Not bad seems to be the common theme here and I have to agree. The atmosphere is not great and in fact I find the orange walls a bit too much but for the price you shouldn't expect a lot of charm. We ordered two salads. One with chicken, peanuts, basil and lime (sorry, am bad w/names). This one was a bit too salty but I guess it IS Thai food. Also, the peanuts in the chicken salad tasted rancid to me. The one with peanut sauce were pretty good except it was all iceberg lettuce which is not that appealing to me. I guess what I am saying is I really liked the peanut sauce which made up for the rest of the salad being pretty mediocre although fresh. We also ordered a seafood dish with green beans, peppers,, mushrooms and basil. It was pretty good I guess but I don't know if I would order it again. The bathroom was pretty clean if you care about that. I am not sure if I ever received a fortune cookie in a Thai restaurant before but free dessert is always nice. read more

One of the most unassuming Thai restaurants you'll ever come across. This place is only a couple blocks from my house in a small strip of businesses that includes 7-11, Domino's, a terrible Teriyaki restaurant, and a dry cleaners. This place is a diamond in the rough. I cannot order food from this place without getting one of the two house specials, Crispy Garlic Chicken. This dish is phenominal! It's a giant portion of lightly tempura battered white meat chicken, tossed in this spicy/sweet garlic sauce with fried basil leaves and bell peppers mixed in. It's incredible. I have tried other dishes to compliment the Crispy Garlic Chicken, including cashew chicken (above average), their phad thai (average), panang curry (delicious), larb gai (mom loved it), and chicken satay (excellent peanut sauce). When ordering a spicy dish from this place, beware, they will hear a "3-star" request, but counter with a "4-star" delivery. Do not underestimate their heat levels! I love spicy dishes, but do not try and be a hero and order a 4-star here. I've only gotten food to-go here, but the place is always wide open. It's a family run business and at night they young son sits out in the restaurant and plays his Nintendo DS, while the older daughter and parents run the kitchen/service. read more

Chada Thai Restaurant - Chada Thai - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I've been here several times, and they have the most fantastic pad thai in all of Seattle! Really friendly, and honestly just the best restaurant ever and I can always count on them for reliable and delicious food! read more

Get the chicken! It's good and a large portion. Unfortunately, the pineapple fried rice is pretty flavorless and bland. It stands in stark contrast to the pad see yew, which had a fantastic smoky flavor. The rice and noodles came with generous portions of pork. read more

Consistently Delicious. Try everything. Everything is good. Cashew delight is particularly flavorful. My children adore this place and request the beef pad see ew and phad thai noodles. My husband and I enjoy the curry. I feel like this place really nails texture. One of my favorite restaurants in Seattle read more

I order here every other week and have enjoyed it every time. The crispy garlic chicken is crazy good. My only complaint is the do not have Pad Se Ew, but the Kee Mao is banging. read more

Very sweet kind people! I got panang chicken and crispy garlic chicken both were delish!

May be it's a new chef or it's new management - either way, this is a solid neighborhood Thai joint that has improved on their standard Thai fare recently. Everything we tried (curries, noodles, soups) were satisfying and service is usually prompt. read more

Best noodles I've had anywhere. Chada is my favorite restaurant in Seattle. Chada is an unpretentious, cozy restaurant that does a lot of take out business. I live in Kingston now, so I have a hard time making it past the Phad Kee Mao on the rare occasion I'm in the area. The phad thai is second to none, and I've had a really good seafood curry in the past, but I couldn't say which dish it was. The portions are generous and the price is right. I usually get 3 star spice. I will say, the spice level varies by chef, ranging from sinus hot to stomach lining hot. The flavor is on point at every level of heat (I've tried 1-3 star, and wouldn't dare go past that...). Even when it blows out my stomach, I eat the leftovers in the morning. It's just too good! This is a neighborhood gem in its essence. It's always a pleasure seeing the family running Chada. Go there. Impress your unsuspecting friends. Have the best noodles of your life. read more

Chada Thai has been a consistent favorite of mine for over ten years - no joke!! My personal favs are the chili pepper fried rice, crispy garlic chicken, and pad kee mao. If you get 3 or more stars on the traditional dishes they will pack quite a punch - but it's a complimentary heat and not overwhelming. Still, having never been to Thailand myself I don't think I could handle 4 or more lol. But seriously do yourself a favor and grab something from here! read more

This place is AMAZING! Please try the Crispy Garlic Chicken!!!!! Once again I am picking up two(!!) orders because they are so very good!!! Tom yum pag is always a winner. You don't need any meat, veg is great too. And do I mention the customer service (especially during COVID!!!) it is BEYOND outstanding!!!! read more

