Kwanjai Thai Cuisine

*vegan review*My husband and I have been coming here for years and it's one of our favorite Thai places in Seattle. Kwanjai Thai feels like your friendly neighborhood Thai restaurant; it's usually pretty busy for dinner and you'll see a lot of local regulars and people picking up to-go orders. But even when they're busy, food still comes out quick, fresh, and delicious. The owners and staff are no-nonsense, and if you are respectful and kind, they are also kind and generous in return (and treat regulars like family!) I've seen entitled customers come in and act extremely rude to the staff, so any reviews complaining about the service are just people who received the same thing that they were dishing out.My favorite dish on the menu is the Summer Fire (spicy!), husband's favorite is Pad Kee Mao. The curries and fried rice dishes are also delicious, I don't think I've had anything less than amazing. Most dishes allow you to choose your protein and they also have no problem making dishes without fish sauce/oyster sauce/eggs upon request, great for vegetarians and vegans. Portions are also generous for a very reasonable price, cheaper and much better quality/value than most other nearby Thai restaurants IMO, which is why we started coming here as broke college students. Kwanjai Thai forever!!!

Decided to try Kwanjai Thai Cuisine for lunch. It's a few steps away from Fremont Coffee Company. Dropped in on a Sunday (noon). No ambiance, no frills service. Most entrees are $12.95 USD. We opted for level 2 (medium) spice.- Brown rice ($2.00 USD) - good portion. Enough to share between two.- Massaman curry ($12.95 USD) - potatoes were a touch hard, beef slightly chewy. Liked the peanuts but curry was slightly too sweet and thin.- Pad kee mao ($12.95 USD) - wide flat noodles had a good bite. Good portion of meat (pork), decent wok hei.Average Thai eats at KTC.

The inside of the restaurant itself isn't the prettiest but the food was tasty! The service was quick despite the many pick up orders they were getting. Fried rice: got a spice level 3 out of 4 and it was perfect for me (on the spicier end for sure). Got it with chicken and loved it. Huge portion so you can most definitely share it with someone. Packed with flavor especially garlic and spice!!

Kwanjai provided delicious comfort food for us, very much needed after that disappointing loss to the 49ers. The Pack needs to replace their kicker, but that's neither here nor there. Kwanjai had delicious flavor, fair prices, lots of food, and our server was delightful, as well. I ordered the Swimming Rama, and was happy to finally find a restaurant who doesn't make their peanut sauce cloyingly sweet. My husband ordered some sort of chicken with veggies, and gave his famous nod of approval when he REALLY likes something. Also, they don't appear to be charging exorbitant "surcharges" like a neighboring Thai spot is.

Kwanjai Po is a no frills Thai restaurant in Ballard. Food came out quick and service in general was fast. The Pad Se Ew with tofu was pretty standard - good sauce, not too oily, soft noodles. The tofu had a good grilled flavor.The Tom Kha was the star of the meal. A little sweet, a little sour, a little spicy. You could taste the coconut milk, galangal, and lime leaf in the broth. I never usually like Thai soups, but I think it's because they've never been as flavorful as this one!

I stoped in for dinner on a Friday around 6:30pm when it was beer busy. Luckily, I still got a table for 1. I got the fresh rolls ($7.95 plus tax) and the lab neh with tofu ($12.95 plus tax) -- both vegan.The rolls came out in around 10 mins, sliced up in bite sizes pieces, and served with a sauce that looked like half peanut sauce and half chili oil. Good but honestly nothing special. The rolls are missing some oomph to raise it to delectable territory. 3/5The lab neh came out soon after and was kind of tangy. There was plenty of wide rice noodles, but they lacked that soft termite one hopes for with this dish. The gravy was nice and amped up nicely with spiciness but it was awkwardly tangy and missing depth. Good but far from a top tier lab neh. 3/5All in all, decent Thai spot in Fremont but, at least based on what I've had, this was solid by underwhelming.

Good food and I highly recommend their Pad Thai! My go-to takeout place :) Food is authentic thai cuisine. The guy owner is friendly

Honestly, Ma provides that home cooking vibe and you can taste it in the food. Tom Yum is a must

Before you enter this restaurant. Please have a mindset to embrace a FULL authentic Thai hospitality experience. You will hear the wok roaring, staff yelling in Thai for different dishes in the open kitchen and a BIG amazing personality of the host who keep on serving us whisky at the end to thank us to accommodate the chaos during peak hours.The restaurant is a small little hut with about 10+ tables. A lot of people order for take out but make sure you bring your patience.If you want to dine in, be prepared that you have to set your own table and put your order on a napkin and pass it to the kitchen. That's ok. As in most Asian countries, that's what you do in order to enjoy good food in small family run restaurant.Food is authentic, excellent portion and great price. We ordered Spring Roll, Garlic Chicken Wing, Green Curry, Pad Thai, Pineapple Fried Rice, Pad Prik Khing, Pad Se Ew, all in spice level of 3 which is pretty dang hot. If you want mild, I would suggest 1.

Some places disgust you. Some places disappoint you. Kwanjai does both.It's a place you want to like with its homey paint job and layout. You think to yourself, "Oh, this place could be authentic." But it's so authentic the waitress coughs in your food, the waiter plays on his laptop as you're waiting to order, and the food is authentically terrible. We walked out after the appetizers. A true abomination in an otherwise fun, funky neighborhood.