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Best Thai Cuisine is located in California.
2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm feeling a ting of "over-rated" There is better Thai, and I would only go here if you were not able to get to a better place. If you have ever seen their stock room, it is piled sky high with...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Best Thai! I go here almost every week. The food is amazing and the staff are great. All of the dishes I've had here were excellent. What I don't like is that the tofu costs an extra $2 and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely BEST THAI CUISINE.I went here with friends once during the school year. GREAT FOOD. I loved it. The spicy beef stuff rock my spicy food loving tastebuds. The sting and stang of the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great. Everytime I come here I get the pad ke mao with everything they have in the spice rack. Pricing is reasonable and they have a good lunch special. Come get some
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
IT REALLY IS THE BEST!!! I will drive from Orange County to Riverside to eat at Best Thai. It has the best pad thai hands down. Good service. Good price. Totally better than Banana Bay.
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great great food, i come here on a reg. their pad see ew (sp?) and beef pa nang rock my world. really really small and intimate, service is good with the thai man that works there.
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Honest, up front disclaimer: I'm Thai, and I hold Thai dishes to my mommy's standard!We needed something quick on a Saturday night and decided to get takeout from here. I was pleased to see on their...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have tried thai food at a lot of different places . But this is by far the best thai place i have ever been to. The food is amazing and people are super nice.
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Since Riverside is kinda small, us college kids hit up most of the restaraunts pretty quick. And compared to all the Thai restraunts around school, this was the most affordable and tasty there is!...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I still think this place has the best Thai food, based on portions, service, price and being placed right in front of you fresh from the kitchen.Pad Thai, Pineapple Fried Rice, Pad See Ew, Angel Wings...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Certainly not the Best Thai....probably not the Worst Thai, but likely close. Located in an uninteresting strip mall, it is a totally uninteresting restaurant and the waitstaff appears totally...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tucked away in a little commercial strip in an otherwise industrial area off of the Spruce street/91 exit is Best Thai. This place is always packed at lunch time, so if you're going at 12 or 1, be...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Their name is true to form, it really is the Best Thai Cuisine. I lived in Riverside for four years and no matter what, I always kept coming back to this place for their pad thai and fried banana...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The name may seem a little presumptuous, but it actually lives up to it. As another poster said, it may not be the best place for Thai that there is - but, it most certainly is the best place for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for dinner with the family. The food was pretty good, but nothing to rave about. They do have a pad thai with glass noodles, instead of the regular noodles they use, which is pretty unique...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Boo on the bad reviews! I love this place and eat here regularly. Maybe I'm limited on the Thai experience, but this is definitely the best Thai food I've ever eaten.Their dinner salads are great!...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
BEST pepper steak ever!!! Full of flavor. This is my fiance's favorite dish and only dish he orders when we dine here. I am always jealous and eat his left over veggies and sauce from this dish....
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Come for the Lunch Specials- its like $6.95I really like their Green Curry- I like the mix of veggies esp. the bell peppers. You can request the spiciness to be adjusted to whatever you like. Pad thai...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i wouldn't say it's the 'best', but it's not bad....their curry (coconut chicken, green or red) are good... fried rices are pretty good too... everything else (pak kee moo) are just so so - average....
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I went here like the other week with some friends, and it was pretty good. I ordered a pineapple fried rice, and boy it was delicious! it was flavorful and one of the best pineapple fried rice I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Another visit to Riverside, another satisfying meal from Best Thai Cusine. This time my group of friends and I shared the Massaman Curry, Beef Panang, Pad Thai and 2 orders of Pad See Ew, all of which...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best Thai is a Riverside gem. They are also one of the only rare places that serve Massaman Curry, which I love! After going here over oh, 50 times over my years as a UCR student, I can't remember one...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some of the BEST Thai in RIVERSIDE! Bottom line :)
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wouldn't call it the best Thai food ever, but it was decent.The pad see ewe was pretty good, but it was way too greasy. 3.5/5You know what would've gone well with the Thai fried rice? Flavor. 3/5
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This remains my favorite Thai restaurant in Riverside. Sure, Grapow is good and A Table for Two is classy, but Best Thai is great. I've been particularly happy with their catering. I've ordered...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with a couple of my hall mates. We went here for dinner and the place was pretty packed for a Thursday night. We waited for around 10 minutes or so to get seated. The service there was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
