If you haven't been to Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen in Imperial Beach, you haven't truly discovered Thailand in the U.S. The food is authentic with beautifully balanced flavors, and the staff truly embodies the "Land of a Million Smiles" with their warm hospitality. Our three-course meal was outstanding -- a fragrant seafood soup bursting with basil and lemongrass, crispy shrimp with chili peppers and fresh vegetables that brought the perfect heat, and a tender lamb shank with smooth, rich gravy and perfectly steamed vegetables. Paired with a glass of Chardonnay, it was the perfect dining experience. Don't miss out! read more

Good Thai food. Friendly service. Nice, casual ambience (table cloths). Favorite: the Thai Basil Eggplant with scallops, and the Pumpkin curry. Very good: Tom Yum soup, papaya salad, spring rolls. Too sweet & sticky: Pad thai. read more

Ooohh, this menu has items that aren't on your most generic American-Thai place. I was in a weird mood though, so I only got a chili fried rice. I got it as a spice level 8 since I didn't feel like eating something super spicy. It was slightly spicier than I expected, but that only put it at like a Thai level 2 or 3 maybe. The flavor is pretty good. Rice is fluffy, and there's a decent amount of green onions. If I were to find something to complain out, I guess I want the stuff in my fried rice to be chopped into smaller pieces. The chicken, chili, and onions are all too large for fried rice in my opinion. Of course, I understand this is catered to your average American, who has irrational standards and pickiness. Also, I'm never a fan of this sort of dry and rubbery chicken in anything, but I've certainly had worse. I'll have to try some of the more interesting items next time. read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

I am always amazed at how consistent this restaurant has been for me over the last 5 years. The food is always good and the service is always spectacular. This is my favorite thai restaurant in all of San Diego. Always good energy and a good vibe. read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Duck Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

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I stopped by for Tom Kha Tofu soup, which is not listed on the menu, but they will make it if you prefer over chicken or shrimp. The soup was outstanding! You know that feeling, when you take one bite and stop in your tracks because it's so darn good! For my main course, I ordered grilled salmon with mango salad under the chef specials. It was very good! Bright flavors and tender juicy salmon. The only negative was that the mango was underripe and crunchy, but it was augmented with ripe strawberries and still delicious. It would have been outstanding with a ripe mango. I might also suggest something to soak up the tasty Juices on the plate, like a small scoop of rice. There was no way to consume it, as none of the items were absorbent. Service was just right, checking periodically, but not too often. The restaurant itself is welcoming with beautifully painted walls. Located just a block and a half from the beach, it's in a sweet spot. read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Chef Special, Grilled Salmon with Mango Salad, excellent! - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

Truly the Very Best Thai restaurant anywhere!!!! Quality of food incomparable to any Thai restaurant we ever tried all over the world! The chef is World Class. Every dish cooked with Love and attention to detail. Excellent service! Very nice intimate atmosphere with peaceful relaxing music playing in the background. Highly recommend to true connoisseurs of Thai food. read more

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I like their lunch specials. This place was not crowded when we came in around 1pm. The service was attentive and the food came out fast. We will be back! read more

I am ashamed that I have not been here before today. Many of my friends and co-workers have mentioned this restaurant for years and that I should try it. It was extremely easy to order for pick up online. I chose the Drunken Noodles with beef, Asparagus and Avocado Salad. Tom Kha, and Yellow Curry with chicken. Pick up time was visible and trackable on the ordering website. It was ready for me 3 minutes earlier than expected. There is no private parking lot, only street parking, but i found a spot right away. I entered the restaurant and everyone was so friendly and welcoming right away. The place had just opened 30 minutes prior, and had one table occupied, with 2 pick up orders ready. I took my meal home and my goodness, everything was delicious! Spice levels just right, cilantro notes and aromatic lemongrass, coconut all dancing on my tongue. Thanks to fellow yelpers for the Asparagus and Avocado Salad recommendation! I loved the sweet savory, tangy, char grilled combination of it all. My only disappointment was that I hadn't come here sooner. read more

