Fantastic. Fast, responsive service. A cute little area, with a nice patio and good ambiance. It…read moregets pretty loud since it's a small space, but it doesn't feel overwhelming. The highlight is the food. Everything is delicious. I've had their hoy lai pad prik pao, piak sakoo, pad thai, pad see ew, and khao soi. I've also had their thai curry puffs. It's all bursting with flavor. Try the piak sakoo. It's my favorite on the menu-- hot, full of clams, saucy. Just a fantastic place that I can't recommend highly enough. I always look forward to going here with friends.

My favorite was their mushroom salad it had a great flavor and the mushrooms were so tender. Also…read moreenjoyed the seafood dish with a variety of seafood options. The tom yum fried rice was ok and the chicken veggie dish wasn't worth the price. The pumpkin custard was disappointing as it didn't taste like a dessert, very dense in egg and not sweet enough. The mango sticky rice saved the day. That was perfectly made. Server was busy so we didn't get water refilled. Parking can be difficult for downtown Sac.

We picked this spot because it has outdoor seatings and we got our fur babies. We ordered the full…read moremoon platter. outdoor they have some fan, fan with mist would be nicer. The platter was impressive. it's a good amout of food for 3-4 people and cheaper than ordering different orders. I wasn't expecting much because last time i went for platters specifically, and they said they weren't doing platters, but I'm impressed.

Parking lot and options are very limited and small but it is located in front of a neighborhood…read more Interior is very cute, clean, but felt a bit cramped. Service was very fast and friendly. We got our orders and food in very fast. Portions were huge! I paid about $23 for the beef pad Thai, during the dinner time (like 6:30pm). I could only eat half and had to take the rest to go. It was great pad Thai, and there was a lot of beef in it.

Excellent Thai steak with irresistible dipping sauce…read more Attentive service with water and any accommodations needed. Ambiance is nice and calming. Will be adding to the go to list for Thai.

Came to Sawasdee with a friend for a late lunch and really enjoyed the meal!…read more Located on the corner of J and 19th Street, Sawasdee seems to be a local favorite (with over 2k reviews). It had been on my friend's Yelp collection for a while, so we decided to try them out. The inside is mainly furnished with wood/modern tables and black color-drenched walls. We ordered: Thai pork belly - crispy pork belly; had a good few pieces but the dish was mainly greens. Wished the meat was on the side so the gravy didn't sog it up too much. Beef see ew - nice silky noodles with good kick of heat. Again bright green crunchy veg, but beef was minimal. Chicken panang curry - watery-er than expected, but still good taste. I liked that this came with rice. Definitely enjoyed the freshness of the veggies, but veggie-to-meat proportion seemed a bit off for the price of each dish. Service was fast! They were quick wit it during our meal. Overall, wouldn't mind returning to try some other dishes (and to get our daily dose of fiber with that fresh veg!).

We picked up some drunken noodles from here a few weeks back and it was delightful. Good portion…read moresizes and a diverse amount of meats including fish and calamari as proteins. It is a bit pricey- I think we paid over $40 for 2 takeout dishes. I would definitely come back again, though I'm not as crazy for the fish protein.

Zero out of ten. Genuinely the worst Pad Thai I've ever had…read more When ordering, I was given three spice options: no spice, medium, or very spicy. I asked if they could do something mild, but was told they don't offer that. I'm Indian and normally handle spice very well, so I was worried that "no spice" would be completely bland. I went with their lowest actual spice option: medium. Huge mistake. The first bite genuinely scared me. It tasted like someone had dumped an entire packet of chili directly into my mouth. My eyes immediately started watering, my mouth was on fire, and eating it was extremely uncomfortable. This wasn't a matter of me being sensitive to spice, the "medium" was insanely spicy. My friend, who is also South Asian and accustomed to spicy food, couldn't finish hers either. I politely told our waitress that the medium Pad Thai was far too spicy for me to eat. Her solution was to offer me sugar to pour over it. That sounded awful, so I declined. At that point I literally went on ChatGPT to figure out how I could salvage my meal. It suggested peanut sauce as one option to help tone down the heat, which sounded much more reasonable. I asked the waitress for some peanut sauce and was told I could have it for an additional charge. Considering I was only asking for it because their "medium" Pad Thai was practically inedible, I found that pretty disappointing. But I wanted to actually eat the food I had paid for, so I agreed. The peanut sauce helped slightly, but I basically had to eat a spoonful of peanut sauce with every single bite just to tolerate the Pad Thai. At that point, I wasn't enjoying dinner. The restaurant itself also felt very dirty. The floors looked like they desperately needed to be mopped, which made the overall experience even less appealing. Between the inedible food, the lack of any meaningful attempt to fix the problem, being charged extra for something I needed just to make the meal tolerable, and the cleanliness of the restaurant, I seriously considered leaving no tip. I ultimately did leave one, albeit reluctantly. Zero out of ten experience. I will absolutely never come back.

