Pasara Thai Restaurant
Pasara Thai Restaurant
Spicy Thai fish or shrimp cake served with special sweet-spicy sauce.
Grilled, marinated skewers of chicken or pork tenders served with original peanut sauce.
Fried rice with minced chicken, carrot, corn and onion with house special spicy chili paste sauce.
Steamed spring rolls with Chinese sausage, fried egg, fried bean curd, bean sprouts and mixed vegetables.
Crispy wonton stuffed with minced chicken, shrimps, water chestnuts and onions.
Deep-fried crab meat and a minced chicken ball wrapped with bean curd skin. Served with a spicy-sweet sauce.
Sliced calamari is breaded and deep-fried. Served with house sweet and spicy sauce.
Crispy fried bean curd served with spicy-sweet sauce and crushed peanut.
Deep-fried shrimp wrapped in thin rice paper with fresh ginger. Served with sweet-spicy sauce.
Steamed crab meat, minced pork loin and water chestnut dumpling.
Crispy chicken wings stuffed with minced chicken, fresh garlic, clear noodles and black pepper.
Clear noodles, minced chicken and shrimp mixed with spicy lime juice, onion and cilantro.
Green papaya with roasted peanuts, string beans and tomatoes mixed with spicy lime juice.
A colorful mixture of green salad served with Thai-style peanut dressing.
Beef salad. Sliced grilled beef mixed with spicy lime juice, red onions, tomatoes and cucumbers.
Squid mixed with spicy lime juice, onion, bell peppers and celery.
Shrimp, squid, mussel and crab stick mixed with spicy lime juice, bell peppers, carrot and celery.
Honey-roasted duck shredded and tossed with fresh ginger, scallions, celery, bell peppers, pineapple, tomatoes and spicy lime juice.
Minced chicken, beef or pork mixed with lime juice, rice powder, chili peppers, red onions and cilantro.
Grilled, marinated beef or pork mixed with lime juice, chili peppers, rice powder, red onions and cilantro.
Minced pork, ginger, roasted peanuts and red onions seasoned with spicy lime juice.
Grilled shrimp mixed with lime juice, red onions, lemongrass and Thai chili paste.
Grilled squid mixed with lime juice, red onions, lemongrass and Thai chili paste.
Crispy, fresh puffed fish topped with green apples, red onions and roasted peanuts in a special-spicy lime sauce.
Steamed fresh mussels with lemongrass, basil leaves and galangal. Served with chili dipping sauce.
Pork marinated overnight. Grilled and served with spicy Thai country-style sauce.
Beef marinated overnight. Grilled and served with spicy Thai country-style sauce.
2 deep-fried spring rolls, 2 hoy jor, 2 stuffed chicken wings and 2 shrimp bikini.
Shrimp and mushrooms in hot and sour spicy broth with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves. Contains shellfish.
Chicken and mushrooms in hot and sour spicy broth with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves. Contains shellfish.
Chicken spicy galangal-flavored coconut milk soup with lemongrass, lime juice and mushrooms. Contains shellfish.
Shrimp spicy galangal-flavored coconut milk soup with lemongrass, lime juice and mushrooms. Contains shellfish.
A delicate mixture of shrimp and chicken in clear light broth with fresh vegetables and sliced roasted pork.
A combination of shrimp, mussels and squid in homemade spicy lime juice. Topped with basil leaves. Contains shellfish.
Mixed fresh vegetables and tofu in clear light broth.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork and red curry sauce with bamboo shoots, basil leaves and bell peppers.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork in green curry with string beans, eggplants, bamboo shoots, bell peppers and basil leaves.
Sliced roasted duck in red curry sauce with pineapple, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers and basil leaves.
Thai yellow curry with your choice of chicken, beef or pork and cherry tomatoes, onions and potatoes.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork in Thai-style peanut curry sauce.
Jumbo shrimp sauteed in a spicy coconut and chili-paste sauce. Served on the bed of lettuce with sweet basil leaves.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork in light coconut curry with potatoes, onion and roasted peanuts.
