ORIGINAL THAI

2995 Vista Blvd, Sparks, NV 89434, United States

ORIGINAL THAI
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Diner Review №1

Best Thai food around. Service was fantastic, very friendly staff!! The food was PHENOMENALLY DELICIOUS!! Our new favorite place ♥️ we had spring rolls, soup, Pad Thai with tofu, Pad Thai with chicken, Chow Mein and Crab Rangoon, and everything was plentiful and delicious! Highly recommend.

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Had the Pad Thai and chicken fried rice. Delicious. Will definitely go back 👍

Diner Review №4

Another great lunch … red curry chicken and garlic pepper pork lunch specials. Plus Tom Yum noodle soup (Pho) with pork.
Service always fast and good.
Today was a little busier than normal which is good for business; still enjoyable and quiet.
I always get concerned when mom and pop restuarants are quiet (I get it times are tough nowadays) but happy business picking up !

Diner Review №5

This is my absolute favorite Thai restaurant in town. The staff is so kind and the food has never been anything other than AMAZING. I will continue to frequent this place for as long as their open :)

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The best Thai food! The pad thai and peanut sauce are our favorite!!

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I would've taken a picture of my drunken noodle with beef and shrimp dish but it was so good I didn't have time to stop myself from eating it. Tasty dish and kind server.

Diner Review №10

Gas station dining at its finest. Food was okay as was service. Okay for a quick bite or lunch but definitely not the place to have your anniversary party.

Diner Review №11

Yum! Great food, the Panang was especially flavorful. And the papaya salad was good. Nice portions! Can’t wait to go again.

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One of the best Thai foods around..not only is the food amazing so are the workers

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Delicious Thai, green curry, papaya salad, Tom yum soup, pineapple fried rice, seafood curry. So friendly and nice! Have to give them a try

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Great food. Fair prices. Staff . . .ALWAYS Kind & helpful.! 5 ☆'s

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I was traveling when we picked Original Thai. The Pad Thai was top-notch. The green curry was pretty good, too. The woman who served us was a sweetheart, nice as can be.

Diner Review №21

My favorite thai restaurant in all of Reno/Sparks. Don't let the fact that it shares a building with a gas station deter you. I have had many items and they are all amazing. The fried tofu, red curry and duck pho are my favorites. The food is fresh and on point every time, I notice that the veggies are cut in different shapes from visit to visit, meaning they cut them all in house and have some fun with it! They will /actually/ make it spicy for you. I love spicy and level 5/5 is pushing it for me. Plenty of options for my vegan friends as well. I don't go anywhere else for Thai food.

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Food is good. Mango sticky rice is the best. Stay away from level 3 spice unless you want to cry.

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Yummy.

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Update. Have been back many, many times. Absolutely delicious.

First time here. They were so nice on the phone. I went inside early, before my phone order was ready to ask about making me something with an ingredient I am allergic to. He was so kind, helpful and spoke to the "kitchen". The female was equally sweet and kind. We got our first order from there and both were absolutely delicious. Cooked to perfection and flavorful. The ingredients are fresh and real. This place will be our regular Thai place. Don't let the simple, barely noticeable location fool you. The food is worthy of a castle.

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Amazing! This place is bomb! Can’t wait to go back

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Authentic, delicious, always hot and fresh. I have been eating here for the last 3 years or more. It’s clean and welcoming. Very sweet staff. This place is run with love.

Diner Review №37

Delicious food, good service.

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Fantastic! Don't underestimate this place. It's really good and authentic!

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Very attentive staff. Food was beyond my expectations. Glad I found a new local favorite

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This restaurant is authentic foods I love. I am from Thailand and their food makes me miss my family back home. 🤍🤍

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Excellent selection and very tasty! The peanut sauce was served warm and I realize that's the best way now.

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Delicious food and nice staff! We had the pad see ew, Basil fried rice and hoy jor and they were all amazing. The thai milk tea was delicious but the texture and taste of the boba wasn’t the best. I had a great lunch on a Saturday and it wasn’t packed at all.

Diner Review №46

One of the best Thai places in town. Chef special C1 is my favorite!

