Thai Excellente Restaurant

My favorite exercise is a cross between a lunge and a crunch…I call it Lunch. :D So without further ado let’s do my first lunch review for 2022. We were in the neighborhood in search of a good Thai lunch food. Thai Excellente is a Mum and Pops restaurant located in a small plaza near the Santa Anita exit 10 freeway. It’s indoor vibe was very homey with a spacious layout. Their wall decor were composed mostly of picture frames of their menu and thai culture such as elephants. We were greeted by the matriarch of the restaurant. We ordered their chicken sate, sweet and sour chicken and lemonade. The appetizer (Sate) was soft, tasty and warm. It’s dipping sauce (peanut and vinegar spice) added more flavor. Similarly, their chicken sweet and sour was warmly delicious and scrumptious. Lemonade was refreshing. Staff has a soft spoken voice with a thai accent, was assiduous, professional and amiable. Menu prices were very reasonable and competitive. Overall, we had a nice lunch and it’s definitely a hidden gem that you must visit.

First time here and the food was really good!!!! The place is clean and food was made fresh so we had to wait 30 minutes for our order but it was worth the wait. The lady who took our order was so sweet and friendly. We will definitely be back. Oh we got the pad Thai pan noodles and egg rolls bomb!!!

This was the first time going to this restaurant. My husband and I support small business. As soon as we enter the restaurant the old lady was rude to us. I ordered the spicy beef salad but did not want to much spice as my stomach was upset. As per the old lady that took our order she asked on a scale of one through ten how spicy did I wanted? I answered 1. Omg!! It was as though I was asking for the impossible. Why do you order spice if you do not want spicy. Why ask how spicy I want it if 1 spicy is not an option? She was also rude when my husband ordered Thai ice tea and I only wanted water. Saying are you sure you want to eat here in a very rude voice. Whether I wanted less spice or not there is no reason to be rude to a customer. We walked out and will never go again.