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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 330 W Felicita Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: (760) 317-4455
Website: http://chandarathaicafe.com/
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Reviews
golf lover
I finally found a great Thai restaurant!! Their food is made to order, It is fresh and very, very good. Prices are good and service is fine. Seating is comfortable in cushioned booths…not hard wood chairs. They make the best spring rolls and Tom Kah soup I”ve ever had.
… moreJakaria Ahmed
Went there for dinner on Saturday night. Have plenty of parking looks like a ghost town, food didn’t take that long but waiter just took the order and drop off the food and disappeared, should have checked the water and after drop off the food do we need anything, or how is the food? Food was better than the service, except the egg roll not sure they buy it or make it need the check on the salt. We both felt little too salty.
… morerasitha kumanayake
Chan Dara Thai Cuisine offers amazing Thai food! This is my second time visiting because the food was so delicious the first time. I ordered the lunch special, which comes with a choice of soup or salad, pineapple fried rice, and two spring rolls. You can also choose your preferred protein. The portion size is perfect for one person, and the quality is excellent. The price is very reasonable at just $14. I highly recommend this place and will definitely be coming back again!
… moreEric Zuidema
This was our favorite Thai restaurant for 5 years. The service was never that great, since the lady who works the register is kind of grumpy, and the interior is nothing to write home about, but we didn’t care, since the food spoke for itself. We drove a long way to eat here, talked about it with our friends, and brought people here constantly. But about 2 years ago, after moving closer and frequenting Chan Dara even more often, something changed—new cook, budget cuts on ingredients, both? Haven’t been able to figure it out. The food is now so, so bland and boring. This isn’t overreactive either. We’ve tried them 10+ times since the change, hoping whatever went wrong would be corrected, but no matter what we order, it does not taste the same as it used to. It’s under-seasoned (and not just under-salted, but often lacking distinct flavor of other spices) and has little to no spice. Thai food without salt, spice, and aromatics takes away the joy of Thai food at its core. We used to order 2/10 spice and loved it, and we have upped it to 5/10, searching for flavor, but still nothing. It’s sad, and here’s where the lack of service becomes a problem: hard to give constructive feedback when the attitude at the register is poor. So I write this hoping that whatever changed for the worse is addressed and corrected so that we can be wholehearted fans again. I just ate the dumplings again tonight and they have continued to be good, and the tom kha gai is still good, though not like it used to be. The fried rice options, curry noodles, chicken satay, pad see ew…all consistently lackluster. It has caused us to spend our money elsewhere. Please bring back the glory days!
… moreSimon Shaw
The food and people here are absolutely amazing. Super authentic, delicious Thai food that never disappoints, for reasonable prices. Always fresh made to order. Best I’ve had in San Diego, by far. Waiters are very fun and nice as well. Best Thai place in San Diego. Highly recommend!!
… moreCoral Gilbert
Though I’ve been going to this place for years and they have modified orders to be gluten free, I had THE worst restaurant experience of my life today. I am pregnant and craving Thai. My husband calls to make my usual order. There are 2 women who usually work here. One is the nicest lady in the world and super accommodating. The other is a grumpy hag that always tells me it won’t taste good gluten free and I tell her thanks but I just put tamari on it and it’s great. Well tonight she told my husband that the chef refused to make it. 2 of the 4 things we were ordering already come gluten free. They just had to leave out soy and oyster sauce on the other 2. Never been a problem before. He called and tried again and she refused again and said the owner said they were “too busy”. She refused to let him talk to anyone else. He even told them his wife is pregnant and we have ordered these same items many times before. I have NEVER had such poor service in my life. Sadly, this place WAS the best option for GF thai food in Escondido. I will not be going back, even though I was always happy with everything we ordered.
… moreBhuvana R
Delicious and yummy food. Cheap and best price with huge quantities.. will visit again soon. The waiter was awesome. She is making us to feel home there.
… moreJosh Baltazar
My family has been going here for years and my parents love this restaurant. We’ve tried everything from the curries to the Pad Thai to the the different soups. For our last visit we had a beef dish with white rice. Then we also got Tom Kha Gai Soup with one of the curries. Always a nice restaurant to eat at and the food is always good.
… moreStacey Frisbey
I specifically came to this restaurant because it looked like a diner for Thai food and that was exactly what I got and I am delighted.
Although It’s obvious they’re not putting excessive money into ambience. I’m really okay with them focusing it directly into the food and keeping the prices low. Which it was. Also there was lots of parking out in front.
I got Tom Kha, which was made in a very authentic style with little to no coconut milk and a lot of lemongrass and kafir lime leaves. My kids split the pad Thai which was perfectly classic and they ate it very well. My husband got Mussaman Curry which had an interesting almost mushroom under flavor but had lots of hearty potatoes and carrots and he inhaled it. I had the Pad See Ew which they gave just the right amount of kick for on my request.
Everything was clean and the large individual booths helped muffle sound and made it feel private. The bathroom was around the corner and almost shockingly big and well kept. No changing table for children.
The staff was pretty swamped with online orders but I hear that’s pretty common nowadays. One woman in front was holding down the entire restaurant and more power to her.
I would totally come back again for the good price and solid food. Not the place to take a date to impress. But definitely a place to hit your Thai food craving without breaking the bank.
… moreAlthough It’s obvious they’re not putting excessive money into ambience. I’m really okay with them focusing it directly into the food and keeping the prices low. Which it was. Also there was lots of parking out in front.
I got Tom Kha, which was made in a very authentic style with little to no coconut milk and a lot of lemongrass and kafir lime leaves. My kids split the pad Thai which was perfectly classic and they ate it very well. My husband got Mussaman Curry which had an interesting almost mushroom under flavor but had lots of hearty potatoes and carrots and he inhaled it. I had the Pad See Ew which they gave just the right amount of kick for on my request.
Everything was clean and the large individual booths helped muffle sound and made it feel private. The bathroom was around the corner and almost shockingly big and well kept. No changing table for children.
The staff was pretty swamped with online orders but I hear that’s pretty common nowadays. One woman in front was holding down the entire restaurant and more power to her.
I would totally come back again for the good price and solid food. Not the place to take a date to impress. But definitely a place to hit your Thai food craving without breaking the bank.
Val
Very sweet waitress’s and delicious food! And we were able to place a reservation for 10 people , just in case it was packed, which it wasn’t, it was very empty, which was very sad, because the food quality was actually great! Hope to visit once more in the future if I’m ever in town again!
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