Went to Chi Thai last night with my family. The food was amazing but it was very difficult to get the server to bring me fresh water. The restaurant was packed more than it has been during my other visits which can be a factor to do this but this experience will not impact my decision to come back because I definitely will. read more

Yes, I'm a fan... A huge fan!! Why it took me so long to try this place out - I don't know. It's in a strip mall of course, so it doesn't look like much from the outside... but when you walk in, what a surprise!! Very nice and elegant!! There is a very nice bar area with all the top-shelf brands!! A very nice wine selection, all of which is prominently displayed in a huge floor to ceiling cabinet. The gentleman that seated us was very nice and polite! Our server was also very sweet... we wanted for nothing the entire meal... water always filled without ever asking (one of my peeves). The menu offers more Chinese than Thai entrees. Of course I chose the Thai (Pad Lad Nar)and was VERY pleased!! Awesome flavor, spiced/heated just right (enough to make the nose run, but no tears... LOL). Can't wait to go again!!! read more

Chi Thai - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Great place to eat. Owners work the facility. Thy donated one time to an even that I was working. After that I was sold. Men's group used to go there as well. Crispy Duck is great but so is everything else read more

Very tasteless and overpriced. Only thing that was good was the crab Rangoon 6 Piece Crab Rangoon CTMongolian BeefPad Thai

Chi Thai is really good. I haven't been here in a while and it was nice catching up with my favorite dish here, Kung Po Chicken. If you haven't tried their wonton soup you should, it very hearty and had shrimp in it. I personally didn't like the egg roll, I mean it was good but I like crunchy crust. The Kung Po sauce is super dank (thick & rich). read more

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I used to come here all the time on my lunch break. The manager would remember me and make a point to remember my order. He could be a little preoccupied or rush me but I never felt unwelcome. The servers are attentive and kind. The food is the biggest strength. Best Wor Su Gai in the city next to Wings and Ding Ho. read more

One of our regular go-to spots! I get the Pad Thai (just chicken- no shrimp) and my husband gets the Kung Pao Tofu. They are clearly well loved- every time I go to pick up our to go order they have a lot of other orders waiting to be picked up as well. I'm glad to see everyone loves them as much as we do because I need them to stick around forever :-) read more

Casual but still slightly upscale atmosphere. I've been coming here for years. My favorites are Pad lad Nar and Sizzling rice soup. Their strength is Chinese cuisine with the exception of the pad lad nar on the thai menu. Great quality at affordable prices. They do an excellent job for carry out too. read more

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First time there, driven by for years. Food was great: Thai dumplings, wonton soup, Chi Thai combination and hot tea. Service was Ok bit slow for ordering but food arrived quickly. Will be back soon. read more

From the outside, I would never step in. From the inside, I'd never want to leave. It's such a contradiction! I came here for lunch one day with my coworkers. It's DELICIOUS. I believe I had the Siam Chicken - sweet, slightly spicy. The service was a little slow, but damn, that food was tasty and I want to go back! read more

Some of the worst Chinese food we have had. We ordered Sesame Chicken and General Tso's chicken. The Sesame Chicken was more like chicken jerky and the General Tso's was nothing but breading. Looked to be big chunks of chicken but when you cut it open it was nothing but breading. Both dishes were very dry with little to no sauce on them. This is very unfortunate because this use to be our favorite place to order Chinese food. After tonight's food I am very hesitant to order from here again. read more

Food was pretty good unfortunately during 2020 I can't check out the inside of the restaurant or enjoy a Buffay but ordering through door dash has been fairly easy and the food is worth the wait read more

Came here for dinner the other night. I had the yellow chicken curry and it was just ok. The green beans were not fresh but the yellow curry sauce was good. Not enough chicken in the dish but I'd still order it again. I also ordered the hot and sour soup. It had a kick to it, but not unbearable. The restaurant was clean, we were seated quickly and the food came out hot. I just wish I had something raving to say about this place. It was seriously "just ok". read more