Sliced boneless chicken breast sauteed with creamy peanut curry on a load of steamed broccoli.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried in spicy chili-garlic sauce with onions, bell peppers and basil leaves.
Stir-fried chicken, beef or pork with fresh young ginger, mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and black bean sauce.
Stir-fried chicken, beef or pork with mixed vegetables in light garlic sauce.
Stir-fried broccoli with chicken, beef or pork in light garlic sauce.
Chicken sauteed with roasted cashew nuts, bell peppers and onions in light garlic sauce.
Beef sauteed with fresh mushrooms, onions, scallion and bell peppers in oyster garlic sauce.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with fresh long hot green peppers and onions in light garlic sauce.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with snow peas, mushrooms and red peppers in light garlic oyster sauce.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with baby corn, mushrooms and onions in Thai brown sauce.
Oriental eggplant stir-fried with chicken, beef or pork, onions and basil leaves in spicy black bean sauce.
A combination of chicken, beef or pork with shrimp, mixed vegetables and clear noodles stir-fried with light garlic sauce.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork sauteed in a special blend of garlic peppers and cilantro sauce.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork sauteed with string beans in spicy prik khing sauce.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with snow peas, mushrooms and red peppers in light garlic oyster sauce.
Spicy aromatic beef in red wine mixed with mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. Served on a sizzling hot-plate.
Jumbo shrimp mixed with vegetables and clear noodles simmered in a clay pot with pepper-ginger sauce.
Boneless chicken breast slices steamed and topped with homemade spicy lime sauce and garlic. Served at room temperature.
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork sauteed with cashew nuts, pineapple, broccoli and scallions in light brown sauce.
Clear noodles stir-fried with shrimp, vegetables, tomatoes, scallions and egg in light brown sauce.
House special's fried rice with your choices of chicken, beef or pork with onions, scallion, tomatoes and egg.
Spicy basil fried rice with your choices of chicken, beef or pork with onion, bell peppers and basil leaves.
Fried rice with minced chicken, carrot, corn, bell peppers and onion with house special spicy chili paste sauce.
Aromatic fried rice with jumbo shrimps, pineapple, raisin, onion, tomatoes, curry powder and egg served in a fresh pineapple bowl (pineapple bowl only available for dine-in).
Thin rice noodles stir-fried with your choices of chicken, beef or pork with egg, bean sprout, scallions, peanuts, and preserved radish in sweet tamarind sauce.
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with your choices of chicken, beef or pork with egg, broccoli, Chinese broccoli in sweet and salty soy sauce.
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with your choices of chicken, beef or pork in spicy basil garlic sauce with onion, bell peppers and basil leaves.
Spaghetti noodles stir-fried with your choices of chicken, beef or pork in spicy basil garlic sauce with onion, bell peppers and basil leaves.
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with your choices of chicken, beef or pork with broccoli and Chinese broccoli with brown gravy sauce.
Egg noodles stir-fried with chicken and mixed vegetables in brown sauce.
Combination seafood is stir-fried with clear noodles, mixed vegetable and egg in sweet and spicy sauce.
Bean sprouts, tofu, mushrooms and bell peppers stir-fried in light garlic sauce.
Mixed vegetables, tofu and basil leaves stir-fried with spicy garlic sauce.
Sauteed oriental eggplant, fried tofu, onions, bell peppers and basil leaves in spicy bean sauce.
Deep-fried tofu sauteed with cucumbers, pineapple, tomatoes, onions and fresh peppers in Thai sweet and sour sauce.
Deep-fried tofu in Thai-style peanut curry served with steamed broccoli.
Deep-fried tofu sauteed with peanut sauce with steamed broccoli.
Stir-fried mixed vegetables and tofu in light garlic sauce.
Pad Thai noodles stir-fried with mixed vegetables, fried tofu, peanut, and egg.
Stir-fried broccoli, fried tofu and slices of fresh ginger in light garlic sauce.
Jasmine rice stir-fried with tofu, mixed vegetables and egg.
Your choice of red or green curry sauce with tofu and mixed vegetables.
Stir-fried, marinated flank steak with fresh ginger and sesame in chef's special sauce. Served with pickled mixed vegetables.
