I had a great meal at Sawasdee Thai Food in Sparks. The ambiance could use a little more warmth or decoration, but the food definitely made up for it. Everything we tried was delicious and felt thoughtfully prepared. The pineapple curry was especially memorable! sweet, savory, and really unique compared to other curries I've had. The pad kee mow was spot on with perfectly cooked noodles and a strong, fresh basil flavor that really stood out. We also tried their fried triangles, which were a fun surprise were crispy on the outside with a rich crab and cheesy filling inside. The service was quick, attentive, and very kind. With it being close to home we definitely will return. read more

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Wow the curry was spectacular! An easy place to miss tucked into a strip mall by Raley's, but the food was worth making the stop. The inside is a little funny but cute. The service was quick, we were only one of 3 tables at the time. We started with the fresh spring rolls and the peanut sauce was so good. The duck curry was spectacular- will be back to try the other curry's! read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

My wife and I have going to this establishment for many years. We enjoy the staff, the scent of Thai delicacies being prepared. If you are a budget minded person, their lunch specials are very good. The full menu is also worth ordering from, even for those who want try the flavory full menu of Thai entree cuisine. The ambience is simple, however the service and food is well worth a visit (over and over again)! read more

My wife and I needed an ethnic food fix for a late lunch, and we reached agreement at "Thai" food. So we headed over to Sawasdee for some curry. We were met with a pleasant greeting to select our table preference and immediately served beverages. My wife let me go first and I selected the Mango Curry lunch. She ordered the same. It was exquisitely delicious. Creamy sauce texture with mango flavor with a hint of mint and pepper taste in the background, followed by a very satisfying pepper after taste on the palate. You may tell by the included pictures the dish was very good. This place is a little gem on N. McCarron near the Raley's market. Really well done decorations and very clean. Great meal! read more

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This place is a hidden gem. Decided to switch it up from our usual spot and this place was great! Started off with fresh spring rolls.. their peanut sauce is one of the best I've had! We ordered pot stickers, pad Thai, and crispy pineapple chicken. Everything tasted sssooo good. The chicken had the best flavor and the spiciness of the pad Thai was on point! The staff was really friendly-- they made sure we had everything we needed but not over bearing. It's a nice open restaurant with plenty of seating. No issues with parking. Definitely want to come back and check out more of their menu options! If you are looking for a new Thai spot in Sparks-- here you go! read more

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Very minimal Thai food options in Reno/Sparks and Sawasdee is usually one of our go-tos. We got spring rolls with shrimp, pad prik khing, and pla goong. Food is tasty, service was great, but only downfall is that they raised their prices and the portion sizes have gotten smaller. The pla goong was supposed to have grilled prawns but was given a scoop of sliced shrimp instead. Spring rolls were fresh and the dipping sauce is great. Would recommend requesting their spice rack for extra heat. read more

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Some of the best Thai food I've had, servers are always kind and checking in to make sure you have everything you need, pad thai absolutely recommended read more

Love this place, best Thai food I've had, chicken satay is consistently delicious, pad wood sen is an all time favorite of mine, their bean thread soup is also amazing, never had a bad experience here and I dine here multiple times a month, lastly the service is always friendly and quick read more

We grab takeout from Sawasdee Thai pretty regularly, usually for dinner, and it's become a full-on tradition before D&D night with friends. We've ordered it so many times before games that now we basically crave it every session. The spring rolls are always fresh and tasty, but the real star for me is the pineapple curry. I tried it once and now I can't bring myself to order anything else... it's that good. Friends have ordered other dishes and there is never any complaint. The Thai iced tea is also great, especially if you want something cold and creamy to go with your food. Orders are always ready right on time when we go to pick up, and the staff is friendly and efficient. It's usually not too busy inside, and the space has a cozy, traditional feel. We haven't eaten in yet, but it seems like a great spot to dine if we ever felt like sitting down instead of rushing off. Prices are totally reasonable for the quality, and the food is consistently solid. Definitely one of our go-to spots, and probably always will be. read more

This restaurant is close to my house so I frequent here pretty often. I've dived in before and I've also taken food home. I've never had a bad meal from here and the food is always top notch for Thai food in the area. They're Tom kah soup is absolutely great and would highly recommend. All in all this is a great local Thai restaurant. It's not anything fancy but the quality of food and the service is excellent. I couldn't I couldn't recommend them enough. read more

The food was great, the service was quick and the food came out quickly. The restaurant itself isn't very fancy, but it's exactly the vibe I wanted. We ordered curry and were told the spice levels here were pretty mild so I went with 4 (out of 5) and found that I could probably take it up a notch next time. We will definitely be back again. read more

