The food was amazing! I have never like curry but the red curry was delicious. The ambiance is nice as well

Good food, good parking, right off the freeway, lots of tables. We ordered the pad Thai and the crispy fish was delicious

We will return! We ordered alot so that we would have plenty of leftovers. After 2 appetizers, 6 dishes and 2 desserts we took home only a few remaining dishes (appetizers and desserts did not last on the table). Money Bags, Pad Thai, Pineapple fried rice, Fried bananas with ice cream made lasting impressions. The service staff personel were attentive and so nice. It was an early Sunday evening and I was surprised that the restrauant was close to 2/3 full. Now THAT is a good sign. Now I know why. read more

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Perfect neighborhood Thai spot! My family and I enjoyed dinner here last week. Recommend the app combo, a little something for everyone to try. Also enjoyed the papaya salad, pumpkin curry and definitely the eggplant with smashed fish (can't recall the exact name, but it was my favorite!). Kids absolutely loved the fried Oreo dessert. Service was great, will definitely keep this in our dining rotation. The place that occupied this space was horrible(no flavor), so it took a while for us to come back. Glad we did! read more

My favorite restaurant to order for catering! The food is always a hit and the team and owner are very responsive and prioritize customer service. Thanks SL kitchen! read more

Service is good. They check on you to make sure you have everything you need. Then comes the food. It was a little different from other Thai places I've tried. Was hoping to find a new place that serve amazing pad Kra Pao but nah :( Chicken Satay - This is worth coming back for. Great taste, juicy and a good size portion. YUMMY! Pad Thai - It looked soupy but the taste was good. It had a little tang to it so another yummy dish. Also recommend this. Curry - the spiciness level was good but missing the curry flavor. It tasted watered down but the meat portion was ok. Pad ka Pao - This was the biggest let down of all. The pork was tough and 70% veggies. We've never had Pad Ka Pao made this way. I am unsure what we really had. Wrong dish? Really don't know. I don't like complaining about food unless it has something that it shouldn't. Worth trying? Yes. read more

The food was amazing. It was hot and everything seems so fresh. They a little slow, but they get the job done.

I call this the hidden gem of San Leandro. Amazing food and friendly service. Everything we ordered was top notch especially the dessert. read more

Our first time and it shall be one of many more! Started off with the money bag perfectly prepared to appeal to the eyes and followed by the crispy bite on the skin with veggies inside! Next was the papaya salad, tofu with eggplant, chicken pad see yew. Their specials included the rack of lamb also perfectly flavored with the green chimchurri on the side. The finale was the curried crab which was worth picking and cracking for! The curry sauce was rich in flavor and tasted so delicious! We were given sticky rice with mango for dessert and that provided a great balance to all the savory dishes earlier! The staff was attentive replacing our dirty dishes and refilling our water glasses. Wonderful gastronomic pleasure indeed!!! read more

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Our favorite and convenient Thai spot. We love the pad thai and the sampler. They are fast and always has good service.

Love all the food from this restaurant!!! Very savory taste. This place never disappointed me. Met the owner, Steven, he is super nice and generous. This is the best Thai food I've ever had by far. read more

