Mai Thai Restaurant

17938 Magnolia St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, USA

About Mai Thai Restaurant

4.3 / 5

from reviews

    Bill Lin
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    August 30, 2023

    This place makes the best Thai Beef Noodle Soup, period !!!!! Fresh and tender slices of beef, cooked with soup full of spices 🤤 Mai Thai also makes very nice Thai Tea and Pad Thai (we took away leftover, still tasty the next day)

    Darien D.
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    May 01, 2022

    My bf and I have been searching for a good Thai food spot since moving out to HB. We're big Thai food fanatics, honestly if we find the right place we'd probably be dining there once a week. I'm seriously addicted! So I'm 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 weren't too busy for it being a Sunday afternoon, which was nice. It looked like there was only one server working anyways so it's a good thing they weren't packed. The restaurant is located in an older strip mall that has ample parking so that won't 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 don't be put off by their tinted windows and the barely noticeable open sign flashing. They're 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 I'll 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). I'm 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 I'm 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 didn't taste too fishy like some other places we've 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 wasn't 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. I'll definitely be coming back here in the future! I'm happy to have found a good Thai spot in the OC.

    John Wypick
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    June 24, 2020

    I love this place. Reasonably priced, great portions and the food is delicious. My favorite? Pumpkin curry with tofu! I also love the Pad Thai with tofu. The Thai spring rolls are incredible! We have been getting the Mai Thai sampler lately. It's an incredible selection of yummy appetizers. The menu is large and has a great Variety to choose from. Noodles, Curry, Veggie Lovers, the Mai Thai Specials, the Grill, deserts and a special Lunch menu. You can choose your "spice" level. Medium has some kick, at least for me. They have delivery also. Check it out! You'll love it!

    Sean Garcia
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    October 25, 2023

    I was craving Asian food and looked up a place in the area close enough for a drive down PCH afterwards. I'm really happy that I tried Mai Thai Restaurant for the first time. We ordered the Glass Noodle Salad minus the shrimp and the Pepper Steak with garlic. First off, the glass noodle salad was super tasty! Don't let being a salad fool you this thing packs flavor with zestiness. It reminded me of a Mexican ceviche with all the ingredients coming together. Next, the pepper steak and veggies with garlic noodles all packed with a seasoned flavor of spice. Not too much and not too little. I didn't ask about making it spicier so next time I will see. Happy eats!

    Kyle Powers
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    November 09, 2023

    Lunch specials are a great deal! We got both pad se ew and penang curry. Both were ready very quickly and piping hot!

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