Thai Tada - Herndon

I needed a quick lunch before heading back to LA, and Thai Tada caught my attention. I decided to try one of their lunch specials, which included a choice of options. I went with the Tom Yum Chicken Soup...

Crispy Duck Noodle Soup *Mic Drop* Was the waiter having a rough day and inadvertently rude to you? The Crispy Duck Noodle Soup. Was the Thai decor not quite...

Interestingly, I discovered this place while chatting with a friend about it, all the while thinking he was referring to Tara Thai, which is a completely different restaurant.

Needed a lunch before heading back to LA and Thai Tada was on our radar. Went for a lunch special: (1 Choose one of the following: Tom Yum Chicken Soup Crispy Spring Roll Tom Yum Vegetable Soup Crispy Spring Roll Two Crispy Spring Rolls (2 Choose a meat: Chicken/Beef/Pork/Tofu/Vegetable/ Shrimp/ Crispy Duck (3 Choose your entree; I went for the tom yum chicken soup and crispy roll with a shrimp Tada style drunken noodle Wide rice noodle stir fried with meat, onion, tomato, green pepper, red bell pepper and Thai basil in basil sauce. Was trying to spice up my tolerance level and this was a bit spicy for me (keep trying me.. . The shrimp was fresh and the noodles were good there was a good amount portion wise for the amount that we paid. I do like how the noodles were wide and thick more texture for me with the noodles. The flavor however... I wasn't a fan of. It was missing something... And I think my coworker found it in the pad thai haha. I also got a taste of the crispy duck which felt exactly like how it sounds. Crispy. When you bite into it, it's a crunch haha. Mango sticky rice was added at the end as a dessert... was just alright coconut milk though! Service was good they come by regularly to check up on what you need.

Crispy Duck Noodle Soup *Drops Mic* Was the waiter not having a good day and was accidentally rude to you? Crispy Duck Noodle Soup. Was the Thai decor not to your liking? Crispy Duck Noodle Soup. Was there a dish that you ordered that you didn't like that wasn't Crispy Duck Noodle Soup? Crispy Duck Noodle Soup. Thai Tada's Crispy Duck Noodle Soup outweighs any negatives you have on this place. I've tried 10+ Thai restaurants in the DMV area that offer duck noodle soup and they all paled in comparison. Some offer the duck with the bone which is annoying to eat. Some offer the duck without the skin which is flavorless. And some offer the duck with the skin, but the skin gets soggy. Thai Tada's duck is boneless and the skin is attractively crispy! I've never came across something so extraordinary. If you don't like their Crispy Duck Noodle Soup then you should rush to the nearest hospital to have an emergency check on your tastebuds.