I hadn't eaten at Jai Tai for awhile so I thought I'd give it a go for lunch. I ordered the chicken Pud Thai. It was one of the worst examples of food prepared by somebody that really needs to go to cooking school. It was tasteless - catsup flavored rice noodle. It really sucked. I cook. I sometimes make Pud Tai myself at home- I know what it is supposed to taste like. There was nothing in it but a few shards of chicken. NO FISH SAUCE????? This dish needs fish sauce not just catsup and sugar. Where is the tamarind paste, palm sugar, fish sauce, and garlic? I won't be eating at Jai Tai again. read more

Of course every time I try a new Thai restaurant I always try the phad Thai and the phad se ew, the phad thai was very Americanized... (sweet) but not bad, I also ordered some fresh rolls and didint come with shrimp.... came with a strip of chicken which was kinda weird.. but they looked like I made them at home... but all n all it was a good meal, just haven't decided if I want to come back yet read more

Jai Thai - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

After the last visit I got to down grade my previous review and take out some stars. If a menu item is noted as a Salmon Curry, the dish we got was Pineapple Curry with a hint of Salmon! Why one does not call a Pineapple Curry? Is it cheap to say that? Don't try it, I did and regret it. read more

Best place for birthdays! Awesome staff, great food, and amazing drinks!

Absolutely horrible Said they delivered my order and it was never received. Even went on to state it was delivered to a man that exclaimed how he was waiting for the order. Complete lie...can't even rate the food. Service is HORRIBLE !!!! read more

I ordered the Pad Thai and spring rolls. The Pad Thai caused some indigestion and heart burn, which isn't usually the affects of Pad Thai. Also, it was a little on the sweet side. I also ordered the fresh rolls and they weren't terrible. Average food despite the reviews on Door Dash. read more

They have so e excellent dishes and then some average dishes. The Tom Ka is really really good. The pad Thai is pretty good. The other dish I had was supposed to be garlic and veggies with pork, and they served it with the chicken. Wich is pretty generic chicken with no flavor. read more

Super greasy i orderd thai hot want hot at all just to greasy to eat spting roll sauve was nasty

In the words of 'Hall & Oates', 'I can't go for that no (no can do) I can't go for that no (no can do) They continue with, 'I'll do almost an-y-thing, that you want me to-oooo.' Yeah, the key words here are 'almost anything'. I can tell you that eating here does NOT fall into that category. I will not be visiting them again. We came here for lunch today, where we were seated right away. The water was refilled often and the server was quite prompt. Great, right? The problem, you ask? The food. I ordered the Swimming Rama, with the Peanut Sauce ON THE SIDE (note this!), Brown Rice (also, take note), and 3 stars. My friend had the same, but with Chicken and she wanted her's swimming. The food came out about five minutes later.. mine swimming in sauce with white rice, and no spice whatsoever. The food was luke warm and the Phad Thai had no flavor. My friend's food looked fine until she pulled a hair from the rice. No Megusta! I normally don't come here b/c there's 53 Thai restaurants within a 3 block radius, but I was looking to give it another go.. So yeah, I guess that I REALLY 'can't go for that' or Jai Thai again. read more

BEWARE. They say they are open until midnight, but they refused to seat us at 11:20pm last Friday. Actually, our party of 6 was told we couldn't be seated, but then were seated, but then were told we couldn't be served and we had to leave. Ouch. That's really the epitome of bad service there. I asked the woman who seated us if I could expect in the future to find them closed during the 11-midnight hour. Her response? "Always call first." How Palin-esque is that?! The MINIMUM expected of an establishment is that they should be open when they say they are. Harumph. Last straw, Jai Thai. I'd rather resort to bar food than play your stupid games. read more

I used to come to this Jai Thai a lot because the kid liked the little fried spring rolls but we soon had a running joke between us; the staff behaved as though they hated us. It was comical. He still wanted those damned baby spring rolls so we kept going back for more. Then they expanded into the space next door, added a bar, became huge and pretty but still the staff hated us. They seemed to hate all the customers. We never went back. read more

