January, 2023.

Finally found an affordable and delicious Thai food restaurant! This place is awesome. Parking is no problem, the staff are nice, the place is clean, and the food is awesome! I would say the prices for all the food are lower than average. The portions are huge too! I will be visiting this place again. Paid $29 for spicy noodles, chicken pad Thai noodles, and drinks. Very happy with my experience here.

Update: April 8, 2023.
I am convinced that this is the BEST Thai food restaurant in the area. The Jungles Curry blew my mind away. It was delicious! I've never had anything better. The bamboo shoots added a small crunch and the egg plant melted in my mouth like butter. The jasmine rice was perfectly cooked too. The mango with rice dessert and the golden fried banana with ice-cream dessert are a must! The customer service is impeccable too. Nothing but super kind, attentive, and hard working staff. I like the overall ambiance of the restaurant as well. Of course, it is always very clean. 100% recommend coming here, you won't regret it!

Of all the Thai restaurants I've been to, this place's mango sticky rice is my favorite. I always leave space for it. The food is also delicious. The wait staff is very attentive and friendly. It's a nice lunch date place.

Everything was Flavorful, tried the Tom Yum Soup, musan curry, crab fried rice, mango and shrimp curry! Came with jasmine steamed white rice. Service was quick, food came out within 15 mins. Restaurant was clean with decorative trimmings with Thailand influence

Very pleasant place, close to the medical center, nice atmosphere, OK service. The food was passable 3/5. The spring rolls were kind of bland and very loosely packed, the Pad Thai noodles appeared to be overcooked angle hair pasta swimming in a sickly sweet red sauce. The rest of the meal was otherwise OK. I likely would not go back to this resteraunt.

Pros: nice service, really good egg roll appetizer with sauce
Cons: glass goblets and paper plates and plastic forks? The flavors aren't as developed as other Thai restaurants we frequent. It's sad, I'm not even looking forward to eating my leftovers, which is usually such a fun thing about eating Thai food. Another thing is there is no bathroom.

I like the place, the food is great and the ambience is nice, the only thing is that sometimes there's a few flies flying around and it just becomes a nuisance. If they had ceiling fans or fans in general, that would definitely get rid of the flies.

I am here at Bamboo Garden Thai Cuisine, enjoying lunch. Today I ordered A Tomkha Soup, it has coconut milk base soup with mushrooms, galangal, cilantro, & lime juice. Choice of seafood combination. It is very deliciously tasty. I also ordered Pad Thai, it consists of stir-fried egg noodles in tamarind sauce with egg, green onions and bean sprouts, crushed peanuts. It is my first time tasting this meal courses & I am happily satisfied. Thank you Nick for taking my meal order you are very generous and humble. Thank you to all the staff in the kitchen as well for preparing the meals. Thank you so much & God Bless!

Our go-to spot for healthy Thai food! We love ordering the tom yum soup with chicken or pork, the garden delight with chicken, and BBQ chicken. Their pineapple fried rice, pad see ewe, and sticky mango rice (dessert) are equally delicious!

Seating is decent inside. Sometimes too quiet (no music playing). No patio seating. Restrooms located in community building (ask for key). Servers are always nice and one allowed us once to dine-in 5 minutes after kitchen's last call. There are always people walking up to register for take-out too.

The best spring rolls

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This place is amazing!! We had a delicious tom kha and pad thai! So good!!! 😍

I been so many Thai food resto but this is one of the worst!! The food is filled with MSG!! We order catfish dish but it taste like tilapia!!

Our go-to spot for healthy Thai food! We love ordering the tom yum soup with chicken or pork, the garden delight with chicken, and BBQ chicken. Their pineapple fried rice, pad see ewe, and sticky mango rice (dessert) are equally delicious!

Seating is decent inside. Sometimes too quiet (no music playing). No patio seating. Restrooms located in community building (ask for key). Servers are always nice and one allowed us once to dine-in 5 minutes after kitchen's last call. There are always people walking up to register for take-out too.

So peaceful here and service fast will come back!!

Everything is so cute and service came so fast! The ambiance was just so comforting and amazing.

Good thai place when in otay ranch.

I walked in there to check it out and the person at the front desk didn’t treat me like she wanted my business. I stayed for some time and sat down to give her the benefit of the doubt that maybe it was because she was busy. She didn’t offer water or said anything. It was not that busy. I waited and didn’t even get acknowledged. I got up, gave back the menu I had grabbed myself, and said thank you and left. I am very disappointed with the customer service. To be fair I did not try the food. Will not be returning since they treat new customers like they do not matter.