Pork sauteed with Thai-style curry and mixed Thai herbs.
Stir-fried roast duck with onions, bell peppers and basil leaves in spicy garlic sauce.
Fried crispy salmon topped with your choice of chili basil garlic sauce, sweet and sour sauce or prik khing sauce.
Mixed seafood stir-fried with Thai herb in the old-style chili paste sauce.
Sauteed minced chicken with sweet Thai chili paste sauce.
Spaghetti noodles with chicken in spicy green curry sauce, bell peppers, eggplant, green bean, bamboo shoot, basil leave, and baby corn.
Steamed sticky rice tossed with coconut milk served with fresh mango and topped with mung bean seeds.
Steamed sticky rice tossed with coconut milk served with Thai egg-coconut custard and topped with mung bean seeds.
Crispy banana with ice cream topped with honey sauce and sesame seeds.
Homemade, fresh young coconut ice cream blended with jackfruit and coconut meat.
Sweet dough made from pumpkin, taro, young coconut served in hot coconut cream sauce.
Choice of orange, cranberry, apple or pineapple.
a plate of salad
SomTom Thai
Mai Thai
drink, oysters and mussels
the restaurant's dining area
Inside seating.
the interior of the restaurant
Notice carvings on table top, displays in cabinet & painting.
69. Pasara Fried Rice (shrimp)
dessert, food
Chicken pad Thai
Other side of inside seating.
food
6. Hoy Jor
9. Shrimp Bikini
interior
food
43. Ka Prao
Mai Thai & Thai Iced Tea
sushi and sashimi, sushi, sashimi, food
5. Crispy Wonton
17. Seafood Salad
62. Pad Thai (shrimp)
Tahirah F.
Dec 28, 2024
After 4 years of seeing this across the street from the movie theater and our most visited restaurant Bonefish we decided to venture in and take a seat. The indoor lighting, seating and setup was a good check off for the list. Wood carved tables with details and dining room feel. The bartender/hostess attempted to sit us right in front of the window although the restaurant wasn't crowded maybe 15 people total. We declined and sat across from the bar. She removed the plating and silverware from our table (didn't make sense if this is where we are going to be eating). Eight minutes pass and the waiter comes over to give us the menus. While we are going over it, a new party of 3 walk in and sit next to us. We're signaling we are ready but the server goes to make drinks behind the bar. Additional time passes and he returns to their table to request their orders before ours. Confused and annoyed we flag him over. He proceeds to take the order after 15 more minutes (while we place an order from Smashburger mobile) if the customer service is any indication we should have politely declined to eat there we should have listened.We ordered Thai tea, Long Island Ice Tea and spring rolls to start. Thai tea was overly heavy on sweet cream and not enough tea. Long Island Ice Tea had no alcohol contents but what appeared to be Simply Lemonade. Not worth the money.Lad Na and Pad See Ew (chicken) neither would wow us and have us revisit this location. Pad See Ew was extremely sweet and veggies unedible. Lad Na broth was pasty and not the same as other restaurants. Chicken for both dishes had been cooked separately from the noodles and veggies so all the temperatures were ranging from cold to extremely hot.The bill was higher than other Thai restaurants we visit around the DMV and unfortunately not to the standards. We tried but we will not be returning for the inconsistent food preparation, customer service and fair food not of the value. Perhaps it could just be this location and not the other.
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Elvin M.
Feb 8, 2025
We were out in the Kingstowne area and decided in sine Thai. Really enjoyed the food and the server was very attentive. The restaurant was decorated nicely. It was a pleasant surprise really enjoyed it definitely will be back.
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Michelle B.
Jan 7, 2025
I haven't visited Pasara since prior to Covid and I always got the pineapple fried rice. This was the first thing I ordered and its still just as great! We also ordered the crispy salmon which was amazing and I would definitely recommend. The spring rolls were just ok and I ordered ginger tea which was good but a little lukewarm. I would still recommend based on the main entree, the outstanding customer service and the cleanliness of the restaurant.
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Jens J.