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BEST ORIGINAL THAI in town. Have tried several others but by far this is the best. Location is strange, but don't miss it. Owners are very friendly and do what they can to please every customer. I noticed there were a lot of take-out, if you can, stay in and eat - it's worth it. Clean, small, cozy and very friendly. I've had several things there and everything is the best.

Diner Review №49

Very good menu items that we tried were delicious

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Awesome food and staff, don't let the location dissuade you from going its bomb!

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Was very good experience they didn't have pineapple curry on the menu but made it for me, that and the pineapple fried rice was amazing I will definitely be back thank you food was great. But a bit pricey should make it cheaper I'll e
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Diner Review №53

THE BEST THAI RESTAURANT I HAVE EVER VISITED! They were very nice by helping us customize our food based on our Jain diet requirements. They were very sincere in telling me all the food ingredients for each item!!! The food was really tasty and we will visit again!!!

Diner Review №54

Took my niece there to try Thai for the first time and everything was delicious. Will definitely be back for more

Diner Review №55

Prices are a little steep but worth it. Specialty meals will start out around 13 and go up to 20. I got a pumkin curry that has a good sweet flavor.

Diner Review №56

Great place. The owner is very personable and friendly. Food is great! We’ve liked everything that we have eaten there. Personal favorite is the Pad Se Ew. And just FYI, the heat scale is skewed to the HOT. Medium can take your head off depending on the dish.

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The food was so good and the customer service was amazing. Definitely go!!

Diner Review №59

It’s our go to take away Thai, love this place

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Y'all, the stuffed chicken wings are out of this world good

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First time experience. I ordered the larb with pork and the spicy basil with chicken. The larb was really spicy the way that I wanted and good portion compared to other places, but it was pretty bland compared to other larbs I've tried in town. And the spicy basil was good, but I was pretty disappointed in the portion. Not bad over all, but for me, not something to write home about.

Diner Review №64

Don’t doubt the spice! Haha. It’s great food love this restaurant

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I love this place the food is amazing and the service and employees are very friendly very authentic.Pad Thai is my personal favorite although I ordered off the appetizer menu this time portions are big must stop here try it out you won’t be disappointed.

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I just like it!!
I love their chow mean yummy!!

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Small place with good Thai food

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I have to say, this is the best Thai food I have had in the US, absolutely amazing food.

Diner Review №73

The best Thai food in town and it's no contest.

The decor is modest, but who cares. everything I've tried here is excellent, and the sauces I could eat straight.

Diner Review №74

This place deserves 6 stars. Outstanding food and the staff is amazing. Ordered ahead to eat in and they had a place set for me when I arrived with the food still steaming hot. Truly amazing.

Diner Review №75

Try the green matcha drink.

Diner Review №76

Our favorite Thai place. The pad se ew is soo good! Everything is always fresh and delicious!

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Pad se eww was mediocre
Might come back and try other dishes later

Diner Review №79

Best vegetable fried rice in I’ve had

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Wouldn't have expected a place attached to a gas station to be good but they actually have really decent food. Their portions are great and their ingredients fresh and abundant. I love their drunken noodles! The only weird thing is the most recent time we walked in, -the guy just stared at us and said "we close at 8:30" even though it was 7:45. It was so awkward but the lady behind the register was very kind.

Diner Review №81

I have been coming here for years now. Truly authentic food and delightful staff.

It is by far my favorite restaurant in all of Reno. I will be coming here for many years to come!!

Kapuka!

Diner Review №82

We lived 6 years in TH and have to admit this place is by far the most original taste you get in Reno …❤️ by far he way try the beef jerky OMG 👍

Diner Review №83

Shares a building with a gas station. Interesting place. No complaints. Nice sit down dine in experience with good food that isn't too expensive.

Diner Review №84

Pad Thai had totally different flavor. Still thinking about this one? Great service and very nice people.

Diner Review №85

Great little restaurant. Good food and great staff. The broke the Green Curry, but the Pad Kee Mao was very good.

Diner Review №86

Great service and great food. A hole in the wall place that you might miss from the road but so worth looking for. Will definitely be back.

