Thai Leaf Restaurant

5123 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22207, United States

Thai Leaf Restaurant
About Us

Cozy Thai owned and operated restaurant in a strip mall that serves authentic Thai food at lunch & dinner. Come enjoy our dishes and "leaf" with a new appreciation of Thai food.

*Renovation, menu, and name change from Thai Thai to Thai Leaf from May to October 2024, but same chef serving amazing Thai food!*

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Diner Review №1

One of the most authentic Thai food in DC. Northeastern Thai dishes, especially Som Tum and Spicy pork liver salad, are super tasty. Pad See Ew is also very close to the one offered in Thailand. more importantly, the price is unbeatable. Highly recommended.

Diner Review №2

Best Thai food in all of the DMV and extremely affordable food. This was easily the most authentic pad thai I’ve ever had. Definitely worth checking out if you’re ever in Arlington

Diner Review №3

Nice local Thai joint offering great takes on the staples (pad Thai, drunken noodles, pad see ew, etc.) as well as other authentic dishes and exceptional Thai ice tea varieties. Good value in terms of meals' portion size to cost. The restaurant is bright and clean and the staff is attentive and friendly.

Diner Review №4

I believe a Thai eating place can be judged by its Pad Thai. The Pad Thai at Thai Leaf was the worst I have ever had. It was just a wad of fairly dry and completely tasteless noodles. I will not be returning. By the way, most of these reviews are from the previous restaurant, Thai Thai. It closed years ago.

Diner Review №5

The food is great! Especially the chicken wings.

Diner Review №6

Very good food, friendly and fast service, uncrowded. Go!

Diner Review №7

Absolutely love this place. Everything is always delicious, fresh, and a great value. When they were undergoing redecorating/rebranding, I tried four or five other Thai restaurants to try to fill the gap and they were all so disappointing in comparison.

Diner Review №8

I lived in Thailand for 7 years and this restaurant is the closest most authentic food thai food I’ve ever had in the USA. It’s a very simple restaurant, but the prices are unbeatable and genuinely better than any other Thai place I’ve tried. I always come back, and I love how casual and no frills it is. Just the best in the DMV!

Diner Review №9

Their dishes are Great. I’ve never had a dish I haven’t liked.

Diner Review №10

The best drunken noodle I ever had in a while. Highly recommended.

The noodles are just right! Portion is big. Love 🫶🏻

Diner Review №11

For all Thai Thai lovers, Thai Leaf is just as delicious (owners are friends with old owners) with attentive service and the same wonderful family-owned vibes! We had the green curry, crispy pork, and pad thai and all were delicious. Prices were also very reasonable. All in all, while I miss Thai Thai, I am more than happy to enjoy Thai Leaf and look forward to coming back again.

Diner Review №12

Just have a phenomenal supper at the new Thai Leaf (opened 2 and a half weeks ago). It is a small family owned place.

We had the crispy duck, massaman curry, traditional chicken salad with roasted rice, an eggplant dish, and cashew chicken.

Prices are very, very reasonable given the high cost of other restaurants in the area and the large portion sizes at Thai Leaf. Rice also comes with the meal as opposed to other places that you have to pay extra for it. Prices ranged from $12.95 for veg entrees with rice to $16.95 for more exotic items. Portion sizes were large, in some cases almost enough for 2.

Service was very attentive and accommodating. Parking in front is free. Lunch specials are $11.95-16.95.

Diner Review №13

What I needed. Great Thai food. Good service nice and clean facility. The eggplant with seafood dish was excellent

Diner Review №14

I got the Pad Thai and the Spring Rolls, and both were great. The flavor was great and the amount of food was awesome. I definitely will be getting food from here again.

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Ordered this via delivery as one of my first post-partum meals. That was a huge mistake! I couldn’t even eat my entree it was smelly and unpalatable. Beyond disappointing.

Diner Review №19

Great food, consistent, affordable, quickly prepared, and generous portion sizes. Underrated spot for sure.

