We have been enjoying Thai Avenue for several years, but since they changed owners a couple years ago, the food and the service has been even better than before. Manager Ya Ya is always cheerful and my sons, my daughter in law and I always have a great time. The food is delicious, fresh, and plentiful and our Thai Feasts are always memorable. My younger son used to live in Thailand, and my older son and I both visited him there, and I later lived in a jungle village working with Burmese refugees, so we often have great conversations with the servers and the manager about our favorite Thai foods and locations, and their amazing food takes us back to Thailand. We are still finding new menu items to try and the Khao Soi was our latest, we were flashing back to a back alley Khao Soi restaurant in Chiangmai. If you like your food more spicy or less spicy, make sure to let the server know how you like it, we usually go medium spicy, and don't forget the Mango sticky rice for dessert! So happy that Thai Avenue is a short walk from my home, I am already looking forward to my next visit! read more

A small family owned restaurant located in Garden Grove. We order 4 dishes and most are greatly enjoyed. Pad Cha: This dish comes with a good portion of seafood, but lacks of the flavor. It is not greatly seasoned, it may taste kind of plain to some. I noticed some of the seafood was not cooked fully. I do mot recommend this. Pad Thai:This is a must try! The noodle is chewy and it is not the typical noodle used for Pad Thai. The dish is flavorful and the bean sprouts adds a great crunch. If you love peanuts, then there are some on side. Definitely recommend this. Papaya Salad: Absolutely love it. The salad is well flavored and marinated. Definitely recommend this if you're new to Thai food. I saw people ordering large party tray for papaya salad. Tom Yum Soup with seafood: Great soup option especially in the winter. The portion is seafood is great. The taste of sour and spicy balanced well together. The restaurant seems to be under-staffed. We waited for a while to be seated because the only person working in the front was helping in the back. And our Pad Thai was left out when we did make the order. Luckily the front staff was friendly and the food really made it up. This restaurant happens to be located in the same plaza as OC & Lau, so you might have to park a bit further. I definitely believe this restaurant should be more recognized. It got a great selection and the food tastes great. Of course, they should improve their staffing issues. read more

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Service was great, food was delicious. A nice simple place to eat great food while chatting with the chef, or works for takeout too.

My favorite Thai food restaurant in town. Authentic taste, modern luxury interior and super friendly staff! read more

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Thai Avenue in Garden Grove is your typical run-of-the-mill Thai restaurant, nothing too fancy, just a solid spot for some classic Thai food. I came here with three friends, and even though they technically open at 11:30 AM, we showed up around 12 PM, so they were a bit late in getting things going. We ordered the wet pad Thai, the crying tiger steak, and the Thai sausage. The pad Thai was flavorful and had just the right amount of sauce, wet, but not soggy. The crying tiger steak was cooked well despite being on the thinner side, surprisingly tender, soft, and flavorful. The Thai sausage was also great, not totally sure what meat was inside, but it was delicious enough to not care. It seemed like it was pan-fried, because the outside had a crispy, bubbly texture, while the inside stayed piping hot. The interior is simple and nothing out of the ordinary, similar to most Thai spots. It's located in a strip mall, so while there's a dedicated parking lot, it's a shared space with other restaurants, which means it can fill up depending on when you go, but overall, not too bad. read more

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+ The Yen Ta Fo was enjoyable with various ingredients for a well-rounded meal. + Decently priced. + Nice place for a warm private meal on a cold day. I initially wanted to dine at its neighbor in the same plaza, which was packed and would have me wait for an extended time. I walked over to Thai Avenue, was seated immediately. I sure enjoy the peace and quiet. + I also enjoyed the chili platter they offer to complement their dishes. I had: $17 Yen Ta Fo + 8.75% tax + tip = $21 read more

