Thai Spice Los Gatos

Soup Tom Yum 5 stars Spicy Thai Fried Rice 5 stars (not spicy) SizzlingTofu with peanut sauce: 3/5 to oily Prawns Curry with pineapple 5 star service here is excellent? Portions are good. No outdoor food.

Thai Spice is a small casual restaurant with a large menu of the usual Thai and a few Chinese dishes. My wife and I live nearby and have gone there occasionally over the years for dine-in and take-out meals. The food has usually been ok but the table service has been erratic. Prices have always been reasonable at least by Los Gatos standards given the portion sizes. In our opinion, it?s an average neighborhood place but we wouldn?t go out of our way to dine there. Our latest meal was a takeout order of BBQ chicken $13.95 with jasmine rice $2.50 and a side of 3 veggie egg rolls $9.95 . The boneless, skinless chicken pieces were marinated in a very mild sauce and then grilled. The chicken was tender but the sauce was a bit too sticky-sweet. We both liked the egg rolls, which were perfectly crispy on the outside and tender inside. One meal was plenty of food for both of us. The place was empty and tables in the main dining room hadn?t been set when I picked up my order at 6pm on a Friday, which is unusual for a downtown Los Gatos restaurant. There is no outdoor seating. It was reassuring to see that the staff wore latex gloves and masks. But we were concerned when we noticed afterwards that the restaurant was rated poorly in its most recent health department inspection March 8, 2022 . A total of seven health code violations were recorded including unclean equipment and utensils, inadequate knowledge of food management, and unapproved thawing of frozen food. Yuck! I wish we checked before ordering because I?m sure we would?ve avoided the place based on that score. If you?re interested, there?s a handy link to health department reports in the Yelp reviews for many restaurants. My rating of average should probably be lower after reading the health department report, but their previous reports have been good so this one may just be an anomaly.

Reservations would serve you well here as we waited for 15 to 20 without one. Once sat, it was worth waiting. This restaurant has been in downtown LG for 15 years. But the remodel made it a bit higher. I had the catfish with green curry, which was excellent. I went sharp, and yes, you can choose! Spring rolls were not disappointed, my wife had the Pompano joy that we highly recommend if you like full fish dishes. My children also enjoyed the food! Overall it was a great experience and we will be back!

Cons: no outdoor seating pros: beautiful inside, good selection of dishes, large portions. The staff was attentive. The food looked fresh and delicious. we tried 5-6 different dishes and all were delicious. Everybody wanted to go back there.

I didn't eat here, but my family enjoyed their meals immensely. I would like to give the servers that drew me a special cry when they discovered the court I ordered contained gluten. You literally prevented a disaster! so many restaurants are not aware. Kudos to Thai Spice. Thank you.