Once again this neighborhood staple is here to stay and not play around! The peanut curry is a 10/10, the jerky is chewy and salty just the way it's supposed to be. The hen is juicy and has a beautiful crust and don't miss those sauces!!!!! That pork belly is something I'm going to crave again and again. Perfect texture, so satisfying . Always get the papaya salad to cleanse the palate with its clean and light flavor. If you care about local restaurants that stand the test of time and deliver in flavor, come to this local Thai spot! Plus the workers are super sweet read more

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Delicious Thai food right on the outskirts of Castro street, Amal little restaurant with a quaint cozy atmosphere perfect for a little date spot. Food came out so so fast and was delicious! They kept checking in on us to make sure everything was good too The pad see ew was soft salty and a littttttle sweet and the yellow curry has all dark meat! read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Pad See - Ew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Decent Thai fix! Located in the heart of Castro. But please don't get their chicken wings they are on ozempic read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Aug 2026 - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I came here for pick up. Ordered. Chicken pad se ew. Beef Pumpkin curry and eggplant with pork. The eggplant dish was bland I felt. It didn't have the flavor like other places. It needed acid and salt. The pumpkin curry was tasteful and spicy and the pad se ew was only meh okay. The cooks are afraid of flavor unless they want us to use condiments which they don't provide. I didn't eat there and it was efficient. Picked up on time. And didn't eat there so can't comment on ambiance. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Sauteed Eggplant with pork - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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This spot in Castro is great. It's a nice little restaurant with really nice people. They always greet you when you walk in and ask if it's for here or to go. The food portions are a really great size. The menu is on the pricier side, but the portions are good size. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

A nice reliable standard in the Castro. Perfect for a last minute drop in when the other restaurants nearby have a wait. It's not the best Thai or even destination-worthy, but it does the trick. Money Bags: Such a fun appetizers. Looks like those gold bags in 8-bit video games. Tastes great too with crunchy exterior and lots of savory ground meat. Chicken Larb: My kind of salad... since it's mostly meat! Though a nice bit of herbs, onions and spices too. Tom Yum w/ Tofu: Broth was good, but kinda felt like too many veggies. Kinda wish there was more of that slightly sour broth. Pad Thai Shrimp: A classic. Sweet chewy noodles. A decent amount of shrimp. Real comfort food. Red Curry w/ Beef: Really enjoyed how this was such a soupy dish. Like even a higher liquid-to-solids ratio than the tom yum soup. The beef was tender. The curry packed a nice kick, even at mild (ordered by my table mates). Sauteed Eggplant w/ Pork: I'm normally not a big eggplant fan, but these are delish. So tender and soaks up all the nice sauce. The pork was thin sliced and kinda reminded me of the beef. Pineapple Fried Rice w/ Chinese Sausage: Didn't want to order a bunch of white rice sides, so we got this. An interesting mix of flavors. The Chinese sausage rounds really was a dominate flavor. Thai Iced Tea: Creamy with a nice jolt of sugar and caffiene. read more

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Great location to find parking, in my opinion. A few of us found parking just up the same street. We were a group of 20 - 25; they broke us down by table making it easy to order and not overloading kitchen with all those orders same time. They handled us beautifully. The portions are plenty for one person. The servers are very friendly and we waited for nothing. I had the pork panang curry and shared the 4 piece spring roll appetizer. Restaurant and restrooms were clean. Our group here's every year for a few years. We'll be back next year! read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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We ordered last minute delivery from DoorDash and it cost $180 total for 4 entrees (below), two chicken satays, and two servings of rice. Plenty to feed 4 adults and 4 toddlers. * Pad Thai - 4 stars, good, thinner noodles, chicken fairly moist. * Pad See Ew - 4 stars, good. * Pork Belly - 3.5 stars (pork got soggy in the broth). * Green Curry - 4 stars, legit spicy! * Chicken Satay - I didn't have any but the kids were practically fighting over these! read more

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Saw the sign that they have been open for 36 years so I had to give it a try. Boy am I happy I trusted my instinct. This place is so homey, employees so kind, environment is picturesque and overall an amazing place. Spring rolls phenomenal, packed with ingridents, incredibly fresh and generous potion! The peanut sauce was also homemade and amazing. I got their egg noodle with yellow curry, this was the best curry I've ever had in my life. The balance between sweetness and heat was perfect. It was thick and combined amazing with the fried crackly noodles and the soft egg noddles. Highly recommend this place. read more

