This little unassuming Thai restaurant is absolutely delicious! I stopped by on a whim since I was already in the area when they opened, and I'm so glad I did. I dined in, and while there was a slightly unpleasant smell in the dining area and it was freezing, I literally walked in a minute after they opened, so I'll cut them some slack. I ordered the lunch special with red curry and pad Thai, and it was fantastic! Both dishes were packed with flavor and cooked perfectly. The portion size was generous, and the value for the price is hard to beat. I'm already looking forward to returning--this place is a hidden gem! read more

Really good service! Good pad Thai and portions, lots of option for the lunch combo, good pricing and bright and cute restaurant. Would recommend! give this small business a chance! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - $16.00 lunch combo (chicken/tofu is $16, pork/beef+) - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

This is one of my absolute favorite place in Des Moines. I have been at Dee Des Moines multiple times and it just keeps getting better! They have made many changes inside the dining area. It is neat to be able to see the changes and growth of small businesses such as this one. The place is clean and organized and quaint. The staff are warm and welcoming. I do enjoy dining in and there are plenty of tables to choose from to eat at. I do love the way they make their Phad Thai. It has plenty of vegetables in it. That is one thing I appreciate is that they do not skimp on the vegetables. Sometimes I prefer not having my phad Thai with meat so I opt for tofu. They give you a choice of fried or not, which I like that. Very Vegetarian friendly. If you love curry you will have to try theirs. So They have a great selection on their menu! Many popular choices. My go to is the massaman curry. I recently tried their Chiangmai curry noodles. At first I was shocked to see the crunchies on top. I thought that it would be crunchy style but it was just the toppings. The chef came out and showed me how to add the onions, lime and bean sprout. There was also pickled mustard. I wasn't sure about the mustard until I had that first bite! Wow! So good and perfectly fused together with a hint of the lime sour and savory taste, yum!!! I really needed that soup since the weather was so doom and gloom and cold. It helped me warm up. To top it off, I had to have their young coconut. I drank the juice and ate the coconut meat after, I just couldn't get enough. Felt like I was in the tropics. The window seat is the best. It is relaxing to look outside and just check out. The view faces the corner of 216th and Marine View Dr. The music is calming and I enjoy listening to Thai music. It fits the esthetic. I really like when they play the Thai country music sometimes. Definitely a place to go back and bring friends. Or eat alone and do a little office work. I get their Thai tea for that occasion. Overall experience has been great every time I go in. Food is amazing. Great options available. Chefs are very caring and is sweet to explain her dishes when I was not sure about what to order. And I appreciate the suggestions to try something new to prevent me from eating the same thing every time. The wait staff are family but I do not mind. I enjoyed their service. One thing I do see that could really help make a drastic change for them are the floors. Which I understand, they plan to get that done in the future. Oh and I almost forgot! Although they are a Thai restaurant, I love that they offer Laos papaya salad, if you love papaya salad Laos style, you definitely will love theirs!!! I always slurp when it is this good!!! Best Laos papaya salad in town!!!! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Fresh young coconut - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

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Found this hidden gem while meeting a friend for dinner. I did not know what to expect and was completely blown away by the kind, grateful service. The food was delicious, started with the prawns spring rolls which was served with a side of peanut a sauce and a side of plum sauce. The crispy garlic chicken was next and a chicken yellow curry. The owner/server made a mango sticky rice for dessert so we ordered one to share and was the best I've ever had. I truly felt like I was at home with my own mom. The restaurant is a house. Although my friend and I were the only ones in the entire place, I truly enjoyed the experience, warm hospitality throughout and more importantly, the great flavors. I will do the drive from West Seattle next to try their Penang Curry next and their drunken noodles. read more

Great service! Food was amazing and very fast. I would definitely recommend and will be returning again. read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Crying Tiger Salad - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

Note that Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine IS OPEN during Covid for TAKEOUT and DELIVERY ONLY!! My boyfriend and I came here yesterday for dinner while exploring the Des Moines area. He had eaten here before, but this was my first time. Dee Des Moines is a small, stand alone restaurant that takes up the lower floor of a house. The exterior is cute with lots of greenery and square cut hedges. I ordered a chicken pad Thai (4 star) and my boyfriend ordered a chicken pad see ew (3 star) to go. We also were going to order mango iced tea, but they were out, and so we both ended up getting Thai iced teas instead. Our total came to about $34 including tax. The staff is very nice and were all wearing masks. They had our food ready within 15 minutes. They have a parking lot and so we just waited there until our food was ready. Both dishes had lots of noodles (maybe a little less protein than other places), but was more than enough to fill our hungry stomachs. The four star pad Thai definitely had a kick to it, but nothing unbearable and definitely nothing the Thai iced tea couldn't fix! I wish the noodles were slightly sweeter, but the overall taste was good! My boyfriend also enjoyed his noodles. Overall: 4/5 for food, 5/5 for service read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Classical Pad Thai Noodle with Chicken - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

They pre cook their tofu and it is hard as a brick! Very disappointing! I expect freshly prepared food items, not tofu bricks!

