One of my favorite places in town. I always back for either lunch and dinner, with friends or family. The service is decent, even the place is not too big, but feels cozy and comfortable. It's makes me feel home. read more

Racha Noodle - My son play in the table. - Noodles Near Me - Redding, California

Racha Noodle was good place for Thai food in Redding. I went in there for takeout. They looked like they are a small family business. They woman in charge took my order. 20 minutes later, I had my dinner. We ordered a spicy catfish and pad thai. Everything was prepared well. Portions were nice sized. Racha was a good place that I may have to visit again if in the area. read more

I was here the other day having lunch. I'd never been here before, as this place is located in sort of south Redding. I'm usually on the other side of the river and freeway. I kept the order simple and just had the coconut soup that I like and a standard chicken pad Thai. Prices seemed reasonable a little cheaper than other Thai place if anything. The soup was very tasty and had a good intensity to the flavor and the right sourness, not too spicy either. The Pad Thai was pretty standard, a decent rendition with the tamarind flavor coming through fine. All the food was served real hot so I know it was fresh cooked. I'd give this place another try in the future if I'm over on this side of town again. It's good they have pictures of all the foods on the menu. read more

Racha Noodle - told them I wanted a little extra bean sprouts - Noodles Near Me - Redding, California

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Absolutely best Thai food! The owners are so incredibly kind and have been in the restaurant business since childhood. Their hard work and commitment to excellent absolutely shows. read more

We have been there at least 10 times. Never had anything we didn't like there bonus: there's an Asian food store in the same little strip mall where we buy fresh Asian vegetables, which usually arrive on Fridays. read more

Racha is an all time favorite of mine. Best boat noodles in town and always amazing service. Must try spot!

Best place Thai place I've ever gone too. My mom raised my sister and I going to this place, she literally ate here when she was pregnant with me. The ladies that work here are fantastic people and always remember a familiar face and greet you with kindness as soon as you walk in the door. 100/100 you need to go! read more

Very bland food. Got the pad kee mao with medium spicy. Didn't feel med spice. Barely any color on the noodles. Also got the boat noodles. The beef was a weird texture that didn't feel fresh. Soup was cloudy with the scum that you boil off meets and don't filter it out. (IYKYK) also no flavor. The basil and bean sprouts were fresh? Affordable. read more

You gotta support this small business. It was a lovely dinner. Places like this are not easy to find. I'm guessing the staff are family. It felt like being at your aunties house and they've been doing this so long and are so good at it they don't have to hurry. Even though it was Friday night dinner hour, it wasn't loud and the food came out in great time. The spring rolls with mango were excellent. The chicken satay was good. I normally and just kinda meh about catfish but wanted to try something different. The sauce was amazing and the beans were cooked to the perfect texture. Solid place! I'd definitely go back to try more. read more

The service was slow. The server forgot my order and rice. The food was okay. There is absolute no ambience, no music. ...

Excellent flavors very delicious Never a bad meal. Lovely family owned restaurant. Small dining room but comfortable also very good for takeout. read more

Always love the papaya Salad and Tom Kha soup. They are a must try here!!! Never disappointed and the ladies that work here are always really nice!! read more

Amazing food !! Amazing service this restaurant feels like walking into your mom or grandmothers house and it smells like it too!!

The best Thai food in Redding. Five elderly sisters run the restaurant. It's a hole in the wall and not to easy to find, but worth the effort. read more

Listening to old ass reviews got me chasing after a 5 star meal... Went here for the first time and thought the decor was pretty dated, along with the menus. Ordered the spicy chicken wings for starters and the lady asked if I wanted the items that came with it..I was like, well do you just want a portion of the listed price - all of a sudden she didn't speak English.. LoL! Ordered the chicken curry which was barely warm and the broccoli beef with rice which was so bland. After doctoring up the meal by adding some spicy heat to it all, that raised my taste and overall review to the 3 stars I'm giving. Since it's so nearby, I guess I'll support it again, maybe it was a fluke - maybe not. read more

Food is amazing, been going her since I can remember. Staff is always super nice. Some of the best prices in town

Best Soup in Town! KowSoy chicken is the answer. It's like Pho and yellow curry had a baby. Just get it,

It was the best thai place. They had pho which was what i was craving. All the foods were super tasty and they had excellent service as well. Maintaining limitations by providng prepacked utensils, individually packed straws, dressings and sauces. Would definitely be one of my stops between my state trips. read more

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a really homely little restaurant where we were served by the nicest ladies! every dish we tried tasted homemade and authentic, the sampler plate with the curry puff was super yummy. Pad Thai and Pad See Ew were simple yet flavourful, I would order them again! The Tom Yum and Boat Noodles were pretty good too, they are very generous with the meat. the restaurant is worth paying a visit if you are in Redding, would definitely come back again! Restroom was nice and clean too read more

The Kao soy with chicken cannot be beat. Plus there's lots of Thai auntie to make you feel at home. Your soul & belly will thank you.

