Got pad Thai with chicken, vegetarian pad Thai, and the corn cakes. The highlight of the meal was the cucumber salad that came with the corn cakes. And that's no knock to the pad Thai or anything but that cucumber salad was just darn tasty! The corn cakes weren't worth the money for what we got. I'm sure they're 10x better in-house instead of delivered, but same goes for everything fried! As for the pad Thai, it was good but not great. My partner wasn't too impressed with the chicken, said it didn't have too much flavor. I thought the tofu was good but the pad Thai itself felt like it missed the mark just a tad. Needed more citrus and spice in my humble opinion, but it was pretty good. Delivery was quick and they were eco friendly (always a bonus in my book). read more

So by now you should know we really like Thai food so we're always down to try a new place. Neecha Thai did not disappoint. We ordered a little bit of everything plus dessert and really enjoyed everything. Pad Se-ew had tons of flavor, carrots and broccoli were cooked but still had bite and the noodles were sooooo good. The spring rolls were okay but could be a little bigger in size. Yellow curry is 1/2 of TCDs favorite!! Can you guess who? And where do we begin with the Roti. ROTI ROTI ROTI! This dessert was amazing! read more

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I have visited the restaurant many times, even before COVID, I find it a sense of fresh air. Extremely clean and execellent customer service. The food is always fresh and flavorable. The enviroment is soothing and relaxing with a group of servers who are always pleasnat and kind. I espicall enjoy the Pha, best in ghteDon't leave until you have tasted the wonderfula cookies and deserts. A little piece of heaven hidden in down town hayward. Dorothy C. read more

This is my absolute favorite Thai place, anywhere. My favorite appetizer is the tofu krob. I also love the coconut soup. I love how this restaurant has a vegetarian option on the menu. The vegetarian food is creative, beautiful and amazing. As soon as this quarantine is over I am running there to eat because their customer service is really good too. read more

Amazing food with a great, cozy atmosphere. The staff is super friendly and provided an overall amazing experience. Can't recommend here enough read more

"Movie hot dogs? I'd rather lick the food off the floor." Needed a 11:30am bite before heading into the 12:30pm Batman showing at the Grand lake Theater. Was planning to hit Jenny's for a sandwhich, but they were closed. 1st customers of the day and it was early... but I still get the "heebe-jeebee's" when we're the only customers in place. The dude host was friendly, and the cooks banged out our food quickly: 1st time in a Thai place, I always get the Pad Thai as a barometer, pretty good - they must do a little something with the tofu, cause it was especially tasty. The special Garlic Ribs were beef short ribs cut about 1/3" thick (reminds me of Kal-Bi rib plate lunches back home). Done just past medium, very garlicky, if a bit on the salty side. Good thing there was a bit of a side salad and sticky rice with it. Enjoyed it, but would seek it out as a destination, but will consider a repeat when heading to the theater again. read more

This is interesting. I would say the selection is smaller than some other Thai restaurants I've been to, and the way they describe the vegetarian "gluten" items (you have to read it off the menu, check out their website) is a little off putting to me. Anyway, I got the Chicken Grappow and they kindly prepared it without soy sauce due to the fact that the wheat does something funny to my system, and it still tasted pretty good. I would order it again. I ordered the mango sticky rice for dessert so that I could hit the 10$ minimum for credit cards (don't you hate that? supposedly restaurants could get in trouble w/ their credit card companies if someone were to report them) - and it was good until I reached the end. Somehow the white coconut sauce started tasting salty. Not really sure what that was about (I will leave out the obvious innuendo here for you gutterbrains) but I definitely am not getting that again. Service was really quick. Can't say I'd be going back here again on my own. read more

Met friends here for dinner this past Friday night. I found it via Yelp and was thrilled to see so many vegetarian options on the menu. I did a cursory read of the reviews and maybe some people mentioned the ambiance but I missed it. Though the food was good I don't think it's conducive to a weekend evening with friends and conversation unless you like having to speak loudly in a brightly lit place. I enjoyed my soup noodle dish. The others seemed to enjoy their dishes as well. We split an appetizer of spring rolls. Food is definitely good. If I return it will be for a lunch visit. It just didn't feel like a nice dining kind of place. But hey, that's me. read more

after walking by this place many times, hubby and I thought of trying this place to satisfy my thai food craving. We were seated promptly although the place looked busy for dinner. We ordered: Yum Nua--very tasty Tom Ka-bland, looked and tasted like warm coconut milk...nothing else Garree Gai-- not much chicken, rich but pretty bland for Thai food Paid Thai- bland FBI-- tasty!! The service was fast but not great. The place is small... tables are small. The food was okay but not as authentic as I thought it would be. I'm really surprised on how much great reviews this place had. read more