May 23, 2024
This review is from a take-out perspective, though I do note the restaurant has a warm and inviting feel.I like how our take-order was meticulously packed up. The time between placing our order and it being ready was 15 minutes.We ordered the following: wonton soup, tom yum soup, stuffed chicken wings, pineapple fried rice, and massaman curry. The food was decent, but not a hit out of the park. It was an eye-popping $70 for this order.The Thai wonton soup was educational for me. Previously, when I thought of wonton soup, I pictured the Chinese version: a simple broth with stuffed wontons. The Thai version, at least at Pasara, was, yes, a broth with wontons, but also cluttered with various vegetables and five spiced pork. The five spice pork flavor clashed with the rest of the soup. I would not order again.The tom yum soup was okay, but very spicy.The stuffed chicken wings were not stuffed chicken wings, but instead, a chicken bone inserted into a fried ball of smooshed-together ingredients. They looked like big lollipops. Flavor was actually pretty good, including a nice sweet chili dipping sauce.The massaman curry with pork was good but plenty spicy. Unfortunately, it was runny like a soup.The pineapple fried rice with shrimp was good. I liked the bit of sweetness that the currants added to the dish.
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Scott W.
Mar 15, 2024
Ok food but not going to bring me back. It's very nice inside and could be a date place if ambiance is more important than the food There's free parking nearby which is nice and the service is great, but found the food (entree) underwhelming. The crispy spring rolls were pretty good. The Tom Kha soups were absolutely delicious and I therefore thought the main meals would be equally delicious, but weren't. My wife had pad Thai, which was very sweet, and not in a good way. My drunken spaghetti (which was recommended) was average in flavor and had no spice to it.
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John S.
Jul 3, 2024
I hate writing this review as for years this was our favorite Thai restaurant in the area. It used to be a solid 4 star establishment. We've eaten dozens of meals from here over the years and have always enjoyed the food but now it's a 2 star restaurant. Service is slow and dismissive. Our friends wanted a Panang with Veggies and Shrimp. Sure no problem they said. We then ordered the fried whole flounder for two. We asked how much and our server said that a "medium sized fish" that would feed two would be $40 and that a large fish would be closer to $60. Our fish came out and was delicious but it barely had 2-4 oz of meat on the bones. My wife and I were starving. The panang was very good and a good portion size. When the bill came we were shocked! Our fish was $56!!! And our friends panang was ring up as "Panang $16 + Shrimp $4 + Veggies $4. There is a veggie Panang for $16 that they could have just added the $4 shrimp upcharge. Add the slow unfriendly service and it means this was our last time eating at a once beloved favorite local restaurant. First our friends
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Emily G.
Nov 22, 2022
A great place for a casual lunch or dinner. The restaurant has a ton of interesting and cultural decor on the walls and around the restaurant. Definitely great to go as a group and eat family style. The portions are really big and great for sharing. We ordered the chicken pad thai, beef pad see ew, chicken ka prao, and yellow curry. The pad thai had a bit more of the vinegar taste than other pad thais I've had but it was still very tasty! The pad see ew was delicious except a few beef pieces were tough/overcooked. The yellow curry was great, and so was the ka prao.There was pretty good service. One of my friends requested for hot sauce on the side and came out with a selection of sauces!
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Yolande F.
Nov 10, 2024
Love this restaurant in Kingstown. The restaurant is more attractive than the sister one in Old Town Alexandria.Good menu and I particularly love the appetize of Yum Woon Sen.
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Joe A.
Jan 29, 2025
food has always been good, but portion sizes are pretty small, especially the amount of rice they give you. If you order Thai iced to go they definitely skimp out on the amount.
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Linda C.
Jan 27, 2025
All I can tell y'all is Pasará has been my best dining experience for 2025. No lie, no pretense. I love Thai food, but have gone to a few places and felt disappointed. The staff is always welcoming and friendly. They greet and serve me with a smile. I don't feel discriminated against when I come here, as opposed to a few other Asian restaurants I've eaten at. Just saying. The food is clean, the veggies appear and taste like from farm to table. I'm fasting meatless meals, and Pasará is perfect for my purpose. Consistently delicious! See you there soon. Linda
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