I came here with a group of friends. This spot was pretty basic as not much stood out for me. We ordered multiple dishes to share family style. Some dishes we ordered: Tom Yum Soup - not as flavorful as I expected : ( Khao Soi (a northern thai curry noodle dish) - Very delicious! Love their egg noodles and coconut curry broth! Pad Thai - I was a bit disappointed as the noodles used were thin and not the "typical flat noodles" Pad See Yew - pretty good with beef Chicken Satay - a bit on the dryer side/ some skewers were more dry than others. Crying Tiger - this was okay/ decent Thai Fried Rice - pretty good with chicken Mango Sticky Rice - their coconut sticky rice was good! mangos were good but some pieces were brown I would come back for the Khao Soi : ) Service was good. Our server checked in and made sure waters were filled. read more

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Service was pretty quick. Came in around 810pm and sat down right away. Ordered our food and got it within probably less than 20 minutes. Ordered a spicy beef salad mild, pad see ew, and khao soi spicy, and sticky rice. All of the food was good. The lettuce on the bottom was soak with the sauce so it could be very flavorful and the meat was a bit dry but overall good. Pad see ew and the khao soi was good. Enough flavor and not too flavorful read more

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I think that the food is ok. The calamari was flavorless but there was definitely a crunch to it. Service was friendly. Nice little family restaurant. read more

Thai Avenue - Calamari - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

This place is okay- a clean restaurant, friendly employees, and decent-enough food overall. My friends and I ordered a beef pad thai, beef pad see ew, and spicy basil fried rice. We had contemplated on their calamari for a while, and since there were no pictures posted, we decided to take one for the community and order calamari to try. I think eventually my friend will post the photo of that elusive calamari dish at this restaurant. Unfortunately, the calamari was quite flavorless, as in not enough seasoning. We asked for salt and pepper and rolled our calamari pieces in that to give it extra flavor. The store almost gets the crunchy texture right, but it isn't quite there yet overall. As for our other dishes, the pad thai was too sweet, and the beef that night for all the dishes were chewy. Spicy basil fried rice was okay. A while back, I had the tom kha from this location with mushroom, and that was pretty good. But I wouldn't say this place is the best of Thai food that I've had. Parking is awful in this plaza because of another restaurant that gets crowded, so plan accordingly. read more

Enjoyable Thai and friendly service , I'm a sucker for freshly made Phad thai , and Thai Ave. doesn't disappoint! Easy access too !

Thai Avenue in Garden Grove is really worth it for the price -- boat noodle around $14 and mango sticky rice $9. Customer service is great too. I'll definitely bring a friend here for the atmosphere, customer service, and food. I'm mainly here for the boat noodle! read more

Thai Avenue - Mango sticky rice - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Basic Thai food. Good for lunch. Friendly service. Lots of seating. Not too busy. In a plaza with many other restaurants on the corner of Brookhurst & Garden Grove Blvd. I don't remember anything that stood out but if I'm in the area I would try them again. read more

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lI was in the plaza to pick up an order from another restaurant when a sudden craving for mango sticky rice brought me to Thai Avenue. They were about to close in 15 minutes, but I decided to pop in and ask if the kitchen could still prepare a to-go order or if it was too late. Initially, they let me know the kitchen had already closed, so I thanked them and left. But to my surprise, one of the workers ran after me and invited me back--they went out of their way to accommodate my last-minute request, which was so thoughtful and kind. The sticky rice and mango were tasty, though the coconut sauce was a bit chunky. It smelled fine, but the texture wasn't ideal. Even so, I appreciated the effort, and the flavors didn't disappoint. I'd definitely be willing to try their other dishes if I'm in the area again--especially with such kind service. read more

Thai Avenue - Mango Sticky Rice - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Very clean restaurant, as soon as you walk in, I was greeted with friendly smiles. I ordered the chicken pad Thai, it was pretty good, but the only downside was it's all one spice level. None.. I'm Mexican so I need a little spice, but overall thumbs up! read more