Chada Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Delicious food and excellent service. Dishes can easily be made vegan if you clarify that you don't want any fish sauce. We really appreciated our waitresses attention to our dietary needs. Also the food was very affordable. One of our favorite spots! read more

Chada looks like it's been a Greenwood staple for awhile, and I believe it's popular for their crispy garlic chicken, which does not disappoint! It's a huge serving and the flavor so intensely good- definitely great for two big appetites or three small ones. The server was nice about refilling my water like 4x since it's probably high in salt content. It's a mixed bag of customers with construction workers getting to go, seniors and millennial walk-ins who most likely live in the area. Parking is tight with the lot super busy shared with 7-eleven and a laundromat, and off-street is tough with the congestion of cars due to the stacks on stacks of apartments in this block. Recommending Chada for takeout or quick n' casual lunches and smiles. read more

Chada Thai Restaurant - Crispy garlic chicken. Will need a box after! @ChadaThai - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Good place. I ordered their garlic chicken and realized and realized that I haven't seen it all! Would recommend!

I live very close to this restaurant and it had very high reviews, so I decided to check it out for dinner. Everyone was raving about the crispy chicken, but I last minute decided to try something that was less reviewed - the ultimate fried rice. Like many others who have eaten here, I, too ordered my food to go so I could return home to catch a game on tv. I was nervous that it wouldn't be enough and was second guessing that I should have ordered the crispy chicken in addition, but the portion was big! I ordered a level 1 spice since everyone wrote that their spice levels are extremely hot. My mouth was not watering by any means and I don't have the best spice tolerance. Maybe I'll try a level 2 next time. This dish did have a couple of pineapples which I did not expect since I didn't order the pineapple fried rice. There was maybe 1 prawn in the entire dish, and no eggs. The dish was delicious, but not quite what I had hoped for based on the description from the menu. read more

It's been a year or two since I last ordered take out here, been coming here for about 10+ years. Their standout dish has always been the crispy garlic chicken, and pad thai has always been meh, service was always a grumpy/surly woman. Today I got an ultra chirpy woman on the phone who took my order of crispy garlic chicken, pad thai, pad see eiw, and Chada's noodle delight. First and most important of all...from tasting the crispy garlic chicken itself, I can tell this place has new chef/owners (aside from the friendlier lady on the phone and the pad thai which I'll get to later). It's sadly not the same spectacular dish I used to love. Now it's chunks of dry-ish fried chicken coated in the same sweet sauce, like a Thai version of General Tso's. I think Panda Express is better if I was seeking fried protein coated with sauce. Pad Thai was really good! It had good wok flavor. Their pad thai used to be very bland/meh, but this was really standout. Pad see eiw was so-so. Dry, and nothing to write home about. Chada's noodle delight was a container of bamboo shoot/mushroom/veggie soup and another container of dry crispy ribbons of noodle. A Thai version of Hong Kong style crispy/cake noodle. It was overwhelmingly flavored with bamboo shoots which I was not too crazy about. Summary: I will be looking elsewhere for crispy garlic chicken, this place ain't it anymore. I don't live in this neighborhood anymore and it's not worth the drive for that dish. read more

Came in on a Saturday evening with the family cause the wife was interested on there famous garlic chicken. Soon as we arrived the person behind the counter seated us right away, good places are the one that seat you right away. We ordered the garlic chicken and seafood Tom yum with two Thai ice tea. The soup came out first we wanted mild but I couldnt taste the difference it didn't matter cause it was still delicious, the chicken came out last and from all the rave everyone talks about well it true that dish just makes you wanna order another to go, Thai tea was delicious and food overall was great. read more

Order the crispy garlic chicken. You won't regret it. I also had the pad see ew and ultimate fried rice. Those were nothing to write home about but overall hit the spot for my Thai fix. Again, they're known for the crispy garlic chicken. Just yum. read more

My favorite spot for crispy Thai chicken. I'm also a fan of their pineapple fried rice. Despite what google, yelp, and even their website says, they are closed on Sunday. Someone should really fix that. Hopefully this review will help. Great food almost any day of the week try it, you'll love it! read more

We live in the neighborhood and were thrilled to see a Thai spot so close with such a decent star rating. Does not disappoint. We always get the same the things because they are spot on...Crispy garlic chicken, pad see ewe, and panang curry. Delicious. They run on a four point heat scale, and 4 is unreal. Sometimes even 3 is unreal and we are seasoned heat foodies. The spiciness levels are a little inconsistent and heavy handed. Default to one lower than you would normally get. read more

