With thai food, there are two kinds of meals I get. For times I feel lazy and don't want to explore, I just get pad thai or some pad se ew or some other super generic thing. Other times, I feel adventurous and get some thai chicken or something else. Thai Spice, is definitely a go to for the first type of experience. The pad thai or pad see ew will not fail you. When I'm lazy and super dgaf me and my friends just go "meh... f*** it. We're going Thai Spice" end of story. read more

This is one of my fav places to get Fried rice! their beef fried rice is really really good i crave it like once a week! I always get it Fire spicy it gives it that kick! The thai ice tea here is really good also! read more

This is a Thai restaurant that's fast food style. Their pad thai is okay, I've had better. Whatever sauces they mix in their pad thai, I felt like there was too much of that. I would probably come back here though just because their service is really quick, we got our orders really fast. They have outdoor seating too which is great if you have a dog. read more

Thai Spice - Pad Thai from Thai Spice. Not bad. I've had better. - Thai Near Me - Irvine, California

Thai Spice is a good place to grab food during a short lunch break at IVC, but I'm not sure I'll go out of my way to come here. The pad thai I ordered was tasty enough, the service was quick, and the portion was large, but I'm not sure if it was worth the $7.00. Overall the food was better than average. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket and you're in the area, I'd check them out. read more

I love the spicy beef salad, and their pad thai. Both at medium spice is perfect and Thai tea to cool your mouth in between bites. Large portions, Hubby and I share these two items and its a perfect hearty meal. read more

Thai Spice - LOVE the Spicy Beef Salad (medium spice still has a good kick!) - Thai Near Me - Irvine, California

My favorite appetizer is The chicken& veggie roll, it's very delicious. My favorite plate is pad Thai extra spicy, But if your allergic to peanuts I suggest you exclude it. You have to appreciate Thailand culture in order to appreciate their food. read more

Do not come here for Thai food. First time here because it was near and I needed to kill time. I ordered pad see ew and it was horrible. The cook cannot cook if his life depended on it. Everything on my plate tasted burnt. I have no problem with other race working in a Thai restaurant or any other ethnicity restaurant but there was not one single Thai person working here or even any Asians. Food tasted like they reuse the same pan to cook all there stir fried food and they don't cook it and the burnt char is left on it. Will never eat here again. read more

Love this spot. My favorite for Thai beef salad. The people are awesome and remembered after a yearlong hiatus (had moved to Texas for a while). read more

Food was pretty good but customer service needs improving. Earlier today, I called to make an order and called right back after when I realized I didn't have cash so I cancelled my order right away and everything was fine. I then called again a few hours later to place the order again when I had the cash. Shortly after I picked up my food and paid, I received a call from Thai spice. The person on the phone was very rude and accused me of not paying because they said they had no record of it. I was confused because I had paid in cash and I said I threw the receipt away in the restaurant in the trash can if they wanted to check it. She then scoffed at me and was telling me to come in to pay, basically accusing me of stealing a $10 order. I hung up and then called back to try to figure out the situation, and the same lady goes "oh never mind, it was a mistake we saw that you cancelled the other order earlier today". Please get your facts straight before you proceed to call customers and accuse them of not paying. Thanks for ruining my mood, I can no longer eat my food in peace. read more

Had the chicken Penang curry. It's alright. Served on a plate with rice. Prob would have given 3 stars except the bathroom is kinda icky and there's not table service. Just stopped here to get out of 405 traffic. read more

I go to Thai Spice.....look at the choices.....stick with my favorite most always! Chicken and Green Beans. YUMMY read more

Thai Spice - Yummmmmmm My favorite...chicken and green beans. - Thai Near Me - Irvine, California

Had more flavor coming back up than going down. I wish I knew the name of the dishes I ate, but since this was my first Thai Food experience, I let my friend order for me. We had some sort of beef on a stick that had the consistency of rot. A rice dish with chicken, shrimp, pineapples and a whole mess of other stuff. Very bland. And some white soup with mushrooms that had absolutely no flavor at all. I was sick within 20 minutes of eating it, and I will never eat there again. read more