Diner Review №87

烤雞肉非常好吃!烤得熟度剛剛好,雞肉屬於較結實嚼勁再搭配特製花生醬不甜膩很對味,鮮蝦炒河粉味道偏甜,另外點的牛肉咖哩好適合配白飯,牛肉鮮嫩也很好吃

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Best Thai food in the Reno area. All the noodle dishes and curries are fantastic. The Thai tea is extremely good if you like a sweeter tea. I eat there at least once a month.

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Food was decent, but the taste and portion size were somewhat disappointing given the price

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Omg, delicious. Great selection good prices too.

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Great food! Very reasonable prices. We ate pad thai with shrimp and beef satay. Both are excellent!

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Food was good .tried their Thai salad, calamari fry, mango sticky rice and red Thai curry.
The smell of red Thai curry was not so good but other items were nice

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Love the food here. I usually get the pad kee mao for lunch. Pretty good and delicious.

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Really great find, the food has been very good ever time we have gone

Diner Review №101

What a find! Super fresh and delicious Thai food, super friendly service and very clean space. They are serious about spice too! 3 out of 5 is HOT.

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My favorite thai place in reno. Same people always running it. Also, some of the more fair prices for thai coffee or tea boba in town.

Diner Review №105

I usually go here often, but tonight was terrible. I'm Asian, and my husband is not. We asked for the restroom key and the older gentleman at the counter told my husband to go to the gas station attendant to get the key. I decided to order instead, and ended up spending $85 on my food. We were asked to wait in our car for the food and not wait inside. As we were waiting in the car, my husband and I see one of the family members grab a key from the wall, and head towards the bathroom. They had a key the whole time, but would not let my husband use it. That's discrimination!!!

Diner Review №106

This restaurant is great, I really enjoyed there curry soup. Also service was perfect, drinks were full and plates came out quickly.

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Would have added photos but the food was gone before I could snap a picture. Absolutely a hidden gem.

Diner Review №109

Don't usually leave reviews but I'm still thinking about their Pad Kana Moo Krob (pork belly with Chinese broccoli) 4 days later. I'm ready to start working there just to learn how they cook it that perfectly. To get pork belly crispy in a saucey dish isn't always easy but my food was amazing! We had take out and they even brought the food to my car since I had my dog with me in the back. Wonderful business and service.

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Amazing Thai food with quick and friendly service. No doubt the best Thai food in the Reno/Sparks area.

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Not the best Thai food I've had. Service was good though.

Diner Review №113

Delicious food, Vegetarian Pad Thai and Mango sticky rice were amazing.

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Food is good service is horrible the cashier who is also the waiter not friendly rude guy. Food not worth the rudeness

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This is just the best Thai food in the Reno/Sparks area.

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If your looking for fresh authentic Thai food this is the spot. Always quick service amazing food and friendly people!!

Diner Review №120

Nice little Thai place attached to a convince store.

Diner Review №121

Met my sister and her husband for dinner. I was pleasantly surprised. The food was superb. Best panang I have had since Vegas. I will def be back for more!

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I love Original Thai...Thai food that tastes like Thai food I am used to. Made with 💘 love. Beats anyone in town. A Family owned business I will continue to support. ❤🧡💛

Diner Review №125

Friendly and very nice people at this restaurant and the food is fantastic..

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Super underated restaurant!! I loved the pad Thai :)

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Good thai food ,but evry time i need to wait for 25 minutes

Diner Review №129

Wonderful food. Such a lovely place and a great lunch. Tasty food and friendly service. Deff recommend!