Solid, normally priced Thai food. The place itself is on the smaller side, but seems to be pretty busy, especially on a Friday night, with many to-go orders. We paid $30 for 2 entrees, 1 fruit drink, tip included. Our two dishes didn't come out together, which was a bit of a bummer. It's the old question: start eating and be done when your companion's dish arrives or let your dish sit there and get cold. Service was sub-par and actually rude. Would come back if the service was better, but the food is not good enough to overlook the rudeness. read more

Neecha Thai - Mu Gratiem - Grilled garlic marinated pork served with salad and garlic chili sauce - Thai Near Me - Oakland, California

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WHY WE WENT HERE: - craving for Thai food - closest place open at the time THE LOOK (FROM THE OUTSIDE): - busy; the line was going out through the door THE LOOK (FROM THE INSIDE): - dark - intimate - crowded THE MENU: - starters - soup and salad - rice dishes - noodles WHAT WE ORDERED (TAKE-OUT): - Kao Rad Kang - chicken - Pad Seew - chicken THE TASTE: - the curry (Kao Rad Kang) was ok - the Pad Seew was better CUSTOMER SERVICE: - friendly - long wait read more

My friends and I were in Oakland to watch a movie at The Grand Lake Theater. We were walking down the street and found this spot. We were instantly intrigued so we decided to go and try it out. The establishment was so nice. It was bright and welcoming. Instantly greeted by a lovely lady who immediately sat us down. She gave us our menus and gave us some water to drink. We knew what we wanted so she took our orders quite quickly. My favorite part was that we didn't have to wait too long for our food to arrive. Mine came in second. I had the yellow curry with chicken and some garlic rice. My goodness was it all so tasty! The rest of the group enjoyed their food as well. We all finished our meals! The prices were reasonable too. Definitely would stop by here again. read more

Best thai food in town. Perfectly balanced spice - AMAZING Tom Kha Gai (so many mushrooms hooray!) and totally a good price point. My new go to! read more

The coconut soup was lackluster as well as the pad Thai. I didn't finish either one and threw out over half of each. I came this place bc it was open later. I will not make this mistake again. read more

Best pad see ew I've had in a while. I love that they put shitake mushrooms in it. The flavors were on point and they really came through on the spice when I requested the make it hot. My only complaint is that the noodles a little pricier than most of the Thai places I order from. read more

Neecha Thai - My take out pad see ew portion after eating half. - Thai Near Me - Oakland, California

Came here for Sunday lunch, and while the offerings are a-OK, I wouldn't consider this an absolute must go-to. Got the pad see-ew and the green curry. The pad see-ew came with more veggies than I'm used to (a good thing in my book!), but seemed a lot sweeter than at other places. The green curry had a nice spicy kick at the beginning, but was oddly bland besides that initial punch. Decor was nice, and parking was pretty easy as there was a parking lot nearby. It was an alright experience but not super memorable. read more

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I would hella return. They had a nice painting taking up the main entire wall. A somewhat open kitchen, speedy service, very polite servers, delicious deeply built flavors, and a clean environment I don't think there's anything more to ask for. My samosas came out very quickly so I'm assuming they have them preheated and ready to serve, the Thai iced tea was the first time I received one and didn't have to add water to it periodically because the sweetness was spot on. I almost wanted to get a second one. I loved the vibe and the tile tables was rather unique. It was somewhat slow on a Saturday afternoon so we didn't have to wait very long for our food to arrive nice and hot to our table. I tried my friends lychee salad and she said when ever she's feeling down she comes here to get this salad lol. It was good the balance of tartness from the apple mixed with the creaminess of the avocado and the sweetness of the lychee made for a great salad. I had the immortal rice and added shrimp. They only added 3 shrimp but I think it only costed $2 if I'm not mistaken. I tried my friends coconut soup and I thought the broth was a little thin but it still had a nice flavor. The samosas were so good, I thought about ordering a second round because they were a little smaller than pic led on but there was a really good flavor in both the filling and the crust. I'm Thankful my friend put me on to this spot I will bring someone else one day. They take reservations on yelp. There was space for like 30 people to sit. read more

Neecha Thai - Added shrimp to the immortal dish, lychee salad, coconut soup and samosas not pictured - Thai Near Me - Oakland, California

If I could get their food every day, and ensure keeping them open with COVID, I would. I love their flavors and their service. My personal favorite dish is Pad Prik Khing with chicken, great balance of spice and flavor. Prices are definitely reasonable for the amount and quality of food. I think they're doing a great job with pick up and delivery service, and appreciate their new online order system! read more

CAUTION: The prices on the menu on Yelp do not match the prices on the menu in the restaurant. There is a $3-$4 difference. I did not know this & ended up paying $5 more than I expected. The food is excellent, the atmosphere is great & the servers are very polite. I would have given less stars if the quality of the food, atmosphere & service had not made up for it. read more

