Carry out. Quick. Affordable. The ginger WOK special with rice is usually delicious and almost enough to feed two (but not quite). Get something else to share and have leftovers. read more

Food 5/5 Can't go wrong here, it is a little spicy but you can adjust the spicy levels! Service 10/5 The people who work here are extremely kind and accommodating they were quick to take my order and quick to prepare the food! Ambiance: 4/5 It is nice inside, I would say it is a perfect spot if you are craving some thai food or for a chill date! Accessibility: It is a bit hard to get to the bathroom but other than that the business is accessible read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Khao Soi - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Tucked in a strip mall in Rancho Bernardo sits Charm Thai Kitchen, a casual Thai restaurant. With seating indoor and outdoor, its relatively a small restaurant but the wait is not long at all. For starters, we ordered the Larb Gai which was great with its sour and distinct taste, great way to start the meal. For the mains, we ordered the Chow Mein Noodle with generous amounts of chicken and shrimp, great noodle dish. Chicken Pad Thai which is always a must when craving Thai. Loved this and tasted as expected. The Crab Fried Rice was a standout to me as you can really taste the crab come through on every bite. I would order this again in a heartbeat. For Curry, I just had to try the Panang Curry and I just love that coconut base as it covers the rice. Great dish for all the Panang Curry fans. Service was great and the food came out fast. Overall a wonderful spot for Thai cuisine serving fresh and high quality ingredients. read more

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First tome here. I was rushed choosing the food for me, accidentally ordered something that has some meat in it. Kudos to the female worker and and let me choose something else. Quite glad that the woman worker who took my order, got to change the order for me. I never knew that the pad thai already had chicken, I am vegan, I do not eat any types of meat, glad that she let me order a different dish, the eggplant tofu dish, kidos to her. read more

I gave this review a lot of thought before deciding to post it. We've been loyal customers of this restaurant for the past seven years and order from here almost every week. That's how much we love the food. We always do takeout, and I'm usually the one who picks it up. You would think that after so many years, they might recognize a regular customer or at least have us in their system, but that's never really happened. I've let that go because the food keeps us coming back. Last night, however, something didn't sit right with me. The restaurant was very busy, and orders were running behind. There were four people ahead of me waiting. As I stood there, I watched each of them receive their food along with a complimentary drink for the delay, plus a warm apology and a "thank you for waiting." About 25 minutes later, my order was ready. The person behind the counter simply placed the bag on the table, called my name without even looking at me, and moved on - no apology, no acknowledgment, no courtesy like the others received. I politely brought it up. One staff member responded rudely, saying everyone else had waited longer and that I "only" waited 25 minutes, as if there's a minimum time requirement to deserve basic courtesy or an apology. The person handing out the orders said he didn't mean to be rude, but when I said that all customers should be treated the same way, he had no response. I can't ignore the fact that everyone ahead of me who received apologies and complimentary drinks was Caucasian, and I was the only brown person there. Draw your own conclusions. It was disappointing to experience this at a Thai restaurant we've supported so faithfully for years. read more

Said it was open to 930. Got there 8:45 and it was closed. Even the door hours said 9:30. Drove here for nothing....

We wanted take-away Thai food for dinner this evening ... and we wanted delivery. So ... we found Charm Thai Kitchen through DoorDash. Glad we did ... on both counts. Our take-away dinner included two of our favorite Thai dishes: Green Curry with Pork and Brown Rice (4/5 $16.95); Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles) with Pork (4/5 $16.95). Both dishes had generous amounts of sliced pork. Dinner arrived hot at the early end of our ETA. read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Drunken Noodles (4/5) -- take-away at home - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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It's not our first time here, but it's but a while. Experience and food is the same as I remembered. I called in an order on a weekday dinner, spring rolls, chicken larb, beef see ewe, calamari see ewe, mock duck pad Thai, 2 orders of mango rice. Service was nice, but food was meh and cost was expensive for what we got based on portion and flavor. Spring roll was basically rolled lettuce in rice paper. That's it. Their dipping sauce was extremely bland as well. My kids would normally eat 2-3 ORDERS anywhere else, they didn't even eat 1 roll each here. That's an indication on how bad it is. The calamari in the noodle smelled extremely ripe, it shouldn't. Fresh seafood should not smell that bad or be that chewy. Maybe we should have chosen a different protein, but by have it as an option then? Chicken larb was flavorless. It not herby, no umami to it, not authentic at all. Even the texture was off. I have never had any chicken larb like this. Perhaps it was made catered to this specific neighborhood, but RB has 3 other Thai places that make Thai food much better than here. Again, service was nice, maybe it's catered to the next door neighbors, but for me, I will go 1 exit to the next Thai place. read more