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The food was amazing! We got chicken fried rice, drunken noodles, and a kids meal. They had the cutest kid plates. We finished off with mango sticky rice. We will definitely be back!! I didn't get pictures of everything but will add what I had. read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Spicy Fried Noodle - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

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Food is great. Some of my favorite from the menu are Pineapple Fried Rice and the Panang Curry. read more

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This has been my husband and I's 2nd time coming here and it definitely will not be the last. The food is absolutely delicious. We tried out the larb for the first time here and it was so yummy. We got the spice level at 7. The spicy pan fried noodle with shrimp is really good as well. I love how the noodles weren't sticking together compared to other Thai restaurants I've been to. The noodles were that good that I even ate the vegetables. We also got the Thai tea boba and it was really amazing. I love how the boba was made just right that they were soft and weren't sticking together. The people at this place are super nice and welcoming. They greeted us right away and were seated immediately too. It helped that we got there when it wasn't busy. I want to thank the waitress for giving us the larb recommendation and to order sticky rice with it because it was absolutely the best comb. I never knew how to properly eat larb and I'm so grateful that she took time to educate us on it. They played music that didn't make the ambiance noisy whatsoever. I was able to make conversation with my husband without us screaming at each other which was great! Cannot wait to come back again and try out something new on the menu! Thank you so much for a wonderful experience! read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Larb Gal Salad & Spicy Fried Noodle Lunch - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

It's our go-to once a month Thai meal. Can't really fully enjoy Thai food at other restaurants any longer after dining at Siam Imperial.

Amazing Thai food. Service is great! The staff is friendly. It's very chill atmosphere and very clean. The food is flavorful. Portions are perfect! read more

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Amazing food and service! Parking can be a little tricky at times, but is totally worth it! read more

Such good and authentic Thai food here! No dish has disappointed me yet. Even their Mango Sticky Rice is incredible! Highly recommended

Places an order online to pick up. Food was ready quickly. Gyoza was tasty. Chicken friend rice was really good. Chicken spicy noodle was really good too. Should have ordered a little spicier. Recommend and super cute location in IB. read more

My new fav thai place in Imperial Beach. Went in for thr lunch special and it was a great deal

I ordered At 6:15 and they said order would be ready by 6:30. It's not 7:30, and I'm still waiting!!!

Food was very fresh. Very authentic. Not too much salt or sugar. Veggies snapped when you ate them. Great quality meat in the dishes. Ambiance was cozy and clean. Service was friendly and accommodating. This will now become our regular Thai place. read more

Siam is definitely a hidden gem! Best thai tea in San Diego, best service, and really fast turn out when it comes to food. Come hungry because their portions are great and the food is even better! The fried rice is unbeatable and the curry is so rich in flavor. We're here for a vacation and will definitely be making that 2 hour drive to eat here again! read more

Really good service. The crab fried rice is superb, as well as the steak and pad Thai

Fantastic spot for a quick lunch while in the Imperial Beach area. This was today's pick of choice for me to meet up with a long time colleague. The service is excellent and the food very flavorful. Today's order included Chicken Satay and the pictured Pad Woon Sen with shrimp and chicken. Wonderfully done! read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Pad Woon Sen - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

The food is amazing, staff is awesome. We totally enjoyed our food. Great atmosphere and clean. I would definitely come back!!!! read more

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This place is the best restaurant in Imperial Beach/South Bay area. Over the last 3 years since I moved to IB, I've tried several positions on your menu and everything was full of flavor and simply delicious. My favorites include Tom Yum (perfect balance of sour and spicy), curry (all of them! - yellow, red, green, massaman) and fresh spring rolls. read more

This place is pretty good, had pananag curry with coconut rice & pineapple fried rice. Was so hungry I forgot to take photos of my food. The staff was nice and attentive as well & the food didnt take long to come out. read more