Love this restaurant food always taste fresh and you get your moneys worth!!

Do not order pad thai shrimp and beef. I took my boyfriend there to experience Thai food for the first time and the pad Thai only had 3 pieces of shrimp and 3 pieces of beef. He was like that was ok 😕 I won’t be cooking back here for pad Thai.

This Is Food Is Really Delicious As A First Timer Eating Thai Food Was A Pleasant Experience. The Atomphere Was Very Warm & Inviting. Service Outstanding. Bravo, Bravo, I Will Return.

We like this place, their food is pretty good with great taste and enough for one person or share for two.

I'll recommend their fried rice of any kind.

We love this place!

Great food

Great food and service!

This is some good Thai food, try some curry, some pad thai, and some

the best Thai food in all of San Diego..

Excellent service! The Papaya Salad was a nice start to our dinner. It was spicy at a 5 out of 10 spicy rating. The Mango Chicken was recommended by our server, Kako, and we loved the flavor! The Garlic Spareribs were tender and juicy. The Larb was a dish with finely chopped chicken with mild spices, served on a bed of lettuce and a few slices of cucumber. Can’t wait to return and try other dishes.

10/18/23:

Tonight, we’re trying the Thai Sesame Chicken and Ginger Salmon. The Thai Sesame Chicken had a sweeter flavor with the soy sauce. ITV was paired with broccoli crowns. I liken it to the Japanese style Shoyu Chicken in Hawai’i. The Ginger Salmon had a tartare flavor with a little sweetness to it. The salmon filet sat under a bed of sliced carrots, onions, bell peppers and mushrooms. GinaBee and I enjoyed both dishes.

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1/27/24

Tonight, I was hungry for something good cooked in with ginger. I dejected the ginger chicken. It came with carrots, Cellery and other veggies in a ginger sauce. It was delicious. My wife chose fried rice and shrimp. It was fantastic with mushrooms. For dessert, we enjoyed the fried bananas with three scoops of coconut ice cream. Excellent service.

Dined for dinner and take home leftover fried rice but my found multiple strands of hair when he was about to consume it the next day. Customer service is also not good..absolutely not returning!

Not parking friendly. Do not drive here.

Everything was Flavorful, tried the Tom Yum Soup, musan curry, crab fried rice, mango and shrimp curry! Came with jasmine steamed white rice. Service was quick, food came out within 15 mins. Restaurant was clean with decorative trimmings with Thailand influence

Food is so good. We loved every dish.

The duck was super tasty and the sauce savory.

The pork larb was spicy but kept me coming back for another bite.

I would rate this as my favorite Thai place south of the 8

Excellent! I visited while in town on business and thoroughly enjoyed it. Delicious food and friendly service.

The food is amazing always

The mango chicken will change your life.

Spicy noodles are fire, drunken noodles are great too. I also tried the mango orange chicken and it was bussin.
Edit:
Back a year later, at this point I have tried so many things on the menu. THIS PLACE IS THE BOMB! The staff are wonderful and always friendly. Would recommend this place to literally anyone. Satay Chicken will blow your mind too.

Very good neighborhood sit down resturant. Very authentic Thai food. Large menu selection. Generous portions. Quick service. Great flavors. - Jungle curry and penang curry tasted very similiar.

Best Chinese food in Ensenada.

I went here with a friend to try Thai food for the first time. It was a little over $20 for an order of duck Pad Thai after tax and tip. For $20, I would have expected the serving to be more substantial. The food itself was alright except for the duck, because a lot of the pieces had excess cartilage.

On the upside, the restaurant was super clean and the staff was nice.

I was craving for Thai food, and so we went on Mother’s Day. We were one of the three groups that came right when they open, We were showed to a table of five, and was given the menu right away. It did not take long for us to place our order. And so we waited. After, I believe about 25 or 30 minutes our appetizers was served, so in a blink of an eye appetizer’s gone because we were all starving. And so we waited for the main course. 45 minutes passed, no food was being served in our table, but they were serving food to people that came later than us. In fact one group already finished eating and left. My husband was already irritated and wanted to say something, but my son was calming him. After an hour and fifteen, my son stood up and told them we were leaving. The order taker, I believe he’s the son of the owner, went to the kitchen then came back, and said it’s ok for us to leave, and did not even ask for an apology. I supposed they haven’t even started to make our order. So we paid for the appetizers that we ordered and left. What an awful experience we had at the Bamboo Garden Thai Cuisine.
We were not able to eat, so I cannot answer the questions below.