Thai Avenue is my go-to spot everytime there's a crave for Thai food. I've been here multiple times ever since they've opened. This is also where I take my friends from out of town for a quick and delicious meal. A local, family-owned, cozy Thai spot in the middle of Vietnamese dominance area. Service here is always top as everyone is super friendly, treating me like part of the family. I usually get the usual crying tiger, pad see ew, som tum, panang curry, tom kha, and thai boat noodle. Everything is delicious and quite flavorful, especially thai boat noodle which is my all time favorite. Though I've been noticing the food quality has gone down based on the usual dishes I order. Might have been a "miss" day for them, and there are definitely rooms for improvement. Thai Avenue is a good Thai spot for group or family dinner as you get to try different dishes. Out of all Thai food places in GG/OC, Thai Avenue is up there! read more

great food. should be 3 star for pricing. $20 pad thai w/ 4 shrimp and some noodles. Good flavor. read more

Thai Avenue - 4 shrimp pad thai $20 - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

So my organization made an order online for this restaurant at 9:30am and the time to pick up was 11:45 am. I get to the place to Thai Avenue and the food has not been made. Their "excuse" was that they never received the order so it's "not their fault" well- it is! Because this is YOUR restaurant business and you need to keep track of ALL orders... And the guy in the front tells me- "well the order previous to ours was received" so that made no sense! I was asked to wait 15-20 min- it was a big order I mean, we paid over $140 dollars! And now I need to wait an extra time?? You gotta be kidding! I asked for free eggrolls- just ONE order and the guy had to call his owner and the owner would t give that to me- she only said ONE... ONE Thai tea.... Yes because your Thai Tea is sooo delicious! Um... no- I wanted to egg rolls and they did not give it to me. So wow!! -100 points/stars for your "amazing!" Customer service! Your mistake or not! We are paying your restaurant so much money and I am waiting EXTRA time and you won't even give us free egg rolls! Ooh well- I hope many people see this and can agree because this is ridiculous and now you've lost a customer! An organization customer at that! Screw you all at Thai Avenue- especially the manager! Sorry- NOT sorry! read more

Thai Avenue - We paid so much money and they never made our food! I had to wait 15-20 min extra and they wouldn't even give me free eggrolls! - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I stopped by to pick up some shrimp pad Thai. The dish was prepared to order, came out hot, and smelled delicious. To go with this, I also had the spicy pork fried rice. Both items were very delicious, with a great balance of flavor. Service is always friendly and reasonably quick( remember they cook as you order), and the ambiance is casual and good for lunch or dinner with friends or family. If you are in the area stop by and try them out. read more

I've had this place twice because it is close and convenient to my work. The first time I ordered through DoorDash and loved both items that I got. I got the chicken pet Thai and the tom yum soup. I felt like the portions were reasonable, and I was pleased with what I got. But I recently talked to a friend who went there in person, and even though we typically have similar tastes for some reason that she really wasn't impressed with this place. Despite this, I decided to order from them again this time in person for takeout during a weekday lunch. I got the pad Thai again but this time with pork protein. I wouldn't say it was life-changing and it was a little bit noodle heavy rather than different items in the noodle stirfry. But overall, I like that it came out steaming hot and I thought it was satisfactory for lunch. As far as ambience when I went to pick up, I noticed the interior is medium sized. The leather seats looked pretty comfortable and clean. The workers were also really nice and immediately came to help me. Overall, don't worry I haven't given up on this place yet and definitely think it's one in the rotation due to its convenience. read more

Wow, we really enjoyed our Thai lunch today. Everything, Kor Moo Yang, som tum, beef boat noodle and basil fried rice. Staff were super friendly and came by often to check on us. Ambiance is cozy, comfortable and relaxing restaurant. Highly recommended as a Go To Place for Thai food! We'll definite come back soon to try other dishes. read more

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I have to say the Boat Noodle Soup was delicious. As I expected, it's creamy because of the beef blood and savory flavors. Lao papaya salad is the classic knife chopped in to shreds has more texture. I love the Thai egg plant and green beans in the salad read more