The food here is delicious and exceeded my expectations!! The red curry was creamy, fragrant, and…read morepacked with chicken and vegetables. I asked for medium spice, which was pretty spicy and had a kick to it. I would probably get mild spice next time to let the rest of the flavors shine through. The pad Thai had the perfect balance of sweet and savory. Usually pad thai is too sweet for me, but I enjoyed this dish a lot. Service was a little slow since there was only one worker handling to-go orders and the rest of the tables, but the food made up for it. The interior is cozy with bar seating and booths. The dim lighting and jazz music added a relaxing and intimate touch too. So glad we found this place!!

Not a welcoming setting from the owner, as she states. We had to dine outside because we had a dog…read more(which is fine) but she insisted that in Sacramento people who dine outside have to carry out our own plates to the table AND bring the plates/cups/utensils back in. That it is customary in Sacramento. Ok then, what about to those that are elders or disabled who can't bring the plates? I was lucky I had few of my fam to help but there's no warmth to this owner. No one even checked on us at all! We would have left but we had to pay upfront before we found out we had to be the waitress. Food wasn't even worth it (papaya was bland, pad Thai was average). Update: owner replied to this post. Everything that she stated wasn't true at all. I asked why we have to bring all the stuff in and she insisted that it's customary in Sacramento-- she did NOT asked us at all or did we asked, the owner said it immediately when we got seated that we HAD to bring it in. Yes I was upset AFTER we were told to bring the plates and everything in; we just came back from a vacation so we were in a good mood). Please don't make it seem that you were innocent as you also keep mentioning that is how things are in Sacramento and asked where I was even from. Also, we would've been more understanding if we didn't give us an attitude from the start and told us to get our own plate and bring it back in. A word of advice: please hire more staff since that would give some politeness to ALL customers. If you were so busy, how would you even have the time to explain why you wanted us to do waitress work. Please, you straight up and said we have to pick up our our plate of foods WITHOUT any of the understaff part. Again, owner keep trying to make a costumer experience in the wrong since honest review will hurt her business. Never in my Yelp reviews owner is so against a bad review --this just verifies how the owner is very defensive and keeps justifying without taking accountability of what actually happened (like how we even know she was working alone since we're outside). Also, please don't make any assumptions, they're not my husband or daughter (we never mentioned this and how inaccurate the owner perspective is). Further customers, please be aware when you leave bad reviews, expect the owner to persist that you're in the wrong (like she did with other previous bad reviews).

I got the pad Thai and ordered a medium spice level. It was flavorful and had some heat. I love…read morespicy food, but not to the point where I my mouth is hot. The medium spice level was just perfect for me.

I had this restaurant booked under my Yelp favorites in Sacramento and decided to visit again after…read moretwo years. Unfortunately, the quality of food has deteriorated since I last visited. I'm not sure if management or chef has changed but their food is not what I remembered from years ago. We initially ordered their tofu pad thai and gai yang and immediately noticed how pricey their menu was. They have a wall of specials and I remember being shocked that their orange chicken was $24. I didn't mind paying more than what I was used to for my pad thai because I remembered their food was delicious but I was shocked when my pad thai came out. It was literally drowned in sauce and looked like it was a bowl of noodle soup. I was still optimistic hoping that it tasted better than it looked but it just tasted like sweet rice noodle soup. I was hesitant to bring it up to the waitress after two bites but so glad I did because I would have hated myself if I left without saying anything. The waitress was kind and offered to remake the dish. Instead, I opted for something else because I was afraid to be disappointed again. I ordered their tofu drunken noodles since I've gotten it here before and remember it being tasty. I confirmed that the drunken noodle was going to be a dry noodle dish and thankfully it was. It was good but not the best I've ever had. My boyfriend had their gai yang which is a marinated grilled chicken dish. He said it was pretty dry without the sauce on the side but the sweet chili sauce provided was pretty tasty. It's probably not worth $26 given the how dry the chicken was and he said he would never order it again. Overall, the customer service was great and portions were good. I had to deduct 3 stars from my previous review as the food quality has significantly gone down in my experience and doesn't justify the high menu prices in my opinion.