We ordered carry out. The food was ready when I arrived. The staff wore masks and gloves and maintained physical distance. We ordered Lettuce wraps and shrimp with broccoli in brown sauce with medium spice. Both dishes were very good, but medium spice was very hot. We are used to hot Mexican food but this was a different level of hot. Next time we will go with mild. Good place! read more

Ordered delivery a couple days ago- the driver left the food at the front door without knocking or alerting us and someone took the food. Gave them a second chance today and ordered lunch for the office. It took over an hour to get here, and only two out of five items were delivered. Called in and the manager said she'd call us back. No call back ever came. This place is a scam. read more

I have eaten here three times and tried different dishes during each visit. Nothing has ever been exceptional, but it has been OK. Most recently, I ordered the Kung Po chicken. It was absolutely terrible. Almost no peanuts, no celery, just chicken in what was more like a sweet chili sauce that was extremely spicy. I have never eaten Kung Po chicken that was prepared like this before, and it is something that I have ordered on a regular basis for years in many other restaurants. I ended up putting most of it down my garbage disposal, because it was so unpleasant tasting and just overly disappointing. I gave this place a chance, but based on my most recent experience, I'm done. I kept hoping that I might find one of their dishes really tasty, but sadly I had no such luck. My advice would be to skip eating here. read more

Best food around - like you can really taste the quality meat and vegetables. Take-out travels well but the restaurant is great, too.

Best Chinese food in the North Columbus area the egg rolls are amazing and the wrapping is so crispy the food sizes are so much you end up with left overs that heat up great. Highly recommend read more

Pricey but food was just okay ... not worth a second trip as it is way expensive compared to similar venues

Fantastic Thai food. We had drunken noodle and green curry. Started with Thai dumplings and soup. Homemade noodles in the drunken chicken. Some of the best I've ever had. read more

Just meh. For context, I'm vegetarian/vegan and wasn't the hungriest when I came here for dinner. I ordered a vegetable fried rice because I usually love those dishes I get in California. The veggies were fresh and not soggy which was great, but there was essentially no flavor in the dish. Maybe they relied on the egg to usually add the flavor (I opted no egg)? There were only about two tofu items on the menu, and one of them was soup. :| I don't recommend this place if you don't eat meat. I didn't hear praise from the rest of my table for the meat dishes, but I didn't hear any complaints either. read more

I was tired of the same restaurants in New Albany until I happened upon Chi Thai. We were greeted by the owner who helped us with the menu and was extremely hospitable. The atmosphere is comfortable and renovated, and has an at-home feel. I was very delighted with the appetizers (especially the crab rangoons). I ordered the Grand Marnier shrimp and was very satisfied. For dessert, I had tiramisu and it was creamy and delicious. The staff was incredibly accommodating and the service was very quick. Chi Thai is definitely my go-to! read more

Decent menu. Good well prepared and presented. Very clean. One of my more favorite spots in town.

Very bad grey meat. Ordered the Thai Lemongrass Salad Beef and the odor from the meat smelled like bad meat and dirty old feet. The water coming off the salad was grey and cloudy. We also ordered a general tso chicken meal and the meat and breading...not just the breading was completely soggy. I'm am actually scared I will get sick because we took small bites of the food. Completely unacceptable. I have had this dish before and it was NOTHING like this. Absolutely disgusting and will never even attempt this place again. read more

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Why is everything sweet? We ordered hot sour soup, hot hunan lamb and red curry, but everything taste so sweet! Crab ragoons barely have any fillings. Would have rated 0 star if I could. read more

The food and service here is always good. This is probably my favorite place to get sizzling rice soup.

Sea Bass was fantastic !! Walnut Shrimp always delicious. Great service, very friendly atmosphere.

