KIIN EXTRAORDINARY THAI

Kiin Extraordinary Thai truly lives up to its name. The flavors are bold, authentic, and beautifully balanced, every dish tastes thoughtfully crafted and full of fresh ingredients. From their rich curries to the perfectly seasoned noodles and vibrant appetizers, everything is consistently delicious and packed with real Thai flavor. The atmosphere is warm and stylish, and the staff is friendly, attentive, and happy to offer recommendations. Portions are generous, presentation is excellent, and the quality stands out every time. If you’re craving Thai food that feels elevated without losing its authenticity, Kiin Extraordinary Thai is an absolute must-visit. Exceptional food, great service, and an overall memorable dining experience.

The food was average compared to most other places. The pad Thai was much more sweeter then norm but the spicy noodle 🍜 was great. Atmosphere was pleasant.

Maybe it’s the bad economy in 2025, but every Thai restaurant owner & chef has to make a choice: go authentic or go sickly sweet. Kiin (eat) Extraordinary Thai, with its upscale atmosphere, and excellent service is serving horribly sweet Thai food. It’s Thai in looks only. It’s exactly what you would get at a European resort in southern Thailand. In the past the cuisine made at KET was delicious, similar to what you might get in Bangkok. But now, I’m sorry to report, it’s oozing with sugar. If you’re a diabetic, don’t come here. If you like authentic Thai food, don’t come here. If you have no clue and no pallet, do enjoy the candied cuisine. The spicy papaya salad is served in sugar water, the sun-dried pork, is ground & grilled- looks like hamburger and has no crunch. There is nothing spicy. There isn’t a Thai condiment anywhere to be seen, and if you ask for them, they don’t have them. Lots tell tale signs here: no spoons, knifes on the table. KET is extraordinary in that the cuisine is sickly sweet.

We really enjoyed our dinner here. We went on a weekday around 6pm and were able to get seated before the rush soon after. People had to wait to be seated around 6:30pm onwards. The food was delicious. There were many vegetarian options. My friend mainly ordered vegetarian and chicken dishes. Everything was really full of flavors and I especially like their yellow curry.

Wow mango rice 10/20 stars. Thai tea coconut is 8/10 stars. Great place great atmosphere great vibe here.

The service was okay….Food was not too tasty to me, but the soup was pretty good. I expected much more for my fried rice, but it was sub par. Also, the food tasted very sweet as if they add sugar to it. If you want real authentic Thai, I’d search for a different place and location.

We eat here every week because it’s closest to our house, but every time especially this time the service was awful. All of the people that work here are insanely rude. We asked for a side of chili oil and they said they didn’t have any. We normally get a side every week. Then they bring our food out and it’s seasoned with chili oil. We asked for a side after all of the trouble and the rudely gave us a side of the chili oil after all and we paid 1.00$ for it. Which we are happy to do, but they were so rude from the moment we sat down! Will not be eating here again primarily due to the service. I don’t recommend coming here for hospitality reasons.

Visited for Lunch and enjoyed our meal. Fired Rice and Noodle tasted great

I've been coming to Kiin Thai at Sky Deck for work lunches over the past few years, and it's consistently one of my favorite spots in the area. Their Pad Thai is hands-down one of the best I've had in San Diego. The atmosphere is a big plus. Being located in Sky Deck gives it a modern, vibrant vibe that's great for both casual lunches and more polished meetups. Service is always on point--friendly, efficient, and attentive without being overbearing. The food is on the pricier side, but that's expected given the location and ambiance. For me, the quality of the food and experience makes it worth it every time. Recommend if you're looking for elevated Thai cuisine in a stylish setting!

My husband and I went for an early dinner and it was perfect because it wasn't crowded. We had really nice service and ordered our favorite food. Garlic green beans, eggplant and tofu and green curry. Everything was extremely fresh and full of flavors. We asked for medium spicy and it was a good level with a little lip burning but perfect for a Thai iced tea. This has been our favorite local Thai place since they opened. They have great vegan options.