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Clean environment and delicious, yummy food. Affordable. The rice was fresh and the food was seasoned perfectly.

Diner Review №22

Decent food and prices, terrible service. I walked in to place a to-go order on a Tuesday evening and was completely ignored. Staff looked in my direction several times but didn’t help me, and ignored me when I asked them directly if I could place an order. Meanwhile other customers who came in after me were helped immediately. A young woman who seemed to be an employee would go back to her iPad after helping other customers to play games while I stood in front of her for over ten minutes waiting to have my order taken.

Diner Review №23

Fantastic hole in the wall right in our back yard. Stumbled on this place last week and then went back 3 days later. The food is incredible, portions generous, prices reasonable and staff is kind. Other places, the Pad Thai is dry but Thai Thai uses a lot of very flavorful sauce on theirs! Clearly run by a family with their own recipes.

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Favorite Thai restaurant in Northern VA, fantastic food.

Diner Review №26

The food was really great and authentic. The prices were cheaper than a lot of other restaurants around and if you pay cash you get 10% off. The quality of the food was quite good and the family running it was nice. Everything was really good I will definitely come back and highly recommend it to anyone.

Diner Review №27

They don't offer eat in now but I will always takeout from here. Their basil crispy duck is something you must try. One of the best thai and it's affordable

Diner Review №28

my family just discovered this place 2 weeks ago and we've already visited 3 times!! really fresh food, really welcoming and understanding service from employees, and affordable.
we’re obsessed with the papaya salad, cashew chicken, and gai kau noodles!

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Very delicious thai food.
Great service.
Highly recommend

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Pad Thai.,., 😩 Ugh!

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Lackluster food and very small portions

Diner Review №35

Gave this place a try for lunch takeout, and the food was quite tasty and promptly available. I was a bit surprised when I walked in as the inside looked like it was in the process of being renovated, though there was a sign on the door that they're currently only doing takeout. Will certainly try some other items off the menu at some point (the panang curry was nice, the spring rolls OK), though wonder if the state of the place is simply due to revamping the inside or otherwise the lingering damage of COVID's effect on small businesses like this. I hope they survive and are able to reopen their dining room.

Diner Review №36

💟💢💯

Diner Review №37

Excellent food at a reasonable price. Duck dishes are particularly good.

Diner Review №38

Great food💛🔥

Diner Review №39

Good food, fair prices.

Diner Review №40

Small restaurant but great food and service

Diner Review №41

Love this place, people and taste of food!
Only suggestion is that I wish the place was larger for our gatherings but it’s Arlington Va lol.
If you have not eaten here try their- sticky rice with mango, pad Thai chicken, and their cashew chicken!!!!!

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Nice place nice food.

Diner Review №44

Affordable thai food. Three stars because portion size and quality change every time I order from them. Sometimes it’s a lot of food, sometimes it is not. Sometimes it is really tasty but sometimes not.

Diner Review №45

All time favorite Thai restaurant in nova!

Diner Review №46

My Wife is from Thailand and this is the ONLY Thai Restaurant she will eat. I must say, we go to Thailand 2x a year and the food at Thai Thai is truly authentic. We are on our way there right now!

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The food is awful..bread, bland and fried. Yuck

Diner Review №49

Just had the Pad See Ew with tofu, broccoli and egg and it was excellent! Great option for vegetarians out there :) I've also had the Panang Curry and Pad Thai as well -- all very tasty as well!

Diner Review №50

Good Thai food . If you need original Thai food . I like som Tom and corn salad .

Diner Review №51

I've been a regular here for years now. Absolutely fantastic food. Their curries are to die for. Their drunken noodles definitely the best I've had in northern Virginia.

Diner Review №52

My favorite thai, I’m also a delivery driver and always get orders from this place

Diner Review №53

Friendly staffs, good price, food is okay

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Very delicious food

Diner Review №56

Food was, fresh and had good flavor. The service was fine despite the bad reviews on line. I would return if I’m back in the area.