This is one of those times where you have to describe an ethno-centric restaurant as "non-threatening." This isn't to say it's bad. It's just safe. This is the kind of place you would take a skittish first date or spouse to when you wanted to coat your tongue in some spice but they can order the almond chicken or suitable equivalent without reservation of getting something that may (heaven forbid) challenge the palate. It just happens to be good food, too. With a beautiful interior that celebrates the pan-Asian culinary experience of their flavor statement coupled with impeccable and attentive service, Chi-Thai sits firmly as a reliable lunch spot for me to park due to proximity to my place of work if not the value-for-money portions they provide. I want to turn back to the food for just one moment: I feel as if I may have still given an erroneous impression by saying it's safe. There are still a lot of wonderful options on the menu that will get you where you want to go. But between the white table cloths and Americanized Asian menu items rubbing elbows with more traditional selections, Chi Thai does an admirable job of walking that tight rope of approachability and authenticity. Plus the people that own and run the place are super nice. At least the guy that runs front of house is super nice, and he has that kind of casual bearing that connotes the idea that he runs the place too, which at that point I guess the distinction is academic. Brownie points for that. read more

We called in on Christmas Eve for a reservation, and a young lady answered the phone to advise that they did not have a wait. We requested a reservation, and she was insistent that no wait would exist. We arrived at the restaurant and were greeted by a rude male that indicated that he had been answering the phone all night. The man insisted that he would have never advised there was no wait, and it would be over an hour's wait. As opposed to arguing over the situation, we agreed to order take out - which then turned into a 55 minute wait. The owner of the restaurant quickly greeted us (after 4 follow ups), to advise the order was on time - we were originally advised it would be a 35 minute wait. Nonetheless, we tipped them more than we should have, and moved on - given the holiday. Once we arrived home, we realized the order was incorrect. We called the restaurant, and unfortunately were in contact with the rude male yet again. The male accused me of "taking advantage of the situation," by asking for a credit, while admitting that the order was wrong. Specifically, he stated "I'm too busy for this, and your satisfaction is not important to me, on such a busy day." The owner then indicated that "this is how you get your food spit in!" read more

This is by far our favorite Chinese restaurant in Columbus. All of the dishes are amazing, and the Gluten free food is Celiac friendly. Most of the dishes can also be made Gluten Free, which is great. Their Pad Thai is outstanding, and the soups are super filling. The staff is very accommodating, as they always make the food to order. This is far and away the best Chinese food in Ohio. read more

Chi Thai - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Ordered the Pad Thai, yellow curry and Lo mein from Uber Eats after getting home late from travel and searching for an easy option. Ordering and delivery was fine. Unfortunately, the food was not. The Lo mein was pretty good. I feel like that basically tastes the same most places. The other dishes, however, were completely disappointing. The yellow curry tasted like sweet coconut milk and not curry at all. The Pad Thai had such a fishy taste and barely any other flavor except for the crushed peanuts. Not somewhere I'll order from again. read more

I fancy myself somewhat of a Chinese food snob, particularly when it comes to certain dishes, i.e., hot and sour soup and General Tsao Chicken (white meat). I live 15 mile away but always drive to this place when I want Chinese food. I'm particularly picky about hot and sour soup.. It's a full bodied soup, not watered down like many places. On nights when I wanted a light dinner, I called in for some fried rice and a container of their Gen. Tsao sauce and a container of the soup. Even though there's a very nice Chinese restaurant only a mile from my house, I'll still drive to Chai Thai when I'm serious about a good dinner. I don't write reviews on everyplace we eat, but this place is certainly worth the visit. read more

We are regulars here and had dinner that was just off. The restaurant had a smell to it when we walked in. I love eating here but tonight was not a good night. Had the calamari. It was rubbery. Our other dishes were just blah. Disappointed and we hope it was just an off night. Did not see the owner like we normally do. I hope they did not sell. Will give them another try but I pray it's not like what we had tonight. read more

they dont make you stuff to order i arrived 15 minutes after order was placed my general tsos breading was falling off the chicken my crab ragoon and eggroll werent crispy at all. the flavor of the general tsos is strange its like the cut bbq sauce with soy and other things to make it and it has a strange smokey taste on the back end.. wanted to try something new probly wont be back.. read more

This is definitely NOT the best Thai food on the NE side of Columbus. Delivered. Ordered tom kai soup...no coconut milk, lemon grass or other traditional spices whatsoever. Obviously raw chicken was added to the hot soup and the results were a soft, almost slimey texture. Mushrooms had seen much better days. 0 stars. The won ton soup was extremely salty, probably because the cook used chicken BASE versus broth. Same deal with the chicken and shrimp, almost slimey texture. 0 stars. Ordered garlic chicken. The chicken and veggies were cooked okay but the garlic chicken was sorely lacking garlic. I think they substituted sugar for garlic and every other spice. In fact it is so sweet, the sugar overpowers everthing else. 1 star for the veggies and chicken cooked barely okay. Poor chef skills and technique. A waste of money. read more

Food and service was excellent! Restaurant was clean, waitstaff is very attentive, food hot, great quality. Love their lunch portions!