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Best Thai food in Garden Grove! These were made in traditional home style, so this is authentic as you can get. Everything was so flavorful and so delicious. Their papaya salad is hands down one of the best papaya salad I've tried! read more

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It was just over 2 weeks ago we frequented this fantastic Thai restaurant and we are back already ! This time we are 4 people and ordered 12 dishes (included two orders of mango sticky rice) and took only a small amount food to go at the end. All the dishes were delicious. The only dish we found wasn't as popular with our palate was the Pad Thai - we found it a little bit on the sweet side. Everything else was almost inhaled instantly. We ordered - Tom Yum with fresh water shrimp Chicken satay Crab fried rice Rad na with pork Penang chicken Spicy eggplant Crying tiger Fried shrimp with tamarind sauce Garlic fried soft shell crab Pad Thai Mango sticky rice (2 orders) I think the 4 of us combined have a healthy appetite for good food . I was too hungry to remember photographing every dish so missed some photo displays. Almost forgot to mention the service is always very good. Very attentive and always make me feel welcomed. We'll be back (soon enough). read more

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Thai avenue is a mom and pop shop in a large shopping center. Parking is super accessible but can be easily lost because there are many restaurants located there so be careful The ambiance is super chill and the decor is also nice as well The service is super friendly as well. They were super attentive and very helpful as well. The food is super tastey as well! And pretty cheap as well but it's definitely great quality so I definitely recommend them!!! read more

Thai Avenue - Seafood pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Having been here a few times and my experience is not good. Food is not always tasty and fresh. Sometimes it's delicious but not always. Pricey. $16 for a papaya salad Laos style and no protein. Staff is hard to communicate due to their lack of English. Called me to explain the problem on DoorDash and could not entirely understand her. Adding her Thai words is very hard to understand what you are gonna say. As a result, it delayed my time to add Double-dash on this order. read more

10/10Speak by Thai people for me this is 100% thai.Most of dishes in Thai avenue is kind of delicious.For my personallity I love Tom yum.

The service is friendly and attentive. +++ Fish cakes: Best Thai fish cakes in OC so far. Only the sauce needs a bit more. It's tasty, but there's just too little of it, and the fish cake needs the sauce to balance its flavors. --+ Tom yum noodle: Mild is not spicy at all. Squid and shrimp are fresh, but there's too little of them and too much noodle in a bowl. I'll go for their soup next time instead of the noodle soup. --+ Fried shrimp with tamarind sauce: Shrimp is fresh, sweet, and perfectly fried. However, the sauce is just sweet, and there's nothing special about it, so I kept dipping the shrimp into the fried snapper chili sauce. --+ Pra rad prik Fried red snapper with house-made chili $35. The fish is over-fried, fishy, and chewy. The chili sauce is nice, but there are only 4 bites of the entire fish. The fish is stale and super fishy. What a bummer. It's not worth the 40-minute drive, but it's not too bad either. read more

Thai Avenue - Friendly service, excellent fish cakes and shrimp, unfortunately over fried red snapper has a strong fishy smell - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Ordered the usual: Pad Thai pork. and Panang chicken. Only thing is; parking is terrible.

My girlfriend loves their Pad Thai, and the only Thai food that she eats is Pad Thai. Thai Avenue does its food right here. Their takeout also helped me survive the lockdown of 2020 so I am happy that they made it out ok. Portions are decent, service is great and have not had a bad experience yet. read more

Thai Avenue - Tom Yum Soup - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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It was around @3pm I was really starving I had a not bad experience before here and it's close to my house Store was empty because passed lunch time Staffs were nice but food was terrible Seriously food was really bad I don't know why my noodle taste like porridge texture It was so old texture and super old It's not busy time also I asked extra noodle and extra veggies they charged $2 of each so total $20 +$5 tip also ONLY 3 shrimp in there The portion was same as regular and veggies were all stems which was so hard to chew so I asked for box and takeout but I throw it away NEVER COME BACK HERE read more

