Reviews for Chabaa Thai Bistro in Philadelphia, PA
The staff here, though very kind, has not been properly trained about the items on their menu and their kitchen is not... accommodating for vegetarians. The first time we ate here, we specifically asked the waitress if their curries were completelyvegetarian - no animal broths, no fish sauce, etc. She assured us it was. We went back and clarified before ordering a secondtime and were told "I don't know who would tell you that, it cannot be made vegetarian." Due to an utter lack of communicationwith the staff and the customers, we ate an entire curry with fish sauce. I have never experienced give such false informationabout a dish without even checking with the kitchen, a lack of labeling on the menu regarding vegetarianism, and an inability toalter the dishes (only 2 entrees were vegetarian) - something extremely common these days. We reached out to the management toclarify or rectify the situation and they haven't responded. If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions - be careful! Read more
Amazing flavors! Highly recommend this place. Finding parking is a bit of a hassle, but the food here is great and the staff are... very friendly. Read more
The only good thing for this restaurant is server very nice. Food is very pricy, even higher than some fine dining in center... city. We spent over $200, and left with hungry. Small portions. Chicken skewer(sate) is dry, and dipping sauce is weird. Padthai cost $24???. Soup with stinky flavor. Will not be back, don?t waste your hard work money. Seriously. Read more
5 Shrimps in a watery sauce with some vegetables isn't what I expected for $24. The pineapple shrimp dish was listed on the... 'chef's recommended' list so I gave it a try. Maybe it would have been different if I dined in but my first experience withthis restaurant has been subpar at best. Read more
Everything was very good. I particularly like the sampler for an appetizer. The mango sticky rice was delicious.
BYOB is an initialism meant to stand for "bring your own bottle". For me, It's a little funny when I'm sitting at a table and... suddenly my table or another table pulls out a liter of a bag or a purse and staff doesn't mind that you did that. The placehave a nice and beautiful decoration although the bad do not have television although that brings us closer to the people thatwe are having dinner with. For my appetizer, I had the Spring Rolls, Thai sweet vegetable chili sauce very crispy anddelicious, there were 3 and they were pretty big. A had the Pineapple Fried Rice (with shrimp and chicken) ... In a REALPINEAPPLE!! Yes, the rice was inside of pineapple making this a lovely experience. The portion is not that big as I had inothers places, but it had a decent amount of meat both chicken and shrimp, and the curry rice had a good taste, it was cooked toperfection. Both chicken and shrimp were juicy, tender and very yummy. I really recommend the Pineapple Fried Rice, withwhatever you want to have it. Is really delicious. The staff is great, very efficient, friendly and generous, attentive, andaccommodating always seeing that their table has everything they need. Read more
Mixed experience here. The restaurant atmosphere was very relaxing and pretty. My tofu "crazy noodle" dish was delicious, but my... friend's panang curry was very disappointing and tasted more like cornstarch and not coconut milk. Need to order correctly here! Read more
Calm and warm atmosphere. Just right amount of variety on the menu. Food was great! We had the Tom yum and the Tom kha soups ?... the Tom yum was really comforting! Green curry (shrimp) and spicy basil fried rice were amazing too! They offer a 1-5 spicelevel. If you regularly eat spicy food, start with 3. 4 is pretty spicy (could work with sides of plain rice). 5 could beunbearable. We did 3 and 4. Read more