Jai Thai in Fremont is a great spot for groups, families, or dates. I came here last week in the company of 9 other women and they were very accommodating. We sat at a big table and before taking our orders the woman working there asked if we would prefer one check or 10 separate checks. WOW! Such a great surprise - 10 checks please! Water came out, drink orders we taken and then food orders. Right now they have a seasonal menu where they're offering pumpkin themed dishes. I normally go for green curry or pad Thai but their pumpkin curry sounded great. The portions were huge, the food was great (I also tasted the yellow curry which was very good) and the service overall was very good. For a large group we managed to get in and out in about an hour. If I come back in a smaller group I'll try to reserve one of the tables that is floor level. They looked really cute! If someone wanted to take me on a date here, I'd surely say yes. (hint, hint!) read more

Wow. Can I just say that I'm very, very, disappointed with the shadiness of the staff? I usually have an okay time at Jai Thai, but my most recent experience here will deter me from ever coming back here. Sure, the food was okay, and it came out pretty fast, but our waiter? Damn. Watch out for the older waiter with the glasses. He is a lying, cheating, sketchy old man. Story: we were waiting for the waiter to pick up our cards/cash and run our tab. He was taking awhile, so one of my friends walked it up to him to explain how we divided things up. Our friend came back and told us, "Apparently tip isn't included and we still need to pay tip." I'm thinking, "What the heck? First of all, what waiter reminds you to pay tip? Kind of tacky. Second of all, the bill said 20% gratuity automatically included for parties of six or more and they charged us already." So we waited for the waiter to come back with our receipts to sign and he, yet again, reiterated, "Remember, the tip was not included, so you still need to include the tip. The tip was not included." Okay, we heard you the first time. So I look at the bill again and I was right. It was already included. What a shady old man. It's a red flag if he has to actually TELL you, the customer, to remember to tip him. How can he forget that he already charged us the tip? The bill said so! I was so livid so I confronted him and said, "Excuse me, why would you say we owe you tip? You already charged us the tip." Then he replied, "Oh my mistake. You are right." Yeah. Freaking. Right. Watch out for the shady waiters at Jai Thai and make sure you are not double charged or asked to pay more tip than deserved. read more

Incredible service!!! Very kind and generous workers! Always have a great experience when I go there! Highly recommend spending your birthday dinner there! read more

Lots of vegetarian options. They seated a group of 8 last minute on a Thursday and let us enjoy our meals family style - really appreciated their flexibility. Food was very good and flavorful and not too spicy (to please some of the group). Additionally, some unusual Thai dishes that I've never seen before. We had someone with us that had lived in Thailand and she said those dishes were pretty close to the real deal! read more

Simple, spacious Thai restaurant in the middle of downtown Fremont. Pumpkin curry was delicious, well-made. Pad khee mao was tasty. Service is fast. Perfect for carry-out or a casual dinner w/friends, good for large groups. read more

I came here during the "witching hour" between lunch and dinner, and my experience suffered slightly for it. We were seated immediately and then promptly ignored for ten minutes. Not a good start. We were close to just aborting the whole mission. Finally the hostess noticed that no one was helping us and came over to take our order. The food came quickly after this, and was, mm, mostly okay. I'm not a Thai snob, exactly, but my pad see ew was no better than the stuff I get at the Thai Place Uwajimaya take out. In fact, I don't think it was as good at all. The projection of trippy Thai movies on the wall added a conversation piece. If I were in Fremont and Thai sounded good, I might try it again, but I doubt it, since there are plenty of other worthy Thai restaurants worth trying. read more

My Thai food allegiance in Seattle will always be with Thai Tom, but when I'm looking for something with a more low-key atmosphere to have a relaxing dinner, Jai Thai definitely fits the bill. The restaurant itself is dimly lit with plenty of room - but not too many tables to make you feel like you're the only one in the restaurant. They even have a couple of tables by the windows where you can sit on pillows on the floor if you're into that sort of thing. As for the food, it's definitely reasonably priced for the restaurant's relatively up-scale atmosphere. The menu is pretty extensive, they cover all the basic thai dishes with a few unique additions here and there. I've never had a dish there I didn't like. Jai Thai is definitely a win for an affordable date-night restaurant. read more