Everything felt very fresh, light -- like spring time! Really recommend any dish that combines some sort of fruity palette with an assortment of marinated vegetables. Lots of vegetarian options, and a wild variety of mushrooms present in their dishes! read more

Been a patriot of this place for 5ish years. The food here is pretty phenomenal. It is one of our favorite places to eat. We found it before we went vegan, and loved the ENTIRE menu. Now we eat from the vegetarian menu. We eat here fairly often (once, every other month). The flavors always hit the spot, I highly recommend trying the Tofu Krab. We order it every time. As well as the vegetarian pad thai, pad seew, papaya salad (perfect blend of flavors, not fishy at all). We've had Praram Tofu and all their curries are delicious. I wrote this review because: 1) I don't think the negative vegetarian reviews are fair. (I thought vegetarians simply don't eat meat. Why are you trippin about fish sauce when you eat eggs and cheese?) I saw the bad reviews some "vegan/vegetarians" left here, and I'm so upset to read them. I spoke with one of the regular employees here and she said it was a miscommunication with a newer, uninformed waitress. if you have a good palette, you can usually tell if there's fish sauce, so make a mental note not to order that dish again. Or ask the manager, or something! The world isn't vegan savvy yet. And 2) the food is helllllla good. the people are good people, as well. Show kindness and they will give it it return! read more

DO NOT COME HERE EVER OMG DO NOT. chicken satay was undercooked and pathetic. Literally slivers. Portions? I needed a magnifying glass. Cucumbers? Not real. The mango could have been used as a knife it was so hard. Or dented a wall. This restaurant is sucking margins like a vampire. How is this place allowed to exist? read more

Wonderful food! A bit loud as it has an open kitchen. Lamb chops with curry and veggies is my favorite and it is enough for 2, order a veggie dish and rice and you will also hVe extra for the next day. The staff is excelent Every dish is flavored with fresh spices. Sticky rice with mango desert is heavenly Be happy, be kind, Liz read more

There were four of us tonight. Our food was good but the service horrendous. I felt like their singular goal was to rush us out of there quickly. It started with them wanting to take out order while 2 of us were still looking for parking and again before we'd even opened our menus. There appeared to be no thought or care to bring appetizers and salad first. When we asked them to bring our salads first and hold the main dishes until we'd finished our salads, they said "well the food is ready" and practically threw the plates at us. There was no room on the table and still they brought the dishes. I had to hold my plate in the air with my left hand. We ordered brown rice with our entrees and when the first entree arrived with white rice, we decided to let that go and asked for the rest of the entrees with brown rice as ordered. They mumbled something and brought white rice without acknowledgment or apology. Then they brought the salad that's supposed to have fried slices of lotus root. "We ran out of lotus root; is that OK?" the waitress asked. I had enough and said "no." The waitress acted shocked as if we let her treat us poorly up to that point so what was the problem. Maybe they should have asked before they prepared the dish without a key/signature ingredient. Within seconds after we stopped eating, they swooped in and started piling the dishes that still had food. We were not asked if we wanted to take the leftovers home or if we wanted dessert. Not going back. read more

Went today with my 3 daughters, my nephew and my best friend... searched for parking for about half an hour so we were starving! We were greeted by what seemed to be the owner ... it wasn't her best day. They had to pull 3 wobbly tables together and put napkins underneath to balance them out. The tables are small. The service was not great, she took forever to ask us for our beverages, and we couldn't flag her down for our last minute needs The food was good, however, so I may go back for take out. read more

Excellent food the lamb curry was the best I've ever had. The Muk Krub was excellent.My new favorite restaurant. read more

Neecha Thai - Thai Near Me - Oakland, California

Really good food! Lunch service was quick. Medium-large portions. Enough for someone who is hungry, but not so much that you have to get a doggie bag. read more

We love Neecha Thai. Consistently delicious, and with a great vegetarian menu! Our favorite dishes are Kao Soi and Pad Thai. We have ordered take-out multiple times during COVID and it's been fine. Not sure what happened with some of these other reviewers, but it's a shame that these mistakes (during a pandemic!) are resulting in such low star ratings. We have never had any problems like this, except when ordering through third-party apps. read more

My go-to Thai takeout in Oakland. Green and red curries are our usual, and they come with a side of jasmine rice. Great flavors, big servings, and easy to pick up for take out. Not sure how they do it, but the curries are always perfectly piping hot when they get home, whether picked up directly or ordered delivery! read more

The shrimp fried rice was amazing! I got other things but this was delicious the fried shrimp was good too and the Thai tea of course! Can't wait to go back read more

