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    Sookjai Thai Restaurant

    4.1 (55 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Seafood, Salad
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    George H.

    Nua Phad Num Mun Hoy / beef with veggies stirfry was delicious. However, Gaeng Gai / Thai Red Curry with Chicken was heavenly good! Restaurant was packed with plenty of patrons so wait time was long. Cozy ambiance.

    Gaeng Gai (20.50): nice and tasty!
    Jack W.

    === 1. VERDICT/VALUE Friendly staff, decent food - this is a good choice for Thai food if you're downtown! === 2. FOOD Phad See Lew ($20.95) Wide rice noodles with chicken, celery, snow peas, and broccoli - with veg like that, you're enjoying good taste while feeling great about it :) Phad Thai Goong ($21.95) Pad Thai noodles with shrimp, egg, tofu and bean sprouts - another good choice! Chicken Satay ($15.95) You get four skewers at this price one of which is typically dry (or overcooked?); the others are typically ok. Peanut sauce comes with it for dipping. Coconut Rice ($5.50) It's OK if you like coconut milk - we've consistently gotten it cooked with way too much coconut milk so we're sticking to regular rice from now on (and saving a little money too). === 3. SERVICE Ordering ahead by phone can be a challenge; they are typically busy and so you may need to try leaving a message and waiting for a callback (which they seem to so as soon as they can). I wouldn't try ordering from Sookjai if you need food quickly, as every order seems to require 30 minutes or more of a wait. The staff are always friendly and professional on the phone and in-person. === 4. ENVIRONMENT We've only ever been here in the evenings so the dark interior seems a little dim - aiming for the cozy, intimate feel perhaps. The decor is nothing to write about, but it's typically clean. Smaller groups fit nicely though with a variety of tables, you could potentially bring a larger group in if many of the tables are combined. Wheelchairs and baby strollers could fit, but likely would be a bit of a squeeze. Parking feels like luck of the draw, as you're likely aiming for an open city parking meter on any of the street spots outside and nearby!

    Curry was quite good but pretty spicy even though we ordered mild. We didn't mind at all. Service was a bit slow because they were pretty busy which was a good sign. Trade off was worth it. Portions were good, would recommend.

    Pad Thai - chicken Vegetable fried rice

    Nothing more to note other than GREAT Thai, AMAZING service, and WONDERFUL drinks! Best Thai in Victoria and will be stopping here again. The ambiance is great with walking distance to the warf! You'll miss out if you miss this place!

    a plate of food

    Amazing dishes and great service. I would not call exactly authentic Thai but definitely amazing dance between Chinese and Thai styles. Their pad thai was probably one of the best I had in my life with wok charred flavour. Definitely coming back again !

    Sookjai Thai Garden (Fresh vegetables and tofu sauteed in oyster sauce and garlic with a side of house peanut sauce)
    Stephanie D.

    Let me start off by saying service was amazing! Very attentive waitresses who are friendly and ensure you are treated excellently during your dining experience. Waters always topped up with frequent but not intrusive check-ins. Great atmosphere and seating. Food, for the most part, was adequate. We ordered about 7 dishes and about 3 of them we couldn't really tell the difference between each (similar veggies, sauces/spices - tastewise, dishes were not unique from one another). Unfortunately all our guests thought the dishes were very high in sodium. We described the chicken, veggie, and seafood dishes as very similar to the average household could make at home for a regular dinner, but surprisingly (and I am sad to say this) worse since it was salty, less fresh, with chicken less moist/tender/juicy, and veggies that tasted like something quickly stir fried for a buffet style restaurant. Only dish that was truly delicious was the Phad Thai Gai (chicken pad thai) - noodles were great, with crisp bean sprouts, nicely grounded peanuts, all stir-fried in a good sauce. One thing to note, Sookjai gives very good meat portions - most notably for the chicken dishes. Also the peanut sauce is excellent- nice and creamy, lighter peanut taste. Can't say I'd recommend this place as I've definitely tried better Thai elsewhere in Victoria, but the service here is truly top notch and that in itself is definitely worth something.

    Thai iced tea, pad thai, fried rice, Penang curry
    Jason L.

    Best Thai food in Victoria. Maybe it just took me eating at the other two over-hyped Thai restaurants in downtown Victoria to realize that Sookjai was by far the best in town. Fun fact: "Sookjai" means "Don't worry, be happy" in Thai, and this is exactly how you'll feel here FOOD: + Chicken satay: actually grilled and fit the bill compared to other dtown Victoria competitors + Penang curry: a red curry with chicken as the protein by default. We chose a medium spice level and it was absolutely delicious. The freshness of the ingredients will really pop out at you + Pad thai: ah, the quintessential Thai dish (at least to non-Thai people), was the bellwether that we measured Sookjai against Siam Thai and Baan Thai. The pad thai was perfect -- chewy noodles, not oversauced, healthy apportionment of the veggies, prawns were fresh and not gamy at all good spice + Fried rice: fried rice is fried rice, delicious nonetheless, and exemplary with the penang curry + Thai iced tea: they blend their tea with ice cubes to create a slurpee of sorts. I like this method because it prevents the tea from seeming to sweet or too thick OTHER: + Service: there was only one waitress working, but she was able to handle our order and food without problem or hesitation + Ambiance: the restaurant has much nicer furnishings than Siam Thai or Baan Thai, but still has that eclectic touch of random wall hangings and 60s/70s music playing. It's a dim, small space, but very comfortable + Cleanliness: the restaurant is very clean, and there is no worker mopping the floor while you eat causing you to inhale bleach fumes (*cough* Siam Thai *cough*) I highly recommend coming to Sookjai with a date or a friend just to get a solid, quality Thai meal. Anything less and you'll be sad face

    Stephanie C.

    We weren't expecting such amazing food but boy were we happy!! We had Tom Kha Gai, Pad Thai, Cashew Chicken and Curry. Nothing disappointed. Fresh, full of flavor and we had a lot of food left over. Comfortable atmosphere and fast friendly service - I highly recommend this Thai restaurant.

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    Great food, and the service was even better. Loved the chicken satay and your seafood dish. I'LL BE BACK

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    8 years ago

    Amazing Thai food where the Fried Rice was one of the best. I loved their Pad thai and the coconut soup with chicken.

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    6 years ago

    Great experience! I felt really safe there. The customer service was amazing! Everything we ordered was great, super tasty!

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    8 years ago

    The shrimp here are fresh and tasty. But generally speaking the food there is a little bit salty. Hope next time they improved!

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    7 years ago

    We t here on a whim with a group- food is delicious and worth going for. Nice ambience and great service

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    Amazing family run restaurant. Wonderful service, always reliable. Please try the banana spring rolls.

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    Single handedly the best Thai place in Victoria. Always delicious. The peanut sauce is to die for.

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