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That yellow curry chicken tho☺💯
That green curry chicken 👌
That red curry chicken🔥🔥

Diner Review №131

Second time I've been here. I've ordered the curry, mango w sticky rice, pad thai and original thai noodle soup. In my honest opinion, I felt like some dishes were a hit or miss. The curry can definitely use more vegetables in it (carrots, potatoes and onions), but the flavor of the curry itself was good. Mango sticky rice was fairly good and sweetened. I always order pad thai in thai restaurants (favorite dish), so I was expecting more. The ingredients were there, but the noodles were dry overall because there was not enough sauce or oil in it. I've always felt like pad thai should have a good balance of this because it's a noodle dish, but unfortunately both times, it was dry. I'm assuming that's how they make it here. The thai noodle soup tasted a bit bland to me. What's most important is the broth in this particular dish. It didn't have much flavor to it and I ordered chicken w it. The noodles were cooked well along w the steamed bean sprouts. What would've made it better is a side of cilantro, herbs and a wedge of lime (maybe just a personal preference of mine). Please take my opinion w a grain of salt. I like to support local family businesses as much as I can and especially my southeast Asian community. And I grew up eating these dishes at home and other restaurants. These main dishes ran about $12 each. The mango sticky rice was $6, so it's affordable. I would go back for the dishes that I know were good. I would probably try their fried rice dishes next.

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Best Thai food in town! Thank you

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Great little place for Thai food in Sparks!

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So good. We just discovered this place, and will be definitely be coming back. They do curbside pick up as well. Very happy with their service

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Very good food, with very friendly service

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Sooooo good, it was very reasonably priced. Wonderful staff! Can't wait to come back!

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The BEST lunch ever!

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Good food, but the owner(Male) is prideful, and condescending. Customers make your business successful! Not eating there anymore.

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Our family's favorite, excellent food, and the owners are awesome!

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Awesome service and food. The people are amazing

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Second time going had the drunken noodle. Crab fried rice and Thai rice with chicken. Very fresh. 5 star rating. They have inside seating and to go. Nice for sparks people. Higher quality food in a convenient location. Enjoy.

Diner Review №148

Amazing food.. Great service.

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Very delicious food! Me and my girlfriend go here all the time. Be careful of the spice level you choose. Even the medium causes me to sweat.

Diner Review №150

Oh my gosh. It's so hard to find a place that has a good duck curry AND pad Thai, and this place definitely does! We've tried Thai from all over the west, and this is one of the best. 👌

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Always tasty results.

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Hands-down best Thai food in Reno/Sparks, every time we visit the area we have to stop here for the amazing "C1" Spicy crispy Pork with fragrant sauce and crunchy green beans, as well as drunken noodles and thai tea. Good beer selection as well, I highly reccomend Leo if you're in the mood to try something new ^_^

Diner Review №155

The chicken curry soup is the most delicious experience my taste buds came in contact with and...dare I say maybe a slight spiritual "experience"?

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This restaurant is a hidden gem. Amazing food. I highly recommend eating here.

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This place is great.

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One of the best Thai place I have found its a hole in the wall but great food. So, glad I found this place.

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We got the pad thai, drunken noodles, teriyaki beef and crab fried rice. They were all super good. Our kids loved everything. Fast and excellent service!

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Delicious. Friendly. Quick.

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Me and a friend had a great dinner. Pad thai, yellow curry and the pineapple rice were all amazing. This is an awesome restraunt run by a nice family that makes home made recipes. Try it out!!

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Fantastic curries with as much spice as you can handle.

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GreatThai food. One of our favorites. Every time we come here the food gets better and the menu more interesting

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Excellent food! Very fresh

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Yummy, and great service, good price. Got 39, delish

Diner Review №171

Best Thai food in all of Reno and Sparks. I have absolutely loved every dish I have ordered and highly recommend giving them a try. Online ordering is a breeze if you want to pick up your order. Spice levels tend to be on the high end so keep that in mind if you order your dish spicy.

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Their heat ranking system for how spicy you want your food is only 1 to 3. Thinking it was 1 to 5, as is more common around town, I ordered Pad Thai at level 3. I finished it and it was delicious, but at the max of my ability to withstand!

Diner Review №177

We eat at restaurants all over the country and this is one of my favorites by far. Found it by accident about 6 months ago and I'm obsessed.

Diner Review №178

Great food! Welcoming atmosphere! We could choose from many places to eat Thai food in Reno/Sparks but this is always our family’s favorite spot. Try the pineapple fried rice for something different. They have HUGE spring rolls and they actually give you a large peanut sauce that is enough for the order. Most places we need to ask for extra sauce.
Go here and be happy and full:)
Thanks OG Thai!

