Racha Thai Cuisine

09/29/07

Best Thai food around

by iliveon405 at Citysearch

Racha is the best Thai food around and always has been. The other Thai places don't compare. I love the Pad Thai, the Royal Sweet and Sour and the Asparagus dish Emerald Garlic. It gets busy sometimes but usually you can get seated quick as long as you son't show up for lunch at 12:45 or 1:00 when it is sometimes packed. Try the brown rice if you never have. It is great and very good for you!

• Pros: Very nice place. Great food and great attention to detail
• Cons: None

12/29/06

Racha doesn't rock anymore!!

by asilwo at Citysearch

I invited my friend who was new to Thai food to lunch here recently. She has requested that she will choose the restaurants in the future. We arrived at 12:30 and they were not very busy. It took 20 minutes to get some tea and have our orders taken. It took another 30 minutes to be served our food, when I asked how long it would be the waitress admonished me for asking and said we will have to wait our turn! It has really changed since it opened, they food was bland and I had the impression that is had been prepared institutionally in bulk and sitting in a warmer for a very long time. We had Phad Thai that was like glue and tough to chew, that was a new experience for that dish. We also had Garlic Chicken and the cut of meat seemed to be what I call "scraps" It was fatty and unappetizing to look at. But what was really frustrating was the service. We had 5 different people coming a going from our table and we were left with the impression that they would rather be anywhere else on the planet but there. The energy in the place is lifeless and strained. It used to be a great lunch stop and we have enjoyed it for years but something has definitely changed, I would not recommend it now.

• Pros: ...The Mural is still interesting to look at!
• Cons: This is a restaraunt that exudes " We don't care!"

12/21/06

Very disappointing restaurant

by lavernes at Citysearch

We visited this restaurant expecting the same good service as the Seattle sister restaurant. A very rude girl showed us slowly and seemingly reluctantly to a table. It took about five minutes before anyone came to our table, and then they didn't really care if we ordered or were even there! It was a totally disappointing experience. Also, having spent a month traveling all over Thailand and eating the delicious food there three times a day, we find that Racha is now thickening up the curry dishes that should be on the "liquidy" side as it is in Thailand. The new thick "gravy" is NOT Thai anymore than chop suey is Chinese! We'll be going to Lai Thai in Kirkland or Noppakao in Juanita or King and I in Bellevue or Thai Ginger in Redmond Town Center after this.

• Pros: Parking right in front
• Cons: Food and service

04/26/05

Review of Racha Thai Cuisine

by bball2000 at Citysearch

This restaurant sucks. Rude services everywhere. Rude wait people - shouldn't you know your own menu items?

I've been to the one in Seattle, it's a little better.