We ordered Kiin Extraordinary Thai to be delivered to us just about a thirty second walk away at their Sky Bar. Specifically, we ordered their Yellow Curry with Steamed Tofu as the protein, brown rice and an order of their Chicken Fried Rice. Their Yellow Curry with steamed tofu added would be more aptly named Yellow Soup with hardly anything in it but some yellow curry broth. I kid you not---only four or five small chunks of tofu and barely any vegetables at all were floating around in the container. Our food was delivered to us by a disinterested young woman who became clearly annoyed when I asked her for a pair of chopsticks to eat our food with. She promised to return with the chopsticks. We never saw her again. This, despite the fact that we'd paid her a tip in advance (merrily added onto our bill) and despite the fact that their restaurant sat entirely empty. I witnessed this fact myself---when I finally walked down to their small restaurant myself in hopes of finding chopsticks or at least a couple of clean forks. Forget about asking these disinterested people for any sort of plates upon which to eat your food. As they informed me with tones on disinterested annoyance, "No! We don't have plates!" Really? No plates? Are guests expected to just shovel our meals out directly onto the countertop of the bar upstairs? Way overpriced for the slop they package up for you with no plates and no utensils.

Catching up with friends, and end up stumbled to this restaurant at Sky Deck. First off, love the Sky Deck decor. Our server was super attentive and checking in often to make sure we were good. Here what we had, Spicy basil rice with duck: 3.5/5 Panang curry with stew beef: 3.5/5 Summer fresh rolls with shrimps: 2/5 Decent overall, not bad, not mind blowing.

This food hall has a great variety of restaurant and the ease of having food delivered right to your table is amazing! I ordered a pad Thai with chicken from Kiin extraordinary Thai and it was under 10 min from order to the food arriving at our table. The food was piping hot and a decent portion size for the money spent. I feel like I get a different type of noodle every time I order pad Thai but none the less thr flavors were all there, and I had enough for leftovers the next day.

Very vegan friendly. Tofu Pad Se Ew was delicious. The Pad Thai, Spring Roll and Green beans also gone. Service is decent, have some patience and flag a server down. Overall great way to start the trip. Will be back next time I am down in SD.

This place is located inside Sky Deck above Jimbo's. Ambiance is nice and casual. Kinda wish there were windows or a source of natural light. But it was comfortable and the server was attentive. We ordered the spring rolls, Pad See Ew with chicken, Vegetable Pad Thai, and Yellow curry with chicken. Spring rolls were good but much smaller compared to others I have had. The chicken for both dishes were on the dry side. The taste of the dishes were okay, including the pad Thai. Parking can be hard to find depending on when you go. We went Sunday for lunch and the parking in front of the retailers was crowded.

Visit 04/13/2025 Bumping up to 5 stars after trying new menu items. They now have E-sarn sausage! SCORE! The Braised Beef Panang Curry is now my favorite dish there. The beef was so soft and that curry sauce was packed with flavor and I kept pouring onto my rice. If it wouldn't have been weird, a straw would have been used to get every last drop of that broth. Way to go Kiin!

This has become my favorite thai place, specifically for the food. If ur looking for a quiet place w asian flutes in the background, this isn't your place. The skydeck vibe is loud with a constant party feel. And there is a slight feeling of being rushed to order, eat then go. But i put that aside, order the courses one at a time, and the experience is great. Now the food. Its terrific. I remember curry tasting like this when i first got adficted 30 years ago. But for the last 15 i have been chasing the dragon until now. Their fried garlic green beans are fantastic. They have been consistently crispy rather than soggy. The braised beef panamg curry is what i need to rave about thouhh. The authentic smoky but sweet curry flavor was what i had been yearning for. I have enjoyed a couple other dishes, but keep returning to this one.

Exceptional food! We always leave here happy and satisfied with the quality and taste. The flavors are indeed extraordinary! The ambiance is nice especially with the music playing from the surrounding lounge. Service is great and good comes out quick. The meat for the moo yang mixture is delicious! The texture is so tender and I can't stop raving about it!

We really enjoyed our dinner here. We went on a weekday around 6pm and were able to get seated before the rush soon after. People had to wait to be seated around 6:30pm onwards. The food was delicious. There were many vegetarian options. My friend mainly ordered vegetarian and chicken dishes. Everything was really full of flavors and I especially like their yellow curry.

I found this place on yelp and wanted to give it a try. It's in a "food hall " surrounded by other types of restaurants. It was very clean and nice inside. The food was excellent. Got the spicy noodles and those were very, very good. The staff was very helpful and super nice. This is definitely a great place for Thai.