This place is amazing and so delicious it's located in a little plaza near rancho bernardo and I genuinely consider it a hidden gem. I've had Pad thai and ze ew all over san diego and the one at this place is actually comparable to one of the most popular places we have here it's so delectable! Service was amazing and they have the most kind waiters and hosts they are truly so kind and helpful. Ambiance is also lovely with a small dining area and they play mukbang s and food prep in the background which is so perfect for someone who likes to watch while they eat! Highly recommend coming here and trying their ze ew! read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Ze-ew, Chow Mein Noodle,Charm Thai Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Our favorite Thai restaurant! Every occassion we had, we always celebrated here! Food are for sharing! Love all the food specially the Shrimp Phad thai, steak with curry, crab fried rice! Salmon w/ salad, mango sticky rice, roti! read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Birthday Dinner for my Daughter! - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Ordered take out veg panang curry, veg mango curry, thai rice, green curry chicken. The taste was okayish. Have had better quality/ tasty thai food in SD. But my main concern was the veg mango curry had a meat piece in it. Had to throw it. I dont plan to order again from this place. Sorry. read more

The food is consistently good and the staff is always very friendly. This is our go to spot when we are down that way.

Another great lunch at Charm Thai. I tried their Thai Green Curry with tofu for the first time and it was yummy! Level 6 was particularly spicy on Friday, but I had to finish it! Their lunch special comes with edamame and a fried veggie roll. I also ordered the fresh tofu spring roll as an appetizer. Their peanut sauce is delicious. Service is also great. They seated us quickly and had altogether the time to sit and eat didn't take long for a Friday. read more

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Charm Thai is one of my favorite places to visit for yummy Thai food in north county. They have a really good lunch special where you get a salad and eggroll with your entree and there are a lot of entrees to choose from. The pad thai and the Roma dishes are my favorite and the price is super reasonable. read more

Very disappointed, been coming here for years and always had great taste and flavor! This was the most bland Thai I have ever had! Something changed idk what but very sad... read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Pad see Ze-ew - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

The food here is solid, and go here during lunch hours on Monday through Friday for their specials that are budget friendly. Start off with their free edamame and be sure to check-in on Yelp for a free Thai iced tea (normally $4) which is creamy, sweet, and addictive, 5/5 stars! Also, for more layers of flavor and spice, ask for a side of their chili condiments. House made fish sauce, chili and chili powder. 9/07/2024. Choo Chee Salmon ($18.95): perfectly cooked salmon and veggies. Curry was mildly flavored with a hint of spice, 4.5/5 stars. Panang Curry with Chicken ($13.95): creamy sweet & spicy curry with plenty of veggies & chicken, 4/5 stars. 6/17/2024. 3 pcs fresh tofu roll ($4.25) from their Monday - Friday secret lunch menu. Added $3.25 for 3 pcs of chicken pot stickers from their Monday - Friday secret lunch menu. Added $3.25 for 2 pcs of vegetarian fried roll from their Monday - Friday secret lunch menu. Gaprao with chicken at 8/10 spice level ($11.95) from their Monday - Friday lunch special, 5/5 stars! Chicken Pad Thai ($11.95) from their Monday - Friday lunch special, 4/5 stars. The food comes out fast and hot! The servers are just as quick... and hot =) read more

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Today's Togo order was very disappointing: 1) we ordered 3 things with spice level 3,6, 8. All were at same level and there was no difference in spice level. 2) the spicy noodles with vegetables was 70% vegetables and 30% noodles. I don't think people expect that way. We have been regular for many years and have never been so disappointed. Today was totally unexpected. read more

