Casual Thai spot for curries, fried rice, coconut dishes & lunch combos in a warm, sit-down space.
If you don't want to deal with food poisoning, DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT......Absolute worst! I ordered my food with steamed vegetables as a side order. You won't believe what I found in my vegetables.....WORM! That means they didn't wash the vegetables properly......who knows what else about their food or their cooking that's not done properly. Please see attached picture, so you'll know I'm not making this up. The waitress had the effrontery to say that the worm is an indication that the vegetable is "organic"......Nonsense! Simply put....If you want to eat at this restaurant, eat at your own risk.
My wife and I came here a little over a week ago for the first time and this place did not disappoint! This place was super delicious!!! We started with the Thai Egg Rolls and they were very good! They even had extra sweet and sour sauce on all of the tables, which is always a plus! I ordered the Garlic and Pepper Delight and my wife ordered the Yellow Curry and added Pineapple. I cannot express enough how good our food tasted! Highly recommend coming to eat here at Best Thai Cuisine!
Amazing amazing food! Amazing atmosphere and great service as well! Food was served pretty quickly! All the flavors were delicious! Thank you so much!! I’m vegan as well and they easily accommodated!
Only been here twice, but the place overall is very nice. The environment, its all very unique and gives a home-y feeling. The service is great, the waiters and waitresses are very sweet, always approaching the table with a smile and welcoming you to their restaurant. The food is great here, the crab fried rice comes in a big portion and very flavorful, as well as their vegetable dumplings. Their thai milk tea and iced coffee are great, and if i didn't live so far, id come here more often. Don/Dawn was a really sweet waitress, always happy and made small talk.
After moving here from an area with great Thai restaurants, I have to say this is indeed the best Thai restaurant in Riverside. I gave up on finding good Thai locally after some bad experiences, but today’s Pad See Ew makes me so glad I decided to try to find a good place once more. Excellent.
This Thai restaurant was very exceptional, beautiful, inexpensive prices, high quality, and the taste was very delicious. It is one of the best Thai restaurants in Riverside, CA. We recommend Pad Thai, Coconut Water, Fried rice, and Fried chickens. It was a wonderful dinner of a night vacation.
very cozy restaurant. clean. good food, nice service. Big portions. We love the BBQ chicken and the green bean pik king.
After moving here from an area with great Thai restaurants, I have to say this is indeed the best Thai restaurant in Riverside. I gave up on finding good Thai locally after some bad experiences, but today’s Pad See Ew makes me so glad I decided to try to find a good place once more. Excellent.
Amazing amazing food! Amazing atmosphere and great service as well! Food was served pretty quickly! All the flavors were delicious! Thank you so much!! I’m vegan as well and they easily accommodated!
Best Thai food in Riverside County
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Been coming for years, for just a few basics like Tom kha Kai and larb. Love chicken on sticks appetizers with their mini salad and peanut sauce. Tried other places, no comparison. Prices pre-covid were outstanding…
Only negative is too little servings for the price
Food is very delicious. Menu has a wide variety of choices. Will definitely go back to try other dishes.
I purchased take out. Food is very yummy. Very consistent flavor year over year
Everything was great, especially the food portion ❤️❤️
If you don't want to deal with food poisoning, DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT......Absolute worst! I ordered my food with steamed vegetables as a side order. You won't believe what I found in my vegetables.....WORM! That means they didn't wash the vegetables properly......who knows what else about their food or their cooking that's not done properly. Please see attached picture, so you'll know I'm not making this up. The waitress had the effrontery to say that the worm is an indication that the vegetable is "organic"......Nonsense! Simply put....If you want to eat at this restaurant, eat at your own risk.
Good and clean environment for the family
Dropping off our oldest at UCR today and came for lunch. We're going to come back to visit him more often now just so we can come back to Best Thai. 😁
I have eaten at this restaurant twice, and both are disappointed with the food quality. The first time, the food was too salty. The second time, the food was too sweet.
This place never disappoints. Been coming here for years and the quality has never changed. Only place that rivals this place is Little Buddha in Eastvale, but come to find out one of the chefs works at both places.