Kiin is upstairs above Jimbo's in an open collective space with multiple bars and restaurants. Dishes range from about $15 to $30 for lunch and dinner. Went here with a couple of my coworkers for lunch recently since location was convenient for us that day as it was not too far from one of the branch offices that I was visiting. Food was OK. I had the fish filet pad ped with brown rice and didn't expect the fish to be battered like english fish and chips. It tasted pretty Americanized. You can modify spice level yet even medium was pretty spicy. They also have some alcoholic drinks available.

Really good spot and quick spot. We got pad see ew, a soup, and yellow curry. The pad see ew and yellow curry had great flavors and were enough for two servings. Cute spot in the sky deck and plenty of options for everyone.

Nice little Thai spot tucked away in this expanding mall. Service is good, food is good. I'm not blown away but they deserve 5 stars for doing everything well to the best of their ability. I like that the menu is simple (1 page, 2 sides) as some can be overly complex. Made deciding easier. Still a broad range of options and accommodations. Enjoyed the pad see ew (wide noodles). Thai iced tea is always a hit!

Wrong orders and they automatically applied a 20% tip. I had initially asked for water without ice. The rest of my table went around and specified if they wanted ice or not, yet all the waters came out without ice. One of my coworkers had ordered a rice dish, out came noodles. Got medium spicy, it is definitely acclimated for the area. There's better Thai elsewhere, go there.

Good date spot nestled in the Sky Deck, but the food was really good! I will be back for their pad thai and braised beef penang curry (I would recommend getting these two at the least). Excited to come back and try out more of their menu. Service was good.

I visited San Diego during the Labor Day weekend. I discovered this new food hall via Yelp in the Del Mar area. I thought it would make a nice adventure to visit the Del Mar beaches and have lunch in the area. The food hall is located in a bustling shopping plaza in Del Mar. Apparently, this is a relatively new establishment. In comparison to food halls in OC, I'd say there aren't nearly as many options, but I was excited to see San Diego adopt the paradigm. On a noon time Saturday, the location wasn't busy at all and there was plenty of seating. The Thai tea was delicious and ginormous. The steamed fish didn't suit my tastes, but felt more like an authentic Thai cuisine. I'm definitely a bigger fan of the pad thai and the curry. I also recommend getting the brown rice over black.

Live DJ, ambient lighting, good vibes. Came around sunset, as it got darker the place became somewhat boujee. Eggplant Lover (shrimp protein) 3/5 it was healthy but it was lacking taste. For the title eggplant lover, didn't come with as much eggplant as I thought. Probably came with one eggplant and the eggplant didn't feel like it was the main ingredient. Pad Thai (shrimp protein) 5/5 I've had numerous Pad Thai and this is one of the best I've had. Taste, texture reached above expectations. Tamarind Glazed Chicken Bites 5/5 Similar to orange chicken. Taste was amazing but ended up being thirsty after eating. It was extremely busy so it was understandable that our main dish came late, but I noticed some people got their food even though my table ordered first. The eggplant was also a factor of why I give 4 stars instead of 5.

A message to other Asians out there- get extra spicy. Get extra extra spicy. Get extra extra extra spicy. Ask for spice on the side and add all of it to your dish then ask for some more. There is ZERO spice on these. TO BE FAIR- It is Del Mar, and I'm sure they're spicing it properly for their expected clientele, but I kinda wish there was a secret phrase to let the cooks know "hey it's ok you can put more than one red pepper flake on this"

Came as a party of 2 on a Sunday at 7 PM. Conveniently located in Sky Deck, you can order at any restaurant in the vicinity via QR code which is a bonus. You definitely pay for the ambiance more than the quality of the food. The atmosphere is pleasant, elevated, and comfortable, making it a good spot for a meal with friends or family. However, the inconsistency in the food quality and the expensive pricing make it hard to give this restaurant a higher rating. Spicy Noodle - 5/10 - no spice and it was oily Pad Thai - 6/10 - standard taste but SD has plenty of Thai restaurants that are better quality and cheaper

We were craving Thai food while on vacation. We've been to this shopping center a few times and decided to have dinner here. Super happy we did. Although my son was having a bad day, the wait staff was super nice to him. We had their crispy pork rolls, garlic green beans, pad see ew and braised beef panang curry. Everything was so delicious. Great spice levels. Maybe the beans were a bit salty but everything was great.

