Takieng Thai Cuisine - Fair Oaks

This was our first time eating here. I went out with my boy. It was our night he wanted Thai food. We were greeted with plenty of smiling faces and very friendly staff. We were promptly seated. They had a very large staff. And most had masks. Everything looked clean. Smelled nice We were given plenty of time to decide. No pressure at all . I asked what was popular and informed her we liked everything in the menu. My son decided on the fish plate. I got pad Thai and we shared a larb. The rice was a nice side to cut the acid in that.. Everything was great. Very good atmosphere and people. Will DEFINITELY go again. I want to get what he got. The fish was amazing and very large portions . The ice tea was tasty

Authentic Thai food! Very fresh, delicious dishes! Tasty soups and beautiful servings. Very friendly and welcoming waiters. Absolutely have to try it! :

Best Thai food in Fair Oaks! Even my discerning friends who have visited Asia like this place. They do a very brisk take-out business, but the small eat-in area has a charming, even romantic, ambience. Love, love, love their curries!

Summary: There has to be better Thai food around here. I 'll keep looking. I just moved to Fair Oaks and live near Takieng, so I was hoping it would be good. I 've been there twice – once solo and once with friends – but I don 't think I 'll be going back. It is not nearly as good as its current 4.4 rating would suggest. On both occasions, the stir-fry dishes had over-cooked meat (which made for stringy chicken and rubbery shrimp) and under-cooked, nearly raw vegetables. The flavoring was just so-so. Not actively bad, really, but not good either. Just bland. It was nowhere near the level of flavor I 'm used from the Thai restaurants near my old home. The dishes were edible, but not really enjoyable. Their spiciness levels were weird too. Their medium is what I would call fairly hot but not too bad . A friend who grew up on spicy Chinese food ordered her dish Spicy and it was way too hot even for her. They said that Spicy is the middle of their range, which goes Mild , Medium , Spicy , Extra Spicy , Thai Spicy , so I would not expect it to be too hot for someone who 's eaten spicy Szechuan food their whole life.. When we pointed this out, our server didn 't offer to have the chef re-make the dish at a more reasonable spice level..She didn 't even apologize. She just laughed. So I have to say the service was not really that great either. So: mediocre food, crazy spice levels, and mediocre service. Three strikes and you 're out!

Terrible food. Coconut soup is just milk with mushrooms and 2 shrimps. Not tasty at all. Can’t even eat. Rice is terrible as well. Regular rice. Not tasty. No sauces were provided. Bad bad bad !!!!