I love Thai Spice! Thai food is one of my favorite foods and the quality of Thai spice satisfies me every time! Thai spice isn't like your typical sit down restaurant... the best way I'd describe it is like fast food Thai food! The first thing about this place is that they give you a lot of food on your orders and their prices are very affordable! Each dish would be around 7-8$ and for the amount of food they give you and how tasty it is, that price is very worth it! I always order the Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao or the Chicken Curry on rice! So all in all, come here if you want an affordable and yummy Thai food fix! You can also call in your orders ahead of time for pick up if you're crunched on time! read more

I really like this place, the food isn't 5 star cuisine, but it's relatively inexpensive and still gives me the thai food fix that I need. I really like their Pad Kee Mao and I've gotten spring rolls here a few times and I like the vegetarian ones, so good! One thing I don't like is that they put the noodles over Iceberg lettuce, which makes it look like they're giving you more food than they actually are. I would be fine without the lettuce. Also, as a heads up to those who aren't as into super spicy food, don't get anything higher than the second level spicy, because it just gets ridiculously hot from there. For anyone looking for quick, inexpensive, and yummy Thai, this is the place to go read more

Panang curry is probably one of the top two I have ever had. Sweet and tasty. Next time I will get a hotter spice level. Yummy I am going back the next day for some more. My wife liked it THAT much. read more

If you're looking to get a pad thai fix in Irvine, come here. I've ordered food from here for years and their pad thai has never disappointed me. It is reasonably priced, enough for two meals if you eat it alone. I've tried pad thai from a few other restaurants in Irvine (usually a mistake) and I believe that theirs has been the best in terms of taste, and meeting a consistent standard. The only other versions that can compare were served at more formal dining restaurants, which means pricier. I've taken to ordering my pad thai at the spiciest level and I believe it is just the right amount of spice. Not the crazy tongue burning, crying with regret spiciness, but as the cashier said, "a good burn." Love it. read more

Had great pad Thai!!! I will order a little more spicy next time. They messed up my order; no big deal just miss heard me. They quickly fixed it. This will be my go to place for to go Thai food. read more

Fast with phone orders and affordable, but they definitely cut corners with the large tom kha kai soup. I expected the usual bamboo, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and chicken in the soup. It was more than 50% onions and CELERY, of all things, and not a trace of bamboo or peppers was ever found. Mushrooms and chicken portions weren't even very generous. I think I had a small basil leaf in the bottom of the large cup that looked like it had been dried before, and I did not find lemongrass. The absence of common Thai elements in a simple soup tells me that the other food would suffer from the same fillers. That may be okay for newcomers to Thai cuisine, but I'm used to more traditional preparation. Giving two stars because the broth was flavorful (although it had heavy onion flavor) and was adequately spiced for medium. People who really love onions and dislike a lot of vegetables might enjoy this soup. I dislike onions, so half of my meal was a waste. read more

I used to come here once week when I was going through my thai food craze. I normally get the pad thai or pad see ewe. The food is priced reasonably tastes quite good. One thing I do wish was that they put more peanut in the pad thai. But normally I to-go the food home so I could add more peanuts if I wanted to. I used to try eat half and save the rest for later (so I wouldn't have to too cook), but most of the time i end up eating all of it. read more

I love pad Thai I also go to school across the street so it o'clock dinner is usually pad Thai. I've been here a few times and services really good. Tonight I ordered shrimp pad Thai medium heat and I got five pieces of shrimp baby shrimp. Last time I ordered I was under the impression of abundance of shrimp so today I'm a little disappointed. Medium heat has some kick I love it. I'll go back but maybe ask for more shrimp read more

Thai Spice - 5 baby shrimp??? What the heck? - Thai Near Me - Irvine, California

If you like spicy then your going to love this place. Seriously good!!!! The wings were spicy yet sweet with a good crunch on the outside. A definite must have read more

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Excellent food for a fair price. It does not take long for the food to be prepaired for an acceptable price.

I love their basil stir fry(pad ka prow) and pad kee mow. This is a fast food place, and I usually pick up. The alarm fire spice level is really spicy and that's what I get! I prefer the Jeffrey location to the one on Jamboree. read more

Have been dining here for 12 years , always satisfied when I leave. Thai tea with boba is life.

I have been going here since my UC Irvine days and now that i live in Irvine with my family, i still go here. Love the food.

