Thumra Thai

My best friend told me she had the best Thai food ever at this little place in Totem Lake. She was right! It's in a little strip mall and I wouldn't go there if I drove by myself, but I she took me and I'm officially hooked. It really is the best Thai food I've had. I love the story behind the restaurant too. It makes it that much better! The service was great and everyone is soooo friendly. I will drive WAY out of my way to come back here. I hope that more people try Thumra Thai and continue to bring more family and friends and help make this restaurant a success. Try the Phad See Ewe (?) and have the coconut ice cream for dessert! So deelish!

Pros: Everything!

Cons: Nothing!

Posted 01/13/09

I absoluely love this little hidden gem in the Totem Lake area of Kirkland. I have tried 5 things off the menu so far and each of them have been full of flavor and perfectly seasoned & cooked. After discovering this place about 2 mos ago I have since brought 2 people to experience Thumra as well, both of whom loved it.. Great staff, great food & great prices!!!

Pros: food, flavor, service, pricing, parking...all and all it's a 10!

Cons: None

Posted 01/13/09

This is a small, cozy place with the most delicious authentic Thai food on the East side. Don't go there if you're expecting a fancy upscale dining experience. However, for fresh, tasty Thai food that's very flavorful, and cooked just right, this is the place to go to.
The first time I walked in here, I wasn't sure what I was in for. I was expecting an average meal at this tiny, empty place in a Kirkland strip mall. But the lady welcomed me and brought me the freshest plate of mussels in red curry ever. I keep going back, and I have never understood why more people don't know about this place. The food is delicious, I have never been disappointed.
The lady (who is the only server there, her husband prepares the food) is very kind, too. I've been there a few times, and the second time I was there, I was sick, and she brought me hot tea (on the house!) that I didn't ask for, and she said it would make me feel better! This is the sort of friendly environment combined with great food that keeps me coming back for more.

Posted 09/05/08

I'm at a loss to explain why this place is empty at night. I did a cooking tour of Thailand in 2006, have taken some Thai cooking classes at PCC, and so although I'm not an expert by any means, I feel like I have a good personal sense of what I like in Thai food. The tom yum soup is great. The thai fried rice is perfect - not goopy, but clean and vibrantly flavored. My favorite dish panang curry with chicken, is both rich and spicy. The husband/wife owners are wonderfully eager to please and will adjust things for me. This has become a Sunday night staple.

Pros: food, service

Cons: tucked away in a strip mall

Posted 07/18/08

Have you ever gone to a Thai restaurant and was disappointed because the curry did not taste as flavorful as you would like or Pad Thai is too sweet for your taste?? Well, as one of food enthusiasts, I found food from Thumra Thai are always well prepared and cooked just right. The ingredients are always fresh. It's one of the cheapest place for lunch and dinner. My boyfriend and I always go to this place whenever we're in the mood for Thai. We always ordered three dishes to shared, resulted in a lot of leftover, and the price for all that was usually around 23-24 bucks. What a great deal !!!

Posted 04/04/08

My friends and I had a great time at this restaurant. I decided to meet a few of my friends whom I went to college with at this restaurant based on good reviews in Citysearch. We were a group of eight people. The food was delicious-- It tastes fresh and full of flavor. The atmosphere in the restaurant was very relaxing. We were there from 8 til 10 pm and we didn't feel rush. The service was great. After we finished our meal, the waitress who turned out to be the owner of the restaurant brought us free dessert: mango and sweet sticky rice. It was a very enjoyable moment --- Thank you Thumra Thai :)

Pros: relaxing atmosphere, great food, kind servers

Posted 09/01/07

Well, I recently went to this little Thai Restaurant for the first time upon a friends reccomendation and was very surprised how everything could taste soooo good. I had a soup called Tom Ka Gai and it was infused with a rich coconut flavor and some type of fresh green herbs. Needless to say it was a remarkable dish. I had a bite of my dates seafood dish. Siam Ocean Delight (I think this is the name), it was a combination of seafood with Thai seasons and was unlike anyting I have had before, very fresh and distinct in flavor. I may order that one next time. If you go there you have to order this Mango and Sticky Rice dessert that comes with a coconut cream sauce. I was not expecting to be as impressed as I was. I could eat this dish every day. I really don't know how the cook can get EVERYTHING right. I have only 2 words about this Thai food. "Highly Reccomended".

Pros: Fast, Friendly and soooo Tasty

Cons: I can't recall anything negative about our experience there.

Posted 07/07/07

I tried this small restaraunt and was very pleased with the meal. Cook seasons food just right. I don't think I have had Thai food taste so delicious ever. Every dish at the table was wonderful and was accompanied with great service in a peaceful atmosphere. I highly reccomend the Mango and Sticky Rice dessert along with the best Pud Kee Mow (Drunken Noodles) I have ever had. I am a repeat customer there and would confidently reccomend it to friends and family.

Pros: Delicious food served with a smile> Good Parking> Fair Prices

Cons: No complaints at all.

Posted 07/03/07

I went to Thailand two times and fell in love with authentic green curry there. However, it is very hard to find authentic green curry on the Eastside. Most Thai restaurant makes it too sweet or either put too much coconut milk in it. Thumra Thai's curry is by far the best green curry I've had. They are not afraid to make it spicy too.

Pros: great food, reasonable price

Cons: crowd during lunch hour

Posted 06/05/07

What a find !! We went to Thumra Thai the first time upon a recommendation of our friends and we were greatly amazed with the food here. Before we found this place, my husband did not like Thai food because he does not like sweet food. This place totally changed our opinions about Thai food. My husband fell in love with yellow curry here --- a curry that is not too sweet, but has a great flavor. Red curry mussels here is my favorite. Mussels are very fresh and the red curry is just well cooked.

Pros: parkings, very good menu selection, reasonable prices

Posted 06/01/07

Upon a recommendation from our waitress, my girlfriend and I ordered Drunken Noodles from this place and we were surprised how good these noodles are. Thumra Thai makes the BEST drunken noodles in Seattle. I don't live in Totem Lake, but my gf does. I tried to find drunken noodles from other Thai restaurants in Seattle, but I was always disappointed. It seemed to me that they used the right kind of vegetables for their drunken noodles and the flavor of their drunken noodles are just unbelievable good.

Pros: great parking, great customer service, great food

Cons: too spicy for 3*

Posted 06/01/07