I've eaten Thai food enough to know balance matters, and tonight that balance just wasn't there. A few people in my group actually commented on the same thing: some Thai restaurants have gone way too sweet lately (Siam Lotus came up as an example), but this was the opposite problem. The food here tonight lacked sweetness almost entirely, which left the dishes tasting flat and muted instead of rounded and balanced. Thai food shouldn't be dessert-sweet, but it also shouldn't feel stripped of that essential sweet-salty-spicy harmony. Nothing was inedible, but it felt under-seasoned and missing depth. Hopefully this was just an off night, because when the balance is right, Thai food really shines. read more

Came here for dinner with a friend while in Reno visiting. We shared the avocado spring roll and I got the pumpkin curry. The food was good and the spice levels were accurate. It wasn't busy inside and service was decent. read more

The lunch special here is such a great deal and the portions are great. I got soup and a salad with panang curry medium spice as my main. Something about that simple soup was so comforting and delicious! I also placed a to go order of the shrimp summer rolls for my mom and though she was a little disappointed with the peanut sauce the food was good overall. read more

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Nice atmosphere, hot food and cozy traditional Thai feel. A small and intimate Thai Restaurant hidden in the Raleys shopping center in Sparks. Julie A read more

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I ordered chicken veggie pad thai at a 4 heat and an order of veggie spring rolls. The pad thai came in a card board container with a foil insert. I transferred to a salad bowl since I don't like eating off foil. The dish was not spicey/hot enough even though it was 4 out of 5. It tasted good, could have used more chicken but the veggies were crispy. The 2 egg rolls were not worth the $6.95 I paid. They were mostly lettuce with a carrot, cucumber slices (1 each) and a mint leaf. Total order was $23.73. read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Whole order of Pad thai and inside of veggie spring roll - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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My husband and have eaten there for years and always enjoyed everything we ordered, however, when we ate there last week we noticed that the whole staff had changed, since we ate there prox. 1 month go, and the pineapple fried rice, with chicken & extra veggies, didn't taste the same, as was too oily and the broccoli was watery. Very disappointing as we usually ate there once a month! read more

This is our go to Thai spot! Hands down the best green curry I've found in town and my boyfriend loves their pineapple chicken. This is our repeat order every time. We also love their Taro Bubble Tea! The restaurant is super cute and the staff is always so nice. If you're feeling like Thai food, I would definitely recommend checking it out. read more

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Excellent authentic Thai food and attentive service. Ambiance is a little "cold" but easily forgotten once the food was served. Definitely deserves repeat visits. read more

I was looking for something unusual so I decided to try Sawasdee. Like most Thai restaurants, they have a spice rating system to help unsuspecting customers avoid over-spicing. I asked for a 4/5 expecting some heat and was really underwhelmed. Maybe the waiter misheard me or maybe he was trying to help me out of a bad choice. Either way, if they ask you your spice level preference, go ahead and add. The waiter did bring Prik nam plah to help spice up my dish upon request, though. read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Spring Roll - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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Date night with hubs so we wanted to try somewhere we hadn't been. This place small but cozy. They have tables that seat 2 up to tables for large groups. Portion sizes are like family style eating and seemed meant to share. We had shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce. They were fresh and tasty. Also ordered the pineapple chicken. It came with a side of white rice. Chicken is breaded and crispy, not overly sweet. Over all it was good food and great experience. They did get busy just after 6 pm but to be fair it was a Friday evening. I do recommend giving it a try! read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Pineapple Chicken - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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The service here is always very good. The staff is always so welcoming and attentive. It's one of the nicer Thai restaurants if you're in the mood for a sit down meal. I tend to grab my orders to go but I'll stay occasionally because it's got such a warm ambiance. The food is great and they have vegan options. Just let them know ahead of time. My go to is the mixed veggies with tofu. read more

Quality/Quantity - Spicy Eggplant Lunch Special with Chicken - Good flavors and portions. Honey Chicken Lunch Special with Pad Thai, $2 more - Could have used a little more noodles; I had left over honey chicken. It might have been a better dish if I got it with rice instead. The honey chicken sauce tasted very similar to the spicy eggplant sauce...? Key Lime Mint - This was good, sweet and sour! I think I am going to try to find it and buy a bag! Fairly extensive menu, but the lunch special is a very good deal. Soup, salad, appetizer and entree. FYI drink the soup and eat the fried wonton right away, before the fried wonton gets soggy. Atmosphere - Small local restaurant. Next to the Raley's supermarket. Plenty of mall parking. Indoor table seating. Open 6 days a week from 11am to 8pm, closed Sundays. Service - The owner is such a hard worker, a one woman army. Answering phones, waiting on all the tables herself. Busing all the tables herself. Taking care of the phones and to-go orders, etc! Slight wait for orders, as I believe all orders are made fresh. Cut and pasted from their website: "Refund Policy: We want all of our customers to be 100% satisfied with their meal. If you are not satisfied, please contact us for a partial or full refund." Can I suggest you update your website? It says you are on vacation until 4/24/23; that date slightly passed. Price - $26 + tip, good value. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success, whenever I am in the Sparks area and craving Thai food, we will stop by. read more

