Isan Thai - Sarasota

We had the Hida beef and it was delicious. The chef made it right in front of us. She was amazing. The food was very fresh and tasty. Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

Isan Thai is one of my favorite Thai restaurants in town. It is so genuine, authentic, esoteric, and a gem to go to. The atmosphere of this restaurant is welcoming, open, cozy and it feels like being in Thailand itself. I’ve ordered their pad, Thai, fresh rolls, curry, and they are delectable. Their flavor profiles are on point, the consistency in the execution of their dishes is phenomenal, and the ingredients are so fresh. I always feel so satiated and healthy after eating here, and I can generally say that’s not always the case when you eat out because they tend to overload dishes with salts and fats. However, Isan Thai is superb and never has this issue. The staff are all so lovely, sweet, kind, and very welcoming. John, the front of the house manager is such a gentleman. He is so personable, knowledgeable, fun, and a joy to have a conversation with. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to have an authentic experience of Thai food, and to just be happy and satiated with the flavor profiles. It is an impressive restaurant, and I’m looking forward to actually dining in one day. It feels authentic, like home, and someplace that I would want to be at with my friends, or even on a date. Toodles ‍ Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Recommended dishes: Tom Kha Gai Soup, Spring Rolls, Panang Curry, Yellow Curry

Service: Delivery Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Tom Kha Gai Soup, Panang Curry

This place is absolutely awful! Pad thai tasted like actual vomit. Salmon overcooked and dry. Steak overcooked and dry. The chicken in the fried rice was dry. The fried rice was overcooked. They forgot an entire order of a 25 dollar crying tiger steak, but then charged us for it anyway! The spices are off and everything overdone making it worse. This was on a Friday night and restaurants should have their A+ cooks scheduled, but it seems they took the night off or they're just amateurs. This was not a 90 dollar meal by any stretch of the imagination. I would expect this from a truck stop gas station. I will not be back. This was food sitting under a heat lamp for 8 hours at a grocery store. I will steer people away and I'm concerned if I will get sick or not. Food: 1 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1

The Thai tea was delicious! The pad Thai noodles were awesome. Me and my family enjoyed them. Service was great, would definitely recommend this restaurant.