Sooo delicious! Glad I tried them. I ordered through Grub Hub and the food came fast and it was still really hot! I even had to wait for it to cool down. Anyway, I got the Green Chicken Curry and it was super good, and had a generous amount of chicken. The only downfall is that it doesn't come with rice so you'll have to order it separately but it's only about $2. Also, I ordered it spicy level 2 because I usually like medium spicy and it goes from 1-4 but I could've easily done a 3 because it was still kinda mild, comparable to taco bell mild sauce (spice level, not taste). I also got the black pudding and that was absolutely delicious! Lots of food for the price too! Probably 2-3 servings in all. Definitely will be ordering again! read more

Get the crispy garlic chicken. It will not disappoint. And everything else too. When mango sticky rice is in season it's the best around--and huge serving! read more

Literally a joke, I order from here all the time (delivery) and all the sudden they have the smallest takeout boxes with the smallest portion of pad Thai I've ever seen. The way they presented it was super shady because most of it was bean sprouts. Not the end of the world obvi but bad business for cutting corners. read more

Pretty good food and great portions. They give a soup as a starter - kind of like a hot and sour soup. Lunch special is pretty decent at $9 and it was a solid portion. Didn't finish it and left way too full. read more

Ordered from Chada Thai for the first time through Door Dash. We loved it. So tasty and fresh. Even my daughter, who had proclaimed she doesn't like Thai food, proclaimed that she likes THIS Thai food. Hooray! read more

My friend and I decided we would get lost for a while and then stop and use the Yelp App to see what restaurants were nearby. At some point we got lost enough that the nearest Thai restaurant, Chada, was about 1.2 miles away. Good thing the iPhone has Google Maps. Double True. Whenever I go to a new Thai restaurant I order Phad Thai, because if they can't make Phad Thai, they probably can't make anything else. That, and Phad Thai is really the only Thai food I eat. Whoops. I like the idea that I'm judging all Thai restaurants on their Phad Thai though and I would otherwise order something else. It makes me sound thoughtful. Setting The place is larger than I would expect for a Thai place that seems like it is in the middle of nowhere. Though there are people that live there so that it is definitely somewhere. I still don't really know where I was. I'll check out the address of this place when I am done writing this review. The inside of Chada Thai is very red. I like it. Apparently there was also a walk up window for to-go orders. Service Okay, it's a Thai restaurant. The lady took our orders, brought the right food, filled our water. That's the best one can expect from any Thai restaurant, and she did it all. Food As I mentioned earlier I ordered the Phad Thai, with Tofu. I ordered 5 stars before she told me it only went up to 4 stars. Maybe I should do that every time I go to any Thai place because for the first time ever I didn't get white person stars. I got real stars. I got spice. Yay spice! Of course, along with that spice the lady came by twice to make sure I was okay and could handle it (including warning me before I took my first bite that it might be too spicy). It wasn't. Thai people think they handle spice better than white people but they are wrong. It was very spicy. I can handle it. I'm a man. I eat raw peppers. Compared to that this was weak. Mad bonus points though for actually giving me the level of spice I asked for. Now, I didn't think this was the best Phad Thai I've had, which is why this place only gets 4 stars instead of 5. It was good, but not great. A little bit more flavor would have helped. Overall Very impressed with the spice and I like layout of the restaurant. If ever find myself in... whatever area I was in again I could definitely see myself going back. read more

Our go-to place in North Seattle for Thai takeout. Their crab wontons are top-tier, and we also love the panang curry and fried rice. Of all the Thai restaurants we've tried in the area, this is the one we always come back to. read more

Chada Thai is the kind of place you want in your neighborhood. Excellent food at a reasonable price with the option of eating in or take-out. As others have said, the Crispy Garlic Chicken is a must order. It borders on addictive as I always eat too much of it. The Pad Thai is the real thing, not that catsup based stuff that some places want to feed you. The Vegetable Fresh Rolls are a bit bland but you get 3 of them the size of a toddler's calf for 6 bucks and the dipping sauce is spicy and delicious. I have always found the staff polite. If you walk in with a smile you will get the same back! read more

