This is a solid neighborhood spot. I agree with the other reviewers that it's not exactly an authentic, transport-you-through-the-food experience--but it is tasty, and a bit on the sweeter side. Think comfort food with a little extra sugar rush. The servers have been really nice--shout-out to Owen, our server, who was super personable! We ate in, although I'd probably categorize this more as a great takeout spot. The kind of place where the food arrives quickly, the portions are generous, and nobody judges you for ordering enough for tomorrow. The restaurant is small, clean and friendly. Everything we ordered was tasty, hot, and generously portioned. Reliable, fast, and consistently good--basically, exactly what you want from a neighborhood spot, especially when your cooking ambitions are currently limited to opening a takeout container. read more

We were in the area for my kiddo's soccer game and while driving around, found this Thai place. What a great find! Cute little restaurant with comfy seating and great service. We ordered the Pad See Ew with chicken, chicken skewers, Pineapple Fried Rice with beef, and a Thai Iced Tea. The Thai Iced Tea came out in a giant plastic bottle shaped like a bear! I felt that they won us over with the awesome presentation. The food came quickly and it was delicious! Loved how they did not skimp on the pineapple in the fried rice. The chicken skewers were plump and juicy with a great peanut sauce. The Pad See Ew was tasty and noodles perfectly cooked. Would definitely go here again when we're in the area! read more

Grabbed takeout from here. The drunken Noodles were great! Unfortunately I ordered it with chicken and was given shrimp instead. The panang curry was milder than expected and wasn't very viscous. Overall not a great experience, the quality isn't on par with other Thai places in San Diego read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Drunken Noodles - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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Halal Thai in San Diego! What! Tried the beef drunken noodles, kids chicken chowmein and chicken satay skewers. Everything was delicious and fresh. Portion sizes were also great. Was here on a lunch date with my little one so didn't get to try a whole lot but will definitely be coming back to try more from their menu. read more

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Delicious as always. Thanks Emilio for the excellent service. Clean and chill, a great place to enjoy delicious Thai Food. My go to in the 4S Ranch Area. Be back soon. read more

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Small and cozy location with warm service at the counter. Had the lunch special which was supposedly Thai spicy and it was not at all. It's decent and great value for money but taste was just ok. No char from the wok type flavor and kind of Americanized but still a decent lunch stop read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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I've been here twice now, once I ordered online and I dined in recently. It's a little quiet around 1 pm which I like because I don't have to fight for a place to sit or wait too long. Both times, I've ordered the lunch chicken pad see ew noodles and it's always filling and so good! You get the option of choosing an egg roll or wontons and the wontons are soo yummy! The staff is always super polite and courteous. Not a bad experience yet! read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Lunch Pad See Eew - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Make excellent MJ noodle dish with sweet basil and sweet Chinese sausages in a wide slap noodle dish .

IDK why this place got bad reviews. It's like a hole in the wall Thai Restaurant, but clean. The food was served fresh, hot and well flavored. We asked for our food to be not spicy (3 kids--11,8,5) and it was perfect! Kids ate every last bite! The person working the counter was very pleasant and courteous. She brought our food out and because we have kids, she brought out extra plates for sharing and plenty of napkins (all the parents out there know how great this). Here is my Check List: Clean- check Friendly- check Not too expensive- check Tasty food- check Fresh and hot- check What's not to love about this place? read more

I had the opportunity to try this new special curry, i was recommended by the team there. It was not on the menu yet, i dont have a name for it, but i was told it would be soon. The flavor is really y different from all other curry i had at other places. It was super delicious, if you love curry you would love it. I highly recommend if u get the opportunity to try it, there is two way of enjoying it. First would be enjoying just the way it comes and once you had enough of the way it comes. You mix the curry and rice together it will give you a different flavor. read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Special Curry - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Absolutely loved my experience at Goi Gai Thai Eatery. The food was incredibly fresh, full of wonderful flavor, and clearly made with care. I've been to Thailand, and I was genuinely impressed by how authentic everything tasted--it brought me right back. It's not easy to find Thai food that captures the real flavors so well, but this place absolutely does. Highly recommend if you want delicious, authentic Thai food! read more

Food is average, but they make really good prik nam pla. Fish sauce, bird's eye chili, lime, and garlic (top notch; how I make at home...typical=fish sauce/Birds Eye chili). Elevated. read more

Great Thai food, speedy, friendly service and the portions are big enough for lunch AND dinner. So much better than Taste of Thai that's also nearby. Go here instead. read more

