Green Elephant Restaurant

Amazing food and service!! We love coming to Green Elephant for Thai. The owners are so nice and welcoming. Take out is always hot and fresh.

A Thai restaurant in Loomis? Yes, and a very good one too. This is an unpretentious place tucked away in a small strip mall. Based on the reviews, we decided to try this place and were not disappointed.We had the green curry with chicken and vegetables and the shrimp with eggplant entrée. Everything was delicious and freshly cooked. I liked the variety of vegetables that was in the curry chicken. There was so much flavor and I was pleased that it was not too spicy.The restaurant did fill up fast. There are two rooms but it gets busy quickly. I am simply amazed with the owner, she was the only one waiting on tables and was running around efficiently getting everyone's order and serving them. However, I did get a sense that we were being rushed and that put a damper on wanting to relax, eat slowly and visit with our friend. She was the only one working the tables that night and it was hard to get her attention. She was not very flexible and told you that she could not change your order once you put it in. This inflexibility and the feeling of being rushed is the reason I knocked off a star. Otherwise, the food is great, very flavorful, fresh and delicious. I would come back again if in the area.

Been coming here for a couple of years now and everything we've tried has been delicious. The tea leaf salad is a must every time we go. Other favorites are the panang beef curry, mango pickle pork curry, and the crab fried rice. It's run by the owner and one other person so I highly recommend going during the week as it can get pretty busy on Fridays and Saturdays. We don't mind because the owner is super sweet and we don't mind waiting for the delicious food.

Overall we had a very good experience. The food was flavorful and well made... however the texture of the chicken was a little odd in our opinion. I am not sure how to describe it other than perhaps a little gummy? But everything else was amazing and delicious. The lady who helped us was nice and answered all our questions. The decorations were nice and had a warm feel. The bathroom was clean, but the paper towel dispenser seemed broken. All in all, I recommend this place to others.

I did like the service even though my friend told me she is not that happy with it . It is small very cozy place . I wanted to order pad Thai but chose another nudel dash that I was not that crazy about . My friend ordered beef stew and that one was delicious! We got tea leaf salad to shear . Our portion was very small. I would not recommend taking this salad to shear , but in our case it was ok because salad was so salty that I didn't want it . We also had faluda to shear . It was ok but I am sure I won't order this again . When I heard that they had it I was very excited as another place in SF where I used to go had it and that was delicious, this one I didn't like . My Thai tea also was too sweet and I would not order it again here . But over all I did like this place and there is plenty of other dishes that we can try from the menu. So I'll go back to try them .

Green Elephant has been on my bucket list of places to try for MONTHS now. Finally made it in last night for an early dinner and it exceeded all expectations. Such a hidden gem in an older plaza. The inside is warm and cozy and very beautifully decorated. It's small, only about 10 tables, so we arrived just after 4pm when it opened. The owner was the waitress and she is such a sweetheart. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and personable. Let's talk food. Since it was our first visit, it was very hard to pick items as everything on the menu sounded delicious. We decided to start with veggie lumpia and the infamous tea leaf salad which the owner recommended to us. Man, by far the best salad I've ever had in my life. I wish this restaurant was open for lunch so I could have it all the table! Light, bright, and the most interesting blend of flavors. For our entrees we ordered Chicken CeeChat Garlic Noodles, Burmese Beef Curry (level 6 spicy), and Chili Jam Chicken with a side of steamed rice. It's really hard to pick a favorite between the beef curry and chili jam. Both were spectacular. The curry had the perfect amount of spice and tasted like an Asian beef stew. Chili jam chicken had a tad bit of spice and some sweetness. It's really hard to describe the flavor but I highly recommend ordering it! It's the restaurants own creation. We cannot wait to come back. My new favorite restaurant in the area and we will most definitely be regulars.

This restaurant is one of our favorites. The food is absolutely delicious. The owner treats every customer like family. If they're busy it's worth the wait. Get the tea leaf salad. You'll thank me later.

Small dinning room. I ordered a Tea leaf salad to go and it was drenched in vinaigrette or oil which made my salad soggy for almost 17 dollars I'm appalled how little of a portion I got. It looked like a side salad definitely only enough for one person. Pretty bummed out because I love bermese food and being that there are few in the area I'm so upset this place wasn't good. The lady seemed very friendly but overall for quality of food and quantity it wasn't there.

The food is always amazing! We eat here regularly. The business is family owned and always swarming with people. This little town got lucky. Try the spicy meatballs, they don't disappoint.

Chicken tom kha was amazing. So were the veggie pad thai (extra lotus root), chicken gyoza and veggie rolls which are both home made.