We have been eating at Jaiya for over a decade now, and the experience has always been amazing. Tom Yum Soup is an amazing starter, we have been getting it every time we dine there. Another delicious starter is the papaya salad. For our main meal, we ordered Red Curry, Drunken Noodles, Pad Thai, and Panang Curry, which were all amazing. One tip is to ask them for either mild or medium spice level because the spicy level is incredibly spicy. Sadly, we heard that they are closing on January 1st, 2023. This made us very sad, but they gave us 2 plates as a souvenir. We are very sad that the restaurant is closing, so please visit before it closes. Overall, Jaiya has been an amazing restaurant for 45 years, since 1978!
I realized that I never posted my review. I came here about a year ago and back here again today. Sadly Jan 1st was their last day and glad I got to have it one last time. Pictures are from a year ago and from yesterday. Ordered the special sauce fish (red snapper), shrimp pad Thai, and seafood basil fried rice. Definitely coming back here for the pad Thai and the red snapper. It was so good.
Went there on dec 25 for dinner. We were greeted by a very nice and polite lady dressed in red for the Christmas theme, she showed us the table. They have plenty of vegetarian options. The food was really good, we specially liked the pad thai. The Panag curry was good but we were hoping to get a mix of veggies and tofu, we forgot to mention that while ordering so wouldn’t hold that against them. Overall we loved the dishes and had a good time here
My experience with Jaiya can be summarized as follows: don't get the mild, there's so many more flavors to be experienced if you're willing to explore with your palate. Get the fish, it's a must-have. Noodles of your preference as an accompaniment will work great too!
Great experience of authentic thai food. The eggplant dish was unexpectedly good. Different kinds of noodles to taste.
Amazing Thai food. One of the best in the NYC.
I have been here at least 6 times and never ever disappointed - that’s why a 5* rating.
You can’t go wrong with food here.
Drinks as well are amazing and staff is courteous with a quick service
Since the place is small in seating space - you will need to wait for at least 30 mins on weekends.
About good - amazing !
We love there volcano Tom yum soup and dumplings . The roasted garlic on dumplings adds a flavor bomb.
Main dishes are so very good be it wok (basil and ginger) my favorite. Red curry Panama curry (little sweet) or pad Thai or basil friend rice . It’s all so very good.
Pro tip - ask for medium spicy which is 8 out of 10 and people who can handle spice they also should take medium spicy :)
Very delicious Thai food… here is your last chance to visit it before they close it for good. They are closing this restaurant on 1st January 2023 forever after running it for almost 45 years now.
Nice date spot, I got the Basil Fried Rice and he got the Indian Curry. You cant really go wrong with Basil Fried Rice, it was tasty. He wasnt as enthused with his dish. For appetizers we ordered the chicken puff pastry which was pretty good with a sweet dipping sauce. I liked the decor, the service was great too. Will try the UES location just for fun😉
The less I say the better. Pretty crowded place but the food is worth the wait. And the problem is whenever I went I ended up trying same thing again and again.
Do try their flaming Veggie Tom Yum Soup(if you do not like spicy food, I would recommend you to tell them before).
Try their Drunken noodles(I tried veggie one but my friends liked the chicken version too). Their is only one eggplant starter (in veg) and i would recommend that one should try that too as it is perfect combo of tangy and spicy(reminds me of Indian Gol Gappa). And I do not like eggplants and my friends forced me to eat that one but it came out to be awesome. Go for the Thai ice tea to get a respite from the spicy dishes ;)
We ordered drunken noodles, green curry and curry puff. Food was good. Staff was nice.
One of the best Thai restaurants in Manhattan!
We have been going to this restaurant for years and they have never been disappointed with their authentic and fresh dishes!
Our best meal in NYC (at least on this trip). Just be sure to ask for mild-medium spice (unless you're hardcore) ! Hard to beat NYC for Thai (and most other world cuisines). A bit pricier than we expected, but very authentic.
Paid $100 for a meal that most would kill for: fish with special sauce and shrimp with special sauce. Tom kha soup brought tears to my eyes. It was delicious. I only go here for special occasions. Plus, I had to pay $10 at the muni meter. Yikes. They brought this out in error. I sipped it fast and was grinning ear to ear after I brought the error to their attention. It was yummy!!!!
Amazing food. Be careful if you like spicy (hot) food make sure you try on one item and then order the rest.
Both of the soups are delicious.
Don't forget the curry and rice.
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