I ordered off Uber eats for lunch today so my review will be strictly based on the food. I felt a bit under the weather so I ordered myself a tom kha and panang curry. Unfortunately both dishes fell a bit short for me. Tom Kha: Portion size was great. I ordered a 5 in spice level expecting it to be moderately spicy since Thai restaurants usually don't mess with heat but this had an extremely mild heat. The shrimp I got as the protein was overcooked and rubbery. I love onion but this came overwhelmed with thick onions. 6/10 Panang curry: Portion size was great. The consistency was too watery for my liking. Barely any heat in the curry (level 5). The beef was also overcooked and very chewy. The bits of broccoli were my favorite. The rice was cooked perfectly. 6/10 If I were to come again, I'd go to the actual restaurant. I'm betting my proteins became overcooked because I opted for delivery instead of eating in. I'd up the spice level to a 8 (which seems daring for Thai) to get some of the heat I desired. Lastly, I'd opt for a noodle dish instead of a curry. 6/10. read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Bowl of Tom Kha Soup - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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This place is amazing!! Authentic food. Cute ambiance. Staff attentive and helpful. They give you complimentary edamame to enjoy. Food tastes perfect. Spice level on point. Prices very reasonable. The lunch special portions are huge!! Had enough to bring home for dinner. read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Eggplant Lunch Special - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

It used to be better. The portions are much smaller for to-go orders. The wrapping they used for the wontons used to be light and crunchy but now it's very tough and hard. They definitely do not put as much egg and veggies in the Pad See Ew as they used to. The chicken is very tough and dry. The yellow curry and Tom Kha soup are ok (a lot less mushrooms in the Tom Kha now). I still eat here from time to time but it's no longer my to-go Thai place. read more

We ordered the seafood dish with varieties of shellfish, squid, fish and load of veggies. It was so delicious. We had Pad See-Ew and was also delicious. Authentic taste. The Tom Yum Gong was not a fan for us, it has the sweet taste which should not be. Overall not bad. read more

Give this place a 3 star rating because I didn't really try the food. Just came by because we were craving a mango sticky rice and Thai tea. Staff is friendly. Small restaurant but lots of seating inside and outside. Thai tea was super good did not taste artificial. As for the mango sticky rice we devoured it in a few minutes. Want to come back here next time and try other food items. read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Mango sticky rice in a Togo container - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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Charm Thai Kitchen serves up good Thai food with excellent service and reasonable prices. We had the Tom Yum soup, Pad Thai, Pineapple Fried Rice, and a stir fry all of which were very good. You can order at the counter for take out or from a table to eat in. Not a huge amount of tables so sometimes you need to wait but the food comes out quick and people come and go so you don't usually have to wait too long. read more

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Ordered many times and it seems to be honor miss. This past Oder the Fresh Roll was almost warm, certainly not even cool and it had shrimp. Also, I usually order Pad Thai with sliced chicken but I'm now resigned to never order chicken again. It's very tough and flavorless. I'll try tofu or something else from now on. The Roti was really good, they are generous portions, and generally a good value but no more chicken for me. read more

Very good Thai food. I had red query and pad Thai noodles. Delicious and savory. The dinning area is cute too!

They used to be good. Ordered $60 worth of food. Cream cheese wontons were burned and the wrapper was tough $9.95...awful. Panang curry was suppose to be No Spicy...it was more like a 3, according to someone else. Too spicy for me to eat $15.95. More than $25 completely wasted!! read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Cream Cheese Wonton - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Charming neighborhood spot for well-executed Thai classics with a home-style touch. The panang curry is consistently excellent--rich, creamy, and packed with flavor. Pad Thai and crab fried rice also shine, served in generous portions that feel like a full meal. Larb gai and som tum stand out too, offering fresh and vibrant bites. They're great with spice levels--can go mild or dial it up--you won't be surprised by bland or overwhelmed flavors. Vegan and vegetarian options are handled thoughtfully, and the mango sticky rice or coconut ice cream make for sweet finishers. Service is warm and attentive, whether dining in or grabbing takeout. The space is casual, easygoing, and kid-friendly. Prices are fair for the portion sizes and quality. Why not five stars? The restaurant feels more comfort-focused than refined, and a few dishes (like Tom Kha sometimes) can swing a bit salty. But overall, it delivers consistently good food and a pleasant vibe--definitely worth returning. read more

