Kwanjai Thai Cuisine
(206) 632-3656
469 N 36th St
Seattle,
WA
98103
47.6517
-122.3531
Neighborhoods: Fremont, Lake Union
Hours:
Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm
Fri 11am-10pm
Sat 12pm-10pm
Sun 12pm-9:30pm
Price:
$$
Parking:
Street
Last updated 1.30.09
What People Are Saying About Kwanjai Thai Cuisine
The Editor
Allison Austin
Citysearch
The Scene
This place fits into Fremont nicely: Birkenstock-clad parents bring their babies for green curry and rice; groups of young neighborhood locals horde plates of pad thai at the next table. It's come-as-you-are casual and for the price, it's hard to find better Thai food.
The Food
Starters include the usual fried spring rolls and a good chicken satay, but soups stand out: Best is Tom Ka Kai (a slightly tart chicken soup with coconut milk, mushrooms and lemon grass.) You'll want to linger over the lush coconut milk- and lime-infused green curry, and the exotic, lemon grass-tinged seafood pad Talay. A plate of the chef's special noodles (extra-wide rice noodles stir-fried with chicken, shrimp and veggies), will easily make the days of ordering ubiquitous pad thai a distant memory.
User Reviews
bvm12
August 18, 2007
The food at Kwanjai Thai is fantastic. It is the best tasting Thai with the freshest vegetables and sauces that are made daily and so get spicier as the night goes on. It's fast, reasonably priced and the portions are huge. I get two to three meals out of one order of phad thai. The service is wondeful - they are the sweetest people. They always remember me and the often give me little treats from their own kitchens. I admit I sometimes have trouble with their accents but these people are so good at what they do I don't really care what they are saying to me!!!
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jewels2007
July 17, 2007
This place used to be one of my favorite Thai places, but not anymore. Just as a reference point, I love pon proem thai on mercer island, tom's thai on the ave. and I am sure there are more, but those are two of the best. i used to consider kwanjai in the 4-5 star quality, but now it is so NOT good at all. I just went there last night for some food and can NOT believe how bad it was. The food was not fresh tasting at all, it was artificial tasting and generally crappy, more like fast-food thai--the kind of plate you get for $5 at a mall, or in some random thai joint in a city where no one knows thai food. So yeah, I wouldn't recommend this anymore. And I haven't been to this place in two years, what happened? Both meals served were terrible. :-( Kwanjai, what happened?
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averagewhiteguy30
May 30, 2007
I created a profile on CitySearch just because I was so mad after eating here. I asked for a side of broccoli with my curry (broccoli isn't listed on the menu). The waitress, who was already reflecting her impatience with me for ordering it, says "three dollars." No problem, right. So the steamed broccoli comes and I said "Oh, I thought this was stir-fried?" She says "seven fifty." I said "you want seven fifty for the same three dollar portion of broccoli if I want it stir-fried?" She raised her voice, saying "you pay if you wan' stir-fry." I thought to myself, "for a tablespoon of oil and 60 seconds in the wok, you want an extra four fifty?" She wouldn't leave the table even after I said "please just leave." After wafting her away with my hands and saying "leave" she left for the open kitchen where I heard her complaining loudly to her co-workers about me. The curry was okay, nothing special, but who can enjoy a meal when your waitress is ranting at you. Everyone at the table with me was embarrassed. I'll not be back.
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