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I ate here three years ago, and I swore I would never go back because their pad Thai was so overly sweet. Having visited Thailand, I figured that they did not know how to make authentic Thai food. But this week I tried again, steering clear of the pad Thai. I had the green curry, and it was extremely salty. Not a pleasant dining experience. Needless to say, I won't be going back, ever. read more

I worked in the neighborhood, just a few doors down for years. I always would get their lunch special when I would visit. I typically get their yellow curry chicken or pad thai with chicken. Both are pretty good. It's not fancy or a date night place but definitely the best thai food in the neighborhood. read more

The panang curry is way too salty and almost ketchup-y. Needs more coconut milk or something. Our favorite place closed so trying to find a new place. This is not it. read more

I've been ordering from here for 30 years. It's my favorite restaurant in the city for delivery. I've only eaten at the restaurant once, I think. It was ok. The prices have gone up significantly, same as everywhere, but when I order I have enough to eat for 3-5 meals, depending on how hungry I am. read more

got the bogo pad kee mao on uber eats- got medium and it was soooo spicy! i have a pretty good tolerance but found it spicy. dish was decent had lots of tofu so worth for the price read more

It took me twenty years to review Thai House Express. I'm not exaggerating. I couldn't review it because I hadn't ever eaten here before, but this place had long occupied an important place in my imagination of my then still newish home of San Francisco. I'll start in spring 2023, because why not? I had finally found a new place to live after my flat burned down, and when I would go to my brother's house in the Inner Sunset, my GPS would either route me around Twin Peaks or through the Castro more directly. When I drove by Thai House Express that first time, I saw the "THANK YOU CASTRO" sign on its exterior, and I worried that it was closing. It isn't, but it was late at night, and I didn't understand why a restaurant would put up a thank-you sign unless it were closing. In short, I needed to get on my giddyap and eat here and review it before it closed! Now, let's go back in time to 2004. I had been living in San Francisco for a little over a year. I was still getting to know my adopted city, but I had a good general geographical sense of the city and its neighborhoods and how they connected, although I would get much better. My parents were in town because my dad had a business meeting. They were being put up in a hotel in Emeryville, and I was driving my dad to City College of San Francisco. The plan was to drop him off; he had three or four hours of meetings to attend, and my mom and I would explore the city or just drive around. On the way to City College, my mom needed to use the restroom. We were already running behind schedule, and it wouldn't be a quick stop, so I was trying to think of safe places to drop her off. I headed for the Castro, and I argued with my dad, who can be extremely protective of my mom, that it was totally safe to leave her here. Over his very strong protestations, I dropped her off at Thai House Express, and my dad and I continued on to City College. The entire drive, I had to ensure him that she was totally safe in the Castro. He obviously knew that it was a predominantly gay neighborhood, but he didn't understand that is was also completely safe and that she would have a swell time. When I returned to pick her up, my mom was excited to tell her story. Thai House Express had let her use the bathroom, and she got something to drink at the bar as she waited for me to return. The employees were kind and chatty with her. She also walked around the neighborhood a little and liked all the cute shops. She had no idea she was in a gay neighborhood until I pointed it out to her, and then she said she had found it unusual that she saw so many good-looking men walking around and almost no women. In 2024 I finally tried Thai House Express with my niece and--who else?--my parents. They both really enjoyed the food, and my dad liked the interior. My mom said it was very different inside now, but it brought back great memories of the time she was "abandoned" by her husband and son in the Castro twenty years ago. After dinner, we perused the expensive offerings at Buffalo Whole Food Market, and I took possibly the greatest photograph of San Francisco I've ever taken ( https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=CQinR3Y2AU-OocvULWLiLw&userid=Zl1fJNTzNULZiqBRShxUYA ). Thanks, Thai House Express, for "protecting" my mom all those years ago, and thanks for remaining a Castro fixture for all these years. I should have come sooner. read more