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The TL;DR is the food is great, the decor is typical Asian mom n' pop, and the service is attentive to your needs while leaving you alone. I was in the Raley's shopping center when I decided to stop for a bite. Sawasdee's sign tempted me with the promise of spicy Thai curry, and who am I to refuse the call to adventure? It was my first time eating at Sawasdee and I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in. The Ambiance. The colors were dark and earthy, with reds, dark browns, and tans filling the space. A few Thai portraits and floral paintings adorned the walls, with a few display cases and tables pushed to the side to hold random boxes of restaurant supplies (that's how you know it's a mom n' pop Asian restaurant). Light piano instrumentals played in the background, signaling this place was for quiet dinner conversation, not a night out with the boys. The Service. I was seated by my server who left me to peruse the menu until I was ready. I gave him the nod, he came over and took my order. That was more or less the entire service experience. Servers left you alone but were watchful for when you needed something. To be honest, that's how I prefer service, although there's something to be said for conversational servers who feel natural and genuine. The Food. I ordered a Thai Tea (in lieu of Thai beer which they did not have in stock), the Panang Curry with pork, and the Spicy Catfish. The Thai tea was very sweet, but very good. I ordered both entrees with level 5 heat (the hottest), but I was warned by my server it would not be especially hot for a fire-eater like me. Both dishes were served with sufficient amounts of jasmine rice and both tasted amazing. The curry was rich and creamy with a wide range of vegetables to accompany the thinly sliced pork. The veggie to meat ratio was well balanced, as was the curry to rice ratio. The catfish was absolutely delicious, with the fish being well sauced and very crispy along all the edges. The fish fell apart relatively easy under a fork, so I do recommend chopsticks when eating it. It also had a nice arrangement of veggies that all tasted excellent and provided nice textural contrast to the fish, but the fried basil was really standout; it was like eating crispy thin potato chips. True to the server's word, the heat wasn't anything special for people who like really hot food. At the end of it all, two entrees and a drink cost $49.50. You could see that they increased the price of nearly every dish on the menu, which I suppose is to be expected in 2025. That said, I think it's totally worth the price and I'm very much looking forward to trying everything else on Sawasdee's menu. read more

Dingy looking inside. Food good. Great flavor in the rangoons/wontons. Chicken satay - hearty. Drunken noodles - thick noodles read more

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Take out and service was fine. The Tom-kha soup had a generous amount of shrimp and decent amount of vegetables however it was sweet like sugar had been added. I don't recall having sweet Tom-kha soup elsewhere. I'm disappointed. read more

We visited on a Wednesday night, and it was nice and quiet. The food was great. We had the red curry, ordered at level 4. I just wish it was a little bit spicier. The BBQ chicken had a fabulous smoky taste. Both of our servers were welcoming and nice. read more

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This review is back from 3/27/26. I was invited to an Asian (host from Laos) themed potluck and was asked to bring a dessert. I was clueless. I checked dessert reviews of Asian restaurants in the greater Reno/Sparks area for ideas and decided that I wanted to bring Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango. Sawasdee Thai had the best reviews for this so I went there the day before the pot luck to discuss my order. I was met by Jay who was informative and very welcoming. He introduced me to Bim in the kitchen (owner I believe) who was very helpful and pleasant. Since I needed to feed a group, she offered to prepare the desserts in a large aluminum serving tray and gave me a price break on the larger order. The next evening the dessert tray was ready for pick up on time. I could tell that Jay and Bim take pride in their work. Everyone at the potluck was happy with my dessert choice and most importantly, they said that it was among the best Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango that they've had. The quality and tenderness of the mango made the dessert in the eyes of many. It was the first time I had eaten it and I enjoyed the dessert. I look forward to returning to Sawasdee Thai for a full meal at their restaurant... with Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango for dessert of course. read more

This is my favorite Thai spot in town. I've never eaten in here, only takeout, but I always receive friendly and fast service. My go to dishes are pad Thai and yellow curry and they are both fantastic! The flavors are so good and well rounded, it's always a very filling and comforting meal. I appreciate the portion sizes, often times it's enough for me to spread across two meals. The only minor issue I've encountered here is that the spice level can be inconsistent. I prefer level 2, and usually that is perfect, but on occasion it is WAY too spicy, whereas other times it's not even a hint of spice. Aside from that, and the high prices--but what isn't expensive now, this is a nearly perfect spot and every time I come in it's a treat! read more