CON CON: their shrimp tempura are from the box. the ones you can buy at albertsons. it's not the BEST thai i've ever had. it's mediocre. the pad thai is mediocre, pad kee mao [spellcheck please] is so...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I work very close to Best Thai and am quite thankful for it because overall, the food is consistently good and the service quick. Even when I go during the busy lunch hour, your food still comes out...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Its not the best thai I ever had but it is for sure the best thai food in riverside. The service is great and the prices are very reasonable. I do have to admit that I had some of the best coconut...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here couple times and the food is pretty decent, service is great, and prices are reasonable. I always get the noodle equivalent to drunken noodles, the spicy noodles, i forgot what they...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The fam was out in Riverside for a soccer tournament. We pulled in on the late side and were looking for something close and reasonable. The Garmin listed a few restaurants on Spruce Street and we...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I must confess something. I am addicted to Best Thai's Massaman curry with tofu. There, I said it.I've tried a few other dishes here: green curry, red curry with duck, pineapple fried rice, the ginger...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Best Thai. Well, it certainly isn't WORST Thai, but I don't think this place is best Thai.Don't get me wrong, in the vast area of Riverside that serves terrible Asian food around the UC Riverside...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan of their shrimp fried rice and garlic pepper delight plates. I wish the latter came with rice, but that's an extra charge. The lunch menu is a good value. The Thai Iced Tea is delicious,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My sister took me here when I came here to visit her. The place is really tiny, but it wasn't that busy when we went there on a Wednesday night. We got the Pad Thai and the Pineapple Fried Rice. Both...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
To label yourself as the Best Thai Cuisine, you better be sure you have the Best Thai Cuisine. Located in Riverside is Best Thai Cuisine. You would never think a Thai food restaurant would exist in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Service: Awesome. Servers are really nice. Food: Yay to the Pad See Ew. Nay to the pad thai. The fried rice is good too.My initial reaction to this place: Elephants everywhere! I'm assuming it's a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I take out here about twice a month. I work in the area, and trust me, there are few and far between places to eat around the Riverside/Downtown area! I can't rate more than the pad see ew that I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I miss this restaurant :( My favorite dish: Pad Kee Mow with beef. SO YUMMY! I don't think I could've survived college without this place!Portions are pretty good and prices are reasonable. Make sure...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Me and my buddies come here often, nice small place that I found word of mouth couple years back. Red curry, pad kee mow, spicy fried rice, pad thai, thai fried rice, thai ice tea....all are great!...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is good but the reason I gave only 4 stars is because: 1) they don't accept credit cards or ATM2) they increased their prices and made smaller amounts. And for me, who lives off her credit...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Good food and service here, but I've had better. Also, the fact that they don't take credit cards is annoying. Who carries cash anymore?
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the food is good.a lot of UCR kids eat there often.the restaurant is kinda small but it's pretty lit and lively inside. i've tried a lot of the fried rice dishes and also noodle dishes. i've tried...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Looking for a dinner spot to eat during a Riverside business trip and Best Thai Cuisine became my destination of choice. Of course I had to use Yelp initially to find out the local spots to eat since...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
*Best Thai has recently undergone some changes and there are a couple of things worth noting (As of 7/15/08).1. They now appear to accept ATM/Debit Cards2. They have raised prices on many of their...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pad See Ew is awesome. Green curry is nice and creamy. I can't remember what else I've tried..but their food is very authentic.The service there is pretty good. They gave us free fruit since the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place must be really popular, it was practically at max capacity on a Tuesday night. There was only one unoccupied table!The food is good, the prices reasonable. I don't recall any item on the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The pad thai here is alright I can get much better back home in the SGV but the place seems nice and the employees are very.Prices aren't on the cheap side but its not enough to make me a fan. I'd...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place is awesome! the best thai food around i think. love their thai iced tea =) other places do not compare
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Although I don't have much other thai restaurants to compare this to, Best Thai Cuisine is one of the best places to eat in Riverside. Located in a rather obscure place to have a restaurant, the food...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Used to come here pretty often. Always order a pad thai with ice tea and it was always consistent with taste. They didn't accept plastic when I ate there (not sure about the present?) Pretty good find...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The place used to be one of our favorites. Although I am not in love with Thai food like the rest of the world. The portions were pretty big but I think they have gotten smaller. I hate how all...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In riverside, Best Thai cuisine becomes a luxury place to go to because there aren't any better place to go for Thai food. I go there for my birthday dinner because I can't find anything better than...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
house special fried rice!!! its good
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thai food is becoming more and more common everywhere, and thank god Riverside is no exception. Best Thai is what you would expect from a shopping center thai food, descent quality and descent...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really, really enjoy the food here, and historically I have not eaten thai food too often. Thank you Best Thai for providing some delicious dinners for me during my stay in Riverside.My favorite...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Their food is really fast, and really good. You can call in your order before you pick it up so it's really easy to get in and out.
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Inexpensive and fast. The food's better than the average Thai place, especially getting in and out at lunch in 20 minutes for a little shy of $7.When I was at UCR I used to get the red curry here...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Great little out of the way place @ corner of Spruce & Chicago in Riverside. Ample parking for Lunch & Dinner. Small indoor dining room, but there are a few tables on the sidewalk just outside of the...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Huge portions, aight? Elle-uh-fan-TEEN.I'm completely a fan of this place, hit it up with a friends a lot when I lived in Riverside (shhh... don't tell). Pretty reasonably priced and they're pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like how they can substitute tofu with practically any dish and still make it quite tasty.
