Been searching for my go to thai restaurant in the DMV area and unfortunately, this one isn't making the cut. I only tried two items - the thai basil fried rice with chicken and the gyoza, but neither impressed me. The rice wasn't cooked thoroughly which left some hard pieces in it. The menu stated the gyoza would be pan fried, but it seemed deep fried. I would rate the rice pretty average like a 7/10 and the overall restaurant the same. Service was attentive and prompt. read more

I was craving a late night snack and saw that this place was on Ubereats and was so excited to see they had mango sticky rice! I have been searching high and low for a GOOD mango sticky rice in the DC/ MD area for months and lo and behold, this place has one of the best I have had so far! The ordering on uber eats was easy and it showed up to my door 45 mins later. I don't live in DC so 45 mins for a DC delivery was pretty fast. I definitely want to visit this place in person and try their food selections! read more

Cute upstairs restaurant. Nicely decorated. Staff is very friendly. It was pretty busy during dinner time. Overall the food tasted excellent. I would stay away from the $29 creamy tom yum prawns due to the price. They give you three tiny prawns the rest is tomatoes and mushrooms. $19 for stewed pork with mostly rice in dish is crazy. Food was well prepared but way pricey dishes here compared to what you are getting. Not the best value but visit if you have a thick wallet. read more

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Stopped here on a whim and there was no wait. Cute ambiance, great service and some of the dish ware they use is so authentic. Beware the food is very SPICY! Even if you ask for mild. If you don't do spicy, let them know in advance and thank me later. Also, don't you dare skip dessert here because the Mango Sticky Rice is the BEST! I've never had a tastier mango. I would come back just for the dessert. Yum! read more

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This is a small but warm and homey place with unique and interesting decoration. The service is good. Waiters/waitresses greet customers with smiles. I tried Pad Thai, the most basic Thai food. It is made to order so it smells good and fresh. It is a little bit different from the Pad Thai I tried before, as it doesn't have peanuts. But overall it is good. The mango sticky rice has a surprisingly beautiful presentation as the mango strips are arranged as an awesome flower. But the mango strips are on the dry side with the aroma of fresh mango. read more

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Loved it all from the food to the quirky cool ambiance. Service was excellent as well. Highly recommend them, especially on a cold night in DC! read more

I ordered stir-fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork the first day staying at the hotel across the street. I was good, not excellent. The next day, my team had dinner, and I ordered Crying Tiger steak - DO NOT ORDER THIS. It was chewy as hell and tasteless. I had a few bites but I couldn't eat the beef. I ate the tasteless salad. Very disappointed with my $24 dish. Fun ambiance though. read more

Sampannee Thai - Stir fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork - Thai Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Very friendly staff, quick service, delicious & beautiful food. Menu had a few extras not on usual Thai menu. read more

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Loved it! The food was delicious, the service was outstanding and the ambiance was delightful!

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere! I had the larb flavored wings, papaya salad, and jasmine rice. The chicken had a great flavor, like if you had ordered it with ground meat, I was pleasantly surprised. And fried to just the right crispiness. Will definitely bring friends here next time. read more

Sampannee Thai - Larb flavored wings, papaya salad, and jasmine rice. - Thai Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I'm happy with the food. Great flavor. Right temperature! Good service. It's a cute little cafe style. Very happy place . read more

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This is a very popular Thai restaurant, and it is a must go one. Great food and extraordinary friendly services. The inside decorations are warmly decorated which make you feel like dining inside a flowery garden. Even the serving plates and bowls are carefully selected. One suggestion is to place s next to each spicy food item to indicate how spicy that food item is. Love this restaurant and definitely will go again and again. read more

Ordered drunken noodles and Kapow delivered. Food arrived sooner than expected. Food was hot and great. Will order again!

Food is delicious, but halfway through my meal I lost my appetite. I was looking through the window into their kitchen and one of the kitchen help, whose job was to pack the rice into takeout boxes, keep using his fingers each each packed box of rice to place rice in his mouth. Then he would use the same hand to scoop the rice again. The worst part was he caught me looking at him, looked at me a couple of times while he did it, and continued to do it. It ruined an otherwise decent meal. Our main server who was a man in his 40s was very nice. The food was delicious despite being very small in portion size. They give one free beer or wine with a check in. I thought their Tuk Tuk beer was delicious. read more

Great food, great staff, great prices. Could not recommend it enough. Has a lot of different thai dishes. I recommend branching out from your typical pad thai and spring roll order. read more

The vibe and service of Sampannee is one of the best I've experienced in DC. It feels cozy and encourages you to stay longer, this feeling is then intensified by the friendliness of the staff. My friends and I were struggling to order and delayed the staff many times; however, they were always eager to help us make decisions and did not seem annoyed to come back. The food is phenomenal! Truly some of the best food I have had in this city. The Thai Basil Fried Rice had the perfect level of spice and flavor. No one at my table was remotely dissatisfied with their food and we are all eager to come back and try more. Highly recommend! read more