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Let's start off with the ambiance here. For starters, it's located in the corner of a small little strip retail area with somewhat limited parking. I think there was a parking lot, but I could be wrong as it may belong to residential only. The parking was a little weird for me, but it's okay I found parking. Walking into the restaurant you meet the cashier right away. The entrance way is really small. Especially if you are wanting to distance yourself, the most amount of people in that little section is about.. 2-3 people before you're kinda in everyone's space. If you don't care, it won't matter. The seating area is a big space though, you do have enough space to be comfortable. I ordered to go at 12PM. I didn't get my food until 30-40 minutes later. I came before a party of two who sat there, and got their food first. I guess I understand the "priority" of things, but I was rather unhappy with the wait as it is definitely not first in, first out. To be a little more understanding, they have also DoorDash and GrubHub deliveries as well, but to be honest their turn around timeframe was not satisfying for me. The customer service was amazing, and it makes me sad that I wasn't happy with the turnaround. The ladies there were so nice and polite. The food was pretty good, for the most part. 1. Nam Khao - The Nam was really crispy, but its a little more on the sour side. And the veggies were somewhat mixed in with the nam. I prefer veggies on the side so that I can get a bit of everything to top off my lettuce. I'd give this about 3/5. 2. Beef Laap Salad with Tripe - Made with ground beef and tripe. Seasoning was a little on the lessor side of flavors that I'm used to. It had a pinch of bitterness. Overall it's decent. I'd give it a 3/5. 3. Pad See Ew - This was probably my favorite of what I've ordered. It had a little bit of sweetness to it, but I added some dry peppers, and it wasn't too shabby. I'd totally go back for the Pad See Ew. 5/5! Overall, I find it to be decent. But it doesn't completely wow me. I think in the event I can't make it to Oakland, this is a nice alternative. read more

This Thai place has just about everything. I got the crab curry, (which you have to call ahead for) and the Tod Pla are extremely fresh. You can't go wrong with any dish from SL Kitchen, the quality is impeccable and the flavor is absolutely amazing. I would recommend this place to anyone. read more

SL Kitchen - Crab Curry - Thai Near Me - San Leandro, California

We were pretty excited to see a new Thai spot opening up in SL and waited a few months for them to work out their new opening kinks before trying them. We ordered the pad se ew, calamari (the lady kept warning me over the phone that it wasn't normal fried calamari and was "Thai style"), basil eggplant, yum nuer, and kasoy. First off, the pricing is pretty high for the standard dish, but if the food was great, it wouldn't be a big deal. The "Thai style" calamari meant that they were pieces of calamari steaks and fried broccoli. My friend that ordered it said it was definitely not Thai style. It was fried pretty well, but it consisted of mostly broccoli and some calamari pieces only. For $15, not worth it. Everything else had pretty good flavors; the yum nuer's beef pieces were over cooked, but that's not uncommon at Asian restaurants; the pad se ew had great seasoning and flavors, but the noodles were over cooked and broke apart in chunks/lumps. If prices were lower, we'd probably order from them in a pinch because they're close by, but with the going prices, we'll stick to our usual spots in Oakland and San Lorenzo/Hayward. read more

We ordered for delivery and we were quite pleased with the speed of service and the accuracy of our order. The Thai food was nicely prepared and the veggies were not over cooked. The delivery guy didn't stay long enough to see if we received everything we ordered but luckily we didn't have any issues. The spring rolls were veggie and we enjoyed them too. I wouldn't mind ordering from them again. read more

Tried this place for first time with my husband. The service is excellent! Friendly and detail friendly staff. The food is super duper amazing! The flavors are excellent! You should try the stuffed chicken wings and the money bags for appetizer. The place is clean and safe as well. Lastly, the owner - he stopped by at our table to check in and chatted with us for a bit. He was super friendly! We will definitely come back again and again! read more

Was passing through SL and happened upon this unique Thai restaurant. So glad we did! We tried classic appetizers like the stuffed angel wings which were crispy, moist, and a great size. Also tried the money bag appetizer which was super tasty - crispy and generously filled. We also tried a couple of special order dishes on recommendation from the owner. They were the roasted lamb chops and the crab curry. The lamb chops were the most tender I've ever had. You could bite through without a knife. The crab curry was nicely seasoned, slightly spicy, and went really well with rice. The owner mentioned because these were special menu items, that we should call ahead if we wanted to get them again next time. Definitely recommend trying them. Inside was clean and spacious. Overall a wonderful Thai restaurant with attentive service and easy parking. read more

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Ordered takeout on a weekday. Tried the Curry and Beef Satay. Food was mediocre; they failed to deliver a side of steamed rice with my curry dish. Flavor was ok; nothing to go back for. I'll try another place while in town. read more

Food was well prepared to our specific directions, we will be back to try other dishes on the menu!