Genuinely exceptional food. You don’t realize how nice it is when every part of a curry comes together until you take a bite and the chicken is tender, the bell peppers are softened but still have a lovely crunch, and the peas are bright and firm. The pad thai has a great tang to it. Real nuance and deliciousness here.
This is the best food I have ever had. Words can't do it justice. You have to have it. For yourself. I can't wait to go back. Thank you.
Good place for Thai food. We have been there several times and the food has been great every time. Great service too.
Worst customer service!!!
Horrible customer service
Best Thai is the best Thai in the area. Always seated and greeted so quickly. Food comes out so fast. Service is always great. We come once every week or two. The food is so flavorful and everything we have tried has been delicious. My personal favorites are the Massaman Curry and the Khao Soi. This place is a must try if you are in the area.
Friendly staff and delicious food. Can't get much better.
Delicious food, been going here for 10 years.
The Tom Ka soup is the best in town.
Me and my wife decided to place a order for pickup, this was our first time ever ordering so my wife had a few questions about their menu. The lady that answered the phone was very RUDE, IMPATIENT and has no customer service skills at all. The lady that answered the phone rushed my wife , at the end of the conversation she hung up on my wife, are you kidding me? Is that how you treat a customer? You didn't even give my wife a total and most importantly never told us what time the food will be ready. We had to call back and ask how long it's gonna be how embarrassing for a customer to be treated like that! Food was mediocre small portions and expensive I will NEVER COME BACK , I DONT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL.
My date and I love trying out new places to eat. So on a Thursday day out we decided on having Thai, and after a couple of minutes of searching in the immediate area we both decided on Best Thai Cuisine.
We got to the restaurant and after a short wait we were sat. After a few minutes of looking at all their choices we decided on the Thai BBQ Chicken, Pad See Ew for my date and the Tom Kha Kai for myself.
The BBQ Chicken was deliciously seasoned and moist we both agreed. When our main courses came the food looked perfect, hot and the aroma coming off peaked the senses.
Her Pad See Ew was with Beef and it was so tender and juicy that the combination of flavors and ingredients married so well. This I gather by her verbal approval of her dish on several occasions 😄
Lastly was the Tom Kha Kai, oh my god I have had my fair share at different places and I can honestly say it scores 9.5. The burst of flavor was light yet creamy, sweet yet tart. I would come back to this place next time I'm in town.
Overall my date and I agreed to be back next time around. It was that good.
Super yummy food I actually went back the next day for another meal. Great service. Very friendly. Definitely will be going back if I’m in that area again.
Really good Thai food. Crowded at early lunch hour is a testament for how good it is. Fast, affordable, and tasty. Significant portions and they don’t skimp on the protein.
The food is super delicious I always have to go at least once a week. The service is pretty fast and they usually get all the orders correct. Good for lunch dates.
Came durring lunch hour. It gets very busy!
My wife and I came here a little over a week ago for the first time and this place did not disappoint! This place was super delicious!!! We started with the Thai Egg Rolls and they were very good! They even had extra sweet and sour sauce on all of the tables, which is always a plus! I ordered the Garlic and Pepper Delight and my wife ordered the Yellow Curry and added Pineapple. I cannot express enough how good our food tasted! Highly recommend coming to eat here at Best Thai Cuisine!
Best in town
Good Thai
Thank you for creating an enjoyable place and good food!
Very good authentic Thai food
Had the best server, by the name Shaitoh, she was funny and incredibly friendly and the food was delicious
Til next time!
Delicious Thai cuisine, attentive service, and a cozy atmosphere. I love the Spicy coconut curry with shrimp. The shrimp are perfectly cooked and the broth is rich and flavorful.
Went there at lunch because the pictures here on Google Map, they use the same sauce for different dishes, added too much salt so added extra sugar to cover it, not nasty, but didn’t taste good.
best pad thai i've had. service was great.
The people that work there are super rude!! Service was mediocre and they charge $20 a plate and serve you like they are going hungry! I don’t know what happened, me and my family used to come often- this was our last time. Too many AMAZING THAI RESTAURANTS TO EXPLORE!!! 💕
Absolutely no customer service. All of our orders came real small and we asked (for one of the dishes- for a bit more tofu and we were denied. We were told we needed to get a full order. We are not coming back.
Amazing and delicious food, but service could have been better.
