I don't usually write a review without a photo, but I felt compelled to share how impressed I was with the wonton soup. Wow, hands down, it was some of the best wonton soup I've had in a very long time. The broth was extra hot, rich, and delicious, yet the vegetables still stayed perfectly crisp. The wontons were al dente, slightly chewy in the best way, and so satisfying. It was the kind of comfort food I didn't even know I needed. I will definitely be going back for more. Sorry I ate it so fast, I forgot to take a photo read more

Located on Arrow Hwy & Irwindale Ave. near the Jack in the Box with plenty of parking. First time eating at Trendy Thai, and I'm obsessed (as a Thai food lover). Authentic food, definitely one of the best I've had. I tried their 'Pineapple Fried Rice', which consists of chicken, shrimp, roasted chili, curry powder, and cashew nuts, accompanied with an Iced 'Thai Tea'. Simply delicious with fresh ingredients. Welcoming and friendly service. The restaurant is clean and organized. Overall, I had a great lunch experience here and can't wait to return and try other menu items. read more

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Hadn't been in a while, ordered two of their popular dishes to go. I called it in, and was ready by the the time I arrived. The chicken fried rice was a good portion but not too much chicken. The beef pad see ew noddles tasted fresh and had plenty of veggies. The red hot sauce had a major taste of vinegar, wish it didn't because I wasn't able to use it to give it a kick to the dishes. Parking is shared with many other restaurants, so I had to park on the side of the building. read more

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Love the service, love the food, love that it's a hole in the wall spot. Don't sleep on their tofu/eggplant dish as well as their curry. CHEF'S KISS! read more

Our fav Thai spot!! Everything's delicious and the service is friendly and fast! Thank you to the staff and cooks! read more

Trendy Thai - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

I've ordered from Trendy Thai multiple times over the past 3 years. Their cashew chicken is amazing. All their dishes are well made and priced very low. The service was very fast and friendly. read more

Trendy Thai - Cashew Chicken - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Rarely say this, Hidden gem. I genuinely come to this place for the cleanliness and delicious food. Service is always attentive and top notch attitude. Restaurant is always real clean and taken care of. Tried different vegetarian dishes when I come and always rotate for what craving I have. All real good with clean ingredients, never too oily. Vegetables are always cooked exactly how they should be. Thank you Trendy Thai! read more

Trendy Thai - Spicy Eggplant Tofu without bell peppers - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

This is a mom and pop restaurant. The food is good food and at a reasonable price point. The yellow chicken curry came with a side of rice. I left happy. Definitely try them out. read more

This place was wonderful. The food was delicious, the price was right and the people who work there were very friendly. I had never had Thai coffee before, and I can't stop thinking about how yummy it was. I will definitely go here again if I'm ever near the area. read more

I had to organize a last minute holiday party for my company and I found Trendy Thai on Yelp! I called in in about three days in advance to place a large order for 50 people and Trendy was able to accommodate on short notice. I was very appreciative, especially since this was around the holidays. They were about to delivery to my workplace which was about 17 miles away from their location. I placed an order for about 12 large trays of food (I think 1 large tray can feed up to 5 - 6 people) and was even given suggestion based on dietary restrictions. The portions were generous and food was superb! Flavorful and still fresh by the time it arrived. Catering came with serving utensils, plates, plastic cutlery and an assortment of condiments: chili, soy sauce, sweet & sour sauce, etc. I didn't have to worry at all. I was busy facilitating the event at work but they were so quick to set up everything with little instructions. I just pointed to a table and everything was set up in five minutes. They labeled the trays for visibility as well. If you want a seamless catering experience for a special occasion, corporate party, or just for convenience, I would highly recommend Trendy. They made the experience so easy and their customer service was excellent. I'll definitely be placing more orders here! read more