Food is always great as the sisters make up Thai dishes that go above and beyond expectations. We have been going there for years and have never been disappointed. The food is cooked as ordered so it's not fast food, but l have no need to go other Thai places. I love Racha Noodles. Prices are fair also. Yimmylicious. read more

We stopped here driving through Redding. Absolutely delicious! I knew it would be when I walked in and noticed the cooks were all sweet older Thai ladies. The food was very authentic! I highly recommend the spicy duck curry! Enjoy read more

Racha Noodle - Chicken Pad See Ew - Noodles Near Me - Redding, California

So yummy! And the ladies there are quite sweet. Loved the Pad See Ew, and the basil chicken.

Got the paid Thai and fresh rolls. The pad Thai is dry and tasteless and the fresh rolls tasted horrible. The peanut sauce was bitter and the fresh rolls tasted smoky. We went here based on very old reviews so o figured I'd do everyone a solid. Save your money. read more

As I said in an earlier review, we love Thai Food . Racha Noodle is really yummy! The ladies work hard to cook & serve !! I would recommend Racha Noodle . read more

The beef larb and duck pho is perfect. I found this place through word of mouth and it lives up to the expectation read more

Racha Noodle - Larb - Noodles Near Me - Redding, California

The place was not busy. My dear husband went to get food to go. He ordered veggie pho and a chicken dish. The pho did not have noodles, and the veg were large hard uncooked chunks. Chicken? There was no chicken, just blocks of tofu. Good luck trying to communicate with the owners. They're on another planet. No Noodle house. read more

We have been eating here for many years and their thai food is simply the best in town. We highly recommend Duck Fried Rice!

Great food. Staff don't speak English very well, but you can communicate simply with them. Order by the number of the dish. No alcohol.

I have to give this one two stars but to be honest, I would've given one. I just don't like to give bad ratings to small family-owned businesses. Went in for Pad Thai and Pho. We are new to Redding, Ca and so we are having fun trying out new restaurants. Now, I get that everyone has different tastes, so this review is not necessarily for that, even though we didn't quite enjoy the food because it lacked flavor, it was mainly because my soup and wife's Pad Thai was barely warm. I wouldn't even say it was lukewarm. Pretty strange for a restaurant that wasn't that busy at the time. This is the first time that's ever happened to me actually. It tasted like it was sitting in the back all day and they didn't bother even reheating it. I didn't take a picture because that wouldn't really help because it looked fine. Maybe it would be different on another night depending on who's working but I probably won't return. read more

Never judge a book by its cover..is what they say ... Well looky here !!!! Authentic Thai food read more

Racha Noodle - Noodles Near Me - Redding, California

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This is a hidden gem! I'm from the Bay Area and the food here is authentic and tops many Thai restaurants in my area. The ladies here are so nice. I almost feel their warmth and care through their food as they packed all my take out orders neatly and with all the trimmings needed. As one reviewer said, don't judge a book by its cover. The inside is clean and pleasant enough. You could see the ladies busy cooking and working behind. Will definitely make this my regular place whenever we are in Redding!& read more

The best in Redding! All of our four kids love this place. We have to come at least once a month here.