DONT GO THERE!!!! Very bad customer service. Didn’t like one food and request it to be substitute to something else. Manager said I won’t and I was dining there not like picking up food or brought it back. Worst customer service. Never coming back.
Authentic Thai food 6good service - come here when we're in the neighborhood.
I would never ever going to eat this place..the food is ok but the waiter and waitress are so freaking rude.
Wow, incredible, everything was amazing!! Will be back!! The banana desert with coconut was amazing!! I could live & eat here all day and night!!
Best Thai Cuisine.... was just O.K. Thai Cuisine.
Nothing to write home about.
Curriesw
Were a bit watery.
They quality of the dishes are not as good, just 2 bad experiences in a row.
Great food and polite staff. Take out it's always ready when they say it is. It is easy to place a phone order and pick it up.
Good food. A little pricey but it's good quality and portions are decent, you'll be full but won't have leftovers to take home
Given the calibre and taste of the food, it's worth every penny. So go ahead, make that reservation and treat that special someone to a memorable dining experience.
Best Thai Cuisine in Riverside has an extensive and authentic Thai menu with a large amount food and excellent pricing. My wife and I both had Pad Thai with both chicken and shrimp. It was delicious. I can happily recommend this place.
Absolutely delicious! We ordered the spicy coconut yellow curry happy meal and garlic pepper chicken happy meal which came with choice of soup or salad, pad Thai noodle, rice, veggie egg roll and cookie. Both were fresh and delicious. Portion were big! Pad Thai noodles and salad were amazing. Highly recommended!
Always good food.
It's OK, differently not the best .
First time eating here... 10 out of 10, they get a BIG 10!! Definitely will be back. 💛😁
Hidden gem. Truly the BEST THAI in Riverside. This place is busy enough that you know the food is good but not so busy that there is a long wait. They are accomodating to diet restrictions and honest if they can not adjust the meal. I have yet to eat anything I do not like. Parking is plentiful, and the bathroom is clean.
They call it Best Thai for a reason. It’s the best. At least my garlic pepper chicken in house made sauce was. WOW!
It is not the same place that used to be, the prices are overfetched and the quality has gone down. Call from 1-820
Came here for lunch and ordered the garlic pepper with chicken lunch special. It came with a side salad with peanut dressing. Wow, everything is delicious.
This is the 2nd time I coming here. I'm not in this area that often, but I'd highly recommend this place if you're craving Thai.
The staff was very friendly and attentive from beginning to end. Thank you so much for a great meal.
First time here. Forgot to take pictures. But everything was tasty, and the service was good. When they say level 5, they mean it, so be careful. The cashew chicken and Tom ka soup was good. Will definitely be back.
Thai cruises are the best. "Best Thai Cuisine"1
I previously went back to this restaurant to give it another shot and it is amazing. The tea is the best in Riverside… Although there is the gentleman that works there and then the lady who also works there I believe between like Thursday to Sunday or Monday who isn’t as nice as I would. Hope they would be to me and my family but the other ladies that work there are amazing. They’re very kind and warming and their hospitality is very endearing which keeps me going back for more but it really is the food. The food is definitely delicious and taste like real Thai food. It is cooked to its finest ingredients and I do recommend this a 10 out of 10 food wise, and those ladies that make it a very welcoming experience.
Best Thai food around Riverside indeed.
Spring roll was delicious!!
Still my favorite Thai food
Do not go here. They stole my money. Went here for Father’s Day and the the bill came out to $65 and my bank account was charged for $75. I clearly have the receipt on what I was charged for but somehow my bank was charged for $10 over.
Ordered takeout. Awesome Thai! Great service. Friendly staff. Definitely going back
Best Thai food in Riverside for sure. We always come here for the pad thai, clear noodle soup, and boba. Always hot, filling, delicious food. Be wary that it's pretty busy at lunchtime on weekdays with everyone coming in from work!
Wonderful food
Food is good but portions have gotten smaller while prices have gone up. Sign of the times. Maybe I was just very hungry. 😀
I've tried numerous Thai restaurants around Riverside and this is hands down one of the better restaurants. The food was cooked fresh and our server was attentive. The pad Thai was delicious. Pad see ew was tasty. I'll definitely be back.
