Thai Corner Kitchen (west Gate City)

Out of all the Thai restaurants I 've been to in my life, I can 't say I 've ever been to one with a drive-thru until now. Opened in 2012, the aptly-named Thai Corner Kitchen sits at the corner of High Point Rd and Williams St, not far from Four Seasons Town Centre. The small building the restaurant occupies looks like it once was a fast food restaurant of some sort. Despite the somewhat shoddy exterior, some excellent and truly authentic Thai food can be found here. The restaurant isn 't very big and can seat probably 30 customers max. Inside, the space is decorated with various plants (including orchids), paintings, photos, and lighting of various types including exposed-bulb pendant lighting and string lights. The atmosphere is relaxed and casual. At night, there 's a faux candle at each table so it can be romantic. However, this place is definitely one to go to for the food, not the ambiance. And yes, there is the aforementioned drive-thru if you want to order your food to-go. The menu is impressively extensive, particularly for the Triad. There are items on the menu here that many Thai restaurants in bigger cities don 't serve. Along with the staples of Thai cuisine such as salads (e.g. beef salad, chicken larb), curries, soups (e.g. tom yum, tom kha), noodles (e.g pad Thai, pad see ew), and seafood like soft-shell crab, Thai Corner Kitchen has northern Thai sausage, dishes from Isan (northeastern region of Thailand), and various noodle soups. Several of these are typical Thai street foods such as the noodle soups. Prices per entree at lunch are around $7-9 and at dinner, $10-15. Everything I 've tried has been delicious. Some of the food tastes home-cooked and the spices aren 't always toned down for the American palate. If you like genuinely spicy Thai food, you 've come to the right place. I like the Beef Salad which is fresh and tasty. The dish consists of chopped iceberg lettuce, sliced purple onion and tomato, cilantro, cucumber, and slices of marinated steak tossed with a tangy lime dressing and topped with a bit of dried red chili flakes. The vegetables are cold and crisp and the meat is tender and succulent. The lime dressing is made with fish sauce and is one of the highlights of the dish. If you want to try something different, order the Kua Gling. At the time of writing this review, I believe this is a relatively new dish to the menu. Kua Gling consists of ground chicken, broccoli, red and green bell pepper slices, jalapenos, and bamboo shoots. This is a spicy dish in a savory yet light brown sauce, seasoned with turmeric and Thai chilies. This dish is addicting and quite flavorful. It should be eaten with the included white rice. This is one dish you don 't see everywhere. A good vegetable dish to order is the Pad Eggplants. In Thai, pad refers to stir-fried dishes. The type of eggplant used is the Chinese variety, so it 's long and purple. The eggplant slices are halved and are cooked with a meat of your choice (I suggest beef) along with a variety of veggies such as carrots, broccoli, and bell pepper. Another light, brown sauce (made with basil) adds flavor to this dish. Be careful eating the eggplant immediately after it 's been served because it can really hold its heat for some time. I 'm a sucker for Thai crispy spring rolls. Even though they 're fried and greasy, they are scrumptious. The ones at Thai Corner Kitchen are no exception. They 're filled with bean thread noodles (cellophane noodles), finely shredded cabbage, and mushrooms. The rolls come with a red sweet and sour dipping sauce. Take advantage of the Yelp mobile app check-in offer and get a free order of spring rolls with your meal. Hopefully, the check-in offer is still available when you go. I highly recommend you save room for and order Mango and Sticky Rice for dessert. The sticky rice is sweetened and prepared with coconut milk. The accompanying mango is served sliced. The mango is ripe, soft, and juicy. This is simply a terrific Thai dessert and a must for anyone who has never tried it before. Service is good. The owner 's name is Boy and he serves the customers. He 's Thai and speaks great English. His wife is the chef.

Oh man. I wanted to like this place. It 's like... When you try on a dress that should theoretically look great on you. You ask your shopping companion what they think... It 's not bad, they say. It just doesn 't do much for you. This restaurant is that dress. It should work, in theory, but it doesn 't.

Definitely had higher expectations but I've had much better Thai food before.. I order Chicken Pad Thai to-go...not sure if it being take out had anything to do with it, but my Pad Thai was pretty bland and very dry. My friend also ordered Panang Curry and he said it was okay. Reading all the positive reviews, maybe I'll give Thai Corner Kitchen another try and dine in next time!

For our first experience with the food here, we started with Crispy Spring Rolls 3 for $4.50) and Thai Spicy Puffs $8 for 4 is pretty expensive). For the entrees, we had Basil Fried Rice with Chicken $9.50), Red Curry With Shrimp $12.95), Spicy Cashew Nuts with Beef $9.50), and finally, Pad Kapow with Chicken $9.50). The Spring Rolls were very well fried, crispy, with no greasiness, and the taste was nice, especially with the dipping sauce. This is a vegetarian roll, so it is a light appetizer. The Thai Spicy Puffs are thick pastry, the texture is like that of a shortbread cookie but slightly softer, filled with a small amount of ground chicken and potato sweet, I think). Not my favorite, but my wife loved them, for the sweetness mostly. Both of the dishes that contained chicken were nicely seasoned with lots of fresh tasting vegetables. The problem we had with both dishes is that the small amount of chicken was pretty much tasteless, and it was a small amount. The slices of white meat chicken are very thin pounded I guess), and are overcooked, and absorb none of the flavors of the dishes. Would re-order both dishes with either shrimp or beef, but definitely not chicken. The Red Curry with Shrimp was excellent, with a nice balance of sweet and heat. Would definitely order it again, but would raise the heat level a notch or two. The Spicy Cashew Nuts with Beef was very, very nice with a some building heat levels, didn't encounter much in the way of Cashews, by sight or taste. Another dish we'd re-order. All in all, this was a good food experience, and once tweaked to more closely fit our tastes, it will be even better. The portions are rather small, rivaling those of Indian restaurants, so these are good eats, but not cheap eats for the most part.

What a hidden little five star gem! If you were anywhere in LA or So Cal, and saw this slightly blemished Thai spot, you 'd think nothing of walking in to get your Thai fix on! Well this location isn 't in south LA, and most are going to be turned off by the outer appearance alone. Don 't I say! It 's kinda cool inside, and the service is there to please! So you fellow Yelpers, there 's a free order of Spring Rolls for you for just checking in! The rolls were fantastic and crispy as I like them! I was curious about the Thai Chicken Wings and took the proverbial plunge! Thankfully so, as I couldn 't stop myself from rolling around in the slightly warm sauce coating the crispy exterior! Like the typical white boy , I ordered Pad Woonsen and Pad Thai as entrees to sample. The two dishes that if any Thai place can 't produce, then there 's no point in coming back. Both were extremely good and well worth the trip! They 'll make either as hot or mild as you 'd like, and the portion size will absolutely fool you when it 's set before you! There 's mounds of good flat noodles there and will challenge any good eater to finish! For these large entrees to come in at $9.75 a piece is such a deal! Thai Corner, I could care less what street you 're on and the drab exterior look. For what 's inside those four walls will keep me coming back for more!