Love, love, love this restaurant! The taste is fabulous and the service is always friendly. My go-to Thai in Reno. read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Seafood Curry, Garlic Pepper Tofu and Spring Rolls. - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

Jay was my server. Great smile, good attitude and good vibrations. The food, the service, the atmosphere, and the smiles from the staff. This place is awesome. I will definitely be coming back and bringing family when I do! I personally recommend the Penang curry. Ask them to add pineapple. The chicken satay is a great starter and their peanut sauce is to die for. Also, they were extremely accommodating for my service animal. read more

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Updating to 5 stars because once again the food is incredible and I love how kid friendly they are! They brought out a cute kid plate for my toddler and she absolutely loved it, and loved the food too! read more

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We have been recommended this place multiple times and wanted to try it for years. (We love Thai food) Last night we finally had the chance try and were severely disappointed. We ordered shrimp ragoons, red curry, pad Thai and spicy catfish. The shrimp ragoons were delicious. The red curry was some of the worst I have ever had. It was very watery and had almost no taste or color at all, just coconut milk. This dish is a Thai staple so we were surprised. The pad Thai was good, but too sweet for our liking. Mid at best. We were happy to see spicy catfish on the menu because not many Reno restaurants have it, but it wasn't available. After the other dishes came out we were happy another didn't come. Little to no ambiance. read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Pad Thai, red curry - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

Good food, excellent service and relaxing atmosphere. Big menu. Been going there for years. Great lunch specials.

Thanks to another Meal Team Six member, I discovered @sawasdeethai_sparks Starting with the spring rolls and the mega cream packed shrimp rangoon I knew things were going to be epic! Even the peanut sauce was epic after the standard Sriratch injection I do. Sweet and spice do things nice. The Pad Kee Mao (drunken wide noodles) with chicken was incredible at a two of five spice level. Lots of tender meat and veggies. Staff was gracious and service was great. They also have gluten free options if you have a friend with dietary restrictions. The sweet rice with black bean dessert was also a new sensation. Gone in 60 seconds, complex flavors and just enough sweet without going overboard. This is another restaurant I should have explored long ago. Everything was excellent!!! This place kicks @ss and takes names. #mealteamsixapproved read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - S3 Drunken Noodles added chicken! - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

Staple Thai options with attentive service. I love fried eggplant and other Thai restaurants have taken it off their menu so was delighted to see them still have it. Ordered that as an appetizer with curry as my meal and both were delicious. They have increased their prices recently along with every restaurant in town but each menu just has handwritten pen writing over it and it was really difficult to read. I'm sure reprinting menus is costly but it makes the menu hard to understand. read more

This is my favorite Thai restaurant in the Reno/Sparks area! This stays in the rotation! This place is super consistent, and I've been coming here for years. Best Pad See Ew I've ever had! Great for dinner or lunch. The lunch specials are a bargain! I've never had bad service, although we typically order to go. This isn't a place you go to for the atmosphere, this is a place you go to for the food. Highly recommend the pad see ew, pad thai, yellow curry and of course a thai tea. read more

I am giving a 3 star rating because I thought the food was ok and the service was sub par. My first impression was that the tables, furniture, and decor were nothing special and a little run down. Our food took a long time even though there were only a total of 4 customers besides us during dinner hours. Our food did not all come out together, and one of the dishes came out 5-10 minutes later. I don't know if they had some staffing issues that night, but I would have thought they would be more on top of things with only 3 parties in the restaurant. The food itself was good, but not as good as some other thai restaurants in town imo. If you like your Thai food spicy then you should probably order it at least one star higher than you think. I ordered 3 stars and it seemed pretty mild to me. Overall I thought it was a middle of the road experience but maybe I will try them again. read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada

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We eat here a lot and love it. Their potstickers are the best. We also like the Ton Yum soup and spicy basil.

I had the Pad Prik Khing Tofu lunch special at a level 3 (out of five) spice. The price is great for the amount of food you get. This tofu is bangin. Perfectly crisp, well seasoned, cubes of joy. I might go with a level 4 on the heat next time but I thought the aromatics were stellar and at a 3 you did get a sense of warmth, but by no means spicy. The green beans and carrots were also cooked nicely. The lunch special also comes with a side salad and a curry puff, yum! A great spot for a well priced working lunch! The one waitress was stretched a bit thin out there but did a great job following up and keeping my water full (I drink a lot of water.) read more

Sawasdee Thai Restaurant - I ate too much Pad Prik Khing Lunch Special before I took the pic but you can still see how perfectly crispy this tofu is. - Thai Near Me - Sparks, Nevada