I used to go there but it's been some time since, I was disappointed found it a bit overpriced and the food changed
Good writer and food is good curry mmm
Only been here twice, but the place overall is very nice. The environment, its all very unique and gives a home-y feeling. The service is great, the waiters and waitresses are very sweet, always approaching the table with a smile and welcoming you to their restaurant. The food is great here, the crab fried rice comes in a big portion and very flavorful, as well as their vegetable dumplings. Their thai milk tea and iced coffee are great, and if i didn't live so far, id come here more often. Don/Dawn was a really sweet waitress, always happy and made small talk.
Truly well deserved name.
This is THE best thai spot in Riverside, and their lunch time rush will prove it. Whenever I feel a little cold coming on, I like to call in an order for a clear soup or wonton soup.
Truly great Thai food.
I’ve been to dozens of Thai restaurants, but this one set the bar. This is truly the best Thai place. It has been my favorite Thai restaurant since 2004.
Some of my favorite items: Massaman curry but ALL of their curries are excellent, pineapple fried rice, hot and sour soup (Tom Yum), and beef stew soup (comes with lunch specials only but I wish it was an entree!).
This place is the epitome of comfort food to me. I’ve tried most everything on the menu and haven’t found one thing I didn’t like.
Always so good and fresh love to pair it with a good Thai beer and I'm a happy guy 5*
Place says "best Thai " must be best on that intersection . Food was poor and made me sick. Service was rude and I felt they were racist towards me. Would 100% not recommend.
FOOD IS AMAZING!!
Employees are rude, not all but some, if you’re going the food and can overlook the attitude I say go!
I've been here twice and everything has been good. I'm still trying to find my go-to dish .
It is definitely the best tasting Thai in Riverside.
Food, great, service, great! Can't say anything was wrong!
Still the best thai cuisine in Riverside
Got the “Basil” spicy fried rice. Or Spicy fried rice they call it! Rice was too mushy and sticky, “ Sticky Fried Rice “? 😂 too sweet and oily! Spicy level was never to be found! I had to add the Simbal Oelek chili paste and still wasn’t spicy! At least put dry Thai chili flakes! Fried rice portion was the size of my iPhone Pro Max! Damn will not worth the $19.52. 2nd time here and both time failed me miserably! 😂🤣 Food for thoughts! Not trying to Hammer the place just a Food for thoughts!
By far my favorite Thai place and restaurant. Food is AMAZING, the staff is courteous, if you order by phone the food is ready when they say! Cannot recommend enough.
My second time coming here great service and great food! Loved the sweet and sour chicken also the price is great!
Pretty good Thai food and quick service.We for the yellow curry which was hot, fresh, and really good. That came with pad thai, white rice, egg drop soup, and a delicious cookie. This combo is called a happy meal dinner the lunch hour and is $20. We also got the garlic pepper shrimp with the same combo but salad. Really tasty but wish the shrimp was a bit more fresh. Would definitely go back. The atmosphere is ok not quite a spot for a date but a good spot for friends or a couple who is passed the "wine and dine" phase 🤣
Great food and staff.
Food comes in SMALL portions
The service at this place is really
Bad thay need to work on the service i been there Several times
And is the same thing the food is
Ok.
Horrible customer service.
1st time there. Small. Very cute (kind of retro). Service was amazing! Had their House Fried Rice. Very good!!
Good foods and servise
I visited my cousins one year in 2014 and was introduced to this place. It was the first time in my life that I have gotten Pineapple shrimp fried rice. BOYYYY did my life change after that, I also tried ordering sweet tea (mind you I’m from texas) and the waiter looked at me weird and said they had iced tea(fyi it’s not the same thing I guess it’s a southern thing) so she recommended Thai tea. First bite out of this plate and first sip out of the Thai tea I fell in love instantly. So now every time I visit this is the first place I want to go and get my favorite plate Pineapple shrimp fried rice and drink. If my cousins end up coming to Texas I always request they bring me a plate to go from this place (yes it makes it)♥️
In Texas everywhere I go I try to order my fried rice like this place and no place has been able to top this plate . I’ve been in love since 2014 I definitely recommend this place 10/10!!
Great flavor, fresh dishes.
Bbq chicken was very, very dry, pad Thai was very sweet, but I liked the Thai tea and the noodle soup was solid.