Awful! Got pad Thai, it came out burnt! Chicken and noodles. The peanuts were somehow soggy. Didn't even taste like Thai food!

this place reminds me so much of college. its so nostalgic coming here. anyways, i always get the pad thai here with the mild or medium level of spice. the service here is always so friendly. you order once you come in and pay up front. they have Five Stars rewards program so you can rack up points for free stuff. there's more seating upstairs if you have a larger group. parking is in a plaza with Dunkin Donuts, adjacent to IVC. it gets a little crowded certain times of the day. read more

Surprisingly pretty good Pad thai and beef salad. The level of spice is no joke. I usually love spicy food, but for some reason I ordered a medium beef salad and that was burning. I ordered a Spicy thai spice fried rice and it was ok and not spicy? Weird . It didn't really have any flavor. It was just rice that was fried. Loll. The large thai tea was hugggeee and I think it was a 24 oz costing about 5$+ . Overall, I would recommend this spot for a quick lunch or dinner. The food was good but the restaurant itself was very very small. Like they remodeled a taco joint or something. Or maybe the rent is high. Who knows. .. 4stars! read more

Enjoy eating here whenever I'm in Irvine, great Pad Thai.

First time trying this spot since it's pretty close to UCI. I ordered the pad see ew with chicken, mild and it was okay. The spice was good for the mild but this place makes their pad see ew on the sweeter side. I prefer a more savory pad see ew. It was good serving portion which I appreciate. I ordered online for takeout and got my food immediately when I went to go pick up. I'd give it a 3/5. read more

Its good but not great Thai food. I've tried several of the Pad Thai's and I don't like their choice of chicken meat. Seems very inconsistent and scrappy? Honey jasmine tea is good though! read more

I came here during 7 pm after studying at my school library. This restaurant is right across the street from IVC so I walked there. When I came in, no one greeted me. The tables and restrooms are NOT clean. My arms kept sticking to the table which is disgusting and there is water everywhere on the restroom floor. Unbelievable. Anyways, I ordered a chicken fried rice with a spicy level of 4 out of 5. That is good that they put a lot of chicken in my plate, I felt like it's actually worth paying $8 for it. The spiciness is alright, thank goodness. It's like the best fried rice I have eaten so far. Finally when I walked out the door, I did not even hear a "goodbye" or "thank you" while I witnessed two men watching me leaving the restaurant. Wow... I have to think twice before coming back here again. read more

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The food here is disgusting. It seems like a 5 year old made it. No taste at all. The worst cuts of meat. Everything is overcooked. Inedible. Ordered delivery and literally through the entire order into the trash. That bad read more

I am a big fan of Thai Spice, large portions, cheap prices and good service. Can't get better than that!

Great service... Very accommodating when I asked if they had gluten-free dishes. They even asked if I had a reaction to peanuts. Nice atmosphere, even though small. Cozy seating outside. Will go back for sure!! read more

We only go here for their Pad Thai but love it! What I don't love is someone working food service whilst chewing gum. Big food service no no, not to mention real turn off. And by the way, a thank you when someone puts a tip in your jar assures it will happen again. read more

I placed an ordered over the phone for a Pad Thai with tofu, egg plant stir fry with chicken, and Tom Yum Soup with tofu instead of shrimp. The food was delicious and soup was one of the better Tom Yum soups I've had. The only reason why I'm giving this place four stars instead of five is because I still had to wait another 15-20 minutes or so despite calling in advance. read more

They have the best Pad Thai in town! Their prices are manageable, while their service is great. You can choose from different spice levels from the spicy to the really spicy. It's your call. read more

Not sure why I always get suckered into going to this godforsaken place. I will have to say NO to my wife for sure next time. Ordered 4 items including "A la carte Basil chicken" advertised for $6.95 on the site. Picked up the food and started driving home was curious as to why the bill was to high so looked at the receipt as I was driving and noticed that I was charged $9 for the basil chicken and the receipt read "basil chicken no rice" which led me to believe they charged me for a plate or a meal. Called the restaurant and was asked what I paid for he said A la carte when I tied to ask him why the receipt reads no rice and how much was A la Carte I was told sorry that's not what you wanted" CLICK!!! read more

Mediocre Thai food, hell, as a college student, I aint complaining for the convenience in the IVC / UCI area, I'd be down to come back when I get myself some more o those monthly coupons. read more