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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I've been to Thai restaurants all over the world, including in Thailand, and Best Thai is very very good. Their curries are the best (try the Panang) although their noodle dishes are great too. Whipped cream...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a pretty good thai place for being in Riverside. My boyfriend goes to UCR so I'm in the area often trying to find new and good food!This place can get pretty oily but for the price, quantity...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The thing I like the most about the Best Thai Cuisine is that they have REAL steamed thai rice. Most places serve regular long grain rice or even minute rice....Yuck. I have enjoyed everything I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The restaurant does not live up to its name. Having eaten in Thaitown in Hollywood several times really sets the bar high for Thai food for me. I had the Pad See Eww, which comes with American...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
they shouldnt get too ahead of themselves by calling them the best..best in riverside possibly...but they are the 2nd best, in comparison to original thai BBQ. i tried different dishes of theirs -...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Best Thai, what would I do without you? I love this place. I've been coming here for the last 2-3 years. There are times when I'll come here at least twice a week with different groups of people....
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Self-proclaiming restaurant sticks to its name.. delicious dishes gorgeously presently and at a price college students can still afford.I usually order pad sew ---- , pineapple fried rice, and of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best place to get thai food in Riverside hands down. Thai friends at UCR told me it was the real deal, so I trust their advice on "authenticity." I've went at all different days during the week at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite restaurant! It is small and seems family-run, and there are always fresh flowers on the table and thai tv playing on the flat screen. Although the place is relatively small, I've...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have one thing to say. Pineapple fried rice.go. get it. love it. live it.
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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I love Best Thai! I've been a regular since they opened several years ago. My office is right across the street so it's a natural lunch spot and convenient dinner place (dine in or pick up) on the way home,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the few restaurants I keep coming back to and I'd bring more and more friends to. The neighborhood is very industrial so it might be kind of hard to spot. The customer service is pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here once. Good thai food, but I was unimpressed with the fact they charged us extra money just for plain old white rice to go with the dishes my boyfriend and I ordered! (The dishes that we...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I used to frequent Best Thai quite a bit during my earlier years at UCR. However, over the past few years the service has declined as well as the size of the portions. On more than one occasion they...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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bad food, bad service. worst pad thai i've ever had, and i've had a lot of pad thai. our waiter had the audacity to make us get up and pay at the register even though most restaurants take care of that for...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A friend first took me to this place my freshman year of college and it helped quell my Thai fix when I lived near campus. This place is a well-kept secret among UCR students and locals. I have...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have to disagree that the food is great or even good. Although it may taste okay, the fact that it's bathed in oil is a downer for me.
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad, but not THAT GOOD... although this seems to be the only thai restaurant around Riverside area. I went there during lunch special and I tried the salad... I love the dressing! Should def. try...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place came highly recommended from a few people, and it was really good. I'm not the most cultured eater on the planet and I tend to shun stuff outside of my little american food-o-sphere (which...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of those places well known by the locals and the students of UCR!!!The name speaks for itself!Reasonably priced,great service,great food,= great time.Not much else to do in the area, great place...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I pass by best thai every other day on my way to school, and because it tends to be a local favorite I have been here many times. Unfortunately I'm never excited when someone decides that we should...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so hidden, I didn't even it existed while I was living there in Riverside. It wasn't until I was visiting that my bf told me about it after going with some friends. I think it was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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The best low-budget Thai restaurant in the Riverside area. The service is prompt and the waitstaff usually have a smile and friendly recommendations for the unititiated. The angel wings are a great appetizer...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The flavoring tends to cater to the non-Thai palate , but as a Thai-American, I still love the food there.The service is always very friendly and down-to-earth. The food comes out in a timely manner...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food's not bad here, not the "best", but not bad. I always get it for take-out, but it's cash only. Their thai tea is delish, freshly made and really good. My roommate and I have only ordered...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have a new addiction and that addiction is Best Thai!I actually found out about this place on Yelp. And being one who has the utmost faith in yelp, said "hey, I'm gonna try this place out!"it is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For a cheap price, this restaurant gives huge portions that comes with flavor. Unlike a lot of Thai restaurants, when you order something spicy, they give you the kick that you want. To top it off,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2006
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This really is the best Thai I have ever had. It is very authentic and delicious. There is a great variety of food, really good portion sizes (be prepared to go home with leftovers), and the prices can't be...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/05/2006
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I tried this place based on the reviews from other users and was not disappointed. The place is rather low key and located in a small strip center. I went there for lunch, on a rainy day, and was lucky to find...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/15/2006
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It is quite small but it's cozy, of course it wouldn't be good for large groups. The food there is excellent. I they have a variety of spicy foods which I always stay away from but I tried one of their spicy...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/10/2005
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I have eaten at 50 Thai restaurants accross the world and can say this is a great restaurant. Located in a small strip mall and easy to miss, the dining experience is worthy. I decided to find a good Thai...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/18/2005
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