The food was good. Portions are a little on the smaller compared to the other Thai food places I've been to. The service was good. I had to park on the street not sure if they have their own parking. What I did have a problem with is they charged me 1 dollar for a half a lime. REALLY?? I stopped going to Noodles, Noodles the other Thai place down the street for the same reason. They're always trying to charge you extra for condiments. It's not like we load up on them maybe other people do but we certainly don't and and I usually order about 100 bucks worth of food. The Thai place up in Linda Vista (the former Sab-E-Lee) would include limes on their dishes. Well I hope the buck was worth it to you. Won't be coming back here again that's for sure. read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Check - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

Excellent food and service. The food tasted very fresh. That restaurant was very clean. The service was excellent.

Amazing Thai in IB! The best Thai restaurant I found and I'm not a huge fan of Thai food . Delicious

Food is great! Service is great! Ambience is nice, we sat by the window watching the beach goes walk by for 4th of July read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - Salmon Angel pasta, mango asparagus salad, mango sticky rice, duck, yellow curry cup with bread - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

Good ambiance, street parking only, decent food, no complaints, just tough competition elsewhere.

A local favorite! The food never disappoints, and everyone who works here is so kind. I have only eaten here at night once, and the window seats are lovely. Take out is always a win. My favorites are the Tom Kha, Fresh Rolls, and various Pad Thai dishes. You can't go wrong read more

Got this doordashed so I can't speak on the dining experience, but the Pad See Ew was delicious! The sauce especially was super yummy and I would recommend it! read more

Pad see ew was pretty good, I got the tofu version and the tofu and broccoli were excellent but I thought the sauce was just okay

Really liked the location and the atmosphere inside the restaurant. Went to a few thai places and this is probably my favorite thai restaurant I have eaten at so far. Got the chicken pad thai and everything in the dish really complimented each other. read more

First time trying this place in all the years I've lived close by. I ordered something I never usually would.... Get the avocado asparagus salad Let me say it louder for the People in the back! GET THE AVOCADO ASPARAGUS SALAD!!! Literally 10/10 I also ordered Tom yum soup, which is my go to soup for Thai... and what I got was very different, not the type of soup I was expecting... it was delicious but not your typical Tom yum soup. Honestly you could have served me maruchan with no lemon or hot sauce and I would have still been happy with my avocado asparagus salad!!! Will come back forever just for that read more

Probably the best Thai place I have been to in a long time! Fresh delicious and hefty portions I will be back read more

My son and I always come here for our Mother/Son Lunch date and this is probably our 3rd lunch date together and first time with his Dad and we all love it!! Max loves his cute lunch combo that comes with kids drink - perfect kid size plate. His favorite was Shrimp Fried Rice!! I love my Panang Curry with Salad and there was this lady who works there are soooooooo sweet and a great service there!!! Please come by and you won't be disappointed!! read more

Siam Imperial Thai Kitchen - From my seating side view - Thai Near Me - Imperial Beach, California

The food quality here was the worst I've ever seen. The hot pot seafood soup had two primary ingredients (squid, octopus, ?) that was inedible; so tough I had to spit it out; could NOT eat it. The green curry beef was also lousy; ate three bites then left it. Service was good. They need a new cook/chef. read more

My fiancé and I live right around the corner and we absolutely love this place! We've been ordering from Siam pretty regularly for the last year or so, we take a nice little 5 min walk down to the restaurant and they're always so sweet and kind at the to-go counter. I love their Tom Kha soup (it's so rich and flavorful) and my fiancé usually orders curry, he says it's some of the best he's ever had. I also really like how they have a spice level to choose from when ordering (as a spice lover I always choose fire) since a lot of other Thai places don't have the option when ordering takeout. I recommend this place to everyone and always order it whenever we have family visiting, it's a perfect feel good food after a long day out in San Diego! read more

Food was delicious! Service was outstanding! Ambiance is warm and welcoming! Highly recommend!