Must be Thai in San Jose

I came here on a Sunday night by joining the waitlist and we were seated immediately!Good:- Nice upscale but not overly fancy ambiance!- The tom yum fried rice was super unique! I liked how it was sweet and sour- I liked the pad Thai here- Portion sizes are large!- We got the meatballs, and the fish meatball was my favorite, super chewy and tastyBad:- Took a while for the food to arrive- Mango sticky rice mango was a little unripeOverall the food here was about what I expected, maybe a little bit better than average.

This Thai restaurant is quite busy. Even so, we were seated in less than 10 minutes.The service is friendly, the food is tasty (and spicy :D). The portions are relatively small for a higher price.The sticky mango rice has indigo rice, which is interesting. I’m curious to try the other desserts in the future 😄Came back here again, got the coco loco dessert and more tasty food. The dessert was really interesting with a lot of tropical fruits in a beautiful silver bowl.

Amazing food. Definitely recommend this restaurant.We ordered green Thai curry (vegetarian) it was delicious.It’s quite popular place, as we had to wait 15 mins to get a table. And it’s totally worth it.Even the jasmine tea is good.

Stumbled upon Must be Thai on yelp.I ordered the pad see you with beef. Was cooked really well. Beef was tender and the noodles were good. Normally, not a huge fan of Thai food since I feel a lot of places drench the food with sauce, but Must be Thai finds a perfect medium.Staff was friendly and kept refilling water.This spot definitely gets busy very quickly, so be sure to come early!Parking is easy in the plaza.

Got the fresh spring rolls, veggie pastry, Tom yum chicken soup, green and panang curry. Everything was delicious. Staff is very courteous and responsive. Nice place for a weeknight dinner.

This took me back to my time in Patong Beach in Thailand. I really enjoyed the ambience here.They acknowledged and seated me right away but took upwards of 5 minutes to bring water and take my order. The green chicken curry was fantastic. Flavorful and very spicy. I was sweating after eating it.The fried chicken appeared undercooked. I sent it back and immediately felt like the service declined due to this. Unfortunately they missed the mark on this dish. I mentioned this again at the end of my visit but no attempt to remove it from my bill or make amends. Disappointing.The restaurant has modern fixtures. I didn’t visit the bathroom but overall the cleanliness here is top notch.Service after the food is lacking. I wasn’t checked on many times I’ve been waiting for a box and my check for about 10 minutes now.P - parking: ample 5/5P - price: Expensive for wings and green curry 2/5S - seating: ample 5/5T - time to be served: very fast 5/5T - time to be acknowledged: immediately 5/5V - value: 2/5V - return value: 0/5

A friend took us here and said its one of her favorite restaurant in the area. Came on a Tuesday evening and there were some people waiting. We put our name on the list and took a walk around the parking lot🚗 (Nothing special around the parking lot but just didnt want to stand there while we wait I guess😂). Got a table for 6 after around half an hour of wait.I got the Khao Kha Mu (stewed pork knuckle over rice with Chinese broccoli, pickled lettuce, boiled egg, spicy citrus sauce). The texture of the pork knuckle was really nice and I loved the taste as well. Im not Thai so I dont wanna say it tasted authentic or anything like that because how would I know‍🤷🏻‍♀️ But I liked it and thats what matters right🤪My order came pretty fast but one of my friends order took way longer than everyone elses order to arrive (about a 20 minute difference ⏱️), they said there was only one chef in the kitchen at that time, which is understandable.The environment was clean and the staff were friendly, constantly checked in with us to make sure everything was going alright 👍🏻

The photos for the to go food dont appear as good as the pictures on the menu! We really like the papaya salad.

I’ve had amazing pad Thai at Thai chili Express near sjsu. I thought this place would be just as great but was disappointed that this Thai place wasn’t the same. It’s overpriced, not enough portions for the price, and overall not good flavors. Also the tofu was rubbery and inedible. Going back to Thai chili express. They are cheaper and larger portions!

It is pricy than the average considering the portion (selling Pad Thai $17.5 +shrimp $4). Pad Thai was on the sweet side. Pok pok thai salad is flavorful and a little spicy. Don’t know why there are flies keep circling around our table which is pretty annoying. Staff is friendly.