Trendy Thai is delicious! Always fresh. Great customer service. Very clean restaurant. They are always wearing masks and keeping the restaurant clean. Great selection of vegetarian dishes. However, you can make anything veg by asking for veggie or tofu instead of a meat option. This is what I do often. This is an overdue review so I've posted several photos of yummy dishes. My kids' favorites: cashew chicken and pad see ew beef+shrimp. My favorites: spicy salad (I get it with tofu but it's good with any choice), wonton soup, spicy eggplant, and ESPECIALLY kee mao chow mein (veggie or tofu but delicious with shrimp or anything you choose!). That's if you like spicy read more

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A family owned business and very friendly staff. They have always been accommodating when I would stop by. Food is always made to order and the flavors are unforgettable. I wish they bottled up that spicy eggplant sauce and sold it! Will be coming back for as long as I can. read more

Seriously, my only complaint about Trendy Thai: WHY U NO OPEN FOR DINNER? Thus and thus, this is an outstanding place to enjoy a delicious and affordable Thai lunch (or late breakfast, if you're into that sort of thing :). The menu is diverse-- you'll find your favorites on here like Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, various curries. But there are also a couple of unique dishes here like the Salmon curry, and a fresh take on Tom Kha Gai (their "Tom Khar" soup.). Additionally, a whole section of the menu features vegetarian dishes that are fresh, tasty, and surprisingly large considering the menu prices. If you've read any of El Gigante Picante's other reviews, you might remember I'm a bit of a spice junkie; Trendy did not disappoint in this regard, either. I asked for "native spice" level, and they got my nose running in just the right way. Bring on the endorphins for lunch, baby. Honestly, look past the simple exterior of this place in a strip mall that seems, in turn, out of place in a rather industrial part of town. This is a very good Thai place for a quick and low-key lunch... better yet, order to go, and take it home for a nice dinner on your couch with loved ones. read more

Trendy Thai hit the spot on a Friday afternoon. I was in the area and Yelp to the rescue. Everything we ordered for lunch was amazing. It was so good that I forgot to take photos before diving in. John, the owner, was so helpful and gave great recommendations. We had egg rolls with plum sauce and calamari to start. That plum sauce was heavenly. I ordered a few things to try since it was my first time. With the help of John, I had their spicy eggplant with tofu, yellow curry with tofu, and shrimp pad see you. Oh my goodness. Everything was outstanding but the spicy eggplant with tofu was extraordinary. It was hands down my fave! Would I order it again? Absolutely! I'll definitely be back to try more things off their menu, but I'm a creature of habit and will probably order the same thing again. Thank you Trendy Thai for a memorable experience! read more

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Finally jumping on the Yelp bandwagon. Been coming here since Sam the previous owner and continued to do so when the new owner took over several years back. I met the new owner and most of the family. The restaurant had a major work done. Carpet floor replaced by tiles, walls painted with earth tone colors, countertop cashier area redone. Now moving on to the good stuff-food. This place is as authentic Thai as you can get and I have had my fair share of Thai Dishes throughout the world including several trips to Thailand herself. By far one of the best tasting, flavorful dishes in the area. I have had EVERYTHING on the menu from Tom Yum, Trendy Fried Rice, Curries to Pad Kee Mao just to name a few. Makes my mouth watery just thinking of their menu and wait...there is more. Since it is cooked to order, you can customize it. I've always ordered Pad Kee Mao and Spicy Chicken with extra basil and they always accommodated my request. Talk about service right. I have had my fair share of international dishes and for Thai food, I would always compare other places to Trendy Thai. That should say something about this restaurant. I always ended up leaving this restaurant completely satisfied. Overall, good attentive services, clean facility and authentic made to order dishes. Highly recommended as I have done to friends and family when they are in the neighborhood. Also for those that give out 1 star when dining out (probably don't even tip)...they should just stay home and cook for themselves... and that is my OPINION. read more

