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    Thai Esan Restaurant

    4.2 (96 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Grilled Bulgogi and Kim-Chi
    Briana N.

    I love this place! I've been coming here for the past several years and it's always more than great cuisine. The place is family owned and so hardworking. I will say though, with more people discovering this little hidden gem of Spring Lake, their service has gotten a bit slower due to the influx of orders they're more having, but it doesn't affect their quality of food or service.

    Rachel S.

    Came here for the first time on a weekday for lunch. Came with a group and had their lunch buffet. What's Hot - Menu/food variety. The menu has a good variety. For example, they have tofu, bulgogi (which is technically Korean, but hey, whatever) and pad see ew. Their lunch buffet items pretty much all have meat, but there are a good selection of veggies included, such as bamboo shoots, broccoli, green beans, zucchini, etc... There's steamed white rice, fried rice, fried egg rolls, and a small salad portion. - Portions. Lunch buffet is all you can eat/stuff/whatever. Haha... Their lunch buffet has around 10 items. If you order off their menu, their portion sizes are pretty decent. Put it this way, the other people in our group have very healthy appetites. A few of them couldn't finish their entree orders and asked for take away boxes. - Price. Their weekday lunch buffet is approximately $10 per person, which isn't bad. If you order off their menu, entrees can go up to around $15 per dish. It's not necessarily bad, given that their portion sizes are decent. - Spice level. Hubby and I have a good spice tolerance. Their dishes that are spicy, which includes some dishes from their lunch buffet, are decently spicy. Also, be aware that the spiciness is the type that hits you later/waits to kick in. Make sense? What Not - Location. The location sucks. It's kind of in a ghetto area of town. The parking lot is small and inconvenient (ie: their parking lot holds less than 10 cars). - Service. Their service is ok/so-so. There's very few staff. Based on what I saw and heard, the owner's wife is the cook. It sounds like she's the only one cooking. That's why I had their lunch buffet, rather than order off the menu. The owner and other staff said that if we ordered off the menu, our food would take longer, because she was prepping all the dishes for the buffet first. Their wait staff is the owner and 2 waitresses. They're nice and helpful, but there's only so many of them to go around and get things done. My point is to be aware that this place isn't adequately staffed. - Weekdays are buffet days. Given this area, that means there's a pretty decent crowd of service members who come here for lunch. My point? Be aware that there will be traffic jams around the buffet lunch. You also pay your tab at the front, which means there can be a line. Final Answer Am willing to come back, but may not be my first choice.

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    The food is amazing, they are so kind and accommodating! Definitely recommend. Met the owners and they were helpful :)

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    Always hot and good service. Jim and momma are always nice. The Thai beef noodle soup is great in the winter. I miss their buffet!!

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    The food and is great! The Pad Thai and egg rolls are the best! The service is excellent too!

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    Delicious food and friendly staff :) 10/10 recommended the Thai Pepper Steak it is very yummy!

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    Absolutely delicious! Fast and amazingly good. I had the chicken stir fry and I got enough for three.

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    4 years ago

    Amazing Thai and great service. You will drive right by if you aren't looking for it. Definitely worth the stop!

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    Love this place and I have been eating here since 2006. It's my mainstay for Thai in the area.

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