Top Southeast Asian Restaurant in Corona
Thai Lotus Restaurant
2795 Cabot Dr, Corona, CA 92883, United States
Overview June 3, 2017: food was subpar (particularly spring rolls), service was terrible, and the staff was not knowledgeable about ingredients. Major let down, I will never eat there again because of the food and service, but also because they said their pad thai was gluten free, but it wasnt.Food: We love thai food and this was definitely one of the lowest ranking places weve ever been. The food wasnt disgusting, but I can find at least 10 places that are MUCH BETTER and closer to my house. The spring rolls werent fresh, the sauces had a strange flavor, their chili was not great, and their boba was harder than it should have been.Service: our server started off well, she immediately took our order for drinks and appetizers (spring rolls) and the appetizer came out pretty quick, but she didnt bring our drinks. We finished our spring rolls and sat there for a while then someone else brought our food, but still no drinks. We asked the young lady that brought our food about the drinks and she took care of it, but this was the trend all night. Until finally our server never came back lol. She was at other tables, but didnt come back to us to bring us more water, the check, or finish things up.Knowledge: my wife is gluten intolerant and they said their spring rolls and pad thai were gluten free, but based on our questions it was clear that they didnt understand much about gluten. At that point we should have walked out, but we stayed and took their word for it. I dont expect everyone to know everything about gluten so their lack of knowledge was understandable. But they were also 100% wrong about their spring rolls and pad thai being gluten free. My wifes body begins showing signs of gluten along a very specific timeline: about 6-8 hours after eating gluten she begins to get severe stomach contractions, 12 hours vomiting, etc. This morning my wife was sick with all the symptoms. Their spring rolls or pad thai definitely contain gluten.Even if my wife didnt get glutened we would never eat there again because we know of much better thai food, but add that on top of everything else and they were definitely a 1 star.
Thai Star BBQ
3848 N McKinley St M, Corona, CA 92879, United States
I called ahead for takeout on my way home. Because it was my first time ordering from here I asked if the portions were large. The girl said No, just enough for one person which made me think I that one order wouldnt be enough, like it usually is from other places, for my husband and I to share. I dont know if she purposefully misled me, but she was very wrong. I ordered two orders of Chicken Drunken Noodles ie pad kee mao, and both takeout boxes were full to the brim, and it was more than enough food for just one person. I ordered one medium spicy and another spicy. The medium spicy was perfect for me, and I am sorry to say I did not try to spicy but it looked spicy. The dish was full of flavor, and really was delicious, however, it was very much lacking in chicken. It had maybe 5 small pieces throughout the dish. Maybe its different when you sit at a table, but the lack of chicken in my opinion was disappointing.