I'm going to go against the bad reviews. We are new to the area and love some Thai food. We gave Crystal Thai a shot since it's close to home. We got there and was a bit skeptical because it was empty. But by the time we left there was quite a bit of patrons! Also, it seems to be bigger on takeout which is fine . The service is great, there was one server and she was attentive and so nice. The food is made to order so it isn't the fastest but I'll take fresh food for the wait! read more

Good meal, a little skimpy for dinner and the amount of things on the menu that were sold out makes me a little suspicious about this restaurant. I got the main dish I wanted, but I wanted other things that were sold out and it made no sense. I haven't seen that anywhere else. Probably 50% of the menu was sold out including my mango with sticky rice dessert. That should be a staple! Anyway I got the Crystal Thai Seafood and it was really good and flavorful and not spicy as requested. Lots of shrimp, calamari, mussels and a few scallops. It was good but again pretty small for the price. I might try again in the future but only if the majority of the items aren't sold out. That, frankly is the reason for the lower rating. read more

Crystal Thai Restaurant - Crystal Thai Seafood - Thai Near Me - Owings Mills, Maryland

Not a bad experience. My daughter wanted Thai food for dinner and the place we usually go to is a little bit far away so decided to give Crystal Thai a chance. It was on a weekday evening and it was not too crowded so I was easy to find a parking space in the shared lot. It was located in a Strip mall type of center. It is very small inside but cozy. A very nice hostess/waitress seated us and took our drink orders. They do not have a liquor license so only nonalcoholic beverages. Looks like all of their sodas are in cans so they do run out. My daughter wanted a Sprite, but Since they did not have any, she had to settle for a ginger ale. I ordered a lemonade. For my daughter's meal she ordered the scallop fried rice. She also ordered some of these shrimp spring rolls. They were delicious light and crispy. I like the fact that they did not have a lot of oil on them. Overall, it was not a bad option for Thai food in the area. My daughter enjoyed it, but still prefers the other place more. The service was good, although it was a little bit slow. It looks like they don't have a lot of employees working since our hostess was also our waitress. I may or may not come back again. read more

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I should mention the food was spicy because I asked for it to be spicy. My daughter doesn't like it as spicy and they accommodate your spice level choice. Everything is always flavorful and fresh. read more

Food is always fresh and delicious. Chicken Satay, Summer Rolls, Crystal Thai Seafood Special, Peanut Salad , Drunken Noodles. Really good fresh Thai! read more

The food here is ok. If you want Thai in a pinch, this is an ok spot. Owings Mills/Pikesville/Reisterstown doesn't have much offering when it comes to authentic Thai. I've never sat down and ate in the restaurant so not sure about the service or ambiance. The Drunken Noodles and Pad Thai are pretty good. read more

This place has such good food. The ambiance is fine. The staff are helpful friendly and knowledgeable. Great service and it's BYOB.

I ordered the pad Thai with extra sauce and the salmon, red curry, and it was not even average. You could tell that the salmon is frozen salmon and it was cut up into small pieces and the sauce was very watery and very sweet unpleasant and sweetness like they added so people can like it. The pad tie the noodles were not cooked. The sauce was tasteless with fish sauce and soybsauce and sugar, and it was just very wasteful of my money to spend 45 $46. I don't think I'll be returning here again because they seem to have a change in management and the quality of the food is just very low. read more

Still 5 star! Panang curry makes me New items have been great. Occasionally out of things like chicken Satay. Pad Thai still excellent. Short staffed at time's for takeout and phone rings unanswered at time's. Worth the wait. Good people, great food-we have to keep this place in business!!!! read more

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Never again . $9 for a pint of wonton soup $3 for a small soufflé of peanut sauce Mediocre food... definitely not going back . That's why no one is in the restaurant. read more

Cute cozy place but for Thai food, very mediocre. Shrimp Pad Thai had four shrimp only and was too wet. Beef green curry ...meat was thin and v. tough. They need to up their game but the area is an Asian food desert. Better to just go down to Catonsville. read more

The portions are generous. The shrimp are huge, the beef and chicken are very lean. The sauces are tasty and everything was carefully packaged. This was our first order and we'll be back! The soups are delicious and filling. It's the largest serving of larb kai/gai I've ever had anywhere (at least twice the typical size of that of other Thai restaurants). The staff was courteous. read more

I ordered their food through DoorDash and for the first time in about six or seven orders from this establishment, this was probably the worst. It seems as if the liquid was chalky, and it was too salty. I ordered the green curry and I ordered another curry that I can't remember offhand, but I will say that I didn't even try to second one because the first one was so bad. And I've loved all of the curries that I've gotten from this place in the past, so I was very disappointed with this one. read more

