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    Panya Thai Kitchen

    4.0 (786 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    IPhong N.

    The rice kinda wet but it's good. That's Spicy Level 10~~~ Thai Tea is amazing as well. The waiter is really nice. Fairly 4*

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    Jamie A.

    I still have yet to find a consistently good Thai place in the area. That is prob one thing I miss about living in LA -- the ability to get authentic, amazing Thai food at all hours. Panya has good portions and their spice levels are pretty on point ( a 3 or 4 is enough for me and I wouldn't go past that!). Things I like: the red curry, the pad Thai, any of their duck dishes, drunken noodles. Things that are just okay: the pineapple fried rice (kinda oily and not friend enough) and the other curries all kinda blend together in flavor only the veggies differentiate them. In terms of pricing, you can easily spend $75 on 3 dishes and drinks for dinner. This is on the higher end of Thai food, but there is cool A/C, a semi-open kitchen and clean restrooms. They also have vegetarian options and mock duck. Panya shines with their great lunch specials. Service is good even when they are super slammed with lunch orders. Another good Thai spot is Darunee, but it is more of a take out spot and service is ehhhh. I usually pick Panya when I have a craving because it is more convenient. NONE of the other Thai spots in the area are worth visiting (you're welcome!).

    Felina V.

    Finally got a chance to check out Panya Thai Kitchen in Escondido, and it didn't disappoint! Excellent selection of lunch specials, which include soup, salad, steamed rice, fried spring rolls, and fried wontons! I had the eggplant with tofu, and dad got the spicy drunken noodles. We both got an 8/10 spice level, but neither of our dishes were very spicy. Still delicious! We also got a Thai tea with boba and a Thai coffee with boba. Great service, sweet ambiance. I look forward to returning to try more of their dishes!

    05/30/2024
    Brittany T.

    Food: 5/5 Drinks: 5/5 Portions: 5/5 Atmosphere: 5/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Customer service: 5/5 Speed: 5/5 Price: $$ Outdoor seating: ADA access: yes Restrooms: yes Kid Friendly: yes Vegetarian options: yes Vegan options: yes Ambiance: casual Pros: amazing food, affordable prices, great service, outdoor seating Cons: none!

    Pad Thai chicken  Spicy Noodles beef   Panang Curry with roast duck  Spicy duck   Spring rolls

    We ordered the following: Pad Thai with chicken Spicy noodles with beef Panang curry roast duck Spicy duck Spring rolls The biggest disappointment was being able to taste lighter fluid in the beef. That is completely unacceptable. Will be throwing this dish in the trash. The chicken also had significantly more fat than what we're used to when dining at authentic Thai restaurants. Additionally, the dishes were extremely oily. When I plated my food, everything had an unnatural shine. The curry was the only thing that wasn't that bad. Thai food is typically light and balanced, but this felt heavy and more like Americanized Chinese food. Unfortunately, we will not be ordering from here again. If you like this style of food, don't let this review deter you except the lighter fluid beef. Update: After not feeling well last night, we decided to throw everything out the next morning. We wasted $143 on this place. The money was not worth our health. What was disappointing is that my husband said this place was packed when he picked up the food. People get so accustomed to poisoning themselves that they don't realize it until the damage is done.

    Hair in my soup

    Hair in my tom yum soup, Super expensive food and not even taste good Small soup with only veggies for $14 Stir fry noodle plate for $24 Simple Small steam rice for $4 Ridiculous, and no utensils whatsoever come with my togo order, not even a napkin, so cheap.

    L - Eggplant dish served with rice and complimentary mini side dishes (soup, salad, egg rolls, wontons)
    Marie M.

    Ordered a dish with eggplants in it. I didn't get the chance to see the name of it. I just know that Thai eggplant meals tend to be delicious and Panya Thai Kitchen did not disappoint! It was flavorfully astounding and it came with a bunch of complimentary side dishes including Tom yum soup, salad, 2 mini eggrolls, and 2 fried wontons. All delicious! I loved the authentic cultural Thai decor. Food was served in a thoughtfully presentable way. Service was excellent--our waitress was so warm and accomodating. Would definitely return and highly recommend!

    Nicholas G.

    The food here is absolutely amazing! We've been driving by this place for years and now it's our go-to Thai restaurant. Service is great. We were asked about drinks, everything was brought out quickly, then we decided to share a beer, our server turned on a dime and brought out our beer and a couple of glasses. Food came out fairly quick too. My wife went with "not spicy" for her curry. I went with medium. We were both pleased. Ambiance is casual. They have a lot of outdoor and indoor seating. We loved our food and service. We will definitely be back

    Tom Kah soup
    Debby L.

    I was looking forward to having lunch here and was happy that they offered lunch specials. Well, I'm disappointed. My choice was between the chicken pad thai or the green curry. Our server recommended the pad thai. I usually order pad thai when I'm trying out a new thai restaurant so I chose that. First, I really don't think it's much of a lunch "special". The lunch pad thai was $15, and then $2 for chicken. $17 isn't much of a special price for a plate of pad thai, tiny salad, watery tasteless tom kah soup with raw mushrooms , mini thai spring rolls and potato wontons. The spring rolls were delicious, the wontons tasted like a samosa. I'm disappointed with the pad thai. It had a nice kick (I ordered a level 3), but really lacked flavor. The portion was a nice size, but barely any bean sprouts and no lime. Really disappointing! My friend had pineapple curry. Not much flavor in that one, either. Seemed like a bowl of coconut milk. She was disappointed in the consistency of the mock duck. She is used to the duck having a crispier texture. Another friend had the broccoli, garlic, oyster sauce with shrimp. She liked it, but I noticed that the sauce was very thin and runny. The service was pleasant, although after putting our leftovers in to go boxes, nobody ever removed our empty plates or offered water refills. We sat and chatted for another 30 minutes. And, it wasn't especially busy. Just felt disappointed. I usually love Thai food because of all the different flavors popping in my mouth. This missed the mark for me.

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    I love their pad see ew! Also, they have a very friendly staff and prompt service. I would recommend.

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    Their Panang Curry was basically coconut milk and chicken. It had no flavor or spices.

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    1 year ago

    The food here is amazing. Priced Friendly customer service. We will definitely come back.

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    1 year ago

    One of my favorite spot from the hot pot to the fried rice amazing never fails to impress me 10/10 recommend for Thai food lovers

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    I think Penang as long as you can handle peanuts. It doesn't taste like peanuts but will contain it.

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