brought me back to the first time I try that salad at my friends house made by her mom so come on we all know ms are the best in the kitchen and I feel in love with it , tried it many places before but this one so far the best after my friends mom salad of course that was a delicious meal we had I highly recommend this place -I'll be back .Terminator ...,. read more

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Loved the service and food. Incredibly generous w/ the veggies and didn't charge extra for request to add eggplant to our pad Thai. Pad See Ew was solid. The mango sticky rice was delish and satisfied my craving for something sweet. Close by for a quick and easy pick up on a Friday night. They are very thoughtful in the packaging of take out orders - cardboard sleeves are placed between each box to avoid food from being crushed. Would def come back! read more

The server was very kind and helpful with my dish modifications to make the dishes vegan (no oyster sauce, no fish sauce, no shrimp paste) and suggested using soy sauce instead which was very kind. They also asked me if I could have milk in my Thai tea which I thought was so considerate. When I told them no, I couldn't have milk, they offered to put coconut milk in the Thai tea instead and it was SO DELICIOUS! The fresh rolls were also great. All of the other dishes were very tasty too, we got yellow curry, the stir fried eggplant dish, and the pra ram all modified and they were very good. I really appreciated how thoughtful and helpful this place was to make sure I was eating everything okay for my diet! I would highly recommend this place to anyone else who is vegan or has vegan family members/friends, this place is very accommodating and tastes delicious! read more

California Thai is a great Thai Restaurant! the food is amazing ( best fried rice I have ever had!). Everything was so fresh and prepared to b perfection! The staff are friendly, efficient and the atmosphere is so cozy and comfortable as well. Go...you won't be disappointed read more

The only reason I decided to give this place a shot was because my friend recommended the food was good and his judgment is on point lol Anywho, who would ever thought to put a Thai restaurant in the city of El Sobrante? Gives the city more variety. This small restaurants capacity fits around a seating of 26 people. The atmosphere feels like your right at home in front of your television. Looking at their lunch menu, the prices were reasonable for Thai food. I ordered their Fried shrimp rolls, Chicken curry and Pad see ew. RESULTS: *I was actually WOW'd out about my food* *Service was GREAT* *All flavors were in tact* * Happy Customer* Out of all the Thai restaurant around my area, this definitely hits the spot. I can't wait to go back. Ohya don't let the Restaurant name fool you (CALIFORNIA THAI) to think this is Americanized food, because it is not! Not at all like PF Changs. =P read more

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We dined in at this place for dinner last week for the 1st time and 2 days later, we ordered take out. This place is REALLY GOOD! Yes, the place is small, but when we go, there's plenty of parking (either behind the restaurant or street parking in front), and the place is not full during the 8-10pm hour. Don't know about earliar though. Service was quick, actually, the fastest service we've ever gotten at a Thai restaurant on both occasions. The waitstaff is very friendly and is always smiling : ) Actually, I've just came back from Bangkok last month and got to try out my thai with them : ) Food is delicious! We had the chicken satay, the curry puffs, the fried catfish with vegies, pad thai, thai ice tea, chicken massam curry and fried banana ice cream. No complaints there, 5 stars for the food. Will be back for more! read more

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Literally best Thai food I've had in years. It was Togo orders only but the food and service was awesome. I don't remember the last restaurant that had me and my partner ranting all week long. It's great portions and amazing flavor. Can I give 6 stars!? read more

Ordered green curry for lunch and asked to add broccoli They gave me six pieces of broccoli in green curry sauce and forgot the rest. When I called them to let them know, they said sorry about that. Nothing offered. Order here a lot, give them business a lot. Now, they lost a customer. Ton of other Thai restaurants out there. read more

First time ordering from this restaurant. I ordered Jungle Curry, but instead got some sort of soup that is way too salty and.doesbt have much flavor otherwise. Won't order again. read more

California Thai - The super salty mystery soup I got. - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

I ordered Pad Thai and Thai iced tea. Both are too sweet especially Thai iced tea... I had to make tea myself and tried to make less sweeter but sadly I had to threw it away... :( read more

I've tried it twice and was not impressed by food but the people are lovely. Perhaps I give them another try soon.