Good place for take out Thai, but plan ahead because it can take 30-40 minutes to complete order. Enjoyed the curry puffs (2 in an order) and the vegetable spring rolls (3 in an order). Drunken noodles just the right amount of spice ( medium), but can order mild or hot. Masaman curry very good, but would of liked more veggies. Would have liked to give a 3.5. read more

This is our number one go to Thai restaurant in Owings Mills because of the excellent service and authentic entrées. The drunken noodles and chicken satay are a must try! We are so glad that we were still able to get takeout during Covid. Highly recommend if you are a Thai foodie! read more

Crystal Thai Restaurant - Pad Thai with Shrimp, pineapple fried rice with chicken, Drunken noodles, chicken satay, Woon Sen Soup - Thai Near Me - Owings Mills, Maryland

Their Pad Thai (both chicken and tofu) is very good - very tasty, not at all greasy. We also love their spring rolls.

Thai food is my favorite! So I decided to give Crystal Thai a try. VERY Disappointed, food had absolutely no flavor. When I walked into restaurant it appears they may be possibly closing soon. There were dishes stacked up at the front. Will definitely not go back. I ordered fhe chicken dumplings and pad Thai noodle with scallop. read more

A favorite of my family. Recently visited for a birthday dinner. The Pad Thai is authentic and warms the soul. Also the fried calamari is surprisingly flavorful, crunchy, and not too chewy. I took a gamble on it because I ONLY order fried calamari at Italian restaurants ( I've been disappointed in the past when trying calamari of another cuisines.) The sweet basil fried rice is out of this world (great balance of sweet and spicy). Terrific choice if you want something other than typical fried rice. Very affordable, family style plating, and friendly service. read more

Crystal Thai Restaurant - Fries calamari - Thai Near Me - Owings Mills, Maryland

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I've been a few times and I always order the same thing - red curry (extra spicy). The dish comes with a lot of veggies which is a nice touch and they do add a nice amount of kick to the dish but overall I just felt like the food was average. I'm sure I'll be back - just because it's in a convenient location. But next time, maybe I'll try another entree. So for now, just three stars. read more

This place is hidden and I've never seen it before. It was convenient so I gave it a shot. Ordered the dumplings and loved them. Then chose the Tom Ka (shrimp) soup and that was delicious. The broth was perfect. Now it's time for the main attraction. Panang Curry Chicken strutted across my mind and glad I noticed it. (I didn't get it extra spicy) This dish was the star. I also added pork fried rice to the dish. My white rice was put in the corner with Baby. (Shameless movie plug) I'm not making this place a destination but if you're looking for a Thai fix and you happen to be near Trader Joes, etc then this place is good for your needs. Enjoy the pics! read more

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Dropped in for lunch on Thursday for some quick Thai food. Ordered a Thai Iced Tea and Ginger Chicken with Veggie Soup. The Thai Iced Tea was made with a bit too much sweetened condensed milk, which I later learned was simply half and half. We adjusted the proportions to, like, 1/3 milk vs. the previous 2/3, and that worked fine. I'm not sure if more Thai restaurants are Americanizing their Thai Iced tea lately, or if my palate is changing, and my limited sugar approach to food lately is working? Also, since I have yet to visit Thailand yet myself, is Thai Iced Tea even truly Thai? Someone who knows please correct / inform me - I welcome your insight. While ordinarily I would order pad see ew, pad kee mao, or panang curry, my stomach was feeling a bit queasy this day, so I ordered the ginger chicken - it was good. I liked it, but don't have much to compare it to. (Yes, I'm using poor grammar.) Super friendly server. read more

During the pandemic I've made it a priority to support locally owned businesses. I'm concerned that many local restaurants won't survive. This establishment doesn't deserve our support. Everything we ordered was poorly made. Too greasy, Rice paper summer rolls wrapped in Saranwrsp stuck to the plastic... and we're prolly wrapped to begin with. Entrees overcooked. Very sad. Bye bye Crystal Thai. read more

The food is tasty and so so healthy!!! Love coming here . Everyone who works here is kind and great customer service