I am from Los Angeles California and came to Washington DC and we wanted Thai food this place is amazing food tasted so good and well made the lunch special beyond good and such an incredible portion staff was friendly and nice....i give this place a 10/10 if I come back to Washington DC definitely coming back to eat here read more

Beautiful restaurant with very welcoming staff. The food was beyond delicious. Each dish left me wanting more! We had - thai basil fried rice - pad Thai - roasted duck curry So delicious!! We literally at it all. Finished the meal with the most decadent mango sticky rice with a coconut milk topping. The coconut milk is freshly imported and the taste is so smooth and rich. -- PS. We had dinner around 5 pm And by the time we headed home from and evening out , around 8:30pm-- my brother DoorDash another order of pad Thai to meet him at home! I too will be back but I was too stuffed to order any more tonight read more

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Ordered takeout via DoorDash. I wanted to love it - the menu was so customizable! - but it was the most disappointing Thai food I've had in a long time. Gluten free pad Thai was a total fail; it was overcooked, mushy, and tasteless. I'm honestly not sure how this dish could be so bad. Heard other items were mostly just ok (hence 2 stars). Magic limeade was the highlight for me! Wouldn't pay to try this again. read more

Eh. Ordered Uber eats delivery and was really disappointed with lack of flavor. Papaya salad hadn't been mixed and lacked fish sauce flavor, lacked spice. I ordered medium spiciness - there was no spiciness. Chicken pad Thai was sadly lacking any flavor. Had more of a weird hint of bbq flavor - maybe it was the red tofu? But the normal hint of sweetness wasn't there. I ordered a medium spicy - there was absolutely no spiciness. Fried spring rolls were okay, but really it was the sweet-and-sour sauce that saved it. On their own, the rolls lacked flavor. Thai ice tea was the only thing that had flavor. read more

A totally tasty Thai restaurant. They have all the usual favorites, along with some interesting and unique dishes with duck and seafood. The interior is cute and quiet, the service is friendly and attentive. Nothing amazing, but totally good for a dinner with friends or a date! read more

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Great presentation and good price! The service is 10/10 as always :) Their duck curry is my favorite. The portion is even more than what I expected, compared with price in DC area. read more

Sampannee Thai - Roasted Duck Curry - Thai Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I absolutely love the ambience and the amazing service at Sampannee. I was fortunate enough to make it there for happy hour, which has some wonderful options. I tried the fried tofu which was absolutely delicious. I love that. It came out with a sauce, but literally can eat this by itself. For my main dish, I had the red curry, which was Divine. I enjoyed it with veggies and tofu, which kept my dinner super light. Definitely will be back. read more

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Pretty authentic Thai food. Romantic inner look. Lil cold if sitting close to the window. read more

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I would like to give this place 5 stars because the food was excellent. However, the online menu has the same picture of Mango Sticky Rice under "Sticky Rice" and "Mango Sticky Rice". This, I received just sticky rice when I thought I was ordering Mango Sticky Rice***Please update your online menu to reflect just Sticky Rice under the menu item Sticky Rice. Thank you read more

The reviews were SPOT ON!!! Had red curry and chicken satay for takeaway!!! Very flavorful ... the restaurant itself is very festive and inviting ... Highly recommend read more

Great varied food and lovely gracious staff. Dine in and takeout. Dine in is bright and clean, not large.

Would give the food more of a 3.5 high key. The red curry was yummy but the pad see ew did not have as much flavor as i've had at other places. the service was very good, friendly staff and food came out quick. very nice decorations inside, the window seat looks cool. read more

We were walking on P Street near DuPont Circle. The restaurant where we had wanted to eat is closed for the holiday. A manager from a different restaurant suggested Sampannee. The bottom line is that this is a good, certainly not great Thai restaurant. The food is absolutely fresh and made to order. And it is very good quality. I chose the Tom Yum soup with tofu. The flavorings of Tom Yum are obviously similar from place to place with some interesting variations. This soup was very good, served medium spicy, and at the right temperature. The tofu were superbly lightly fried and the veges were good as well. The serving size was right on. We chose a Spring Roll and Undercover Shrimp roll. Both were lightly fried and not greasy, that can be an issue at times. The Shrimp choice was much better than the Spring roll but they were both good. My wife chose the Roasted Duck curry which she enjoyed very much. The sauce that accompanied the duck looked like a red curry. Our server suggested the Green curry; my protein again was tofu. This was also flavorful and quite tasty. Unfortunately, our service was not really good. Evidently there was at least one new staff person and our specific requests for extra plates was not fulfilled. The price is very reasonable. The ambience is very relaxed with lots of pillows along the benches. Clearly come as you are, though the restaurant appears extremely clean. So there you have it. A good but certainly not great Thai restaurant. There are better choices in DC. read more

