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5.0 of 5 stars.
Among the Thai restaurants in the DMV area, Nava Thai is on a level by itself. It offers a vast menu including dishes you never see on those generic Thai restaurant menus, the ingredients are super...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down the best Thai in the Wheaton/Kensington/Silver Spring area. The food is wonderful and the service really is top-notch and incredibly friendly. Trust me, you will notice and be surprised....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
wow, wow, wow. absolutely some of the best thai I've ever had. we had panang curry, fried mussels, curried hot peppers, and one of the fish house specials, and they were all phenomenal. absolutely...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came to this restaurant with great expectations as there were quite a few five star reviews on this restaurant from Yelp.To start off, the restaurant itself has a nice atmosphere that has more of an...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Inexpensive, supremely tasty, and competent, friendly service. That's all I care about.Nava Thai is now on my list of favorite restaurants in the area. I love everything about it from its little block...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When you order "salty fish" and the waitress says "have you had that before? Because we use this really fermented fish . . . ." you should take seriously the possibility of changing your mind. My...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had high expectations for this place based on all the high ratings and reviews people gave. However, I was disappointed with the food. It might have been the dishes we ordered or maybe it was just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wheaton, MD is one of the unacknowledged Asian food capitals of the United States, and Nava Thai is its crown jewel. Their whole fish (usually listed on the specials board in the vestibule, but not on...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've gone here twice for the Floating Market Soup. I definitely like this soup. Very spicy, distinct flavor. I like the pork rinds. Pick either pork or beef, they're both good. Appetizer we had...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to try out this place as it was one of the very few Asian restaurants that made it to the Washington's Top 50 Restaurants 2008. I tried not to let the reviews and ratings influence me - after...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This visit was much better than the first. I ordered the Tilapia and Tofu Hot Pot which was D-E-licious. It's a very hearty meal. I also ordered the fish cakes for an appetizer, which are pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Am still full as I write this review. Gut busting, can't move full. I just couldnt stop eating until my bowl was empty. I had to ask for another mound of rice so I could sop up the juices and slurp...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I usually come to this place for the Floating Market Soup. My taste buds or my stomach can not handle any sort of spicy food. But the floating market soup is something that I would be willing to take...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i think it's the only restaurant in DMV that i've given 5 stars.isn't that enough?
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The BF and I went here for his friend's birthday lunch. It was our first time there and I was impressed with the decor; very subtle, but welcoming. Since you Yelpers love the Floating Market Soup,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best Thai food I've had (or equal to it...there are some great places in Queens) outside of Thailand. Delicious, not expensive, very nice servers.
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There are about four or five Thai restaurants within a block of this place. Yet Nava Thai seems to get the lion's share of the gringo customers. Perhaps it's the power of Tom Sietsema. Perhaps it's...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We were up in the Silver Spring area to catch a movie...in 3D.... and were looking for some place to eat. I had read about this Floating Market Soup and wanted to try it. A big bowl of soup...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 starsSWOON!!!!!!!First things first. i ordered carry-out so can't fully comment on service. My order took a little longer than the 25 minutes they informed me of at the outset. But the food...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here a few times before their move to the bigger dance hall type location right next door. It was one of those ethnic restaurants you knew was good b/c it was run down looking and all the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been hearing about Nava Thai for over a year now. My brother, a fellow foodie, found out from some of his Thai friends that Nava Thai is the place to go for Thai in the MoCo area. Besides the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Two review updates in a row~!! WOOOO!! Okay.. anyhow this second visit will only be a four star BECAUSE I wanted to try the Tom Kha, which stirred a keen interest to my eye. It is basically a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After a much too long hiatus from our favorite place, the boyf and I returned to Nava Thai Thursday night. We had only ever been for lunch on the weekends and we were shocked at the huge crowd in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nava Thai has received enthusiastic praise. So when my first visit was a bit underwhelming, I muffled my opinion and decided that I would give it another go.Well, I've had my second try. I'm still...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Revisited their new location, which is literally two stores up the street. Heard different things when they first open here. Since the place was larger than their older spot, their service wasn't up...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After much hype - both from Yelp and from friends - my two sons and I checked out Nava Thai. Spring rolls and fish cakes were just OK. Nothing special there. The Floating Market Noodle Soup with pork...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So we heard about the fame of Nava Thai and had to go there as we just moved into the neighborhood. We had a 45 minute wait, which we usually don't mind for good food. The new place doesn't look or...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
delicious thai food!i traveled from Arlington to Wheaton (by metro, gasp!), on a friday night adventure, to obtain what the Washingtonian had declared was some of the best Pad Thai in the area.i'll...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I tried this restaurant after reading a very good review in the Washington Post. I've been there twice. The first time everything went pretty good and the food was very good. The second time was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend from Thailand, June, brought us here for dinner and told us they had the best Thai food near D.C.....and of course she was right. The only Thai food near Georgetown, Thai Bistro, is somewhat...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really liked the floating market soup. Mmm, you could really taste the cow blood.