3/27/14 After getting my car from my parents' house after coming back from the airport I needed FOOD ASAP!! This place is a little down the ways from my apt and they have great lunch specials. I hadn't been there in over a year or so I wanted to try things out again. This time I did carry out. I was able to find parking right in front in the busy parking lot. I went in an placed my order and waiting in my car for about 10 mins checking work VM. Once I headed back in my order was ready and I paid and was on my way. Once I got home I saw that they were some fried wontons in the bag. Added bonus! Not the best that I have had but none the less FREE! I ordered the drunken noodles with chicken! Not like I remember but not horrible! I was little underwhelmed! Every other time I have dined in so maybe it lost it POW to me because it was carry out! It was just ok! Wish I had wasted my calories on something else that day! Lol! I will give it another go in a few months! This place still to me has good Thai food for this area. read more

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Pretty good but not "out of this world" good. The atmosphere is cozy but kind of lame and cheap. It is BYOB which is nice! It's the only Thai I know of in the Owning's Mills area so I go back often. I always get chicken curry and an order of gyoza. read more

Crystal Thai Restaurant - Dining room - Thai Near Me - Owings Mills, Maryland

I generally don't like writing bad reviews but felt I'd be doing the community a disservice if I did not. We didn't mind the 40 min. wait as long as food was good, but we were so disappointed with everything we got. Som Tum was bland, tasted like shredded papaya, tomatoes and pepper flakes. Same with the beef salad, plain boiled beef with pepper flakes. I could've overlooked how thick the beef was sliced had it not been for the lack of flavor. The Yum woon sen tasted like plain boiled pieces of chicken and boiled noodles with red pepper flakes and little else. They didn't even take the time to slice up the mangos properly in the mango sticky rice. This was the most disappointing Thai food we've had in a very long time. read more

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I gave this place a try pushing the not so great reviews aside as I saw several ppl walk in for take out as I sat in my car deciding. The young woman who created, sat me and took my order was very pleasant. I ordered Tom Kha w/ veggies It was around $9. It came out looked to have been microwaved it was a pretty small bowl of soup. I get Tom Kha whenever I see it in a menu and this was by far the most bizarre. There were little chunks and slivers of lemongrass and huge slices of galangal. I have never experienced them being left in the soup. There was very little broth making it more of a chowder experience. I also ordered the drunken noodles (level 3 spicy ) with veggies. While the heat was right on the dish has zero flavor otherwise. ZERO. The experience was oil and spice heat. I asked for soy sauce to give it something. I don't like to waste food so I didn't send either back but I would not try this restaurant again. read more

Ordered carryout, portion size was very small. Ordered drunken noodles with chicken and chicken red curry, both had about 80% peppers and only 20% chicken. Also the drunken noodles barely had any noodles. read more

There food is overall just fair...I have been on more than one occasion and it co tinues to be "meh". Thai being one of my favorite cuisines this is quite disappointing considering it is the only or 1 of 2 Thai restaurants in OM/Pikesville area...I guess that's why they stay in business.‍‍‍ read more

Very small portion of a soup i ordered to go ( comparing to other places half a size) and did not taste well. I threw away most of it.

Whoa whoa whoa! How did this place only score a 3.5? The food is AMAZING. I'm a Thai food snob (having been spoiled by terrific Thai food on the West coast) and I was blown away by the food here. At first I was hesitant to try this place, but the next closest Thai restaurant appeared to be 10 miles away (literally!) and we were too tired to make that drive. It had been a really long week for me and my mom. We were visiting a relative in the hospital and were emotionally exhausted. We ordered the pad thai with chicken, fresh garlic and black pepper beef stir-fry (which looked rather unappetizing and bland on the picture, but we ordered it anyway) and chicken panang curry. The quality of the ingredients and flavor were on point for all three dishes. The garlic and pepper beef stir fry (served on top of fresh broccoli) was hands-down our favorite. The beef was tender and packed with flavors, and the broccoli balanced the flavor well. We finished the chicken panang curry down to the last drop. The pad thai didn't disappoint either (we had to order it after reading Lori B's review). In short, delicious meal, cute home-y atmosphere (as in home-like, not "Whatsup homie?"), and friendly service (our waiter did forget to bring us our pot of jasmine tea, but quickly remedied it apologetically). It was such a nice meal that wiped away the worries and crappy turn of events we had that day. Thank you for a nice, replenishing meal, Crystal Thai, you rock! read more

If you've been before and didn't like this place .... go back!! Owners and chef have changed. I think it's the best Thai you can find in the county. I was always embarrassed to walk in for carry-out - there were always more staff than customers. Last time I went there was a line waiting for tables and my order took more than 30 minutes to prepare. No complaints here - it is well deserved! I am glad to see that news has spread and they are busy. Try any of the salads. I like the Larb Kai (with minced chicken) and the Nam Sod (with minced pork). The Tom Ka soup is the best I've found in Baltimore - great flavor with just the right mix of heat, sour and richness. Must get: Spicy Eggplant entree. It's really ground pork with eggplant and garlic. I need to go back and try more selections (and perhaps try a Thai dessert). read more