I've only been to the restaurant that was my Annie's burgers. There hours were hit & miss. The food is excellent. I have yet to try the one in town. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Drunken noodles with chicken - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

I ordered the pad thai from Uber Eats and it was good pad thai. When they list "Thai spicy", it actually is Thai spicy and not mild downed. I usually have the issue that it's not spicy enough but this was a little too spicy for me! It was a good portion too. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Pad thai - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is probably the 20th time I've been here over the years. However this was first time to call ahead and pick it up. The lady on phone was friendly and helpful. They got my order done correctly and my group enjoyed our selections. It was a pleasant and efficient way to enjoy this restaurant. Will definitely continue to be a customer here! read more

Finally stopped by this castro staple for lunch and I can't believe it's taken me this long. This cute corner restaurant is absolutely delicious. I asked for medium spicy and it was pretty hot! Loved the eggplant which soaked up the amazing sauce. Pad Thai was fresh with large shrimp and plenty of crunchy peanuts. Will definitely be back to try the weekday lunch specials. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Pad thai, Ma-Kuer Rice Plate (Lunch) - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Awesome Thai food. Authentic flavors and family owned! The dishes are full of flavor and generous servings.

This is our new go-to for Thai food. The Pad See Ew is my favorite, the sleepy shrimp are great but understandably loose their crunchiness in the takeout order. The takeout order was nicely packaged for travel. We will happily order from here again- only 4/5 stars because it isn't the absolute best most amazing Thai food we've ever had but it is great. read more

Needed carbs for dinner before a half marathon and glad we went here! The chicken pad see ew was flavorful and not too greasy. The service was really quick - they truly live up to the "Express" in the name! Seems like it is more of a takeout place but there were still quite a number of people sitting in for a casual dinner. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Pad See Ew + Garden Rolls + Thai Tea - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is a really cute restaurant and the food was great! I ordered the pad kee mao and it tasted great, but didn't have any major stand-out qualities. I think it could have also been a bit spicier to add to the flavor. The service was great and the food came out super quickly. Would recommend if you're in the Castro and are craving Thai food! read more

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Quaint little Thai restaurant. Servers were friendly and noodles were good. It's a good place to grab a bite if you are alone. I had pad kee mao and it was the perfect level of spice read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Pad Kee-Mao - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place serves up some amazingly delicious, generously portioned, authentic tastiness (based on several trips to Thailand and confirmatory opinions of my Thai friends), and reasonably priced yumminess. Particularly love the SAUCES. Beef jerky, panang curry (chicken), and minced pork. Everything was good, and it was hot and ready in 15 minutes (a feast for two, which will last us several meals, given the very generous portions). I really don't get why they are coming in at just 3 1/2 stars. I ate here literally 20 years ago and also loved it then. I've been scared to return recently, given the relatively low Yelp reviews. But I'm so glad I did. Will definitely be adding this one back into the rotation! read more

Some of the best Panang ever. Weirdly does not come with rice. Slightly pricey but this dish was worth it.

Got the pad thai with medium spiciness level and though it was addicting and a good amount of food, it had quite a kick so I had trouble eating it just by itself. Another thing to note was the noodles were thin and circular, not the flat ones typical in pad thai. read more

I ordered 3 entrees from this place on postmates and found 2 pieces of hair in my pad see ew.. there is probably hair in the other 2 entrees as well... threw away everything because I lost my appetite. read more

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Probably the most flavorless Thai food I have ever had. Which wouldn't be as bad if it wasn't so expensive compared to other better Thai restaurants. The chicken fried rice is BLEAK. So pale and lacking any taste. read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Thai House Fried Rice with Chicken - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

I ordered pad see ew It was great I loved it . Employees are nice and friendly and resturant is very clean . They are over priced though. Compare their prices to any their Thai restaurants, they are way more expensive read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Pad See-Ew - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Today was my 3rd time going here. The first time was back in July. I got the Pineapple Fried rice with shrimp and chicken and loved it so much I went the very next day for the same thing (first pic is of 2nd trip). Today I got it with shrimp, chicken and Chinese sausage. I was disappointed that that the shrimp looked pretty much raw and was very taste-less (2nd pic). I may go back, but whenever I do I will not add shrimp again. The add ons are too expensive to be messing up. Had I noticed the shrimp befit I got home I definitely would have taken it back. And I was gonna give y'all 5 stars!!! Smh read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - 3rd time here and this time shrimp was not cooked. Very disappointed - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Regular who's realized this place has gone downhill. It's the attitude at the high cost. It's disappointing to have a local business that is exclusionary and demands a certain respect but often fails to give it to their customers. Save your money and hot up the mission thai places. read more