Been going here for several years, never again, NEVER have I had such a bad customer service experience!!!! First he kept saying I hadn't placed an order, insisted it, and wanted me to pay again until I showed him my receipt. Then they forgot part of my order and when I called Bobbi said oh it's not a big deal, we forgot all the time, places forget all the time, it's not a big deal, come back tomorrow. I wanted it fixed tonight, he kept saying it's not a big deal, didn't matter if they lost my business. When I asked to talk to the manager he said they weren't there, he was busy and hung up on me. What has happened to customer service? read more

Jai Thai - Um, where is my peanut sauce? According to them its not a big deal, happens all the time. - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This is the place to take a date on and in fact ... I did just that. Why? The service is super slow so you have time to chat with your date. If you need more time? Well you can stand in line and wait to be seated. It's great you guys. The food though is actually really good and you get a good portion. We ordered the Pad Thai and Khaw Tod and the two of us couldn't finish it. Again take your date and some good stories with you :) read more

*a note: reading the shrug-inducing reviews here about Jai Thai egged me on further to try it out myself, resulting in some shrugging of my own about my personal experience. My friend Emily and I arrived around 7 pm on a Sunday night, and the place appeared moderately busy considering there were only 2-3 servers and a host covering the restaurant (this was my personal observation). When we stepped in, the host had that, "Holy crap, not ANOTHER #$@! table," look of panic on his face, so I prepared myself to wait a bit under the slightly flustered circumstances. The server quickly (but with a smile) set down some water at our table and scurried off, trying to catch up with her other tables. A good 7 -10 minutes later she returned, took our order of Tom Kha soup and Drunken Noodles (I had been anticipating those the whole day after reading all your Yelp reviews) and a glass of chardonnay. In the hurriedness of the taking of our order, my friend and I forgot to specify a star rating concerning spicyness, but since no star option was given, the idea didn't hit us till after she left. I wasn't too worried about it all taking so long since I expected the same delays most of the reviewers warned me about. The noodles came out shortly after the soup and wine (both were great...the soup was nicely coconutty with a little kick), the portion not dissapointing to neither Emily nor myself. But, alas! The Drunken Noodle hype I had built up for myself proved to be a waste of energy. Kicking myself for not reminding the server about offering spicy star levels, I chewed patiently through the dish, exchanging hopeful glances at my friend anticipating some flavor to hit us. All I could taste was oily pan flavor, but since the prawns and veggies were so generously distributed throughout the dish, I found elements about it to enjoy. Emily and I laughed and chatted away as we shared the plate, which is how two friends should do it. The still-flustered-looking server came back with our bill and was still quietly sweet, dispite her looking tired and stressed. It made me wonder if Jai Thai has that akwardly too-busy-right-now feeling on a regular basis. At least the server never stopped trying to smile (something I need to work on regarding my own service!). Is it normal not to be asked about the spicness preference of your meal? Mention it, if you can, if any of you write a new review. 2 stars. A plus for the Stranger being available to read at my table while we waited, but a minus for only the small bit of candlelight by which to read it. A plus for the fantastic soup and mellow wine, but a minus for the uber-blah Drunken Noodles (possibly named after the state one would have to be in to enjoy them). A plus for the server's sympathetic hospitality, but also a minus for its sporadicity. A plus for the meal being under $22, but a minus for me being too much of a pig to save any for Leftover Reviews (my fault entirely!). And where were the happy hour menus, or drink menus? Did I miss something? Emily and I left feeling like we had never really experienced anything in particular. So there you have it. *Shrug* -Joy read more

I'm extremely annoyed. I think It's common sense that a stir fry or curry dish would come with a side of rice. Theirs does not and now I'm sitting at home eating my delivery dish as a soup because I have no rice to go with it. This should really be stated on the menu. Very disappointing. read more