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Best thai food in Virginia

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this store service is very bad
there are waiting for food long time
there is no Customer service

customer take care people so bad

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Great food. Fast service. We always get takeout.

Diner Review №63

Ordered takeout from here and it was really really bad. We ordered Pad Thai and Pad Soon Sen. Both were completely flavorless, packing salt, spice, or anything else that makes Thai food so great. I had to douse the meal in chili pepper and soy sauce just to help with the extreme dryness of the noodles and chicken. Maybe their food is better when dining in, but I certainly will not be ordering takeout from here again.

Diner Review №64

Had dinner here with a work friend when we came here for training.

Diner Review №65

I've been ordering from here for the last 12 years. The food used to be very consistent and delicious. Sometimes, it's hit and miss now, but usually, it's really good.

I'm not into the pad Thai scene. So many people just love pad Thai. I could never understand that. Paid Thai has always seemed bland to me, no matter where I've ordered it.

I've always liked the drunken noodle with chicken here. The yellow curry has been good from day one. The fried rice and chicken satay are really good too.

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TL;DR: It was great, service was great, food was great, it was pretty cheap too and serving were large. Ive been looking for a new Thai place to frequent for a while now. I love hole in the wall type places as they're usually great, and this one definitely fits the bill. My girlfriend and I had the spring rolls, drunken noodles, Thai fried rice, and Thai iced tea. All of it was amazing and the service was great.

Diner Review №68

Wow, I was blown away by how delicious the food was here. I am furious at myself for having lived in Arlington for many years and never went here. The lunch special was only $8 for a delicious entree, tasty lemongrass soup, and a spring roll. I highly recommend this place. I plan on returning to find out if lunch was a fluke or are dinner entrees just as satisfying.

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Solid Thai food at pretty standard prices for the area.

Thai Iced Tea was very good. Red curry duck was a little tough but the flavor was good.

Diner Review №71

Crispy duck was amazing so was the Thai tea. Pad Thai the best I had but my friend really liked it.

Diner Review №72

The Pad Thai here is the best I've ever had.

Diner Review №73

Loved the green curry. Staff was friendly and they are open late!

Diner Review №74

I eat here all the time it is the best and everyone is so nice and they clean everything up for you and there ice cream is awesome

Diner Review №75

Good food little stinks , over all good value

Diner Review №76

Excellent food

Diner Review №77

Good place

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Diner Review №79

This place consistently produces high quality Thai food. Would highly recommend if you like good authentic Thai food.

Diner Review №80

My co-worker and I ordered food which they claim they called us 23 times and were outside our building. This was after over an hour after we called for the food which the location is only 10 mins away. Both of us looked and called the guy was never there and than when I called to get a refund the lady who answered had attitude and hung up me 2x after demanding to speak to a manager. The manager she claimed wasn't their called my cell phone back and threatened me when I demanded my refund to my card back. I order from them all the time at my full time job with no problem and food is normally no problems. I will NEVER order from them again and make sure my Office knows not to either. Terrible service and management as well.

Diner Review №81

They have good food and friendly service

Diner Review №82

Service was pleasant. Food was very bland. My massaman curry was watery and didn't have much flavor. My companion had the red curry which suffered from the same issues. It was cheap. But not good

Diner Review №83

😀😀😀😀😎😎😀😀😀😀😀 best Thai food ever eat take out regularly, go in every other month. Amazing staff, super nice.

Diner Review №84

Sorry . Great service.Food sucks.Actually food sucks a lot.l feel sick now that I am home

Diner Review №85

Just ok. The food is passable as Thai. Nothing special.

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Diner Review №90

You don't know how much I want to like this place. Nice family runs this place, and it's a little neighborhood restaurant I want to support. The Pad Thai is overcooked and under-seasoned. The Tom Khai soup does not taste like anything, and it is completely lacking the distinct lemongrass flavor. I moved here from Southern California (which has some great Thai food) so I thought maybe NoVa just didn't have good Thai cuisine, but go one block down to Ghin Na Ree and get authentic, generous, and delicious Thai food.