My husband and I live fairly close to this restaurant, and tonight we decided to visit them again. Food was very good, thoughtfully prepared and presented. We ordered angel wings, red curry with chicken, and pork pad se ew. Really good. With one glass of white wine and some hot tea, our bill came to $85, including tip. We have enough left over for another meal tomorrow so we really could have ordered a little less still been quite satisfied. So many restaurants come and go. We hope this restaurant can stay in the neighborhood a long time. read more

Called for reservations for 3 said we didn't need any so we arrived at about 6pm, no waiting the server showed us to our table and menus came right after. We quickly got glasses of water and we ordered some hot tea (kept coming all evening) we love tea. Our server took our order within minutes of seating, 4 dishes of their signature appetizers, salad Pad Thai w Chicken, Cat Fish, Deep Fried Pompeno (yummy sauce), Kapoun Noodle Soup and lastly Mango Sticky Rice dessert. We have been to many Thai restaurants but this was the first time for Thai/Laos food... food came hot and nothing was too spicy (everything mild). So this was a great evening celebrating our Lunar New Year at SL Kitchen. Thank you for your great service and hospitality! Will be back! D.Lee read more

Finally, a great Thai spot near San Lorenzo. I have been on the look out for a great tasting and affordable Thai restaurant for a while. I ordered from here for Mother's Day. We had pad thai, pad kee mao, pad se ew, basil eggplant, green bean chicken, mango sticky rice, and fresh spring rolls. All of the food was really good. The peanut sauce for the fresh spring rolls wasn't the best but it wasn't too bad. I need the peanut sauce for spring rolls so I probably won't order those again. One thing to note is that medium is actually pretty spicy. I am pretty average with spice and my mouth was on fire immediately the moment the noodle touched my tongue but it was still great! Next time some of us who ordered medium will order mild though ahha. By the time I remembered to take photos it was too late, but I will be back so I will add photos then. I want to try the shrimp tempura, one off the curries, and pad thai (I didn't get a chance to taste it). read more

Top notch service and food. We ordered way too much food for two adults to eat, but everything was delicious. The money bag was very flavorful. The lad nah was on point. The papaya salad was very fresh and had just enough kick to it. The mango sticky rice was sweet and chewy. So happy that we have a great Thai/lao restaurant in our neighborhood. We will definitely be back! read more

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Not bad good service I'll rate food 7/10 good area quite no traffic good seating near by

Finally got to check out SL Kitchen in San Leandro. Had the tum yum glass noodle soup and basil eggplant, both with beef, and a side of sticky rice. Incredibly delicious! Sorry it took me so long to try it, definitely will be back. Got there just after the lunch rush around 2:00. Service was equally good. Highly recommend! P.S. Eggplant was cooked perfectly. Firm and tender but not mooshy. read more

Eh. More like 2 1/2 stars but I'll round up because they're new. So this place was recommended by a friend so we decided to give it a shot. We knew that the previous restaurants in this same spot were not that great but we hoped that this one would be different. This is what we ordered for takeout: Thai fried rice Tempura shrimp Pad Thai We're pretty sure we ordered the fried chicken and fried rice combo but for some reason only the Thai fried rice was made. Anyway, the fried rice was probably the best item but it wasn't anything special. The pad thai was more or less mediocre at best and the tempura shrimp was a joke. In no way shape or form did it resemble shrimp tempura - it was heavily breaded regular old shrimp and they added a bunch of fried broccoli for some reason. I'd even say that most of the dish was fried broccoli. So we'll give it another chance but not anytime soon. read more

The food and service is good and portions are small . My complaint is the price is too high and over priced for San Leandro. I hope the owner will consider lower their prices!!! read more

I live in the area and I'm very happy to have such a delicious Thai restaurant so close by! I have lunch here often and it never disappoints. Although it's spacious and clean, I sometimes prefer to order for pick up and the service for that is excellent. The food tastes great and the portions are reasonable. I definitely recommend it! read more

Ahhhhh the food here was excellent! Incredibly delicious and all the flavors you could imagine. We had the Roti, Tom yah soup, and the shrimp pad Thai. For dessert we had the mango sticky rice. Everything was exquisite and the flavors were superb! Service was excellent and the setting is very nice. No complaints here. Will be combining back! The food was tasty and the portions were great! read more

Delicious food prepared quickly! I've only had good experiences with their food and staff.