Worst $30 I ever spent...panang curry was nothing but sauce...8 tiny pieces of chicken...drunken noodles were mostly green peppers and onions..and the worst was the mango and sticky rice...the underside of the mango was brown...disgusting. .ordered as take out before they closed last night...will definitely call manager in the am...see my posted photos of mango and sticky rice...repugnant read more

Crystal Thai Restaurant - Old mango used for sticky rice - Thai Near Me - Owings Mills, Maryland

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My wife and I love this place and we can't eat here enough. The steamed pork dumplings are perfect, you have to try them. My wife will only order the Massaman Curry, which is fine with me because it's so damn good. I've ordered the Green Curry, which is very nice and has a little kick to it and the Drunken Noodles are very good. My favorite is the Thai Red Curry, I would get it every time but I feel the need to explore the menu. The staff is always nice, quick, and attentive. I don't know the name of our waitress but she is very friendly and has excellent recommendations. They are BYOB, inexpensive, friendly, quick, and serve the best food in the 21117. read more

Overall Rating: (4.4 / 5) "Exceptional" We stumbled upon Crystal Thai while in Owings Mills, and we are very happy that we did. Crystal Thai has become our favorite Thai restaurant and we make excuses to find ourselves in the vicinity of the restaurant all the time. The food quality is superb, the portion sizes large, and the prices relatively low. What more could you want? Full Review: Food (5 / 5) "One of the best": Wow. We have had Thai from restaurants all over Maryland, but nowhere offers as consistently high-quality, delicious Thai food as Crystal Thai. Every dish has been stellar, and we've tried several. The Pad Thai is the absolute best we've tasted, and the beef basil is delightful. The portions are very generous. Also, they have a spicy scale of 1 to 5, so you can tell them exactly how spicy you want your dish. We love spicy, and 5 more than did the trick. Service (3.5 / 5) "Good": The service is average in every way except for the fact that they get the food to you very quickly. There are a few awkward staff members, but overall the service is good for the basics--glasses full, food on the table, close by if you need anything. Value (4 / 5) "Great": One of the cheaper Thai restaurants in Maryland, which is great considering they have the best quality food. Atmosphere (3.5 / 5) "Good": The restaurant it small (two rooms), but the decor is nice, featuring whole-wall paintings and tranquil surroundings. The staff could add a little to the atmosphere by being more personable. Scoring Weights: Food - 50%, Value - 20%, Service - 20%, Atmosphere - 10%. After all, food makes a restaurant--everything else is just the figurative sugar and cherry on top. Final Ranking: .8 and .9 is awarded the next level up for final ranking. For example, 3.8 is awarded 4 stars. read more

I don't get why they don't list the website? http://mycrystalthai.com/ If you see it above, it's because i was finally able to add it Great food Authentic More $$ and a bit smaller portions, but that's because they couldn't be in a less visible location, and don't get a lot of foot/car traffic I've been to Thailand, and i've never seen Panang Curry made with peanut sauce, but it's killer The cold/soft spring rolls are great All the green papaya salads are fresh and crisp The curries are rich and deep Get a group together, order a bunch of stuff, give it a try. You'll like it When you want it hot, just ask for "+5 star hot" and they usually spice it up really well Also, they don't deliver, which is crazy, but whatever read more

I have been here twice, once a long time ago, and then recently. The food was darn good as was the service. There was a meathead at another table who wanted every other diner there to know how cool he was. read more

The food was pretty good, I think we ordered three curry dishes. Good amount of spiciness and not over-seasoned with salt/msg. Number one Thai choice without driving into the city for Thai Arroy. Service is excellent. read more

Been here a few times and always get the Chicken Pad Thai which is very good. Generally it comes non-spicy but you can ask to make it spicy on a level from 1-5, I usually do a 1 or 2 which is pretty spicy for me so I can't imagine what a 5 would be like, but that's your call. The restaurant is never super busy, the food is pretty good & no complaints about the service either. read more

Skip it. Over an hour wait for our food. We were seated right away. Never took our drink order after we sat down just came over 10 mins later to see if we wanted to order. We ordered two entrees, soup, and an appetizer. It literally took over an hour for our food. I was hoping that the meal would be good and worth the wait... It was not. The flavor was underwhelming. Not as zesty and vibrant as Thai food usually is. Drinks were watered down as well. The wait staff was also very unapologetic. They didn't care that we were waiting or offer any type of apology. This place is worth missing. I will not be back. read more