Diner Review №91

Loved the food! They took me seriously when I asked for thai hot and my food was actually spicy for once! Also, they offer free delivery and the lady serving was super nice.

Diner Review №92

A very typical mom-and-pop restaurant. Seems small enough, and for being a Thai restaurant, the service is actually quite friendly and attentive. Although the food did not entirely blow my socks off, if you're looking for something that is reliable, tastes as you would expect, and will leave you regretting your choices, this is a great stop.

Diner Review №93

Ordered takeout. Quick service. Friendly staff. Good food.

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Diner Review №95

Disgusting place, went in and got a soup and then went into my car to try some of my soup and found A DEAD COCKROACH floating. Went back and the woman was outside smoking on the phone and said she'd change the soup. Lol no, got my money and not going back.

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Diner Review №97

I really liked their drunken noodles; I had the chef use tofu instead of a meat option. It's interesting: they put the noodles and the ingredients on a bed of lettuce which is on a plate - it was really good! The woman who had taken our order (not sure if she was one of the owners or chefs) came out and talked with us for a bit - very pleasant. I liked all of the flavors and the lettuce tasted very fresh. The noodle dish provided a sort of 'dressing' to the lettuce. Also, if you like spices, request the sauces they have - there is one pepper/vinegar sauce they make which I couldn't get enough of! I look forward to trying more of their dishes.

Diner Review №98

Nice food, nice people and nice prices 👌🏼

Diner Review №99

Good neighborhood haunt. They do a lot of take out, so the restaurant itself is rarely busy. Great deals at lunch!

Diner Review №100

Delicious Food!! Very reasonable prices!!

Diner Review №101

Amazing Food!!!

Diner Review №102

One of the best thai food in the area.. Must try .. I must say everything awesome and Pad thai is 😋 just delicious

Diner Review №103

One of the best Pad Thai options in Arlington. Great lunch specials.

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I've only had the drunken noodles here and they were great. Staff was very friendly.

Diner Review №108

Meh.

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Diner Review №111

Outstanding! The best Thai restaurant in Arlington and there are many. The chicken panang is excellent.

Diner Review №112

The flounder is amazing... with the hot chili sauce. I went there last night after a very long time and I really was pleased at how good the food was. Their coconut cake was so delicious that we took whatever was left to go.... 6 pieces in my fridge right now :)

Diner Review №113

The food was mediocre, but compared to other Thai restaurants in Arlington, it's barely making par. Parking is limited. Service was friendly and prompt.

Diner Review №114

Great food! Great prices! Efficient delivery!

Diner Review №115

The BEST thai place in Arlington. I have been to so many other places and this tops it off. Great service and great food! Low key environment too.

Diner Review №116

Thai Thai is located in a fairly nondescript strip mall, so I had passed by it many times. One night we happened by it and decided to give it a try and I'm so glad that we did! The food is way better than many of the other Thai restaurants I've tried out here and the waitress that we've had every time we've gone always makes us smile. Definitely worth a try if you're in the mood for Thai.

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  • 116 reviews
  • 4.3 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 703-533-1919
  • Website: https://thaileafrestaurant.blizzfull.com/
  • Location: 5123 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22207, United States
  • Map: 38.896639, -77.1315323
Menu Highlights
  • Thai restaurant
  • Asian restaurant
  • Bar
  • Southeast Asian restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–3 PM–4–9 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM–9 PM
  • Sunday: 11:30 AM–9 PM
Service options
  • No-contact delivery: Available
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Fast service: 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
  • Alcohol: Available
  • Beer: Available
  • Coffee: Available
  • Comfort food: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
  • Vegan options: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
  • Wine: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Bar on site: Available
  • 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
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available