I'm a huge fan of Chi Thai. Rather than engage in an analysis of how close to authentic the food comes, I prefer to just let my taste buds tell me whether or not I should return. And return I do! Chi Thai is hands down my favorite, white-tablecloth, Chinese restaurant in Columbus. The interior of Chi Thai belies its strip mall location. I've had both business meals and romantic evenings at Chi Thai, and the interior setting and service accommodate both quite well. I've also shown up on weekends in jeans and a sweatshirt and felt just as comfortable. Every dish I've had at Chi Thai tastes fresh, with sauces and spice that always strike the perfect chord. The Gran Marnier Shrimp rocks! I'm constantly torn between that dish and the orange beef or orange chicken (which can be spiced up to your liking!). When I want to shy away from that which has been fried and sauced, I often get the Moo Shu chicken (I eat it without the sauce and pancake). The flavor on the Moo Shu is fantastic with the chicken and sauteed veggies blending together perfectly for a taste sensation. All of the chicken dishes I've had use high quality white meat (nothing unidentifiable or gristly). I've never had any complaints about any meal I've eaten at Chi Thai. The wife often gets the Pad Thai and loves it as well (I just can't cheat on Nida's in that department - okay, so I've had a few bites off of her plate and it rocks too). While the Northeast location is ideal for me, Chi Thai is worth the drive from other parts of Columbus if you're looking for great Chinese food that looks and tastes gourmet. read more

Chi Thai is a wonderful hidden gem in Gahanna. Do not let the exterior fool you, as you might think it's a run of the mill Chinese take out joint. Do yourself a favor and stop in for lunch or dinner! It's beautiful in terms of ambiance, and I've yet to have a bad meal here. I've ordered to-go plenty of times, but this past Sunday, my fiancee and I stopped for lunch. We started with the Thai calamari, which came out beautifully fried and on a bed of crispy noodles. I've always found calamari to be a great measuring stick for food quality, and this passed the test. No, it wasn't as amazing as Ocean Club's, but it's a step above every other Asian place (at least that I've tried). I had the Dragon and Phoenix, which is a pretty standard dish for Asian restaurants. General Tso's chicken and a shrimp dish of some kind; at Chi Thai it's shrimp in a ginger sauce. Both parts of the dish are fantastic; I believe some steamed broccoli also comes with the shrimp side of it. My fiancee had General Tso's by itself, and she loved it. She can be a stickler for this, as she doesn't like sauce to be too runny or too "gloopy," but she really enjoyed it. I must add that the fry on the chicken is perfect. The fried rice that accompanied it was great as well. We initially were going to grab dessert but ended up too full, so maybe next time! Check it out! read more

Any establishment that serves ROTTEN seafood will never get a rating higher than 1. This is beyond how the food tastes. It can send you straight to the ER! I'm extremely upset you could allow spoiled calamari to leave ur kitchen! My sister asked me to simply smell the pack & I knew immediately bit was BAD!!! I spit up the small piece I bit into! Shame on you Chi Thai! You could have sent a pregnant woman to the ER! The only good thing was the calamari was sooooo spoiled we were lucky we didn't try more than one piece! Shame shame shame! I wouldn't serve this rotten junk to a dog. And for a huge plus, my sisters car smelled like rotten fish the day she took it cleaning. You ruined her Friday! Avoid at all costs!! I never want to try anything from that kitchen. Where is quality control?! read more

Decent thai food. Tried the Schezwan dumplings which was very good. Hunan bean curd was just ok. Good portion size.Quick service