New owners but the waitress is terrible. She spoiled our evening. If you eat appetizers it is pretty good. I had order duck but they out of duck. However the waitress did not tell me until she brought my husband order. I think cook was waiting table. The dish I ordered silver noodle was terrible not worth money. The pad Thai is only ok. I will not return. Paid $53 for worst meal I have ever had. Prior to this we had some nice meals there. read more

I love this small family restaurant. Cozy and visually stimulating environment for eating in and their take out is good too. I love their green curry and the kitchen is willing to make your food as spicy or mild as you like. Reasonably priced, delicious Thai food right here in El Sobrante. Parking on street and in the back. Highly recommend read more

Tiny place. Excellent service (probably not so much if it gets packed). Fantastic food. Best rice I've had anywhere and I'm Asian (look at the picture! lol). read more

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Decent place, but I've had better (hence the two stars). We ordered a couple things: crab wontons, satay chicken, chicken salad (called larb elsewhere), and pumpkin curry with shrimp. Out of everything, the curry was my favorite, and it is easily worthy of 4 or 5 stars on its own. The larb is definitely served like a salad here, so it wasnt the best. It's usually my favorite Thai meal! The satays were fine, and the wontons were just okay. We also got Thai iced teas, and they tasted "different" here. I didnt even drink all of mine, it was weird. I probably wouldn't come back, or I would try something different if I did. Except for the pumpkin curry. That was good! read more

Been ordering here for years The coconut chicken soup is bomb Support local I do You should too read more

Very good Thai Food restaurant In side restaurant very cozy & nice & relaxing Foods excellent We love it But not really busy i hope more customer Highly recommend this restaurant I forgot take other food read more

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It's easy to miss the building, driving by on a busy avenue. The food was delicious and the service friendly. Recommend stopping for takeout! read more

The portion size has gone down and to add further insult to the injury, several ingredients listed in the menu were missing from my mom's curry dish. When she brought it up to management, they essentially told her it was too bad. What a shame, I used to like this place. The emperor wears no clothes. read more

We've been there once and we have decided this will be our go to Thai. Decently priced food and we get leftovers. We liked the restaurant ambiance. They put out fresh roses on the table. They are kid friendly too by providing kid plates and plastic utensils. read more

California Thai - Pad Eggplant, yellow curry & pad Thai. - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

First my boyfriend and I ordered their shrimp salad. It's pretty salty but not too much. It's flavorful with a nice crunch from the cashews. The prawns were juicy and didn't taste fishy. Coming in I already knew that I wanted the volcano salmon. When it came out it did not look at all like I as expecting it to haha. I, for some reason thought it was going to be salmon inside a spicy sauce with carrots, raisins and whatever else it said on the menu all mixed together. Nope! There as a nice piece of flaky salmon on top a soft bed of rice that came with this garlic vinegar (plus another ingredient...) sauce you pour on top. I am such a sucker for vinegar and garlic so this sauce was heaven to me. There was nothing volcano about the dish (no lava..nor was it spicy, not that I know if volcanoes are spicy) but it was still SO GOOD. The salad that came on the side was BOMB AS FUCK. I did not know it came with a salad, I thought everything as mixed together but this as a pleasant surprise. There is seriously just so much going on in the salad; Crispiness from the pieces of apple, a little chewiness from the raisins (I'm not normally a fan of raisins), creaminess from the avacado, crunchiness from the nuts.... I could seriously just eat a plate of this as my meal and be completely satisfied. My boyfriend got the pad thai. It was a little too sweet for me but he enjoyed it. I need to come back to try some more things but so far I highly recommend the volcano salmon plate. Pretty light and guilt free without compromising flavor. UPDATE: Got the jungle curry since it's not offered at a lot of Thai restaurants and would be a first for me. The flavor was good, just soooooo watery! pass for me. They know how to cook salmon. Their salmon salad is pretty good. They use sour mangos (still fresh, tender and juicy) so the flavor is more on that side of the scale. I'm personally more of a thai coffee (versus tea) fan and they make theirs well. They get pretty busy during lunch and give you a free simple salad that you'd normally get at a sushi restaurant. read more

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Always a good idea to eat here! Good food that doesn't leave you with that heavy, food coma feeling. I love the California Thai fried rice with chicken or beef or tofu (I know, I love everything). The mango salad is also so tasty! Get it!!! Ambiance is nice, quiet, and relaxing. It never gets too loud while you enjoy every bite of your food. I have gotten takeout here plenty of times, both for myself and parties. For party platters I usually get the California Thai fried rice and mango salad (what I mentioned earlier, since they're my faves and I have to share) and they've always been a hit at parties. read more

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Their food is really great. The owners are very nice and welcoming. I have yet to try their pad Thai but the curry is spot on.

