Reviews for Ocha in Kew Gardens, NY
The taste is Ok. But I found rubber bands in my fried rice????? Can they be more careless????
Pad ki meow, chicken fried rice and Thai tea for $27. Very expensive for such small portions.
When it comes to food, I give it a 3/5. Decent thai food but quality and size is nothing to wowed over. Dining experience... however, 0/5… You can “dine in” but your experience will be like grabbing your food in a food court. Food/utensils are allpackaged to go, and you just sit at a table with no type of restaurant service. What honestly rubbed me the wrong way was theendless tacky/cheap signs that surround the restaurant. They have endless hand written signs that state they do not even providetap water (basically expecting you to buy a water bottle from them). There were more additional signs saying that requesting ato go plastic container will also cost you extra money. From the large amount of tacky signs decorating the whole restaurant,you can tell the owner is just cheap and stingy…photos speak for themselves Read more
We stopped by for lunch there. Specified that we are dining in. Our lunches were served in plastic containers with rice in a... separate miniature container. Utensils were plastic too. Food came fast and it was the only positive thing in the wholeexperience. My seafood dish was $17 and nothing extra was included (no soup or spring rolls or soda). A big sign said that theydon’t serve tap water. My mixed seafood dish was not flavorful, tasted semi boiled (not stewed or stir fried), and I suspectthat calamari rings were rubbery because they were actually a pig’s part (search for NPR episode about calamari rings). Ireally like Thai food, but this was the first time that I was disappointed. Perhaps the place was empty in a busy area duringlunch hour because no one wants to come back for another meal. I will not be back, that’s for sure. Read more
Cozy atmosphere, friendly service. The entrees are tasty and deceptively filling but the real winner so far are the appetizers.... The Curry Puffs were packed with flavor and not doughy. The Fried Calamari were light, crispy outside and so tender inside Iforgot I was eating calamari. They don't serve alcohol yet... that would be a nice addition. Read more
Cozy thai restaurant that serves typical Thai offering. The lunch special has a pretty wide selection of the "choose your... meat/main entree" dishes that run from $7 - $9, with an included choice of a single serving appetizer. Portions are decent andsatisfied my Thai craving for the time. A thai iced tea will run you $3 and was a little too sweet even for my sweet tooth, butwas still refreshing. Wait staff is super nice. Would definitely visit again if in the area. Read more
Great Thai restaurant in the neighborhood. We came for dinner and the service was great. There were people coming in for take... outs but dine in didn't feel like we were neglected, service-wise. We ordered the scallion chive pancake and Kyo Koong Tod(fried shrimp wontons) for appetizers. Both the pancake and wontons are great, though the pancake is more of a dumpling thanpancake. For entree, we ordered Pad Kee Mow with mock duck and Pad Gra Pow with chicken. Both dishes came out delicious andnicely spiced. If you can't eat spicy food, I'd advise you tell your server when ordering as the level of spiciness is high forthose with a bland pallette. Read more
**This place doesn't have conventional dine in (probably due to covid and work shortages) but still let's you eat inside. I... ordered chicken Pad Cee Eiw and it came out fast and fresh. The tase was very good and the ingredients seemed like they werequality. It was a good value for the price overall. The woman at the counter was very friendly and I heard her makingsuggestions to other customers which is nice. Everything is served to go with seating available. They have water available topurchase but no free tap water. My guess is so they don't have to wash dishes or pay for cups. Overall the food was a 5/5 forme but the heavy use of plastic and atmosphere was a 3/5. Would still recommend to everyone for takeout! Read more