I've been to Kiin twice now and it's pretty decent! Both times I've gone it's been pretty busy there but they were able to seat us immediately without reservations. Kiin is located inside Sky Deck and overall it's a cute date night spot. The first time I went we had the Beef Panang Curry and the Pad Thai with Tofu (bill came out to be around $50), second time we had the Garlic Green Beans, Yellow Curry, Moo Yang Mixture, and the Mango Sticky Rice (bill came out to be around $70). For the Beef Panang Curry I liked just how much meat was given, it's protein central! Definitely had to take home leftovers. The Garlic Green Beans was incredibly flavorful, I was actually really surprised by this dish since I was expecting sauteed garlic similar to a Chinese style, but instead they had fried garlic and it was sweet and savory. Highly recommend it! The Yellow Curry and the Pad Thai with Tofu were solid but nothing stood out from other Thai restaurants. It was my first time having Moo Yang Mixture and it was 4 satay skewers served with papaya salad and sticky rice. I appreciated that it came with papaya salad so I didn't have to add an additional order of it. Something that I noticed was that the food wasn't really spicy which is odd for a Thai place. I actually don't even remember them asking if we wanted to change spice levels. So I guess they're catering to a wider range of guests. Overall great experience, the servers were incredibly nice and let my friend and I talk so long even after closing. We didn't even notice we were the last ones to leave!!

Food and service was amazing The curry was 10/10 staff was great, not a long wait time for the food.

Finally made our way back to our #1 Thai spot in SD. We've been craving for Thai food for weeks now and decided to fulfill that cravings after a quick walk around UTC La Jolla. Been here multiple times and always forget to leave a review and give the "5 Stars" they deserved. Ordered: Braised Beef Panang Curry - beef so tender..cooked in lemon grass and coconut with green beans and carrots. Its rich savory flavor made us order extra rice. We choose just "mild" spiciness. 5 of 5 Pad Thai Noodles (Shrimp) - perfectly cooked noodles with the right amount of tamarind sauce and toppings. Good size shrimps too. 5 of 5 Fresh Spring Rolls (Shrimp) - freshly made rolls with peanut sauce and savory dipping sauce. 4 of 5 Thai Tea - so good and refreshing. 5 of 5 Located at the Sky Deck Del Mar. Lot of parking space for our 1130am lunch. Great customer and quick service. Strongly recommended for Thai dishes!

Soooooo good. I love the huge variety of vegan options and am always blown away by my food. The green beans are a hit with everyone I bring here, so I'd definitely get those! The staff are always really nice and the drinks are good too!

The restaurant is within skydeck, the curry was pretty good and there was a decent amount of chicken added. Our servers were really nice too. The ambiance is pretty casual. Good for a week night meal!

Best curry I've had in my entire life. Sooooooooo good I ascended to heaven. The sticky rice was really good as well. 10/10 I'll be ordering with regular tofu instead of fried next time though because it made the tofu way too tough. Not sure if the workers just don't like working here or what but we were greeted with unhappy looks and service was meh. Food was good though

We tried a handful of dishes and everything was good. A few unpictured entrees were the pad thai with chicken, pineapple fried rice, and spicy noodles. My favorite was the green curry. Definitely get the roasted duck if you can! Service was good and pretty quick. The restaurant is tucked away in a little food hall area.

This place is very pretty, but that's pretty much the only good thing about it. My friend and I started with Tofu Spring Rolls. They were small, bland and had the worst peanut sauce I think I've ever had. For my actual meal, I got their Spicy Noodle, which is supposedly one of their most popular dishes. The dish I got was soo greasy/oily, it was disgusting. I only ate about 25% of the dish and it ended up making me sick with how much oil there was. Also, there was no spiciness to it at all and no real distinctive flavor. The only part of it I enjoyed was the shrimp. Neither my friend nor I enjoyed anything from this place and would not come back.

I enjoyed several nice lunches here. Service is great and the food comes out quick. I particularly like their Fish Fillet Pad Ped entree. The dish is quite tasty and full of flavors. Would recommend to try this restaurant if in the mood for Thai during lunch at the Sky Deck in Del Mar.