Funny story, almost 5 years ago my uncles brought me to this restaurant to eat 3.5 star everything in order to induce my labor. Literally hours later in the middle of the night, my water broke! We ate here again today (takeout only), and everything was so good! We ordered pad thai, pad see ew, crispy garlic chicken, panang curry, fried rice, pot stickers and fresh rolls. Everything was so fresh, so full of flavor, and it just got better and better as the day continued on and I was able to keep picking at what was left. That panang curry though!!!! I am still drooling thinking about it. I ordered pick up and it was ready on time, the woman was thoughtful and considerate (she asked if we needed utensils before I left). It's more of a hole in the wall type vibe since they don't allow dining in anymore. It's kind of like a house, so you see the busyness of life as you enter. I didn't mind it. Can't wait to order again soon! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - We ordered to eat everything family style. - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

Placed an order on a Monday via the Too Good To Go app for the next day, Tuesday. Drove 25 minutes to get the food within the hour time frame given. When I arrived, the parking lot was almost empty. I approached the door and set off the motion sensor, but the door was locked. After a minute, I saw somebody walking behind the glass door a knocked. They opened and explained I was there to pick up an order. Lady said they were closed. I inquired why then would there have been an order placed yesterday for today's pick up and lady said she would go and check back. After waiting 10+- minutes, nobody came back out. Wasted almost an hour travel time with the wait. Glad I avoided this place anyway, as it looked dingy and run down, plus the health inspector tag showed "okay", which is second lowest rating you can receive. Will definitely avoid this location in the future. read more

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This is the best Thai food we've had in town, I highly recommend it! Service was friendly, personable & so fast. The restaurant being in a house made it feel like a cute date night spot. We had the Penang curry (to die for), spicy pineapple curry (also delicious), mango sticky rice (perfect) & the best Thai iced tea. We will be back! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Mango Sticky Rice - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

Tried as a quick pick when our original choice was closed. The tofu Phad Thai had good flavor and sauciness. We just did a quick takeout with only one dish. We need to try some of our other favorites to give a full rating. read more

The food was amazing, the place is so cute, was even better is the service, so friendly I will definitely back thank you for everything!! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Menu - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

This restaurant is very dirty and begets the low safety rating it was afforded. Unfortunately, I did not check Yelp prior to placing a Too Good to Go order. I came to find out that this restaurant is closed on the day I was supposed to pick up my order. It's a shame I wasted my time, energy, and gas only to be disappointed by their errors. read more

Best Tom Kha I've ever had, best fried tofu pad see ew! And they have fresh young coconuts to drink/eat! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Young Coconut - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

visited restaurant for a dine in meal.. was greeted by a friendly employee, and promptly seated.. my mom was my date... and we both were treated perfectly.. Food was very good.. and while eating between 3 different employees were checked on multiple times.. offering water as well as extra napkins and asked if we needed anything in addition.. most important food is one of the best i have had in the greater Seattle Tacoma as well as the East Side Bellevue and Issaquah areas.. I WILL GO BACK.. read more

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I've been coming here for the past three years and have never gotten a bad meal. What I love about their Pad Thai is it's never gummy or over-sauced. I've ordered the tofu and the chicken Pad Thai and they're both great. They also make an awesome Tom Kha. On a scale of 1 to 5, I usually order my food a 3. That said, one time it had to be close to a five and a half. The owners made it right and the next time my meal was on the house. I always get carry-out but the inside of the restaurant could use some sprucing up. read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Delicious! - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

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This is my go to Thai place when staying in SeaTac. They are super vegetarian friendly! I ordered the Tofu Cashew Nut, jasmine rice, and tofu fresh rolls. Everything was delicious! read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Tofu Cashew Nut. Jasmine White Rice. Fresh Summer Rolls (Tofu) - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

