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May Thai Kitchen

4.5 (303 reviews)
ModerateThai
Closed • 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Thai ice tea
Doris G.

Food was delicious. We ordered a pineapple fried rice which was fluffy and flavorful. Then ordered the cashew chicken sans red chili peppers and a tofu vegetable dish with white rice. The menu is extensive with always a choice to add your choice of protein. Service was friendly. A steady stream of customers came in. Place was cheerful and clean.

Khao Soi Curry Noodle Soup
Robert C.

The flavor of this dish was real good. There was plenty to eat. The big drawback was that the chicken leg was impossible to cut with a butter knife. Although they did provide a separate plate you can use to cut it with you really needed a serrated knife to delve into it. The chicken was cooked but it's too much work to cut it up. I ended up in part just biting into the leg to eat. A bit messier. Serve this dish with a proper knife and I'd up the rating to four stars. Service was okay.

Heart shaped rice
Wendy D.

What a lovely find. We went to dinner and a movie in Alameda. And this place was walking distance from the Alameda theater and cineplex. Service was excellent. Food came reasonably fast and was delicious. They had plenty of gluten-free options. They use gluten-free soy sauce so can make just about anything gluten-free. I was really excited to try their Pad kee mao and we also ordered their spicy eggplant Both were very good.

Vivian L.

Fast and attentive service, great food, beautiful restaurants. :) Located on park street. Came here for a quick Thai lunch and was not disappointed! Hint: ask for the spice tray!!! There's nearby street metered parking, but if you don't mind a short there are residential neighborhoods nearby with free parking.

Fish cakes
Jennifer L.

Delicious comfort Thai food! Everything we ordered was super tasty and had such a comforting Thai taste. Servers were so nice and accommodating even though we came an hour before closing. They constantly came over to check on us and poured us water. The interior was nice and we sat near the wall where we had nice, soft pillows behind us!! Papaya salad: so refreshing and spicy! You can order more or less spice depending on your taste. One of the best papaya salads I've had! Pumpkin curry: so flavorful and had so many veggies inside! So good when paired with rice. Pad Thai: Packed with umami flavor and so saucy. Really good with a squeeze of lime! Fishcakes: it came with fried basil and it paired so perfectly with the fishcake. Golden brown and just delicious. Everything was very well priced and I definitely would come back!

Tiffany K.

A hidden gym in a not so hidden place. I was shocked at how much I'd like this place. A quick yelp search and boop! May Thai popped up. The ambiance is cozy with an impressive lucky cat collection. The service was top notch and I appreciated how my water was always filled to the top. I definitely was extra hydrated throughout the dinner. I highly recommend ordering the Khao Soi and the Beef Pad See Ew. Both dishes were delightful and kept me wanting seconds... I mean, thirds. I haven't had a pad see ew where the beef required painstaking chewing in a longgg time so this dish was extra delicious and was done so well. The noodles were flavored perfectly and the beef def had some Maillard reaction going on due to the wok hei of the dish (a true sign of chef master skills). As for the Khao Soi, the coconut curry aromas were ever so fragrant and the chicken leg/thigh size was giant! These dishes just kept delivering. Now I must find more reasons to go to Alameda to try the rest of the menu!

pad see ew chicken and cashew chicken with rice
Serena H.

Easy to find free parking in the area after 6pm. I came here after a recommendation from a friend that this is her favorite Thai place in the bay. The staff were lovely - very friendly and helpful. I also really loved the Thai tea! But otherwise the food was just good - not quite a new favorite spot for me.

Pad kra pao for $25 is absurd!
Alex F.

Good food. Great service. Horrible pricing. $25 for pad krapow is absurd. Especially since their pad kee mao with 5-6 huge shrimp was only $19. How does an easy to make dish with inexpensive ground pork and steamed rice cost even $6 more? Make it make sense!

Vegan menu!
Sanaz S.

Had dinner here Saturday night with my Bro & SIL. Cute little restaurant with low-key nice decor. Clean and bright. Parking is street only, so keep your eyes open for a good one as you may have to drive around a bit- especially on a weekend. They have a vegan menu! This really helps with ordering. I had the mushroom dumplings, and pumpkin curry. The mushroom dumplings were excellent. Pumpkin curry was pretty good. Overall, a really good dining experience.

Heart shaped brown rice
Linda M.

Any time you eat at a restaurant on Park st, parking is going to be a bit time consuming. My mom and I decided to get some Thai food. It wasn't super crowded when we got here for lunch, maybe 3 or 4 other tables. We were seated and given water and menus really quickly. We decided on the green curry with brown rice and pad kee mao. Loved the presentation of the heart shaped brown rice. The plates and bowls were nice too. The green curry was perfectly flavorful, everything was cooked well, taste and texture-wise. Pad kee mao was good, flavors were all there. Overall, pretty solid Thai spot and we would definitely come back.

Cashew dish

We were there around 2 pm. There were 5 tables of customers. The roti was excellent warm crispy, I wish the curry sauce was thicker that the flavor is more concentrated. Chicken larb was very tasty. Cashew nut dish was not too impressed. It was like veggie stir fried with a lot of sauce and a few cashew. Service was slow since there was only one waitress. She was very sweet and polite. We left around 3 and they put up the close sign. I hope they are doing well. It is a different time these days for mom and pop restaurants, everything is too expensive for them to operate the restaurant business.

Sweet pumpkin curry puffs and corn taro cream cheese wanton
Sydney J.

