Kook Kai's Thai Noodles

I love this place so much. Everytime I've had a meal here, the dish is rich with flavor and quality ingredients. My favorite is the tofu panang curry. My husband loves the duck curry. The ambiance relaxing and intimate. The service is friendly. We will continue to come here :)

Solid Thai food, especially appetizers, that is unfortunately a little hampered and obscured at the moment by the roadwork on Bonifant Street (if you are coming from the Georgia Ave side stay on the sidewalk to the right until you reach a crossover point). I stopped by and had dinner. The chicken satay and wontons were both very good and I for sure would order it again. I tried tofu Thai ginger and while it did not blow me away I ate it all. I would have preferred something slightly less brothy (even accounting for the tofu) but your preference may vary. I don't think I would order it again but I am also not unhappy or disappointed in any way. Mango sticky rice was also solid, and the mango fairly ripe (that's a good thing). Service was excellent and welcoming.

This place has a buy one get one free deal on DoorDash. They did not honor it and gave me a handwritten note that the deal is over. If that's the case, maybe you should remove the deal online rather than screwing over your customers. Extremely poor customer service.

ROCK. SOLID. I love me some good Thai food, and friends? I'm here to tell you that this is IT.Getting to the restaurant right now is a little tricky (lots of construction happening on Bonifant Street), but your efforts will be more than rewarded. NOTE: The restaurant is small (just a handful of tables), so you'd do well to make a reservation. Appetizers not to miss: chicken satay, spring rolls, and green papaya salad. The spring rolls are fried to absolute perfection (I've gotten them several times and they're perfect every time). The chicken satay with its delectable peanut sauce is amazing. The green papaya salad is absolutely crave-worthy and I could eat it every day. My other half got panang curry (and he got it Thai hot) and said it was the best he's ever had. My parents both got green curry -- one with shrimp and one with chicken -- and both loved it. I got Tom Yum (my all-time favorite) and it was heavenly. They have a small selection of beers (Singha, Sapporo, etc.) and wines, plus soft drinks and Thai iced tea (it's not my thing but those who love it LOVE this one).In short, this place is great and a do-not-miss Silver Spring gem.

This place is situated where Thai Derm and the once Thai Pepper Kitchen used to be. It's changed hands a couple of times but overall a solid Thai spot. Also, this place and the Lamoon Thai around the corner has the best lunch specials. The new place is more modern but has all the traditional Thai offerings on their menu and a few great chef specialties that rotate often on the menu. They also have all the popular Thai drinks including Thai iced tea & coffee here as well. My favorite here is the Crispy Duck Basil and Pad Thai with beef, although I normally get it with shrimp. Both dishes are solid and you can't go wrong with these standard staples here. This time around I went with the Crispy Duck Basil and a Beef Larb Salad (Num Tok). Both dishes were great with the Beef Larb Salad being the star. This dish was comprised of marinated grilled beef, sliced and tossed with red onions, scallions, and cilantro over a salad of greens in a spicy lime dressing and pepper crusted sauce over the grilled marinated beef. It was very spicy (note: you've been warned lol.), tasty and had a spicy lime dressing that was insatiable. I literally drank the leftover dressing from the plate because it was just that good! lol. Honorable Mention: The magi and sticky rice on another person's plate looked good as well and I must try on my next visit. In all, a great experience and thumbs up on the food. There are a lot of Thai restaurants around the Silver Spring downtown area but this one and another favorite, which I will not mention here gets my vote as top contenders amongst them all. Stop by for yourself and give them a try. I think you like it! :-)

Seriously so happy to have been introduced to Kooks Kai Thai Noodles. I learned of this amazing local mom/pop vibe of a restaurant from a Yelp Elite event and I've now been back on my own several times. Shout out to the employees who are always sweet, friendly, happy to answer questions, and timely with serving food.I have enjoyed every item that I've ordered here. In my recent visits I've had:Bangkok wings - I'm a bit of a wing snob and can confirm these wings hit the mark! Would def order again.Red Curry - yummy as to be expectedTom Yum Soup - fresh, warm, and good for the heartMango sticky rice (I dream of this delectable dessert often. And it has a fun purple butterfly pea color! Treat yourself!)Tom Yum Ramen ( a fun thai twist on ramen - very fresh tasting)

Another really strong 4.5 stars here and I easily see this place being 5 stars and one of our favorite Thai places. IT was a lovely dinner. Strongly recommend. Everything was fresh, delicious and wonderful. The curry puffs came out toasty, crispy and fresh and were very flavorful. They were some of the best we've had, just give them a few minutes to cool down.The Crab Wontons were lovely and I'm very intrigued by the "no cream cheese" option. The duck curry got rave reviews and was amazing for leftovers.The Thai Ginger was fresh and great as well, I just wanted a little more bite from the ginger. But that's a minor nitpick.Service was super attentive and personable.Ambiance: The outdoor seating was super cute. The inside was a little on the warm side temperature wise, but we adjusted quickly and they had multiple fans going, none of which were too loud to drown anything out.

First time trying this place. I ordered the pineapple fried rice and asked for it to be medium spicy and it was perfect. The owners were nice and I overheard them thanking customers for coming amidst road construction. I will be going back to explore the menu.

I first reviewed Kook Kai 9 months ago. Since then I've gone too nearly all the Thai restaurants in downtown Silver Spring and Kook Kai is my favorite. I've tried a variety of dishes and have liked them all. Had the spicy eggplant tonight and it was delicious. I'm typing through watery eyes as is lives up to the name (just munched a jalapeño pepper).

Best Thai food in DC!!!! mom and pop shop that has a ton of food for a decent price! won't be disappointed