The food here is always delicious and the portion sizes are very shareable. My daughter typically gets the pineapple fried rice and I typically get the pad Thai and the Larb salad. They have gluten-free options as well, which is something that makes me happy because I have a gluten intolerance. The servers are always super nice and attentive, and the ambience is very chill. The one thing that I don't really understand is why they close in the middle of the day so they're closed I think at about 3 PM and then open up again at about 5 PM or 5:30 PM. Other than that, it's a real great spot. read more

Best thai food in the area. The service is also always really kind. Just some minor tips. Out of all the dishes, the cashew sauce is the best and the wonton soup is the worst. It has like actual veggies in it and tastes like water. But their cashew plate makes up for it! read more

A quaint little hidden place with some of the most delicious Thai food I've had in sometime! The papaya salad was my favorite with the amount of flavor it had! We also had the Thai Steak, pad see ew, chow mein, and a couple appetizers and I must say that it was all amazing. I can't wait to come back and try more food and everyone was kind and prompt. read more

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There are so many Thai places in the area but this is my favorite. Consistently delicious while not being too expensive, service is good and always quick. Seating is limited but they have an outdoor area too that is nice in the summer. Overall, my favorite Thai spot! read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Bowl of Tom Kha Soup - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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I see why this restaurant gets great reviews, they give you a lot of food for a reasonable price. But I was semi impressed. Everything tasted good which is a good start but there is either a lot of salt or MSG in this food since it made me extra thirsty for hours afterwards. Also, they kind of skimp on protein. I'll probably won't order again. read more

I had no idea these folks were here, as I've been going to the bakery next door for YEARS. Anyway, I recently phoned in an order for pick-up for yellow curry with chicken. By the time I had arrived to my destination, which was about 20 minutes away, it was STILL screaming-hot. I found their yellow thai chicken curry to be comforting, flavorful, fresh, and quite delicious. Prices seem very competitive too. Although this establishment is off the beaten path (for my geography)- I will likely make a special trip here in the future. Well done! read more

Four items $70 And that's not even what I'm upset about it could have been wonderful and I would gladly pay that but Pad Thai should not be mush rice should not be mush the vegetables should not be mush I also ordered the vegetable wraps and they were all stuck together and flavorless all I tasted was lettuce and basically that's what was in it it's not good food and I think the reason why they get away with what they did to me is because I doordash it and they don't care. read more

Omg their Avo Curry was to die for. I've never had this before and this is now my new favorite dish. The curry is a little creamy and the avo flavor blends perfectly with the curry. We ordered a few of their other noodle dishes. Both of which were also really good. I wouldn't say they stood out but we were happy with what we ordered. read more

Taste: 5 Value: 4 Service: 4.5 Been coming here for years and it's our favorite local Thai spot in Rancho Bernardo. The pad Thai, drunken noodles, yellow and Panay curries are our favorite. For something more novel, try the steak salad. read more

My wife and I dined at Charm Thai Kitchen on a Sunday night. The restaurant was nearly full inside, and the outside tables were filling as well. A young hostess greeted us warmly and showed us to a vacant inside table. Our servers were friendly and professional. We enjoyed the Edamame they brought to the table. Our drinks arrived promptly, and our meals soon followed. We shared coconut soup, chicken cashew wok, and Pad Thai with shrimp, all of them delicious. We very much enjoyed the staff, the ambience, the cuisine and the evening. Mark V. read more

Food was amazing. My fiancé and I loved both the crab fried rice and panang curry with chicken. For the price, it's worth it because they serve in big portions. Great service! Zack has speedy service and a friendly personality. Will come back again! read more

Great food always! Great service and the food is always fresh and hot. Has been a staple in my family lunch/dinner plans for many years.

First time here. Very flavourful food and very friendly staff. The place was packed at lunch time. read more

Charm Thai Kitchen - Cashew mixed veggies with tofu - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California