It's no Thai Tom, but I loved the atmosphere and the awesome lunch specials. The lunch entrees run about $7-9 (if I recall correctly), and if you throw in an extra buck, they'll give you a side of phad thai. Can we say, "LEFTOVERZFORDINNAH!!"? Oh and kudos to the no-extra-charge for brown rice! read more

Meh. I don't know. I wouldn't choose it over the other nine Thai places in Fremont. Especially when Tawon Thai is across the street. I recently moved to the neighborhood and decided to participate in a PAD THAIDOWN (an iron gauntlet of back-to-back thai food experiences). Jai Thai was round 1. I didn't have to compare it to other places in the neighborhood to know it was meh. The pad thai had a little of that familiar unpleasant skunky smell. The Thai iced tea had a pretty strong flavor. Crab rangoon was delicious, but it's hard to go wrong with cream cheese wontons. At one point the chef came out and bragged that he gets fresh lime juice every other day. That was fun. read more

When people ask me what my favorite Thai restaurant in Seattle is, I don't think I can name just one. Mostly because each of my favorite Thai dishes comes from a different restaurant. In my search to discover the next best Thai dish last week, my friend Selina and I revisited Jai Thai in Fremont. What I like about Jai Thai is that it's one of the few restaurants in Seattle that stays open till midnight. This may not seem like a big deal to the average New Yorker, but here in Seattle, if you get off work past 10pm, you would be hard pressed to find a decent restaurant without having to take a road trip across town. With an authentic Thai friend on board who grew up with a family owned Thai restaurant, we were sure to land on something spectacular. Selina suggested the Phad See Ew, which literally translates to "Fried with Soy Sauce." I generally hesitate to order this noodle dish because I feel the noodles can be overcooked and bland, none of which was the case here. When it arrived, our eyes lit up and we knew this one would be a hit. Without even tasting it, the chicken looked tenderly marinated in a black sweet soy sauce, the broad rice noodles were thick and firm, the large pieces of chinese broccoli looked like they had just been chopped down, while the egg appeared to hold everything together. After the first bite, I knew it would be hard to ever find a Phad See Ew that matched the love and care put into this one. The Chinese broccoli, known as Kai-lan in chinese, opened my world to a delightful new leaf vegetable. So crispy, fibrous and delicious, the Chinese broccoli was the highlight of the dish. To complement the crunchy vegetable, the wide rice noodles had been saturated in a satiating Thai sauce. Almost certainly, the eggs had acted like a glue, helping to retain the flavors along the walls of the noodles, which filed my mouth with every bite. A healthy serving of chicken had sponged up the sauce and added another dimension to the vegetables and noodles. If you're in the mood for a crisp noodle dish, I highly recommend getting the Phad See Ew at Jai Thai. read more

I suspect the Fremont Jai Thai succeeds much for the same reason the Capitol Hill location does - they're open late, and they serve food much later than other neighborhood restaurants. I do like this location better than the capitol hill one... the menu and prices are similar but the interior design, staff, etc. are better. They have cozy couchlike chairs where you can lounge on the floor. The staff were very friendly and helpful and my 4 star dish was actually spicy. I'm still not in love with either one strictly based on the food. I'd be unlikely to go during normal dining hours. However, when it's late at night and you're hungry and most places are closing or already closed, I wouldn't avoid it either. This location also services food 'til 1am. Their website notes that they also serve breakfast on weekends which is interesting... there's no menu on the site, and I'm not sure what a thai breakfast would be like. read more

The food was pretty good- but for the price I expected better. The Tom Yum soup (the one in the soup section- not to be confused with the starter soup) was huge and delicious- large enough to split between two people. A friend I was with ordered the Masuman curry and they charged him for the rice. (As he commented: "Do they expect you to just eat the curry straight up with a spoon?"). The service left much to be desired. We waited at least 10 minutes after being seated before the server came by with water, and after we ordered the service was pretty slow as well. It was definitely not busy either. To his credit the server came by often to refill the water and ask us how everything was, but it was too little, too late. read more

Fantastic food! Service is average, but the food is very good. The spicy comes in a range of four stars, 1-Mild and 4-Fire. I recommend no higher than the three, you'll sweat at three. Good drinks too if you're looking for that. Fun nice-casual thai food joint. Average dinner main courses around $9. read more