SOOOOOOOOOOOO GASSSSSSS pai thi w chicken or their wings literally anything will bussdown... 21

One of mine and my husbands favorite places. Small family owned and very friendly people. This family also used to own 5 Thais that was across the street from the Mt Shasta Mall. We were sad when we saw that 5 Thais had closed its doors, but when we came here we immediately saw that the menu was the same as the 5 Thais and we were so excited and then one is the lady's that used to work there came from the back, so we asked her what happened to the restaurant and she told me that the lady that owned it retired. So it was a good ending to the story!!!! Food is great. My husband like the lad nar while me I can't pin point a favorite read more

Hit the spot. Very, very nice people that serve great authentic food. I had the beef red curry dish, it came with a serving of rice. This yelper finished it all. There were two others parties one being a group of guys and they assured me it's good and they frequent the restaurant often. So don't be turned away if there aren't many people. It's good! read more

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Recently went here for lunch with coworkers. Let me start by saying that the ladies who run this business are incredibly sweet and generous! Everything tasted fresh and our food arrived quickly despite it being busy. I had the combo pho while my coworkers had the chicken pad Thai. Both excellent. Will be back! read more

Pho noodle broth just tastes like I added water to the noodles and then the seasoning. Super plain base broth. Pad Thai had no flavor. Chicken on the sticks were SUPER oily. They were supposed to be grilled but still had a bunch of olive oil on it. Hmm.... That means it was reheated not freshly grilled. read more

Had I not left my camera in the hotel room, I would have included a photo with this review of the menu book of which the first two pages are Yelp reviews. No kidding. Albeit Yelp reviews from all the way back in 2008, it made me smile to see them there. There was a lot to smile about based on our dinner at Racha Noodle. The bottom line is that with so many restaurants and so little time, we seldom go to the same restaurant twice when we're traveling. But next time we pass through Redding, this place will be on our "go to" list again and we'll also seek out their sister restaurant, 5 Thai. VALUE: A true Thai family run restaurant with very good renditions of Thai classic dishes at inexpensive prices. Dinner for two of us with tea and after tax clocked in at only about $24.00. SERVICE & AMBIANCE: Friendly service even if a little slow at times given the folks waiting on the tables also seemed to be helping in the kitchen. There are significant language barriers for some members of the wait staff, but they understand English a lot better than I do their native language - which is not at all. My husband and I felt as if we were guests in their home. Grateful guests to have such good food and warm welcome extended through the sparkling clean interior complete with travel posters of Thailand on the wall and lace looking oilcloth on the tables covered by plastic tablecloths with soothing music on the sound system. FOOD: Our choices for dinner were "leap of faith" items for us at a Thai restaurant. That is dishes that we imply a good deal of trust in the kitchen by ordering because when they are made well they are wonderful and when not made well they are really awful. We started with fresh spring (salad) rolls ($5) that included prawns along with romaine lettuce, Thai herbs, cucumber, red bell pepper and green papaya all expertly cut and rolled in rice paper at just the right texture. That was followed by Red Curry Duck with steamed rice ($8.50) and Pad Thai ($6.50) that included both prawns and tofu. The hot dishes were served piping hot and the servings were generous but not overwhelming in size. We'd order them all again. Good enough green tea was only $1 each. We are almost embarrassed to order Pad Thai at a Thai restaurant, given it suggests "newbie" about Thai food and we often find it can be a gummy oversweet mess of a dish. But I had a hankering for noodles and this was really good Pad Thai. The Red Duck Curry was some of the best we've had with a just right level of spice and coconut milk, and with pineapple, onion and a generous amount of red and green bell peppers. In fact, when I saw the menu note that all of the dishes made from animal proteins could be made with tofu instead, I thought of my friend Lydia L and that she might like the Red Curry made with tofu enough to change her mind about green peppers as abomination! EQUAL ACCESSIBILITY NOTE: Disabled accessible parking in the small lot, level in access at the door, clear path of travel access to tables. DRAWBACK: The restaurant is adjacent to a Laotian grocery as the only two businesses in a decrepit building off of a four lane road. The building has a very small parking lot and given the restaurant's popularity, the lot fills up quickly. Looks like one would have to park quite a distance away and cross the four lane road to get to the restaurant if the lot is full. For that reason, we'd recommend going early. TIP: Cash only business. read more

We were on our way to Seattle and we had to stop by Redding for a night. We accidentally discovered this place but oh boy.. we were surprised how good the food was! The salad came first. The honey mustard dressing was sooo good. I don't know what they put on the dressing but it was excellent. The duck curry was delicious but then came the shrimp with eggplant.. It was the best eggplant dish I have ever had. The eggplant just melts in your mouth! It was perfect. Driving back to LA from Seattle, we couldn't pass up on the opportunity to have some of the eggplant dish again. We stopped by Racha for lunch and it was the same perfect dish we had a few days ago. I will stop by again sometime soon when we head up to SF. It's just simply irresistable. read more

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