Enjoy my Thai Red Curry (Veggie) - Medium spice with Brown Rice - So yummy and authentic Thai food. Highly recommend! Great location, Generous portion, beautiful decoration, clean place, and wonderful welcoming service! Thank you! Thai Native read more

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Great atmosphere, perfect service at both lunch and dinner. My new favorite in DC. From left to right steamed dumplings, crying tiger beef, fried vegetable dumplings. 5 Stars read more

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Even though they got my order wrong a couple times, my Khao Soi was AMAZING as usual (as was the rest of the food). They were super busy and well in over their heads, but still managed to make my birthday special. I also love how pretty and well lit the interior of the restaurant is. read more

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I visited Sampannee as a treat after concluding my ministry for the day. The Ambiance is really nice, you can take a selfie in front of their signage! The staff was attentive and helpful with the menu. I got the Pad Thai Tom Yum, didn't care much for the thick noodles, however, it was still very good. Next time I'll just get the regular noodles. The Pina Colada was excellent as well. Try it, you won't be disappointed. read more

Above average Thai, but certainly not the best in DC nor the best I've ever had. It was decent. I wouldn't make a special trip like we did. Plenty of other new Thai places to try out. Yes the service was pleasant, but the room and atmosphere is hole in the wall. Our food came out lightening fast, which was a red flag. I would have gladly waited longer for more attention to detail or higher quality. There were not many tables. I would rather make a special trip to our favorite Thai place or try a new one. Not recommended. read more

Ordered takeout on a cold rainy day. The order was ready in about 20 minutes and pick-up was super smooth. I really appreciate how they packaged the Khao Soi, soup, noodles, and fried noodles separately so nothing got soggy. The soup base was amazing - rich coconutty flavor, slightly sweet, very fragrant - everything you'd want to warm up your body. It came with two chicken legs, which were cooked to perfection and super tender. The only thing I was missing was some pickled collard greens to add some tang and even more texture. The papaya salad was also delicious but nothing too special. Really happy to have a really good, authentic-tasting Thai food in this area that does Khao Soi well. The interior decor also looks very cute so looking forward to dining in some time in the future. read more

Sampannee Thai - Papaya salad - Thai Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Could not recommend this place more. I've been here three times in the last two weeks and I still cannot get enough of it. My favorite by far is the pad thai and jumbo crabmeat fried rice. Everything is so fresh and flavorful - you really can't go wrong with the food. Thai tea is a classic. The Neglectful Uncle is so unique - a traditional Thai dessert that blends coconut ice cream with sweet potato, peanut, and bread. Hurry and try this place before it blows up! read more

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I've been to many Thai food places around Dupont. This week, I tried three different places. This is the best one so far! I'd say other places have great video ads that attracted me to visit, but I ended up disappointed with the food and service. I'm glad I decided to try Sampannee based on real reviews. The hero dishes are the Pad Thai and Duck Curry. Simple dishes, but they hit differently. I also loved the presentation of the whole Gai Yang (grilled chicken). It's big enough for two people to share. Great job by the servers as well. I went there with my family, and they helped take care of the kids. When my kids made a mess, they came to assist and cleaned up for us. I'm not a regular reviewer, but I just wanted to express my gratitude. My family and I really appreciated what they did. I can tell they truly love what they do. Thank you for your hospitality! read more

We very much looked forward to the food here - comfort style, low key, great reviews. The restaurant is not accessible, however, and my husband - with either cane or all-terrain walker, would not navigate. Please make others who require accommodation aware that entering the restaurant requires climbing stairs from the sidewalk, then other stairs and level-changes inside the establishment. read more

Let me just say: this restaurant is absolutely delicious... So much so, I've eaten there twice within a 24 hour period lol! Why four stars and not five, you may ask? The drinks...The drinks! The Mocktail menu reads so well and flavorful that it was hard to choose; however, when we did, the drinks were bland :( We even gave it a second chance and it was still bland! For example: I ordered a lychee storm mixed drink (lychee, peach, lemon, soda) and all I can taste was watered down soda water- thanks to the ice. No fruit profile stood out whatsoever (and yes, I stirred my drink well). It hurt my heart to type this, but once they master the drink menu as they have the food menu, there's NO stopping this restaurant :) read more

If you are craving Thai food go here! This was honestly so good and it really hit the spot. We got the khao soi and panang tofu curry. This was perfect for two people. I'm definitely coming back to try more food and get the mango sticky rice! read more

Sampannee Thai - Khao Soi and Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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