The best Thai that I have ever had. I have been enjoying their food since their House of China days. The next generation has not lost a thing!! (If you can't find a metered spot on Amherst near the restaurant, park in the garage on Amherst on the other side of University. DO NOT PARK in the lot in front of the restaurant. There may be 1 spot allocated to Ruan Thai. The other tenants own most of the spots and will call a tow truck at the drop of a hat.)
This is the best Thai food in the area. Don't miss the Pra Goong. Other dishes are also excellent. Neither my companions nor I have ever had a bad dish at this restaurant.
The best Thai food in the area!
So many options, most of the dishes are the best you'll have in a Thai restaurant. There are a few misses (very few, mostly hits) and the parking situation is less than optimal.
The BEST thai in Silver Spring! Always love what I order. The staff smiles and always gives excellent service
The food is the best. Staff there very friendly. I simply love that place.
Delicious Thai food my whole family loves!!!
Food is excellent. Best Thai food in DC.
Food taste is really great, one of the best Thai places I have been (for the taste); Service, not so much. The place was busy on Monday evening and had only two servers in total. Tried Drunken Noodles and steamed dumplings with chives. Both were really good.
The place didn’t have any good ambiance and the restrooms were not clean. Limited parking outside restaurant however there was paid street parking. It was surprisingly loud inside the restaurant.
5/5 for food
3/5 for service
4/5 overall
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One of the best Thai restaurants in the area. We always go for our favorite dishes. They have changed the menu recently. They used to have weekday lunch specials, but now just the regular menu and the prices are higher.
Typical neighborhood restaurant without much fanfare. The prices have recently been raised a bit, the food was great, the service was courteous and efficient.
5*Yum watercress-Deep-fried watercress, shrimp, squid, onion, cilantro, and cashew nut in spicy lime dressing: this is a perfect combination of flavors and textures. This dish alone attracted us back and back again.
4*PLA PAD CHA-deep fried fillet catfish sautéed celery and the garlic in hot chili and social Thai sauce: the sauce was tasty and a bit spicy. The celery was cooked just right with a crunchy texture.
3*PAD THAI-Sautéed Thai thin rice noodle with shrimps, egg, ground peanut, red tofu,
bean sprout, and spring onion: typical Thai dish, the portion was generous, but not very flavorful.
4*KHA NAH MOO KORB: Chinese broccoli was cooked perfectly, crispy and crunchy. The sauce was a bit heavy and salty.
3*PAD KHA TIEM PRIK THAI shrimp: cabbage salad with shrimps. The Thai pepper sauce was a bit spicy and addictive.
I went last night with a pretty big group and Greg who helped us very hospitable, checked in with us throughout our time there and made sure we had everything.
It was my first time going and the food was incredible too. We got the soup, a bunch of different noodles. The portions are generous and definitely big enough to share. I’ll definitely go back again
Brought my in-laws here for birthday dinner. My in-laws are the most difficult people from an eating perspective- they are very picky, some are vegetarians, some are vegans, some can't handle spice, etc., etc., etc.
They were ALL happy with Ruan Thai! Plenty of different menu options and preparations. The servers were very good at helping people find the right dish and spice level.
I definitely recommend Ruan Thai. I can't wait to go there again (this time without the in-laws)!
Came across this hole in the wall restaurant after a long day shopping in the area. I swear by this restaurant. Their pad thai and panang curry are phenomenal. So rich in flavor. Service is quick, atmosphere is homey, food is unparalleled - better than I've had anywhere in the area. I only come here for Thai food.
I love this little restaurant. So peaceful and calm. Great food. We usually order takeout. Recently I found that when I got home, the order I had was not correct. I called and the host offered a couple of solutions. I decided to return and get the correct dish. When I got there, she brought the correct order out to me and told me to keep the other dish. How kind. I was happy to return the meal cause mistakes happen. This was totally above and beyond. I am not a huge Thai food fan, but there are a number of menu items that I love. Every time I have dined there, my companions were also always very pleased. Great to have an actual restaurant in the Wheaton area (vs. diners, fast food, food trucks, and the like). Try them, you will be very pleased.
One of the best Thai restaurants in MoCo. I love their pad thai and drunken noodle. Chicken satay was really good too. Staffs were friendly for most of the time, but they weren’t really attentive when the place got busier. They have a very limited shared parking spaces in front of the restaurant and you may likely have to do street parking. Highly recommended this place!
Service was excellent and plenty of space to safely dine indoors. Starters and beverages came out quickly. Main courses soon followed. Overall the food was good. Definitely freshly cooked, but a bit lacking in flavor. The Pad Thai was very mild. Will be back to try a different dish.
Great food. Little parking in lot but road parking available. Good friendly service. We'll keep coming back for Thai in Silver Spring!
We went a little early (around 5:45pm) on a Friday evening and got seated right away. The staff was super friendly and we had an appetizer out in about 5 five minutes. We had the Pra Goong (7 shrimp), and it was delicious! Our food came out quickly as well. My wife had the Tom Kha soup (cocnut lemon grass) and she thought it was really good. I had the Kee Mao (drunken noodles) with chicken and it was really good. We ordered entree of Pineapple fried rice and it was delicious! The portions are big, we definitely would've been fine with only 2 orders, but now we have delicious leftovers.
We will definitely be back, this is the best Thai food I've had in a while.
Great food and great service! Ruan Thai has been a favorite of ours for over 4 years now. We often carry out, but they have a very nice little restaurant space for dining in.
People usually upload pictures of the dishes they had …. Boring! What other way to show how delicious the meal was then to show the empty dishes. We had an amazing dinner. Top left are the remains Pla Pad Prik Khing,
Deep fried catfish with string beans and a salty dry curry sauce that has just the right bite. Top right are the remains of a amazing stir fried eggplant in sweet spicy chili with basil leaves. The bottom has the remains of stir fried pork with hot chili bell pepper an basil leaves. All washed down with a cool bottle of Singha beer. Great service. Definitely a place to bring your date to if you want to see if she really loves you, loves great food, and doesn’t care about the decor.
Crab fried rice is AMAZING! The food was presented very quickly, and the people were great. Our new favorite!
Love this spot. I've had a lot of thai food and am very very selective on what i would call good thai food. This place is bomb. They get the flavors right.
This restaurant was recommended by a Buddhist Monk. He was right! Really good food. My dish was tasty, a bit on the salty though. But i will DEFINITELY return... Very อร่อยถูกใจ....I hope it means tasty🤴🤴!!!
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