We stopped here for lunch, and were very, very pleasantly surprised at how good the service the food & atmosphere are. I had the best red pork curry I've had since I was in Thailand. My husband had the best yellow curry with chicken that he said he's ever had in his life. One of the owners came over and chatted with us while. It was very pleasant to talk with him. We recommend this business highly. read more

Delicious food, great service and reasonable prices! A new gem in the neighborhood. We loved the variety of dishes. Some standards and also new and more unusual offerings. Try the money bags!!! read more

I hate writing negative review. But I really didn't know why this is such high rating! We ordered pumpkin curry, drunken noodle and chicken satay. Portion of curry is pitiful! drunken noodle has no flavor and taste nothing like Thai flavor! I do know what's the hype!!! read more

Soft opening experience this evening. Excellent food. We opted to dine in as there were only 1 other couple in there. Savoring our meal which, unfortunately, was needlessly & abruptly put to a quick end as soon as they sat a family of 4 RIGHT BEHIND US!! I had my wife help me move our table a tad farther away but even with that, there was less than 3 feet away from the family. We opted to have our meals packed to go pronto. Sentiments were shared with the manager as well as the owner who seemed appreciative of the feed back. While I can understand they are still finding their groove, but with the variant running rampant?!?!?! There was SEVERAL other tables available for them to seat the family AND practice safe social distancing. This was a true head scratcher. We wish them well & will definitely return - but only for take out read more

1st time here on Friday night. We ordered Kao Poon noodle soup and chicken laab. Both were very tasty, bold flavors and authentic. We ordered mild and perfect for us. Restaurant has clam, intimate ambiance. Wait staff were very attentive, helpful. Portion size was more than sufficient for 2 and filled us up. Prices were a bit more than I'd prefer, but I think prices for everything have gone up due to the Pandemic. Met the owner who was very friendly and informed us that it opened about 3 months ago. We will definitely return and try some of the other dishes - pad thai, drunken noodle... Love that more good restaurants are coming to SL! read more

I came with my family today and I must say I'm pleasantly surprised by the service. From the beginning they've been nice and super fast (granted we were the only ones at the restaurant at the time). I'm not from the area we were just here for medical reasons and my family enjoyed the food. A tad bit pricey from what I'm normally used too but the service made up for it. I would say my only complaint (which isn't really a complaint) is no fountain drinks. They sell sodas by the can which is definitely very different from the normal Thai places I go to. Overall a good experience and if I'm ever in the area, I'd definitely come back. read more

The food is delicious and fresh. So many great choices. I always order the Pad Thai and fried fish.

My wife and I went here after doing some shopping at the Nike Clearance Store. I had the Kapoun and my wife had the Papaya salad. The food and service was great and even had a nice chat with the owner (I think he was the owner at least). Will definitely come here again. read more

SL Kitchen - F2. Kapoun - Thai Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Not a very good place for lunch, 'coz they rude picking up your plates while you still not finish eating especially that skinny girl who does not greet nor smile. read more

2nd time here and just hm.....wont come back unless Im real desperate Papaya salad laos style (1 star) - bland Eggrolls (0 stars) - pls pls pls do something about these bland and sad looking eggrolls Nam Khao (0 stars) - not edible. Each grain of rice was overcooked. Tum yum (2 stars) - not the worst item but falling behind compared to other thai restaraunfs Basil fried rice (5/5) - this was the only good item we got Basil eggplants (4/5) - this was good read more