10/10 thai food, delicious mango sticky rice dessert, very nice service, in a cute little house…read morewith a good vibe to it- very cozy! try it, you won't regret it :)

Came here in May 2026 with a small group. Had the pad thai with chicken, the pad see-ew with…read morechicken, and yellow curry. The pad thai was rather medicore without any strong flavors. The small tofu cubes in the dish were hard and flavorless. Ntot a dish-ruining offense, but I must say that I didn't know tofu got that hard. Same thing for the pad see-ew. It was quite dry and had a distinctly burnt flavor the first time it came out, it tasted like ash in my mouth. The chicken was rather burnt. The staff was friendly and kindly replaced it for me, but the burnt flavor remained. I think the pan they're using must have been burnt. I didn't think the yellow curry was notable. The thai tea is good. The restaurant itself is friendly and cozy. Water is from the tap.

Thai Canteen has been around for all long as I can remember, before all the new, modern Thai spots…read morestarted popping up all over Midtown. There's a reason this original spot stuck around for so long.. consistent, delicious, and open late night! #25 Bamee Bphet Yang 5/5* Duck Egg Noodle Soup is why I come here! Thai Canteen is the ONLY Thai spot that makes this duck noodle soup. Noodles are so plump and springy like the texture of freshly made ramen noodles. The broth is intense in flavor, amped up by the honey roasted duck and has this slightly salty, sweet umami taste. If it weren't for the "No MSG" red letters stamped on the menu board, I would've thought this soup had some MSG. The flavor is THAT delicious where you can't really pinpoint where it's coming from. #24 Gkuay Dtlow Reur (Boat Noodles) 3/5* The thin pho Noodles were fresh and cooked perfectly al dente, but the soup itself was lacking that beefy richness. The broth was watered down and bland. #26 Pad Thai Noodles with Tofu 5/5* Good portion size that is shareable for two. The soft tofu is plump and soaked up the pad thai sauce well. There's just enough sauce without the dish being overly saucy. The flavor is richer and less sticky sweet than other Thai places, making this more savory with a just slight hint of tamarind sweetness. Happy Hour Eggs Over Rice 1/5* This popped up on the Happy Hour menu one time and it is exactly what the name says. Just an egg omlette over a mound of white rice. The egg was overcooked, dry, and lacked any flavor. Even at HH prices, this is a hard pass. The location and hours are so convenient smack in the middle of downtown. You order at the counter, choose any seat, and the food comes out fast. Water is self service. This makes for a good lunch spot if you're short on time but want a good cooked meal. They have both after work HH and late night HH. There's a small bar inside as well and patio seating on the side.

the food was good the service was ok. food prep and delivery…read moreto my group was not too long. food still hot when it hit the table. ambiance - was ok for the group. food smelled good and looked great. service was acceptable. left a nice tip on the table for whoever stuck cleaning up after us. we had a messy food fight.

I love he so and it is consistently delicious, both for lunch and dinner. I have tried most things…read moreon their menu and I've never been disappointed. My favorite is the basil stir fry with beef. The people who work there are also always very nice and the service is very fast. The vibe is chill "hole in the wall" and very cute inside!

I've been here a couple of times. Recently came here for a friend's birthday lunch. We had a table…read moreof 6. The place is spacious for downtown. They had a good number of tables available. Pros: All the dishes I've tried here have been great. I loved the mixed vegetables with chicken, really hard to botch that up. Staff were friendly and checked up on us regularly. The wait for food wasn't long either. Cons: parking is hit or miss since it's street parking. It's best to park in front of the restaurant if you can.

Fresh clean Quick…read more Friendly Variety is good Found them one day by accident and now live going there

I came here with friends for lunch on a weekday. There was ample parking, although I can see it…read moregetting fairly busy and being a bit more crowded. The restaurant was a generally smaller size. The restaurant was cute and clean. Service was friendly! I ordered the pad thai with chicken. This dish was a fair size for the price. I ended up taking a little bit of leftovers at home. It was overall balanced for flavor in terms of not being too sweet, which some Thai places do (almost a little bit on the saltier side). Charm Thai is a solid Thai restaurant overall.