Great food, quick service. We usually get the pad Thai, swimming rama, tom Kha, and cashew chicken. Great local spot! Takeout only. read more

It's clear something has changed at Dee over the past few years. Ownership? Cooks? Either way it's worlds away from what it was and It makes me sad even driving by, because we will never eat there again. The last meal we got wasn't even worth finishing. Too many issues to list. The portions were generous but what's the point if it's inedible. Disappointing. Long time customer read more

Solid food, friendly staff (family vibe). Lots of fresh veggies and good flavor. We always do take out so can't comment on in-person. Skip the phad Thai, it's the one dish I can't recommend. Everything else is delicious! read more

A little disappointed about our order today. The portion of our orders have gone down and the taste has changed a bit. Possibly just a bad day for them but when paying $15 a dish I really expected it to be good and consistent. Called in order and came as they instructed in 30min. I only live 2 min from there place. Got home and the dish was not that good. Not crispy and taste was not there. read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Crispy Garlic Chicken. - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

We had been really excited to try this place since moving to the area but upon walking in we're bombarded with a really awful smell, I hate to even type it but it was the small of cat pee. It is in this house which I guess if when they bought it had the smell, they never really got rid of it? Was my hope...we had tried to power through but couldn't handle it. We had placed our order already so we ended up just taking it to go. The food was awesome! The yellow curry was sweet and full of veggies, the pad thai at a level 3 was perfectly spicy, and the crab rangoon were more crab than cream cheese which was surprising. Overall this place killed it we just couldn't handle the smell! Since our visit about a month ago, it's looked like they may have closed? I honestly wish I just knew what the smell was... but we took a chance and I'm glad we did. read more

Food is amazing so flavorful!! Service is very fast and Kay is very kind :) the environment feels like home. Definitely come eat here!

After living in Des Moines for seven YEARS, I finally gave this place a try and was not disappointed. In fairness, Dee Des Moines is not "Urban Thai Bistro" as it says on the awning. That was the previous owner and the buzz was not good. These people seem to know what they're doing. Pretty much. Stopping in a little before noon, I was greeted warmly, shown to my seat, and asked if I wanted a beverage. I LOVE Thai iced coffee, and it came quickly. I went with the lunch special that started with Tom Kha soup followed by chicken Panang curry with fish cakes, white rice and a bit of Pad Thai. Followed that up with house-made coconut ice cream for dessert. It was my first time eating fish cakes and they were tender, hot and not at all fishy. Which may be a good thing, or perhaps not if you were expecting fish flavor. Ordered the Panang with three stars and was surprised that it wasn't spicier. My server explained that, with so many senior citizens among their guests, they can't really make it a "true three star" so bump it up if you like your That food spicy. Portions were good sized and I took about half home for another lunch later in the week. The house-made coconut ice cream topped with toasted coconut was the perfect touch; very light and not as sweet as you might expect, which I thought was great. My only criticism is that they had only one server on at lunch and, once the noon hour crowd started flowing in, she got a little overwhelmed. It happens, but it made me glad I'd beaten the rush. Worth a visit. I'll definitely be back. read more

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Drunken noodle. Very good flavor and sauce. However the beef are very chewy dried and hard. With the price being a little too pricey $17.50 for the small to-go portion, and the chewy beef texture I'll probably won't be coming back even though the sauce is very good. read more

Dee Des Moines Thai Cuisine - Drunken noodle. Chewy beef - Thai Near Me - Des Moines, Washington

Great Thai food. Love the chicken satay and their khai sao. Love that they have traditional Thai food that you don't always see at Thai restaurants around here! read more

This is so far my goto place when it comes to Thai restaurants! First of all the service is always worth coming. They are a family owned restaurant so the kids will even come out and help for some service which is super sweet. They are always welcoming to every customers:-) I come by for lunch every now and then whenever I feel something to fill me up since it's only $9.95 for a valuable meal that serves a cup of their soup of the day, pad Thai and a choice of fried rolls/crab wanton, choice of brown/white rice and a choice of the main dish which has varieties of curry's and vegetarian options! I always leave with a tummy full of joy! :D read more