Beautiful on the inside, love the seating. I ordered yellow curry with shrimp & vegetable pad thai. I personally didn't LOVE the pad thai, but it wasn't bad! The yellow curry was delicious. Will be back to try something new next time! read more

Reliable food in a convenient location! The food comes out fast and I appreciate the vegan options! The staff are always pretty friendly and the parking is a breeze as well! read more

Delicious Curry! I'm a creature of habit, so I pretty much always get the yellow chicken curry. Gor Gai's yellow chicken curry is the best mix of curry spicy with a little sweetness... it's the best around 4S! You order by spice level on a scale from 1 (no spice) to 10 (spicy). I typically hover around 5. Today I went 4. Service has always been great. They are unbelievably nice and courteous, usually asking/informing you of their patio seating, and delivering the food. I am a fan of how polite they are here. Ambiance: Inside is a little small. It's usually quiet too. Typically I sit outside or get my order to-go. They have a soda fountain for self serve drinks. Five stars for great curry. read more

Great portion sizes for the price Fast service We always order a pad see ew and pad Thai and it's so easy to make it vegan Highly recommended. We have half for dinner and half for lunch the next day. read more

Im so glad i tried this spot out. Ive been having an increasingly small appetite so ive been ordering kids meals. They have a great variety of kids meals here so I opted for the pad thai with tofu. Also upon checking in, i got a free thai tea which was the cherry on top! The kids pad thai was the perfect size for me and I also ordered a side of egg rolls. Both items came out piping hot and delicious. The egg rolls were crunchy and the plum sauce was amazing. The pad thai was really good too but was missing some important components of a pad thai such as peanuts, bean sprouts and lime. But I will ask for lime next time. The whole meal cost me about $15 which wasnt horrible. Overall, the food was great so im definitely coming back! read more

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Legitimate Thai food should be fresh and full of flavor. Had a craving and thought to give them a chance. That choice resulted is a limited menu with seriously bland food. I appreciate it was cooked fresh, but when you order a medium spice for one dish and the other is mild, they were both plain. My husband had the chicken curry. I ordered the fried rice. We both needed to chili sauce to make it taste so-so. Have to give the credit for a clean place with friendly staff. This place is good for anyone who to eat. Authentic Thai? Not here. read more

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A delicious spot to get Thai food in 4S Ranch. Stopping in here on the way home to pick up some dinner was a great plan. I also want to note that even though they have no indoor seating there is plenty of outdoor seating. I ordered shrimp with glass noodles. They had quite a line of people waiting and a lot of to go orders. The staff inside had it all under control. I waited about 10 minutes for my food. It came out in a sealed paper bag with my receipt stapled on the bag. When I got home and opened the bag I pulled out my environmental friendly container and my food was still warm! Everything was delicious there were a lot of shrimp which is unusual these days. Lately, you only see about 4 shrimp. I kept finding shrimp and more the next day when I ate the rest. I will definitely be back to try their curry. read more

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This is truly one of the best Thai restaurants I've ever been to and I've been to many. I really appreciate it when interesting spices are used because it makes it special. They do that here, and I've only experienced this at one other Thai restaurant and that was in Hawai'i! We ordered vegetarian dishes with tofu and they were all great. Their veggie summer rolls are huge. Their peanut sauce is thick and creamy. Their servers are really friendly. I look forward to many more meals at this terrific eatery. A great find. read more

Visited Gor Gai today after not having had been here a while. Did a take out as they're open during COVID for to-go orders. Portions were great and price was awesome too! Dishes were well flavored! I cannot say enough good things about this place. We had a slight mixup with the restaurant giving us a seafood dish, when we're primarily a chicken/veggie kind of household. I left a voicemail for the restaurant, and they called back the next morning informing us that they would credit us an entree amount to the phone number we used to order with. Overall, satisfied with the food and the customer service! read more

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Burnt wantons are hard to miss. Serving them ruins the whole dish cause then you're just stuck with an overpowering burnt flavor. Do you just pack em up anyways hoping that no one calls or complains? The Panang curry had the same consistency as the Tom Kah soup we ordered. In fact, they looked strikingly similar. It's as if they just added more coconut milk and spice for the Panang and used a shoe to stir the day old broth to get some kind of sourness for the Tom Kah. Sad. read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Burnt wantons - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

Stop by here by accident for quick lunch but omg food is so so good and also service was great ! Parking is really easy to find and nice and clean inside. Don't forget to try Thai milk tea :) read more