I want to give it 6 stars.. 7! 8! Ok I got lost trying to find XXX Soup house.. who can get lost in Fremont? I found a parking place. Aha! I am going out to eat! There are restaurants in Fremont! Here I am in front of Jai Thai, where I used to go with a biking group...Ok It's fancier now inside. OHOH the prices? I wonder. Realizing that I was a little headachy I opted for take out. What a relief and how nice they were about it. Of couse, seated at a table, I got to see what others ate. Large plates of steaming food. Happy people.(Well in a corner one woman screamed,"I don't know what to do next!" Typical Seattle the world is my private life living room attitude! GRR) The thoughtful hostess processed my charge before I got my food, so when food delivered I was out the door. ( Yes! I tipped for a togo!) Home again Home again.. I open my food to discover no prawns! For my hot n sour soup! YAGH! I call. " Do you live in the neighborhood? Can you come in?" Perfect solutions.. I do not tho" We figured another option with courtesy and thoughtfulness. I ate my soup - divine . I got hot and sour soup with vegs. They packaged the rice noodles separately.. that way they dont clump up. Here is the best - YOU CAN SIT in THE WINDOW on CUSHIONS! That is so cooll! I shall be back and sit in the window. read more

With there being more thai resturants in Fremont than children, how can this place afford to have bad service? Beats me. Service was slow, and orders were delivered at very different times for different people at the table. I tried to make an order for pickup, and the young woman who answered asked if I could wait one minute? Sure. Five minutes later, I hung up and called back, only to get a busy signal. Ten minutes later, still a busy signal. 20 minutes later, I finally get through and the same woman answers. I explain what's just happened. She says, "Oh, yes, we can't take your order now, sorry." She refused to take my order at all, and no explaination was given as to why they just left their phone off the hook for 20 minutes when I called the first time. Like I said before, there are too many other options in that area, the majority of them with better thai food than Jai Thai anyway, for them to not have top notch customer service. Go across the streat to Tawon Thai instead, for a better atmosphere, better food, and for first-rate service. They retain two stars instead of only one, only because they are open until 1 a.m. for takeout, which was nice for when you were leaving the bars. Though, that's not enough to bring me back at this point. I still want my 20 minutes back. read more

I got here before noon on a Friday and even though it was empty when I came it, it was totally full by the time I left. I came here after a jaunt over to Fremont. I was craving massaman curry and decided to give this place a try. The interior of the restaurant is beautiful and very well-decorated. The lunch menu is decently priced and quite expansive. I went in for the curry and ordered a Thai iced coffee on the side. The food came out within 10 minutes and it was a perfect lunch-sized portion. Not too big and not too small. The curry itself was underwhelming, though. Firstly, I ordered it medium/3-star spiciness and it wasn't spicy at all. The curry was too creamy and didn't have the same depth of flavor that I'd tasted elsewhere. It tasted far too bland and not well seasoned, in addition to not being spicy (hot) enough. There was also very little chicken in the curry. My Thai iced coffee was pretty good though. Service was a bit scant, but I can't blame the servers themselves- they seemed really understaffed. The restaurant filled up quickly and from what I could tell there were only 2 servers for all of the tables. It took me at least 15 minutes from finishing my meal to get my check. This was far from being the best Thai meal I've had in Seattle but if you're in the neighborhood and dying for Thai, its not a bad option. I just wouldn't go out of my way to visit. read more

I need some sweetness to complete my supper. To get my fix, we circled round and round Fremont on a Saturday night for gelato at Royal Grinders. Finally found parking and walked in the crisp rain to find it closed at 930pm. Wah, wah, wah. Jai Thai to the rescue. Black sticky rice and jasmine tea at 10pm warmed me up and satisfied my fix. My boyfriend didn't want to have any of my rice. He's afraid. So, I sopped up a whole bowl. It's too much for 1 person to eat, but I did and you pay for it with too much of a sweet good thing. Service was super friendly. Our window seat was perfect for making up stories of the Fremont Saturday night passers-by. read more