Chada Thai doesn't look like much from the outside or inside but behind the curtain in the kitchen is where the magic happens. Quite simply, Chada Thai has the best thai food from Holman Road through Shoreline. Their Pad See Ew is delectable, red curry top notch, and tempura garlic chicken bursts through the box and is otherworldly awesome. General Tso out of the way: this is the Asian breaded chicken you've been dreaming about. So how about the spice? Other places throw some pepper flakes here and there with little effect but Chada will bring the heat if required. However, they can also tone it down if need be. I have a baby at home and they made her a pad thai minus the peanuts and adequately mild. Perfect and still very tasty. Pricing is right around eight to ten bucks for just about everything, a fair deal. I spent several months trying to find a place like this and now that I've found Chada I have made it my goal to recommend them every chance I get. So place your order now and when you pick up get ready to sign the bill on top of the tiniest note pad you will ever see. Love the Chada Thai! read more

We ate here awhile ago and I was disappointed and didn't plan to go back. The food was just eh. Unfortunately, today we ended up calling in another to go order because Yum Yum Thai isn't open on Sundays. I figured Chada is close by so we could give them another try. It's interesting people think this place is reasonably priced - I just paid $40 for two swimming rama with noodles and a soup. What? On top of that, whenever you call the person who answers seems annoyed that you're calling. The Tom Kha Gai was tasty and the portions are large, so there's that, but I won't be ordering from here again. read more

GET THE CRISPY GARLIC CHICKEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm actually eating it as I write this review, and I don't feel like writing much cause I'd rather pay attention to my food cause its seriously that good) read more

I had to post a review because I just had the Noodle Curry Soup with Chicken. It's is soooo good! I will never go back to Pho! I just ate a huge bowl and I can't wait to order it again. If it's raining or your sick - this is the go to meal! read more

Reading the other reviews, I'm not sure what to think about the perceived attitude about the main owner. She's always been friendly and warm to me, and knows my name when I order (Damn that phad kee mao and crispy garlic chicken! She knows us too well). Who cares that the 10-year old takes your order? He's adorable and polite. Mom and sister are always right there. Take-out is always ready in no less than 10 minutes if you're in need of a quick weeknight dinner. read more

Hands down my favorite Thai in Seattle. Authentic and cozy. I haven't been disappointed by anything I've tried. Garlic crispy chicken is my go to but I try to try something new along side it each time I go here. read more

The food is really good here. I usually order the spicy garlic chicken! The lunch combo is pretty decent! I just wish the lady who served us could have been a bit more friendly. She looked mean. read more

Amazing food, dedicated service staff, friendly, fast. Easy local favorite. Had Larb Gai, Moo Ping, Panang curry, Phad Kee mao, all amazing

So being asian I have to say I go back and forth with how I eat my asian food. Sometimes I really need authentic robust flavors and sometimes I eat at panda express. However I do love going to Chada Thai, they have a very delicious fried rice. I've had the Panang Curry which was certainly not goop. The special chicken with a sweet basil sauce is also quite good. The garlic chicken and shrimp come in this sauce that I would really love to pour over rice. I'm sure there are things on the menu that aren't the greatest, but it's close to my house, it's relatively cheap, and I love the family that runs the place (the daughter who must be in her early teens takes orders and the 5 year old son seats people and brings menus and water). I'm not saying it's the best thai food in the world, but it's homey, farm style comfort thai food that's a good value and a small business I am happy to support in this bad economy. read more

I am a stickler for Thai food and this place is delicious. I read other reviews of service but mine was fine. I ordered lunch special at 2:45 (lunch ends at 3) and received no guild. I ordered Phad Thai, my Thai litmus test, and red curry. How spicy 1-4 I said 3 - I got the typical response (I'm a white girl) it's very spicy and I said that's fine. I have been to thailand and made Thai food and I get it! It was spicy, but not unbearable -- just right for me. I definitely went through a couple glasses of water. Anyhow, the Phad Thai was perfect, like the best street Phad Thai I've had. Huge portion for lunch too. the curry came in a small cup but i still couldn't finish that, and the rice was perfect, not too sticky. You can tell they use the traditional ingredients like kaffir leaves in their curry too. Delish. The lady was sweeping a lot but never tried to rush me out. She also was talking to some other customers about the noodles etc and seemed shy but helpful. This is better than any other Thai I've had in shoreline/Edmonds/greenwood and I will be back! read more

I think this place is officially my favorite. They have the best Pineapple fried rice I have tried and trust me I have experimented in other places (mainly in downtown Seattle) and have been disappointed. They are also quick at serving your food!! The only thing is, parking. It is next to 7/11, Dominos, teriyaki restaurant, a hair salon and with that parking is limited mid day and evenings. read more

Phenomenal food, kind staff, very quick service. I gee up in the area and always went here as a younger kind, the management I believe has changed and I'm very impressed with everything they offer. My favorites are pad see ew and their red or Panang curry... both are sooooo good :) read more