It's ok, the lady that was attending us was kinda angry or mean. She had a serious face and coulda done a better job serving us drinks.
The mai Tai drinks are underserved and are not even enough for my 5 year old.
This place needs allot of tweeks.
They get a 4 because the food was good. Staff not so much.
Overall enjoyed my lunch here! It was super busy but got seated and served quickly. The only reason I didn’t rate this place 5 stars was because the fried egg rolls weren’t seasoned well
Great food and service
Great food! Quick service!
Pad Kra Pow noodles are super good
Excellent food, fair prices
Stopped in for lunch, what a wonderful hidden gem!
Customer service was fabulous the moment we walked in considering they were very busy.
Lunch specials are worthy and filling. Thai iced tea hit the spot on this hot summer day.
Pad thai was delicious and my cashew chicken was packed with flavor.
We will definitely be back!
Should be named worst thai cuisine. $21 for a small plate and everything tasted not authentic.
Usually love this place. Portions were significantly smaller than in the past and the yellow-curry broth was much thinner than usual.
Unfriendly service, poor presentation, lack of flavor to food
One of the best Thai restaurants we've experienced, and we've experienced a lot around the country. Awesome food, a bit pricey but what isn't these days. If you like Thai food and you're in the area, it won't disappoint!
poor services and foods. It is a sweet desert shop everything extremely sweet put in too much sugar not real Thai😓 self-service till the end.
I really enjoyed the meals that were brought to the table, But I don't know what it is about that Ginger garlic rice, I had to take some home and it was still that delicious...
Pad Thai is gluten free and I really enjoyed it. My husband egg drop soup and shrimp salad which he says were really good (I didn’t ask if they were gluten free so I didn’t try them. Will come back to try more items.
It's a little crowded for indoor seating, so next time I'll likely get takeout. The food is delicious, and the servers were so nice! They aren't kidding around with the spice either!
This is the best Thai restaurant in the Riverside area, IMO. Grab lunch here often. The food is always great.
Really great food at a fair price. They are always busy, but manage to provide quick service. This is one is my favorite Thai spots.
👍 for service and 👍 for good food
Clean, quick service, big portions of food. A "cup" of soup was more like two+ cups. Flavorful. Piping hot! Just what I needed.
Really the best
Not so good as they say. I ordered chicken curry and i had it like 3x just to see if it was me or what I was visiting friend's. I really didn't like the food. I won't be eating here again.
Definitely some good Thai food. Come here over any Thai place in Riverside or Moreno Valley
The name speaks for itself. It's literally the Best Thai! Staff is friendly and food is great.
Great food here. One of the few good Thai places in Riverside.
看这家分数还不错,就选了这一家。我的天,来到美国这么多年,头一次吃到这么难吃的泰餐。连pakeemao都可以做得这么难吃,也真是太难得了。分数是水军刷的吧?以后再也不敢吃自称best的餐馆了。
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- 200 reviews
- 4.4 Health Rating
- Contact: +1 951-682-4251
- Website: https://www.bestthai-cuisine.com/
- Location: 1735 Spruce St STE F, Riverside, CA 92507, United States
- Map: 33.990772199999995, -117.34942219999999
- Thai restaurant
- Monday: 11 AM–8 PM
- Tuesday: 11 AM–8 PM
- Wednesday: 11 AM–8 PM
- Thursday: 11 AM–8 PM
- Friday: 11 AM–8 PM
- Saturday: 11 AM–8 PM
- Sunday: 11 AM–8 PM
- No-contact delivery: Available
- Delivery: Available
- Takeaway: Available
- Dine-in: Available
- Fast service: Available
- Great tea selection: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Solo dining: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
- Alcohol: Available
- Beer: Available
- Coffee: Available
- Comfort food: Available
- Healthy options: Available
- Quick bite: Available
- Small plates: Available
- Vegan options: Available
- Vegetarian options: Available
- Wine: Available
- Lunch: Available
- Dinner: Available
- Dessert: Available
- Seating: Available
- Toilet: Available
- Casual: Available
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- University students: Available
- Accepts reservations: Available
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- Good for kids: Available
- High chairs: Available
- Free of charge street parking: Available
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