I ordered takeout here, but saw the restaurant had nice decor inside including a bunch of different lucky cat statues, and there is an outdoor parklet right outside the restaurant. The bathroom was clean. Sweet pumpkin curry puffs: Flakey, butter pastry. The middle is savory but I felt it would've been better if it were more flavorful. Corn taro cream cheese wanton: The cream cheese was really yummy. I found the sweet and sour sauce very tangy and acidic. Khao soi curry noodle soup (asked for it to not be spicy): It was salty but not too salty, and quite creamy. I still found it a little bit spicy as I could feel I was getting some acid reflux, I'm unfortunately someone who is very sensitive to spiciness in food. I like that there was a mixture of both hard and soft noodles. The noodles were packaged separately to avoid getting soggy.

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Reviews are largely positive. People highlight the flavorful, fresh food, attentive, friendly service, and clean, cozy ambiance.

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They always leave kind notes on my delivery orders . Thank you . The food is delicious as well.

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The Bangkok Noodle Soup is great! And the owners/chefs are wonderful and so friendly!

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Foods, service and Environment are excellent,even though the price is a few higher than other Thai restaurant nearby

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Hello. I have only been for dinner. Do you have lunch specials?

Sorry , we don’t have lunch specials . We serve only regular menu . Thank you

Are all your curries vegan? Or only some of them?

Hi Elaine. Yes, all our curries are vegan. Thank you.

So the vegan options are no dairy, egg , or fish sauce?

Yes, that is correct. We have some vegan options on our menu that do not contain fish sauce, eggs, or dairy items.

Are there vegan options?

Yes there are all kind of curry dishes . And also Fried rice dishes . And yes all our appetizers . Thank you , we look forward to serving you soon :)

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Phnom Penh House

4.4(1.3k reviews)
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I haven't been to Phnom Penh is YEARS!!! I've only been to the Oakland one but I was in Alameda for…read morea tournament so after the last game, we came here for an early dinner. My son loves trying new foods. The service was good. The people were cordial and polite. The restaurant was clean and nicely decorated with Cambodian art work. I like the menus which had photographs of the dishes with a corresponding number so you know what menu item is pictured. We ordered and the food came out pretty quickly. We ordered: - Noum Kreap Jean: These egg rolls are crispier than Chinese egg rolls. The filling was good. - Trei Chap Chean Turk Chhou-Aim: Their fried pompano fish with ground pork and a delicious ginger sauce. I enjoyed this dish. - Sachkor Cha Ktis: Beef and spinach in a peanut sauce. It doesn't look pretty but it's definitely tasty! I love the peanut butter sauce. - Cha Kathiw: Very similar to Thailand's Pad Thai noodles. - Bonkea Cha Jee: The way they cooked the green beans was perfection! - Chicken Fried Rice I'd love to come back and try more dishes!

I've been going to the Oakland location for a while, and while I was in Alameda with friends, we…read moredecided to try this location too. I was really happy to learn the owners are brothers and also speak Teochew. Definitely glad to support their business. We had a group of about 8 and ordered a lot, including the spicy papaya salad with chicken (#109), the deep fried pompano topped with ground pork and sauce (#638), fried calamari (#113), beef skewers (#319), stuffed boneless chicken wings (#528), shrimp fried rice (#948), and fried banana with ice cream for dessert. Everything was seriously delicious. The stuffed boneless chicken wings are still one of my all time favorites and something I always order when I come here. The staff and owners were incredibly friendly and kept checking in to make sure our group was well taken care of. Great food, great hospitality, and a place I'm always happy to support. Highly recommend!!

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Maya Thai Laos Cafe - Rainbow salad (a.k.a. Yum Woonsen). Highly recommended.

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I love lao khao soi and was so happy I randomly found this place! I ordered to go and the staff was…read moresuper nice, asking me if I needed anything else but I was literally heading home after this so I didn't need any utensils or anything like that other than some hoisin sauce and chili oil. It took about 10 minutes to make and 10-15 min for me to drive home and everything was still piping hot! I did request for it to be spicy and the staff packed the chili powder on the side and warned me that it would be spicy which I love and I threw everything in and I was sweatinggg, this was when it was 80 degrees outside too but I couldn't resist. The soup was flavorful on its own and they used different ground pork that I'm used to. But it was overall good, customer service was great and I would probably dine in next time! Can't wait to come back!

Authentic and delicious food in an understated family-owned restaurant with thoughtful service…read more Went here for takeout lunch this week and we tried the Rainbow Salad and Khao Poon noodle soup at medium spicy level. Both dishes I would definitely get again and again. Rainbow salad is a clear vermicelli noodle (made from mung bean) salad with prawns and ground chicken or pork in a lemon/vinaigrette fish sauce, topped with thinly sliced red onions, fried shallots and cilantro. This was my favorite dish and soooo good that I think I would order this every time I return here! It had layers of umami depth with just the right mix of spicy heat. Shrimp were sizeable and not overcooked and the ground meat was seasoned very nicely. Khao Poon is a rice vermicelli noodle soup in a coconut curry broth with ground chicken, topped with thinly cut cabbage, scallions, bean sprouts and fresh mint leaves. At medium spice level, there was still enough heat to satisfy those that like a higher spice level. Broth was perfect, not watered down nor too salty. The takeout order for this separated the noodles and veggie/herb toppings from the broth and chicken so it doesn't get soggy and you can assemble when ready to eat. Based on how well these two dishes were made, I can't wait to return to try their other dishes. They also seem to have some breakfast specials which seem really good, like a grilled Laos sausage with an omelette over rice.

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