The food has always been great! Love this spot for Thai food when I’m in Otay Ranch. My favorite is the yellow curry with mock duck.

The food is Fantastic and the portion sizes are big!

It took .ore than 1 hour to get my sushi.. poor service. I just did not like the atmosphere.. never come back to this place

Good food and service was good. Only 1 attendant/server was there and she was handling everything.

Of all the Thai restaurants I've been to, this place's mango sticky rice is my favorite. I always leave space for it. The food is also delicious. The wait staff is very attentive and friendly. It's a nice lunch date place.

January, 2023.

Finally found an affordable and delicious Thai food restaurant! This place is awesome. Parking is no problem, the staff are nice, the place is clean, and the food is awesome! I would say the prices for all the food are lower than average. The portions are huge too! I will be visiting this place again. Paid $29 for spicy noodles, chicken pad Thai noodles, and drinks. Very happy with my experience here.

Update: April 8, 2023.
I am convinced that this is the BEST Thai food restaurant in the area. The Jungles Curry blew my mind away. It was delicious! I've never had anything better. The bamboo shoots added a small crunch and the egg plant melted in my mouth like butter. The jasmine rice was perfectly cooked too. The mango with rice dessert and the golden fried banana with ice-cream dessert are a must! The customer service is impeccable too. Nothing but super kind, attentive, and hard working staff. I like the overall ambiance of the restaurant as well. Of course, it is always very clean. 100% recommend coming here, you won't regret it!

The best panang curry! So delicious, great prices. Love that they have so many protein options.

Perhaps we tempered our ordering too much but the dining experience was a bit run of the mill. Based on the reviews of others, expected something a bit more notable. Pleasant room and staff and we'll likely gove it another chance.

Good food, pricey

Every time I stop by, the employees are always so nice and the food and portions are fantastic!

Fantastic food. Go in or call for better neighborly prices. Noodles and fresh salad rolls are the best.

Terrible pad thai

The food was good and above average. The service was fast and friendly. Many vegan choices- be sure to tell the server your limitations. My woon sen noodles were good however a bit more oil than I prefer.

I'm really glad this place survived through covid. Best Thai place in South Bay area.

I heard that the workers here are Chinese so not sure if it's owned by Thai people are not. Based on their pad Thai recipe it was not authentic. I can see why people would still enjoy their food if they never grew up eating real Thai food... This is the first time I had it with thin pho noodles. The cuts of meats were not uniformly chopped up and was chewy. It looked and tasted like it was precooked. The flavors were too tart and the noodles were soggy plus the sauce was watery. Noodles easily broke apart. I asked for a level 6 spicy and it was not even a level 1. It even smelled like lemons. The flavor was okay but I wouldn't call it pad Thai. The fried rice was also soggy and bland. This is more like Asian fusion food but they tried I guess.

We’ve had the curry, wings, chicken dishes and fried rice, pork ribs and the star in my opinion is the fried dumplings! Very good authentic food and friendly quick service. Definitely a good place to eat!

I Love yellow curry chicken and this is one of my top 10 meals and it was just average.

I like the fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce.

Delicious food!!! The best!!!👌🏼

I know their food is so delicious but I had a very awful situation and This happen last night to me. They are so neglect. My husband order red curry duck. One spicy 🌶 and the other one “NO” spicy, (0) When I ate one bite I noticed is spicy then I feel reaction as my throat kind of close, shortness of breathing, immediately I drink one glass of milk and go outside for a walk… if you are allergic something don’t believe however they put in the Tupperware. If you have somebody test for you that is good.

Delicious great yummy food!
The service, my oh my!
Need to vine back soon!!!

I had the egg rolls and mango chicken, very tasty!

Had the yellow curry with chicken, it was delicious. Had level seven spicy, but I think I'll crank it up to nine next time. Friendly service.

Fast service and good food. Extensive menu which includes mock chicken and mock duck. Vegetarian options available.

I am here at Bamboo Garden Thai Cuisine, enjoying lunch. Today I ordered A Tomkha Soup, it has coconut milk base soup with mushrooms, galangal, cilantro, & lime juice. Choice of seafood combination. It is very deliciously tasty. I also ordered Pad Thai, it consists of stir-fried egg noodles in tamarind sauce with egg, green onions and bean sprouts, crushed peanuts. It is my first time tasting this meal courses & I am happily satisfied. Thank you Nick for taking my meal order you are very generous and humble. Thank you to all the staff in the kitchen as well for preparing the meals. Thank you so much & God Bless!