Thai Avenue - Pad See Ew shrimp - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

My family and I have been in the great search for good Thai food and this place left us disappointed. Ordered tom yum soup, pad Thai with tofu, beef salad, salty fish fried rice, fried red snapper, soft shell crab, and pad cha catfish. The star of the meal was the soft shell crab - spectacularly crispy and soft. Tom yum soup was spicy, sour, and hot. Wish it had more of the veggies. On the other end of dinner, the beef in the beef salad was cold and chewy. As if it was cut in the morning and left to be a topping later on in the day. The pad Thai with tofu was cooked with thin rice noodles and had no egg, no nuts, no chives. Salty fish fried rice was not salty and was missing any "fishiness" to it. Pad cha catfish tasted very similar to a homey Vietnamese catfish dish. I'm not sure if I'll give this place a try again. Maybe. read more

This was one of the very few total misses from the Yelp reviews. I was there for lunch and ordered a beef curry, and the beef seemed like slices of roast beef that were just flavorless. The curry was, ok... I guess, but certainly nothing that makes up for just an uninspiring way to add the beef. I will not be back. read more

So yummy eat here 10/10 good customer service! My favorite was the steak and the wontons and the noodles.

Thai Avenue is one of my favorite Thai restaurants. Their Pad Thai and Pad See Ew has so much flavor in it. We got both with beef. I don't like bean sprouts or peanuts so I always ask for my Pad Thai without it and it still tastes really good. I also highly recommend getting their Thai Tea! I've dined in before but I usually just order takeout from them. I give them a call beforehand and it usually takes 10-15 min for the food to be done. It's also located in a plaza with other restaurants, dessert and boba so it's a great place to grab everything at once. Parking here is decent depending on the time of day. It tends to get more packed at night. Overall, great restaurant and I will definitely be returning. read more

Thai Avenue - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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Spicy & super DELICIOUS! Friendly staff. Excellent service. Appetizer: Thai sausage (a must order dish!), Spicy basil fried rice = 10, spicy catfish = 10, morning glory = 10. So many great dishes we want to try. We come here weekly whenever we can. Highly recommended! read more

Tom yum fried rice was delicious. Comes with a generous portion of rice and shrimp. Will return

Called for take out last Thursday and service was quick and friendly. Parking is easy in this shopping center. Didn't taste the food because it was for my son only (vegetarian pad see ew with tofu and free Thai tea with Yelp check in). Will come back here again. read more

Thai Avenue - Thai Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Thai Avenue is a restaurant located in a very popular plaza in Garden Grove, containing lots of Asian(mainly Viet) food spots. The restaurant has a standard, very casual interior. Service was standard. I ordered the Crispy Pork w Chinese Brocolli, Beef Jerky, Chicken Fried Rice, and Thai Tea. The crispy pork w chinese brocollli was cooked for much longer, which would lead to not only a crispy exterior, but a baked-like interior. Normally I don't like this as the smokey flavor is too strong, but the broth that it came with gave a similar texture to as if it weren't cooked that thorough. I really enjoyed their take on this dish. The Beef Jerky was also something different but very enjoyable. While most other beef jerky is cooked to the point of toughness, Thai Avenue's jerky is much softer. The standout part was the fat that was on the jerky, which gave a much more moist and flavorful palette than others. Also really enjoyable. The Fried Rice with Chicken was alright. Chicken pieces were big, would have liked it to be chopped smaller. It was a little too peppery, and not enough salt. The Thai Tea was standard. Overall, 7.5/10. Really enjoyed their unique take on the crispy pork and beef jerky. read more

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I have been to this place on and off through the last 2 years and this place never misses! This place feels homey and the service is always great as well. We got the papaya salad Laos style with salted black crab, the steamed fish with spicy like juice, and a thai tea. All were sharable portions and so flavorful! Cant wait to go back and try new dishes. read more

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