chantanee thai restaurant

pen thai (thai/south east asian). i expected seattle, the unofficial capital of thai cuisine in the u.s., to have a better standard for excellence than pen thai. during mytimein the city, i heard story after story about this great little thai restaurant up a bit north in bothell. convinced excellence awaited me, i made the drive. what a mistake. pen thai quickly became one of the worst thai restaurants i'd ever tried. overcooked, poorly prepared shrimp, underseasoned curries, and tough noodles reigned over a lackluster, expensive meal. even the thai iced tea, something most can craft at home, was completely wrong; wrong tea, wrong milk, $5. when you can find better thai food on the side of the road in east los angeles, you know a place is bad.

rating: 4.2/10

i always get their tom yum soup with a side of white rice and then i mix the two together. it's my favourite here!! my allergies really do limit my choice of food here but the service is so kind and always willing to help, they gave me so many options to choose from and said they could make sure my dishes never come in contact with peanuts. their dishes always come out with the cutest set up, the soup comes set upon a tiny dish with a candle underneath it, so pretty! the restaurant is always clean, always smells so good, the music and lighting are appropriate for thetimeof day, and the service has always been wonderful. the feeling of the restaurant is relaxed and comfortable and i love eating feeling no stress at all! i'd recommend this place for dinner anytimeor occassion, you will always be impressed here.

daily special the halibut was salty and sauce too sweet. before we even were half through soup, got rest of the order all at once and cold by thetimewe started entry. restaurant is family friendly.

the firsttimei went to pen thai i knew it would not be my last, it had a thai lodge style look to it, very warm, and was greeted right away. they have extensive menu, my favorites are the heavenly beef, its a simple dish, thinly sliced beef in a dark sauce served on a bed of cabbage and the dish comes on a steaming sizzling platter, the second dish, green curry avocado shrimp, its a thick soup base served. in a large bowl with lots of large sliced avocados and large shrimp that look like they could be prawns, there that big and they don't skimp on the dish its hard to finish, its really tasty, and these dishes seem to be exclusive to pen thai, i've never seen them at any other thai restraunt, try it, you'll love it!

average at best. on a recnet visit to bothell we decided to use the the urban spoon app on my iphone and it suggested pen thai. we did a little more research and saw that it had some good reviews. the restarant was a little difficult to find because it just has a sandwich board for a sign. we we walked in we were very impressed by the aromas and decor.the service was exceptional. i oerdered the chicken satay and cashew chicken. when the satay arrived i was surprised at the number of skewers (6) ofthem. it was very tastey and the peanut sauce was very good. i then received the cashew chicken moments after the satay had arrived. it was still trying to eat this mountain of chicken skewers while my cashew chicken sat on the table getting cold. when i finally tried the cashew chicken i was somewhat displeased at the flavour. i had asked for a heat rating of three out of five. the chcicken was tasteless and was coated in what i can only describe as a buffalo wing sauce. my partner had another chicken dish and when i sampled his i found the flavours to be very similar. the portions were huge!. we could have easily dined on one order of skewers and one chicken dish. this restaurant brings a whole new meaning to the term super size. sadly, i think the kitchen was more interested in pushing out the food rather than taking itstimeand developing the thai flavours in it's dishes.

disappointing. we went to the restaurant on the strength of the urban spoon rating. we were very disappointed. compared to other thai restaurants we've been to in the area, the flavor wasn't that good, and the prices were too expensive. additionally, the staff, while nice, was very late. we waited almost 30 minutes between thetimewe placed our order and thetimethe food arrived. we will not be going to this restaurant again.