急にタイ料理が食べたくなり訪問。全体的にマイルドな味だったので、次は辛めを所望したいと思いました。

Great Thai food, super fresh made from scratch and extremely reasonable prices. Definitely would be back.

I ordered the pork belly bowl and it was $19 and I got 4 pieces of pork belly some carrots, broccoli and rice. When you see the picture you will see why I am so upset. My 1 year old grandson wouldn't have gotten full off of this.

Got some delicious fried dumplings and vegetable soup with tofu.

Absolutely amazing small business!!! When you go be prepared to wait, since they are a small business they usually have one waiter and several tables open, just be patient with them dont be a karen. Be patient because their food is absolutely amazing, I have never been disappointed.

Orange chicken is out of this world

And the tom yum
So delicious

Highly recommend this place for time and Chinese

Nice,good food,got busy,could have used another employee

Good Thai food. Remember to spice it up, it's mild on it's own.
However, the fish in that tank... I need to get a selfie with it!

Best Thai food 😋 ever.

Excellent Thai food. But terrible customer service

Pros: nice service, really good egg roll appetizer with sauce
Cons: glass goblets and paper plates and plastic forks? The flavors aren't as developed as other Thai restaurants we frequent. It's sad, I'm not even looking forward to eating my leftovers, which is usually such a fun thing about eating Thai food. Another thing is there is no bathroom.

Tom ka soup was super sweet not spicy or lemony pat see you was drenched in sauce not good at all service was ok food was terrible

Nice, clean, small restaurant in Chula Vista's Otay Ranch area. The woman behind the counter/waiting tables was friendly and helpful. I had the spicy noodles and larb salad and both were good. However... I asked for an 8 out of 10 on the spicy scale and I felt it was more like a 4. I guess it's better to err that way than to have it too hot. Maybe next time I'll ask for a 10.

Love this place it’s very small but definitely a great place to enjoy dinner with your spouse!
Food here is pretty good! I’ve ordered many different items off the menu and I’ve never had a bad experience with spice or curry! Whoever is back there cooking the dishes up knows what they are doing! I really enjoy eating here. Definitely recommend

Basil chicken wings and panang curry salmon are the best!

Customer service is terrible

This is the best Thai food we have ever tried! Without a doubt!!!!!

Food is decent. I don’t regret having tried this restaurant. It’s close and convenient.
However, theree is room for improvement:
1. When customers call to place an order, ask them for the level of spicy. I usually mention when I order Thai food but I was driving and I forgot to bring it up. Restaurant should ask.
2. Sticky mango rice was very dry.
3. This restaurant needs some love and some cleaning. There was a hand sanitizer bottle taped to a booth. Looked very messy.
4. Finally, the young lady working the front was leaving all the signed credit card receipts from past customers at the front table. I don’t think that’s professional. Also, then pens to sign those credit card receipts are not being sanitized.

Food was excellent. Reasonably priced. Took about 10 to 15 minutes from order to take out. Lots of variety. We will be back!

I didn’t think I was a fan of Thai food, but this place changed my mind. The curry and chili fried rice was amazing. I love the selection they have available, I will definitely be exploring this place more. So good!

BEST THAI FOOD IN CHULO VISTA. YUMMMYYYY

Not bad food for a small local restaurant.
A little hit and miss ... Some nights better than others, but never bad or inedible. Just a bit of a consistency problem.

They have a delicious menu! I loved the fried rice with pineapple!! The soup Tom kaa is amazing! 5 stars for this place, it’s worth their food

Great food and very friendly staff! Love that they are local.

Our family's Go-To restaurant for amazing Thai food! My mother's from Hawaii, and if you know.....there's a lot of legit Thai restaurants on Oahu. When my mom comes to visit us, she will ask to go to Bamboo Garden every visit. Prices are spit on fir really good Thai food. Our favorites are Mango Orange Chicken, Tom Yum soup (semi spicy option), Hawaiian Fried Rice, egg rolls, and Panang Curry. You won't be disappointed!