Trendy Thai - Spicy Ck - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Under new ownership? That's the rumor and possibly right. We were the only ones in the restaurant at 6pm on a Monday night, so they definitely don't have a dinner rush. Food was good, but the dip in rating was for the service. Considering we were the only ones there, it would not have been hard to keep me happy. Ask me once if I'm ok and check my water glass, other than that I'm really low maintenance. Did not check on us until we were almost done with our food and was also missing in action most of the time. I was looking for one thing, the green Chile's that I'm used to seeing along with the other spices at the table, but by the time she checked on us, we were done with our food. I assumed the new ownership did away with the green Chile's, but when I asked she said they were put away. At 6pm? Didn't even offer us option of asking if we needed anything while we were eating? As you will see from the pictures, the server uses the time for homework, which is none of my business, but even if she was sitting at her computer that would have been better than her not being available at all. At least if she was working on her laptop, She would have been close enough to ask for service. At one point, I was going to yell out loud to the kitchen for service and the green Chile's. This used to be a favorite go to for Thai, but if service is going to suck this bad, there are other places to try that are also nearby. read more

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Seafood soup the best and the spicy Hot Basil Fried Rice chicken 10 stars, service excellent

Went for wonton soup and they were quick and the food was delicious. The workers there were super courteous and I plan on returning. Support local businesses! read more

Hands down the best Thai food in town. Ugh, everything on the menu is seriously so bomb. From the curries, noodles, spicy chicken, all AMAZING. I'm here at least once a week, if not twice lol. I order the spicy chicken on days I don't feel like eating my boring meal prep. Food tastes clean & fresh unlike other Thai places nearby. Customer service is great. I wish they were open on weekends but with Covid & everything, im happy they're open period.I highly highly recommend giving this place a shot! read more

Food is delicious and service is always prompt and friendly staff. Ambiance is nice, clean quiet.

Great food great service .... really friendly server. But but but .... here is one thing You will have to wait 30-40 mins just to get food even when they are not busy ..... but food quality and taste is excellent read more

Trendy Thai - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Very good quality food, only downside is their molasses paced service. Geeshhh. But I think having enough time to dine here with good company can make up for their slow turnaround time from ordering to getting your food. read more

One of my favorite types of food is actually Thai because of the various spices and scents that make the food super flavory. Therefore, I came upon this restaurant for lunch with my coworkers. I was expecting some kind of lunch special with soup and salad but it was just entrees on their regular menu. My coworker and I order the spicy basil chick, cashew chicken, chicken curry and the fried rice special. When the meal came out the presentation didn't look like Thai food. Our plates was was doused with red spicy sauce and very wet. The chicken fried rice was plain but it had beef on top for garnish. The food was average and we don't think we will be coming here again. read more

Everything was so delicious l def recommend this thai food place ! The restaurant was very clean too.

This review is so shocking to me to even write but I just had to... Me and my family have been loyal to this place for 10+ years. My uncle even became close to a cook from years ago and he came over to our house to cook us thai food. This is how much we loved this place. They got new owners about two or three years ago and although they remodeled really nice.. the quality of their food dropped so bad... I no longer think about coming here when I crave thai food. Their food seems to be lazily done, watery, no flavor, and burned. So sad to see this happen to mine and my families favorite restaurant growing up. read more

Very good food! Calamari was amazing! Tom yum seafood was very tasty and broth was very flavorful! Seafood pad Thai was also very good and service was great! Can't wait to come back! read more

Wow!!! What a change. I live in the area and have been coming here for years. This place got a face lift. The once spotted carpet is now replaced by brown wooden decor tiles. The walls are nice & clean and I look forward to seeing the fresh flowers on the tables every time I eat there. Everything about this place have gotten better. Services and food are always made fresh to order. The cook Mai is very accommadatimg. Once in a while she'll come out and ask if everything was ok and I appreciate that. My favorite dishes are: spicy chicken, pad see ew, shrimp fries rice..etc but my go to plate is drunken noodles or pad lee maow. Highly recommend if you are in the mood for some good Thai food. read more