What a weird- not good experience. Went here after work w a friend and it was empty. The service was strange and disappointing. They came out to tell us we couldn't have the egg rolls we ordered bc they "looked funny" and they didn't want to sell them to us. She asked if I'd like something else, I was hungry by this point and asked for drunken noodles... nothing came for 20 mins so I went inside to check, and was asked- did you want me to place that order now? I was so confused I said- why didn't you place it before? And was told- I thought you might want to take it home. I canceled the "order" and left. Should have checked the Yelp reviews before heading there. Hope the management tries better considering these reviews and experiences. read more

Some of the best Thai food I have had in the Southern California area, and especially in San Diego. Their lunch special is a wonderful combination of a main course item, a salad (the default one that they give is absolutely delicious), two cream cheese wontons (I believe you have another option), and a couple orange slices to cleanse your palette. The portion sizes for their regular menu options is most definitely generous in comparison to other local eateries in the area, and equally as flavorful as the lunch special. Overall, this is my new Thai eatery spot in San Diego, and will continue to visit. read more

This is a delicious and friendly place to get Thai food! It is family owned and they're always so kind whenever we come in. We've ordered a lot of things from here--and some of our favorites are the drunken noodles, the egg rolls, the pad Thai, chicken satay, and the gai pad king! They even gave us two free Thai iced teas the last time we came in because they were testing them! We will always recommend this place. read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Egg Golden Eggrolls, Crispy Dumplings, and Chicken Satay. - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

I was greeted with awesome service from Shanti. The service was quick and she was very kind. Along with the great service the food exceeded my expectations. A very nicely designed restaurant as well. Overall a great experience and I would come again. read more

A hidden gem! one of the best places to eat Thai food in San Diego, for sure!!! For a moment I thought I was back in chiang mai!! read more

What happened to this place?? It used to be good when we first tried it. But now, after trying it another few times, the quality has really gone down. The most recent time was the final straw. My wife and I ordered pad see yew, fried egg rolls, and the yellow curry. The pad see yew was extremely bland and the vegetables were really sour (as if it was not fresh at all). It's the worst tasting thai food I ever had. Additionally, the egg rolls this time tasted as if it was store bought (tasted more baked instead of fried). We've bought the egg rolls here before and it didn't look/taste like how it did last time. What a let down. The yellow curry was ok, probably the only part that was good. This is a wake up call to the owners. Consistency is important. The food we tried the first time when we moved to the area has now gone way down in quality. Hopefully they can look at whats going on and change it around. Until then, I don't think we'll be going back. read more

Love the quality and quickness of their food and service. Price is very reasonable for their portions. You must try their MJ noodles that is on their special menu. Downside: they never have boba for their Thai tea and they don't have pork or duck as meat options. We go their every other week since we have to limit ourselves. Haven't had anything bad there to date. read more

Okay I've been here many more times since my review so it is worth an update. Since there is no other thai place close by we gave this place another chance. I stopped going for the pad Thai and curry which I felt were bland. I tried the eggplant stir fry with vegetable and now I'm hooked! I get it in medium since mild lacks in flavor. It is so good! I don't like it with chicken because it often is over cooked. My husband often gets the drunken noodle or pineapple fried rice. He's liked everything here so far but I've got a more sophisticated palate than him ;) A game changer... we got the "golden membership" through Chownow! It was $100 but now we get to save 25% on all orders for a year! If we eat here every other week we can easily get our money back and more! I'm surprised they have such a deal! If your eat here often I highly recommend the membership. They also have bronze which is 10% off for a year for $25 and silver 15% off for a year for $40. The gold membership is the way to go! Now that we have the membership I'll start branching off to other things on the menu but for now I LOVE the eggplant stir fry and I'm happy to get it every other week or once a week. If it wasn't for this membership, we wouldn't eat here so much. Also good is their take out routine. I order online or through the app then pick it off the table when I get there. Very minimal contact. After ordering to go here about 20 times, we've learned that the food is often ready 5-10 minutes earlier than they estimate. The downsides here... my favorite Thai dishes in general have been disappointing here. Also the spicy levels and portions can be inconsistent. I always get medium now and sometimes it's too much spice and sometimes not enough. Sometimes my bowl is filled near the top, and sometimes it is halfway. read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

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Literally the worse spring rolls I've ever HAD in my life . Even the peanut sauce taste like it was something a elementary school student made. read more