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Recently relocated from just down the street, Nava Thai continues to deliver no compromises Thai food. Favorite dishes:-Larp Gai salad-Floating Market Noodle Soup-Country Curry-Crispy Pork w/ Chinese...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The restaurant has moved since I wrote my last review, and I have found a new Nava Thai dish to obsess me: 'Floating Market Soup'. It's marked with 2 thunderbolts, so I asked them to take it down to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It was snowing last week, so of course I get it in my head that I want Thai food, since when I was in college in Connecticut, whenever it would snow we'd head off to one of the several amazing Thai...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Nava Thai for the first time last night. Overall it was a good experience, but they still have a few kinks to work out. Our party of three enjoyed the Twice Cooked Duck Salad for an...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm glad to see that Nava Thai is back. They moved just down the block from where they were. Their new location is big, possibly too big. Its very roomy and much less intimate than their previous...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
REOPENED- NEW LOCATIONThis is my favorite all time Thai restaurant in the Silver Spring area. I have had my fair share of trying other Thai restaurants including Benjarong, Tara Thai, Thai Dusit, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I ate here last month and even though I didn't get anything other than appetizers, it was still a good experience. I ordered the spring rolls, the Thai beef salad and the papaya salad.The spring rolls...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are four Thai restaurants within a two block radius in Wheaton. This is the second one I've tried. It is very easily overlooked - you'll miss it if you didn't know exactly where it is, hidden...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll make this quick... it was outstanding. I have never had Thai food like that before and suspect that, outside of Thailand, it just might be the best there is.We had the curry puffs, Duck Kaprow,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
after nearly 60 miles of driving, nava thai is still worth it. i don't know how often i'll be willing to make the trip from alexandria to nowhere, maryland, but i'm glad that i did it this past...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Im giving this 4 stars instead of 5 because of the lack of kids choices on the menu that include veggies.Other than that, thank God we found a great Thai restaurant that is within 10 minutes of my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, I was walking through Wheaton with a good friend who is a denizen of the community. Me: "What do you feel like tonight?"Him: "I don't know, I'm bored with all of the places we normally eat..."Me:...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nava Thai is my new go to Thai spot in the Silver Spring/Wheaton area. It's a very casual setup - not a dive or anything - but very casual. The food is great, flavors are great. If you are not...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After the numerous (rave) reviews I've read about Nava, my bf & I finally decided to make the trek out to Wheaton for Nava, and Nava alone.Don't get me wrong, it was good. But it wasn't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down one of the best, if not the best, Thai restaurant in the DMV. This place is a hole in the wall behind some Asian grocery store, so if you don't know where it is, you're not gonna notice...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This hole in the wall joint was a great surprise. With everything else closed in Wheaton due to a water main break, I ended up tracking down this establishment through Yelp.Since it seems to have some...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is really a mom and pop shop (throw in the children as they help out in the shop as well) in what used to be the storeroom at the back of a Vietnamese grocery store. The noodles here are...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When it's blistery cold outside or if you're sick, hot soup is the food of choice.My kitchen hasn't been stocked with non-perishables for nuclear fall-outs yet, so I did not have any soup (or cookware...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Eating should be an adventure. Find the gem that is Nava hidden away behind the Vietnamese market Hung Phat, and you will experience the most authentic Thai noodles in the D.C. metro area. The food...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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