Top Southeast Asian Restaurant in Fountain Valley
Mai Thai Restaurant
17938 Magnolia St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, United States
My bf and I have been searching for a good Thai food spot since moving out to HB. Were big Thai food fanatics, honestly if we find the right place wed probably be dining there once a week. Im seriously addicted! So Im happy to say that my experience at Mai Thai Restaurant did not disappoint!My bf and I dined here yesterday for the first time. They werent too busy for it being a Sunday afternoon, which was nice. It looked like there was only one server working anyways so its a good thing they werent packed. The restaurant is located in an older strip mall that has ample parking so that wont be an issue. The restaurant does look super dark from the outside, honestly I was questioning if they were even open when we arrived. But dont be put off by their tinted windows and the barely noticeable open sign flashing. Theyre open!When we walked in they had a sign in the front advising customers to wait to be seated. Make sure you wait! There was a customer that tried seating himself after us and they made him go back and wait in line. So take the signs seriously. We were seated less then a few minutes from walking in though so there basically was no wait. The restaurant has a very dark vibe to it, kind of matches the way it looks from the outside. The black upholstered seats, mirrored walls and dim lighting makes me think it used to be a hookah lounge or something of the sort. I liked it though! Very different.The food is obviously the main point of this review so Ill move on to it. We ordered the following: Cheese wonton ($8.75), Thai fried rice ($12.75), Pad Thai ($13.75), Panang Curry ($13.75) and a large Thai tea to drink ($6). Im actually not sure if we got the Crab rangoon or the cheese wonton. I know my bf ordered the Crab rangoon but when it was brought out to us it looked like the only filling was cream cheese so Im assuming we got the cheese wontons instead. Either that or their filling has very little crab in it. Also, the sweet and sour sauce that came with it was a little watered down and thin. That would be my only complaint. Other than that everything else was delicious! The fried rice was cooked perfectly, Pad Thai had just the right amount of fish sauce in it so it didnt taste too fishy like some other places weve tried. The Panang was piping hot and tasty! Very spicy but we asked for medium so thats definitely what we got! Their Thai tea is amazing too - the right ratio of tea to cream so it wasnt too sweet or tea-like.The wait time for everything was pretty good too. From the time we were seated and ordered to the time our food arrived was probably in the span of maybe 10-15 minutes. Not bad. Ill definitely be coming back here in the future! Im happy to have found a good Thai spot in the OC.
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16563 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, United States
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