Yummy pad thai, yummy red curry, yummy pad see ew, and yummy mango with sticky rice when mango's are in season. Just yummy food all around! One of my favorite Thai restaurants in Washington. Pricing I think is average. Not pricey at all considering I've eaten at horrible Thai restaurants and have paid double the money. The servers are super sweet too! read more

If you are looking for a great ambiance for dinner and some Thai... this is the perfect place! Great for romantic dates or bringing big groups of people. I came in very late on a Tuesday night and ordered the PAD SEE EW! I love this dish! The noodles are moist and the vegetables are drenched in the perfectly tasty sauce this dish comes with. I was sharing this plate and got extra vegetables for $2 made it just even better and "healthier." If you have very sensitive taste buds, you might wanna ask them to hold off on some of the salt or sweetness... It can get a little too much halfway through the meal since the sauce in this sauté is plentiful. Service was good. I was greeted with a big smile and smiley sincere faces through the whole course. read more

For a couple dollars more than the thai on the ave you get significantly better quality here. The vegetables were very fresh, the spiciness seemed congruent with what I requested, and overall just great tasting meals. It has a dark, kind of vibey atmosphere with some floor cushion seating in the window nooks, although it remains grounded with curtains dividing parts of the kitchen from the dining area. The service is friendly but a little slower and inattentive than it should be. It is almost bad enough to knock a star off, but honestly I haven't been to enough thai places, overall, let alone in Seattle, to judge so harshly yet. read more

I was wavering between 3 and 4 stars here. In a city filled with thai restaurants (heck, a neighborhood filled with thai restaurants) I was pleased to find that the place was open after 9 on a Tuesday evening. I had some special egg-noodle dish which was tasty and well prepared. 4 stars for being open late. read more

This is one of my favorite places for Thai food. I have tried several places around the city and Jai Thai beats them all. I have had several different dishes and I am pleased with them all. My comfort order is chicken pad thai with extra egg and add mushrooms. There is a $2.00 charge to add extra items to your order, but I am a ok with that. The pad thai is nice and saucy, which I really enjoy. The meat is a nice size and there is a fair amount. I also have had the pad se eew and the pad kee mow. Both are delicious! Very saucy as well. The peanut sauce is yummy too. Not to watery. It has a rich flavor and a kick of spice. The crab rangoon is pretty good too. It is the best I have had thus far, but I believe there is some crab rangoon that may be superior to that of Jai Thai. Nonetheless delicious and also a comfort. Bottom line...Jai Thai is delicious! Great food, great service! But beware...the Jai Thai on Capitol Hill is not near as good as Fremont. Why? I have no idea. The one in Fremont is where its at. read more

Jai Thai, I apologize for the other reviews on here...you aren't getting your due! I've tried Thai from many places having lived in the University District. I tried Jai Thai for the first time a few weeks ago with some friends. WOW The portions are huge and the food is amazing. The service was excellent and the atmosphere fun. I'm heading back tonight for the second time and I can't tell you how excited I am. Don't listen to the naysayers, try it out yourself! mmmmm....curry.... read more

I didn't take any pictures so I'm going to cut straight to the point. My menu was dirty and falling apart, the tables and chairs were all scuffed up, my 3/4 star beef salad was too salty and not spicy at all, and the bathrooms were very dusty. I'm completely okay with spending $6-7 on a mediocre salad in a dirty restaurant with torn up menus. But if I'm going to spend $10, I'm going to have higher expectations of my surroundings. The whole restaurant needs to be updated or lower their prices. The staff was friendly but I'll definitely be going to the other surrounding Thai restaurants next time. read more

Honestly I ordered the pad Thai and it had no flavor. I'm not usually a person who loves spicy food but I ordered a medium and it tasted like nothing. It tasted like sticky spaghetti noodles cooked in a pot that made thai pad beforehand. Or like what pad thai would taste like to someone who had covid. Also my friend found egg shards in her fried rice The atmosphere is nice but the food just didn't cut it. read more