I ordered the Pad See-Ew with Tofu ($9.95). Let me just say, that they have HUGE portions here. I could only finish half the dish, so two people could definitely split an order. For some reason I wasn't feeling the actual noodles. Maybe it was too bland for me or I didn't like the texture of it, but I found myself only eating the vegetables around the noodles and leaving the noodles alone. I also got it at the medium spiciness and couldn't taste the spice at all. Luckily though they have containers of chili oil on the side that helped to bring the spiciness up a lot. I've also seen some inconsistency with the curry. I've had instances where the coconut milk in the curry would separate from the rest of the ingredients (the oils maybe?) and make this weird consistency. Stirring it in doesn't really do anything to help so we've had to take it back for them to remake it. This is definitely a place where you'll be better doing take-out because there's really only 4 tables inside and a bar seating at the window. You could also grab a table outside if you want, or if there are any available. I'm not a fan of how they use take out containers for all of their dishes, even the dine-in orders. I think that restaurants should really be more environmentally conscious, so I was a bit disappointed when I received my order in a take out box. It may be cardboard, but why would you just keep adding more waste anyway when there's a way to avoid it? The chili oil also came in those plastic individual take out sauce containers, the utensils are all plastic, and the drinks come in plastic cups as well. The people here are nice, and if you have any complaints with your food, they will fix it immediately, which is great customer service, and is very much appreciated. However, the food here tends to be inconsistent and I'm not a fan of how all of their containers are made for take out, whether you are dining in or taking out. The food here is okay, but it's not a place that I would recommend. read more

Gor Gai Thai Eatery - Pad See-Ew with Tofu - Thai Near Me - San Diego, California

I decided to try Gor Gai with my friend. I always get Cashew Chicken at Thai restaurants. They don't have that on the menu here but they do have a House Stir Fry that has peanuts. Close enough for me. It was pretty good too. Spice level was right. I do wish there were more than just carrots and onions in the dish. My friend had the Eggplant Chicken. I might have liked that a little better than my dish because it had more veggies. The eggrolls were pretty good, I would get those again. The inside is pretty small with just a few tables. No table service here, order at the counter and wait. The employees are friendly. The location is easy to find in the Target shopping center. read more

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The worst Thai food I've ever had in my opinion. Everything was salty and soggy. I ordered a shrimp dish and literally got 2 shrimp in it. This place is disgusting. The only thing I am grateful for is that I didn't get food poisoning. Will never go back again! read more

Fast Thai food. I got the broccoli, pad see ew and egg rolls. The broccoli was delicious,and served with rice and other veggies. I got medium spice (out of mild, medium and spicy) for the pad see ew and it was spicier this time than last. The egg rolls were a little bland, but the sauce it was served with made up for it. Lost one star since it seems to be a little inconsistent with spice level. But over all pretty good Thai food for 4s read more

Fan of their Drunken Noodles! One of the best Thai places I've ever tasted. I still go to this place though I've moved from San Diego and would highly recommend to anyone looking for delicious Thai food. read more

I love Thai food and Gor Gai is another one of our favorite places for Thai take-out. We have enjoyed Thai food in Bangkok, Ko Samui, and enjoyed places in LA, OC, and San Diego. We've eaten at Gor Gai (usually take out) at least 10 times since they opened and have never been disappointed. The service is friendly, and there's a line for Take-out orders when you go to pick it up. Food: the flavors are fairly authentic to what we had in Thailand and at most other mom'n pop Thai places. For the location and convenience, we love it. There are other places locally that we love too (one in Solana Beach), but this place is solid. Portions were huge so be prepared to share. We usually get Pad See Ew with a meat or tofu, Eggplant, and Pad Thai. I like the Yellow curry as well and I've had the Panang curry too, which was excellent. ------------------TL;DR--------------- PROS: great flavors, friendly service, large portions, easy takeout process with its own line. Yelp Check-in gets you a Thai Tea or Milk Tea boba CONS: small place in terms of seating (if you want to dine in). can get busy at times. BOTTOM LINE: great little Thai restaurant with flavorful, fresh dishes and good portion sizes. I love supporting small businesses like this! read more

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I had just finished work and after being so exhausted and hungry, I decided to try this place as a spur of the moment. Coming here was a great idea! I have tried and worked at different Thai restaurants and this place was definitely delivering on flavor. I went with the Thai Fried Rice spicy level 7. The heat was just right without sacrificing flavor. My protein was tofu and the texture was great and absorbed the flavor and spice well. If thats the magic they can do with rice, I cant wait to go back, actually sit down and try the rest of the menu! read more