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White Elephant Restaurant

4.2 (284 reviews)
ModerateThai
Closed 4:30 pm - 8:45 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Casual
Quiet
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Joanna S.

A lovely family owned restaurant in a local strip mall. Attentive service. The menu is quite extensive, although many of the dishes are not my idea of Thai food. However, everyone liked the food. The seasonings seemed more sweet than Thai. I asked for medium spice level for my green curry dish, but it seemed bland, tasting mainly of coconut and a bit of spice. The atmosphere is very nice, with many live plants and Thai art pieces.

Monique F.

I have only about 45 mins for lunch break so it is always great to find amazing food and have it come out quickly. They have 3 course lunch menu which I ordered off. I order soup . salad and chicken basil as the main dish Coconut milk chicken soup. Fresh ingredients and smooth taste The salad was also super fresh. House made peanut dressing as well Chicken basil was hot and fresh. Very tasty and they made sure it wasn't too hot spicy. Would def return.

Drunken Noodle Lunch. Delicious. Wish they had add more vegetables then noodles :)

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Tamarind Chicken was excellent. Also Siam lamb. Excellent service. We will be regulars again.

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Outstanding Thai restaurant. Great food, excellent service, nice atmosphere. Usually reasonably quiet and not too crowded.

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It did shutdown for a bit but has re-opened under new management. Let's hope the quality remains the same!

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Fantastic. Best Thai food ever! Great service and huge portions in such a cool atmosphere.

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Amazing. Different. Impactful meal. Dine-in. And talk to the owner, interesting life.

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