Average. I ordered the yellow chicken curry, side order of jasmine white rice, and the pad see ew through Grubhub. Yellow chicken curry was eh. The potatoes were huge, 3 big chunks just thrown in there. The chicken was a mix of shredded chicken and medium sized pieces. The actual curry was okay, nothing too special. I asked for medium spicy and there was a slight kick. Pad see ew was okay. There were like 6 pieces of chicken all together, what seemed to have been just thrown in there. Of which, you have to pay $1 extra for any meat unless you just want tofu and veggies. Egg pieces looked burnt. Flavor overall was fine, nothing special. Definitely some good portion sizes. Food was still really warm when it arrived which was nice. Overall, this meal didn't fully satisfy my Thai food craving which was a little upsetting, but it wasn't a horrible meal either. read more

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To go order: Pork leg stew - really good flavor, pork meat is really tender; the flavor reminds me of home Corn fritters - good flavor also, though it was not as crispy by the time I got home since it was covered in the packaging Good food overall, slightly pricey but I guess most restaurants have increased their prices since pandemic read more

Thai House Express Restaurant - Menu as of 5/2022 - Thai Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great service, and received huge portions. Really liked the Pad See Ew, and the pad krapao pork was good and had also immense portions. Unfortunately we weren't the biggest fans of the Tom Yum noodle as it didn't taste quite like the broth we were used to from Thailand. But overall a good experience and the restaurant had clean aesthetic appearance. read more

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Such great Thai food and amazing staff and management! Very authentic experience. :) I will be back!

This is a solid Thai restaurant in the Castro district. Not the greatest, but not the worst. I've been here over a dozen times over the last few years, and it's relatively a hit or miss, but it has always consistently satisfied my Thai food cravings. My go-to orders are Pad Thai and Pad Se Ew. Similar to other Yelpers, I've had hit or miss with the Pad Thai. The pan fried rice stick noodles are tossed with a generous amount of tofu, eggs, bean sprouts, green onions and ground peanuts. I've had a variety of experiences, ranging from dry or clumped up noodles to incredibly well-cooked, perfect Pad Thai noodles. The consistently, unfortunately, isn't there. As for the Pad Se Ew, well, it's definitely delicious and has all the right seasonings. There's a generous portion of pan-fried wide noodles, eggs and meat. You can for sure taste the char and flames from the wok in each bite. My biggest gripe would be the Chinese broccoli, which has sometimes arrived only gently cooked, and a tad bit raw. Overall, if you're in the neighborhood, or see Thai House Express on a delivery app, don't hesitate to support this local restaurant. It's not bad for the price and generous portion sizes. You can always re-heat the food and add your own hot sauce or chili flakes to spice things up. read more

Food was great I only ordered an appetizer the beef jerky and it was on point . Great service nice quiet location in the castro district of sf . read more

Update: it has been a long while since I've ventured back but I was feeling like some home delivered thai and decided to try the pad-see-ewe and a thai iced tea. The order went through yelp/grubhub (never got a confirmation so had to call in anyway and will just do that next time if I can). Total came out to roughly $21. My pad see ewe tastes like 5 people peppered it.. twice. I can see the peppered bits and am sadly forcing myself to eat it. It's not good :( I was hoping the thai tea would offer a sweet relief, however it is bitter and lacking enough milk to sweeten it. It's also half filled with ice (forgot to ask for less ice!) That's my last time ordering from this venue. read more

Being from San Diego and an avid fan of Thai food, I was reluctant to come here. I was pleasantly surprised by this place. The dining room reminded me of my favorite place in San Diego and the fact that they were LGBT friendly was even more amazing. The food was delicious, the prices were reasonable and the service was amazing. Definitely recommend. Come for lunch with their lunch specials. It's a great bargain. read more