Delicious and fast service

Really delicious!😁💯

Would have been a nice experience, wide array of delicious food. Lost my appetite though because the server a.k.a cashier, was not friendly at all. She doesn't smile, gives monosyllabic answers and gives of this "I hate my job, not happy at all to be here" vibe. Whoever owns this restaurant should re-orient this lady and remind her to at least try to smile. Oh, and she coveniently placed the Menu folder right on top of my plate and utensils.

Food was delicious

The food is great. I recommend specially the Pad Thai.

Their Mango Chicken & Shrimp fried rice is amazing. 5 stars.
However, their mango chicken is not good at all. 1 star. Hence why I knocked one star off.

Meh not impressed by much here aside from the fat headed fish who lives there but apparently doesn't have a name.. how sad.. Make sure to ask them his name till they give him one. He deserves it. Maybe Einstein?

Yummy!

Food portions keep getting smaller.

Great food, great service!

Order over the phone, said 20 mins and now I've been waiting 40 mins. Only 2 people in the dining in.

They put artificial crab in Tom yum soup!

I go every week sometimes twice a week.

Great food! One of my favorite Thai spots! Tons of flavor.

Place is nice and clean. People nice. Mango chicken good. Tiger steak chewy so it was not good. Kinda of pricey for me. But my teenager likes.

Small place but very good food. Wait for the food wasn't long.

Very good food! Comfortable seating. Pleasantly suprised.

A delightful, cozy restaurant with a large menu with many vegetarian/vegan choices as well as the traditional beef, chicken, duck etc. Generous portions each enough for 2 people! Very reasonable prices. Overall a delight. The mango chicken is a favorite but you won't go wrong with any of the many dishes.

Always good service, good atmosphere and great food. Prices steady and good.

This place had great spicy chicken noodles, the heat was good i got a level 9 next time I will kick it up to 10 though. The place was clean and quite, service was good, parking was easy. I will definitely be back when I'm in the area.

Loved my larb salad and tom yum soup.

I am so happy to eat their food that I pick it up myself, so I can savor every bite in my room.

The food is very good, fresh made. Had the panang salmon, yum ! Also mixed veggie and chicken soup. It comes in a flaming pot.
Have tried many dishes, they are all great !

Quaint, nice decor, friendly associates, great Tai food, reasonable prices. You might have a wait at dinner time, but the wait is worth it. The SPICE level is up to you. You can choose NO SPICE, or up to LEVEL 10 spice. If you choose somewhere in between, you can always add more .

Great service. Food was great..

Yumi, que rica comida thai, muy bien servido y precios excelentes, definitivamente Regreso

The panang curry and the red curry was really good also thai fried rice. It's a shame that people rate this place 1 star. I always eat thai food and this is for sure a great quality food.

Phenomenal spot! Had minimal expectations walking in, but was quickly impressed. Zero wait at 5 on a Saturday, service was quick and excellent. Had a duck curry, so much umami and just the perfect amount of spice. Serving sizes we're good, and prices are fair. We will be coming back, maybe tomorrow...

Amazing Thai food 🤤🤤

The \"vegan\" tags are deceptive-- just one meal can be made without fish sauce. We truly valued that she informed us truthfully what could not be made without fish sauce, and so none of us got ill.

The food was ok, and the customer service was horrendous. If I could give a Zero on customer service, I would. She didn’t greet us, or say anything except when she asked for our order. When we asked/gave something to her, she never said “please”, or “thank you”. She’s lucky I tipped her $3 on my order.

Delicious chicken in mango sauce, good Pad thai, nice cozy place.

Food wasn't good. They are not very friendly either.

Delicious Thai food, extremely genuine fantastic flavors, the Tom yum soup was out this world, the yellow curry with fresh veggies was so yummy.I'll highly suggest it.

Enjoyed the soups. And stir fry chicken

Waited 10 mins to be seated while restaurant was not full, and waited another 20+ mins at the table. Didn't even gave us a glance while we tried to make an eye contact. Walked out with frustration after wasting half an hour. I saw that another customer was waiting to get a check and make a payment while we were there(30+ min) but failed.

Food is very expensive but its worth it

Muy buen sabor y servicio rápido y precios. Recomendable

The food was ok.
The customer service needs work. Smile, say please and thank you.

My veggies wraps had hair wrapped around. And they still had the audacity to charge me for it.. Not going to be returning.

Food was just ok. What i really didn't like was that my food was more expensive than it is listed in the online menu. It also says lunch specials come with soup and egg roll, i was given neither. I feel shortchanged, so it's hard too give a good review. There are other better thai spots in Chula Vista

The chicken combo plate was Good