The food was a solid 4. The service was a minus 2. The food is the most important thing but the waitperson really sucked tonight. And it started when I called for a reservation. The woman in the phone said they only take reservations during the week and then proceeded to take down the info. There were 4 of us. We were celebrating a birthday. We were hungry. We ordered food. A lot of food. 9 dishes total. 3 salads and one appetizer. A noodle dish. 4 vegetable dishes. For one of the dishes the waitress asked the bd girl if she wanted white or brown rice. She asked for white. I ordered the 3 other vegetable dishes. I asked for two orders of brown rice. Waitress told me the dishes came with rice. So I didn't order extra. The food started coming fast. First a salad then an appetizer then another salad. I asked the waitress if they could bring just the salads and appetizers and she says it was all already made (and just sitting there). They serve on large plates and four plates fit comfortably in the table. Why in the world would she bring 9 dishes out all within minutes of each other. She kept a couple of dishes in the kitchen because it could not fit on the table. We felt them hovering to pick up an empty so they could drop off another plate. When all 4 dishes came with white rice even though I specifically asked for brown rice I pointed this out and the waitress huffily said you had to order it before and it was already done. No apology for messing up and no correction of her mistake. I didn't want to make a scene so I let it go. She was ready to plop one dish in the table - The Lotus Salad - and almost as an afterthought said - we are out of lotus in the lotus salad - is that ok? When we said "no" she seemed taken aback. When we were done there was some food left on several of the serving plates. The person clearing the table just started piling the plates in top of each other without asking if we wanted to take it home. Then the bill came without asking if we wanted dessert. This was a shame because the food was quite good but the shoddy service practically ruined the meal. The corn cakes were great as was the lychee salad. That dressing was good. There was another salad with pomelo, lime and a host of other ingredients. Pumpkin curry was fabulous, eggplant good. Asparagus too. Friends liked the chicken pad see yu read more

I ordered two item with a side of rice. The only thing they got right with my order was the rice. I had to drive all the way back to Neecha to have them correct my original order. I have eaten at this restaurant before and must say they're sit down orders were always on point. Take out I'd horrible and you'd better check your order. Then they called me back while I was on my way there and stated they had to give a different kind of noodle because they ran out of the noodle originally prepared with the dish. I tipped them well also for the order,,,,,, going forward I will stand there and open up each container before paying and perhaps never tip again !! read more

I have been here multiple times, and the food is amazing! The staff are also very attentive and nice. Would definitely recommend!

Came here last minute- food was very good, waitress did a great job and the atmosphere was nice. Would definitely come back read more

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Everything's way too sweet and oily. Mostly too sweet. Muk krob was like chunky calamari candy. Tom yum had no flavor... no heat, no tang, no lemongrass flavor. Just sugary sweet - honestly even pre-packaged Tom yum paste tastes far better. Ever fancied a Sweet Curry samosa? You can find that here... and no, samosas are NOT supposed to be this sweet! Red and green curry - overly thick coconut cream with a thick layer of oil top. And only one flavor. Sweet. Lacking all the nuances a curry should have. Noodles are always soggy and swimming in oil, and while I know that pad Thai typically is sweet, this place just amps up the sweet factor. It's as though the chef has only has three condiments in their arsenal. Sugar, thick coconut cream, and oil. read more

If I could give 0 stars definitely would. I'm not big into negative reviews because I get that people only say something when the service is great or bad. The service in this place is bad but it's not the waitresses fault, they are so short staffed here all the time, will no longer be coming here. read more

Ate the lamb and it was worth it!! (special menu) Very nice service too. I recommend it to all. For a while I use to go there on a weekly basis. It's totally YUM! read more

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Their hours online say they are open. Really disappointed I'm visiting from out of town and wanted to come here because I used to come all the time for lunch and love a few particular dishes they make. Walked all the way down here just to see they closed even though the sign on their window even says they are open for takeout. I tried to call to place a takeout order and nobody answered. Now everywhere else is closed too because it's too close to 3pm and for some reason every place shuts down between 3 and 5. So I'm SOL for a bite to eat on foot. Super annoying. read more

Came here just prior to a movie at the Grand Lake. The restaurant is just a few steps away from the theater. We had the chicken skewers, and fried spring rolls as appetizers. There were 4 skewers, about 4-5 inches of chicken nicely marinated with curry prior to being grilled. There were 5 spring rolls with a mango chutney. Both appetizers were very good. My dining companion had the Tom Yom soup with shrimp. It was also very good. It was served piping hot, and had just the right amount of spicy seasoning. For the entree, my companion had the Pad Thai noodles with chicken. She didn't finish, but said it was tasty. I had the garlic short ribs with rice. Unfortunately this dish was disappointing. The rice was either severely undercooked or microwaved. It was nearly inedible. The short ribs were also overlooked and really tough. Though tasty, the tough meat detracted from the experience. One word about beverages. We both had the Thai tea. It was perfectly fine, but the portion size was much smaller than I am used to. Overall the experience was acceptable. I will try it again, but recommend against the short ribs! read more

Super delicious, affordable, friendly with great service. Happy to add this restaurant to my regular rotation!