Chez Saigon Thai Vietnamese - Belmont

4.5 stars really but after a really bad experience with a different restaurant, I was glad to see some really strong professionalism from Thai Tamarind. Ordered through Grubhub and pick up was a breeze, I was in and out in less than 30 seconds. Really grateful for this as my lunch is only 30 minutes long. When I walked in I noticed they had really beautiful decor and the low light gave the restaurant a particularly lovely ambience. Even though I was only there for a bit, I noticed how spotless this restaurant was, if they said they were taking pictures for a food magazine that day, I would've believed it. The lady that helped me was cheerful and kind, you could just tell she had really good customer service. The food was very flavorful, the first thing I did when I opened my pad thai was to smell if they put any tamarind, a lot of places don't and I was delighted that they did. I put on max spiciness for this and the tom yum soup I ordered and it never over powered the flavors, it had a really good kick that your body feels more than your tastebuds. That's when you know a chef is talented with spices. .5 stars because I got the pad thai with shrimp and for an extra 3 bucks, you'd think they'd give more than 5 pieces of shrimp, but the food was bomb so I'm fine with it.

Hands down the best Thai in this area. We came in for a table of 27 they happily took care of us. The food was legit! Every one of us loved what we ordered. Their shaken beef, pad Thai and pad gra pow were phenomenal!

Overall good food. Good service. Great ambience. Nice spot for lunch and dinner. Will definitely come back.

Excellent service. Ambiance is great and cozy and clean. Food is delicious. This will be my local Thai place to go.

Quick take: very good service I've ordered take out and dined in. Very good service both ways. This place is in my neighborhood. I walk here to pick up food when I'm wfh. Love their Thai iced tea for a midday pick me up. My favorite dish is the eggplant and tofu. I also like the Tom yum soup and rice during the cold winter days. A lot of vegetarian options too. Looking forward to trying more dishes.