Trendy Thai - Ck pad kee maow - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Trendy Thai is located in a small plaza near the corner of Irwindale Ave and Arroyo Hwy. It's a small little restaurant with about 10 or so tables inside. Don't get me wrong, I believe the food here was pretty good. I had the Chicken Pad Thai and I loved it. I've came here about three times and my experience here was always subpar. The food here is not the reason i'm giving them two stars, but its the service. I normally come here around lunch time between the hours of 12-2PM and its usually fairly empty. However every time we came here, it would take roughly 20-30 minutes before we get our food. Service was always excruciatingly slow and it's definitely a huge deal when you have limited time for lunch. After waiting about 30 minutes (4 out of 5 of us had already gotten our food) the server comes out and asks my coworker if it's okay to replace white rice with brown rice for her dish because they ran out of white rice. Let's just say, it took another 15-20 minutes after everyone else was done eating before she got her dish. The server and kitchen definitely should and could have informed her earlier if they are low on white rice. Another occasion, me and the co workers were craving some thai food for lunch. We decided to call our order in about 30 minutes before hand, because we didn't want a repeat of what happened last time. The restaurant wasn't busy when we arrived, and we had to wait an additional 20 minutes before we got our food. Please bare in mind that this was only for a chicken pad thai and cashew chicken. Overall I thought the quality for the food was decent, however the kitchen definitely needs some work. It feels like if there's only one slow chef cooking and prepping for the entire restaurant. That might be acceptable if the chef can keep up the pace, however the chef here just can't. If you have the luxury of time to bare through the slow kitchen, then give this place a shot. Otherwise, I would steer clear from trendy thai if you're limited on time. read more

Trendy Thai - Chicken Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

We were in the area and was craving Thai food, stumbled upon this place on Yelp and we're so glad we did!!! The reviews don't lie, the food is amazing and tasty!! We got beef pad see yew and hot basil fried rice and both were delish! They also practice all the safety covid protocols. We'd definitely be back to try other items on their menu! Also supporting small businesses during these times read more

I can't believe how busy this place is! It was 11:30 and it the place was filling up fast. So fast, that a few people who ordered before us had left because they were on a time constraint. Well, so were we. Ken, Sylvia, and I made it here just a tad before the crowd and it does take a bit of time for them to acknowledge you because there are only two ladies taking orders. Most of the dishes like the ones we ordered were $7.50 each. I had the spicy chicken , Ken had the pad see you (yes, that is how they spell it here on their menu) and Sylvia had the pad thai. My plate of food came about 15 minutes later, it wasn't piping hot nor was it tasty, it was just ok. It seems like they use frozen breast chicken pieces here because it was a tad dry and unflavorful. It had a little heat but nothing that will compare you to the authentic Thai food places. My buddy Kenneth wanted me to take a bit of his pad see you (yes, we're tight like that) and made sure I put my judgement on this review. It was better than my chicken dish, had a lot more flavor than mine food but it was nothing out of the ordinary. The only plus here was we ate and made it back to his work across the street all within an hour. Either they need to rent out the empty space next door or I'll have to open up my own shop so I can help alleviate the hungry crowds. read more

I had the pad Thai and loved it! I would recommend to anyone! I work nearby and will be going here more often!

My girlfriend and her friends all eat here for lunch, she kept wanting to take me here and we finally got around to it. We ordered fried wontons for an appetizer, and with the hot sauce they had on the table they were very good. My girlfriend and her friend both ordered beef salad which they seemed to like, and we all split the trendy thai fried rice. The rice was very good and flavorful. As for my dish, i ordered the spicy chicken dish. When it came out it looked very good, pieces of chicken and peppers, onions and jalapenos sitting in a spicy red sauce. The sauce smelled and tasted delicious, not super spicy, but spicy with excellent thai flavor. Combined with the rice i will be reluctant to try anything else the next time i dine there. And thai tea :) read more