Place seems to be understaff. Ordered lunch a few times and came for dinner as well. Shrimp Pad Thai, Fish filet, Beef Panang Curry, Beef Pad Seew, and Shrimp Tom Yum are yummy. I really enjoyed those. Thai Iced Tea are usually extra sweet... I think they should cut it down a bit. Mango Sticky Rice is okay, I've had better elsewhere... sticky rice is a bit soggy and mangoes are a hit/miss (probably depending on season?). What's a mood killer is their slow service especially during lunch times. I've ordered to-gos here several times during lunch and I always enter the restaurant with no one around... I had to wait for 15 minutes or not to actually get someone. It was weird because you would hear someone doing something in the kitchen but when you scream to call for someone, they never answer you. Please expect customers to come pick up their food l after they've placed their order! read more

I have had dinner twice, once with L. and once with S. This small restaurant only has about eight tables, and it has limited parking, it is really not a problem; San Pablo Dam Road has a lot of traffic but there are very few businesses open in the evening. There are two seating areas. The booths in the nook are quiet. The tables in the main area offer a great view of the street and the Sikh temple on the hill; the tables are very close together and you can get a good look at what other people are enjoying. Everything I have here has been enjoyable. Most of the food I've had as not been spicy-hot, rather it as been a delicate blend of spices that is really well done and I can taste all the different seasoning. I have either ordered or tasted the following dishes. Soups Tom Kah Chicken Soup I really like this soup. The Lime Prawn Soup was the hottest dish I had and I would have it again. Entrees Masaman Curry - with Chicken I would have it again. Pannag Curry -with Beef I would also have this again Spicy Cat Fish - S liked this so much he did not share much. The only disappointment was the sweet potatoes fries. They had too much batter read more

I've continued to go back to this restaurant for their consistent yellow curry chicken (one of the best that I've ever had) but have recently tried the following dishes: Green curry prawns Red curry pumpkin prawns Prawn rolls Yellow curry prawns Tom kha gai Three Seasons (a special) I was seriously hoping that the green curry would have a good kick to it...but it was on the VERY mild side. I've never had a more mild green curry. The flavors were good, the shrimp were abundant and the portion size was great...but it was really lacking heat! If I order this again I will ask that they make a spicier version for me. The red curry pumpkin prawn is probably one of my new favorite dishes at California Thai. The flavors of this dish are rich and the prawns are cooked perfectly. The vegetables in this dish are not overcooked. I can see myself ordering this mild curry over and over again. The prawn rolls were just okay. It was basically a thin shrimp wrapped in a egg roll wrapper and deep fried. They also put a few herbs in with the shrimp, but I couldn't identify what they were. The prawn rolls were served with a sweet and sour sauce. The yellow curry prawn dish is good, but I prefer their yellow curry chicken. The tom kha gai is pretty tasty! It compares pretty well to other Thai restaurants in the area. The three seasons is an item on their list of daily specials. This menu item contains two skewers each with a piece of beef, chicken and shrimp, along with several types of vegetables including carrots, bell peppers and onions. Along side the skewers are perfectly cooked pieces of vegetables including bell peppers, onions, carrots and broccoli. This dish is served with a sweet and sour sauce, a peanut sauce, a spicy lime sauce (and I've also seen it served with cucumber salad instead of the lime sauce). It's definitely filling and can easily be eaten without a side of rice. I'll definitely continue to go to this restaurant and try other dishes! read more

California Thai - Volcano salmon. - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

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The thai tea here is refreshingly good. I nodded my head in silent approval at first sip. They have a good-sized menu. I was pleased to see so many curry options. The red curry is flavorful, but the portion was noticeably smaller than most places. Their dinner portion for the curry is maybe the same size (or smaller) than most lunch portions elsewhere. But their rice portion is big... Curry was decent and better than the other two nearby Thai restaurants. Service was also good. I'll probably go back to try the other curry options. read more

California Thai - tom kah soup. was perfect. - Thai Near Me - El Sobrante, California

I was a little hesitant going into this little hole in the wall after we just moved into town. However, the food is flavorful and priced well! We have had the same waitress on the 5 or so times we have come here so far and she has always been friendly and helpful. One time the stir-fry was undercooked and she immediately offered to fix it with a new dish. The food deserves 5 stars - I am leaving 4 only for the ambiance, which is a bit dark and cluttered. read more

This is a local must try! I love getting the lunch specials, the pad thai is good but you have to eat it fresh bc it can get dry. The Tom yum soup has a great flavor profile. The Pad Se Ew is delicious especially if you get it spicy. It holds up even for the next day! The service is great! Sometimes, I even get a free drink. read more

The papaya salad was good, this one is more lime and salted. The sticky mango and fried banana ice cream were also good. The server was nice and attentive. The restaurant has a good dim lighting. Might be good for romantic dates! read more

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This place is such a hidden gem, anything you order from here is great, the fresh rolls are delicious, the pad thai is always on point and I really recommend the string beans and chicken. Also their peanut sauce, SOOO GOOD. Must try! read more