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Flavor of the yellow curry was AMAZING! Best I've had flavor wise. Jasmine rice was delicious and I liked the crab cheese puff balls. The young man manning the front of the store was quick and friendly. Unfortunately that's about all that I enjoyed. Initially I sent an order in thru Yelp and went and picked it up. I was really thrown off because it's an old uninviting house that's been partially turned into a restaurant. I was unsure about going in but it seemed to have quite a few people coming and going so I went for it. it's pretty beat down and not really an appropriate setting for a restaurant. When I walked in, again I almost left. It smelled like pee and baby wipes and there was a baby screaming its head off in the dining area. It's literally inside someone's house. There's a bunch of mismatched chairs, a china cabinet, just all kinds of random junk everywhere. I paid for my order and waited a short while before getting my food and driving 20 mins to home. When I got home I found they had given me the wrong food so I had to go back which I was not happy about. They corrected the error quickly however and the staff I met were very nice. I got Curry w prawns which tasted absolutely amazing but only had a small amount of prawns. It's too pricey for the few prawns you get. And the amount of rice you get w it is not enough. The portion was just way too small to justify the price tag. That coupled with the awkward environment makes me not want to go back. read more

I love this little Thai spot. The owner is very nice and the food is pretty tasty. It feels like my grandma's house inside, but it's quite clean! I really like the penang curry and the fried tofu. I ordered 5 stars in terms of spice and it was POWERFUL. I was super impressed! Thank you! I will be back soon! read more

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The worst Thai food I've ever had. Possibly the worst restaurant food I've ever eaten. Prawns were grossly undercooked, you could tell just by looking at them. Peanut sauce was awful, Pad Thai was bland. Ordered 2 stars, no spice whatsoever. They can't even get Jasmine rice right, it was just a big clump. About three bites and I just tossed the entire Uber Eats order in the trash. read more

Dee Des is always a good choice for Thai if you're in the Des Moines area. We really like the pad se ew and chicken lard. Staff is very nice! read more

The food was delicious I order the chicken phad Thai 2 star! I went with a group of girlfriends and we all ordered different dishes. We had Massaman Curry, phad seaw, koa sao noodle soup 5 star! Was very spicy just the way I like it! The service was wonderful! The owner checked on us and made sure we were taken care of! read more

Eaten here a few times, take out only. It's good and consistent! I get a few limited things but happy to come back again.

Portions have grown, but quality has been slipping and prices have just kept increasing. Ingredients have been variable or some not present at all. I haven't seen bean sprouts or fresh herbs on anything in months... The last few times my order was wrong entirely. I'm so sad and hate to leave this review because DDMT used to be without fail the best place to go for delicious and perfectly prepared food. I hope they are able to improve and get back to their glory days. Still a lot of love for this establishment and the wonderful family that owns and operates it, but please bring back quality! read more

The mango sticky rice dessert is to die for. Service was good. Had an "interesting" odor inside.

We have eaten in and done take out at Dee Desmoines and it consistently great! It is our favorite Thai food in the area. The staff is always attentive and pleasant. We order something different every time we go so I cant't even name a favorite. Keep up the wonderful job Dee Desmoines. read more

Yum! Great portion sizes and delicious. Also, spicy if you ask for it to be! My favorite thing? When you order takeout, they make sure rim is clean on the food containers before they seal the lids on them. It's a little detail but I hate opening containers and having sauce splatter everywhere. read more

We've been coming to this restaurant on and off for 20 years ,past two months , having take out has been on weekends and it's has been very good , very authentic ,very fresh. I appreciated the owner's conversations with how she creates her dishes, how she creates the dishes in the way she does, and her family history behind it. As all small family businesses have struggled thru Covid with food supply,staffing issues in the Des Moines area it's nice to see them staying strong and doing well. read more

I've ordered take out twice (both times during the Covid "Stay Home Order". Both times it was ready in the stated time and hot. 1st time I ordered tofu pad Thai made vegan and an order of tofu fresh rolls. The Pad Thai was really good, just wish there were more vegetables in it. I like my pad Thai with a good amount of sweetness and theirs is sweet. The fresh rolls were a huge disappointment. They were $8 for 2 and the rolls were flavorless and the peanut sauce was not good at all. They were so bad that I went out and got all the stuff to make my own a few days later (I'd never made them, or peanut sauce before and mine were 100x better)! My second order was vegan pad Thai again and vegan pineapple fried rice. The pad Thai wasn't as good as the first time, but still good. The pineapple fried rice (minus raisins) was great! Oily, but very good! My only complaint would be the price. $13.50 for some rice and tofu is a little much for what it is. It's nice to have some good Thai close to home. This place has been numerous Thai places over the years, but I've never tried them until now. read more

Most delicious pad thai ever!! Pineapple fried rice and crispy garlic chicken are my other favorites!!