LET ME TELL YOU THIS PLACE IS AMAZINGGGGG!!!! There's so much to love when one comes to this spot. The workers are insanely helpful and kind, and the food is beyond expectation. Authentic and flavorful are two main words I would use to describe not only the cuisine, but the atmosphere of Trendy Thai overall. I came just to try their Pad Se Ew and Hot Basil Fried Rice and ended up falling in love with their curry and tofu as well. My sister was actually the one who told me about this spot and it's become one of my top favs, if you want genuine, flavorful, and fresh Thai food, give this place a try. Also, love that this is a local family owned business as well, so if you're big on supporting your community and want your bill/tips to actually make an impact on the business, COME THRUU ON THIS ONE!!! read more

Great food, fresh, not greasy, full of flavor. Small business and glad we got to go and support it. Definitely would come back. Our pictures were after we started so it doesn't look fancy like when we 1st got it. Give it a try, food was hot and delicious. read more

Trendy Thai - Garlic green bean and shrimp & Pad Kee Mao with beef - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Worst service I've ever experienced, sat down for 20 minutes without even being acknowledged. Would put 0 stars

First of all I wanna start by giving out 5 s to this amazing restaurant that recently got upgraded. Now talking about food their drunking nds are the bomb. The flavor of the the basil combined with riped tomatoes and fresh onions are amazingly flavorful. Wanna call my #1 noodle dish at trendy rest. Secondly, will be Tom yum soup or Potak. The mixing of all the herbs together brings a unique and flavorful to your taste buds. Specially if it is spicyvi like spicy . Gotta definetly try more dishes from the menu. Staff are very friendly and the owner is always there to satisfy your appetite. Definetly wil recomend this place to anyone who is willing to try real authentic and flavorful thai food. read more

Trendy Thai - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Food was alright. I gave them an additional star for having mushroom sauce to use to make dishes vegetarian. Not very authentic. Uses regular broccoli and carrots in pad see eww instead of Chinese broccoli (gai-lan). read more

1 star: I like super fast and super FRIENDLY service. :) Owner speaks Thai and English very well and made you feel at home and very much at ease. 1 star: They adjusted the spicy level for me since I am terrible with spicy hot food (but I still want to try new dish despite my spice handicap...). 1 star: The plating was neatly arranged and beautifully decorated. See photo. This dish is visually pleasing and it made me drool... (Still drooling, even after I've finished my dinner...) 1 star: I ordered a salmon green coconut curry. I like how the two went well together. Upon the first look, I thought the coconut curry sauce was rather light; however, upon tasting it, the sauce is very much full of flavor and I wouldn't trade it any other way. There are just enough sauce, fish, mixed veggies and rice for me to finish everything altogether all the way to the end of the meal. The menu is rather light as the restaurant is catered to non-Asian (and definitely non-Thai people, as commented by my Thai student); however, the quaint interior decor much made up for that. I'd definitely recommend that you check this nook on Arrowhead Hwy, if you're ever in the area. Just remember that it is in the corner plaza on Arrowhead Hey and Irwindale. Don't overshoot to the next plaza just b/c Google Map said so, like I did and had to bust a u-turn. Those two plazas don't connect. read more

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I called in a pick up for lunch. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the place got a face lift! A major one too. It looks like they repainted and pulled the carpet. It looks way better than before. I didn't even know they went through renovations. It must have be done overnight or something. I eat here pretty often since it's close enough to home and one of the better Thai restaurants around here. I recommend getting the spicy chicken!! You won't be disappointed. Good food. Clean restaurant, fast and efficient service. Really good lunch spot for the working ones in that area since they're really quick with their service. Oh, and they deliver! Which is always a plus one. read more

Trendy Thai - Looks like they upgraded their floors. It's spotless now! - Thai Near Me - Irwindale, California

Randomly stopped by on a Saturday night with my family and was pleasantly surprised. The pad Thai was really good, one of the best I've had and I've had a lot of pad Thai! We also got the pad kee mao and hot basil fried rice. Both were also delicious! I suggest asking for a fried egg on top of the fried rice. It is a small family owned business and the owner is really sweet and service is great. The food is really fresh and a hidden gem for Thai restaurants around the area. I can't wait to come back and try other items on the menu. read more