Diner Review №179

Awesome food awesome service

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Yummy, fresh and original Thai taste guarantee. My favourite Thai restaurant of all time : )

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Awesome food and experience

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Maybe it was the day that we were there but some items were not as flavour full as we expected (especially after all the reviews) but overall it was pretty good. There are other better restaurants but if you are close by this is still good

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The food here is really good, and I would recommend giving them a try. However, if you are going to be dining with someone else you may want to arrive at different times. Throughout most of the meal either I had food or my wife did, but rarely both. My appetizer was brought to the table, then about 10 minutes later her soup arrived just as I was finishing. A couple minutes later my entree arrived. A ridiculous 20 minutes later her entree finally arrived, just as I was finishing mine. Maybe they were trying to time out the meal so that the courses weren't stacked on top of each other, but they failed miserably and we wound up having a horrible experience in which we each basically sat and watched the other eat.

Diner Review №186

Reasonable price, exelent food and service. Our favorite Thai restaurant in reno.

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Amazing vegetarian options, excellent quality food. I would highly recommend. Love the tofu larb and the veggie spring rolls. We have never eaten anything from here that we didn't like *except* do be careful of the heat level you order. We ordered our takeout 'hot' and I was running around my dining room with tears streaming down my face!!

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This is a great place. The food was absolutely delicious (just watch out for the thai chillies). I had the Pad Ka Prow Moo Krob and the pork belly was phenomenal. Wife had the Thai Cashew Nut and loved it. We had the pot stickers as an appetizer and they were also very good. The Thai Tea is some of the best we've had.

The portions are ample and well priced. The inside is very clean and pleasant. The staff (owners) are very friendly and attentive.

We will definitely be back for more. Will add photos next time we get back there.

You should absolutely check this place out.

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This is a great little family-owned restaurant The Professional and you can tell there's love put in the food.

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Original Thai has some of the best curry dishes I've ever had!

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I took a seat to wait for my food and could see people getting busy on my order in the semi-open kitchen space. After a few minutes, my order came out hot and ready. Once I got home, I excited dug into the fresh spiced pad see ew. It had a generous amount of veggies and chicken and the seasoning was spot on.

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Place rocks!! I've never eaten there but I do know that it's been at a location that would just destroy other restaurants. 5+ years it has survived there.
That convinces me that the owners, food and the service must be remarkable.
I do believe it is a family operation so you might get a small child offering you water or napkins. Doesn't bother me, kinda quaint ya know.

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Food made my wife and I sick, owner was rude and refused to refund my money. Avoid unless you like food poisoning. Not a good food take out.

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Great food. Yellow curry is delicious and they have the best chow mein I've ever had.

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P’ Jen (the owners and head chef) and her family at Original Thai so nice and super helpful. My friend is getting married so we throw her a bridal shower. I asked P’Jen to make me Green Curry , Spicy Ginger Fish and Tapioca balls that not even have in menu but! My bride loves them so much. P’ Jen said yes right away and she put more food to Cheers 🥂!!! Can’t thank enough for her kindness. Love her and her family so much. Thank you again kha P’ Jen. Everything is good we having a super happy tummy. ❤️

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Initially we were contemplating if we should visit this place for 2 reasons - 1. It is pretty off of Reno in sparks and 2. Looking at the pictures the place looked small. The place is small and simple. But The food was fanatastic and worth every penny. We ordered green curry and it was prefect spice level. We never mentioned what spice level we wanted. Staff is friendly and nice. Would definitely recommend this Thai place for anyone looking for good Thai food. Will visit again

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  • 9 photos
  • 200 reviews
  • 4.6 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 775-870-9966
  • Website: https://www.originalthaisparks.com/
  • Location: 2995 Vista Blvd, Sparks, NV 89434, United States
  • Map: 39.5578973, -119.7062864
Menu Highlights
  • Thai restaurant
  • Restaurant
Opening Hours
  • 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: 12–8 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
Service options
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Great tea selection: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Coffee: Available
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
  • Small plates: Available
  • Vegan options: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Toilet: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
  • Cosy: Available
Crowd
  • Groups: Available
Planning
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
  • Credit cards: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available