I got the pad Thai with chicken with medium spicy (3/10). It was flavorful and had a perfect amount of spice. It was a giant plate that I was able to take 1/2 home. Or it would be perfect to split. I ordered through the Understory Bar in the middle which please note they already put a service charge automatically which I didn't realize so I added another tip.

Met up for lunch with a couple of girlfriends who also live in suburbia... We appreciated the convenient location at Sky Deck and enjoyed the open air, modern decor. Service was pleasant and accommodating as well. I arrived late so only managed a photo of my own order, the Chef's Signature Braised Beef Panang Curry served on a bed of steamed green beans and carrots with choice of rice (I picked organic brown, which came adorably shaped in a heart - perhaps to emphasize its heart-healthy and antioxidant attributes? ;). While the beef was certainly tender and the lemongrass-infused-in-coconut-milk sauce flavorful, the dish as a whole was what I'd expect from any good Thai resto rather than "extraordinary" as marketed. :P

Tom Kha Soup 4 sour creamy coconut milk, shrimp not juicy Banana Creamcheese Eggroll 5 multi-layer crispy wrap, creamy, refreshing, not too sweet

Really liked this place! Found it on Yelp and it did not disappoint. We had the spring rolls, green beans, pad see ew with chicken, and green curry with vegetables and brown rice. Everything was good! The ambiance and service were both great as well. I can't wait to come back.

Was not excepting decent Thai food in a "food court" nearby home. Their pad thai and pad see eww are great. The noodles are cooked perfectly and seasoned just right. Their duck is the highlight and surprising it's cooked very well. Nice bold flavor and not overcooked at all. Duck is not very forgiving and if overcooked can be very stringy but not this place. They braised it and skin is nice and crispy. Highly recommend the duck protein here. We also got their panang curry with beef and the beef is very tender and cooked perfectly, their rice is also very aromatic and cooked perfectly.

The photo makes it look really bad but trust me it was very tasty and reasonably priced for San Diego. I got take out but the actual restaurant is located in a strip mall on the second floor with a bunch of other restaurants in a food court. The actual place is kinda small though maybe fitting around 20/30 people. Service was fast and they had our order ready in 20 minutes.

Not for me! Very different from the Thai food I am used to. None of the food we ordered were spicy. Thai noodle soup was super herbal and even a bit medicinal. Papaya salad was fresh but bland. Satay was deliciously prepared but the sauce could use spicy chilies. Wait staff were friendly enough but not extraordinary... never bother to ask for preferred spice level. Overall... Not sure if I will come back since I do like my Thai food SPICY.

Did not expect to eat the best Thai food hidden in a mall. The mall itself has great ambience and the restaurant is super cute, cozy and amazing Thai food. We loved every bit of it. Usually vegetarian options are limited in such restaurants, but we found great veggie options.

Our friends took my husband and I here when we visited them in SD and wow it was amazing. The food was all really good and amazingly portioned which is my favorite thing about any restaurant. They did mess up my order but all is well because they did fix it. The place was super busy so I don't blame them but I also didn't really appreciate it when the lady took my order couldn't remember that I had ordered fried rice when I literally asked her to confirm if they had pork instead of chicken (which no they don't have pork btw) Anyways overall it was amazing!! My friends and I had a wonderful dinner + leftovers to eat for the next day!

Great Thai place in del mar. This restaurant is one of many in the hangar. All places are very clean. Friends recommended us to go to Kiin. We ordered the Tom Yum and the papaya salad. The flavors were delicious, the spice level was also perfect. The menu is smaller than traditional Thai places but the dishes were made perfectly. I would come back again!

I came here with friends because I heard it was good. I got the pad thai, which is a pretty standard thai dish that lets me judge the restaurant as a whole. But wow it was bad!! I think it was one of the worst pad thai I've ever had in my entire life, and I've had a good amount of pad thai. First of all the noodles were overcooked and clumping together. There were A LOT of noodles compared to the vegetable toppings, and it was very wet and soggy and clumped in a ball. It looks like there were a good amount of veges in the photo but underneath that is just noodles. It was also mostly flavorless and didn't taste like much, besides not tasting like pad thai. I kept eating it and towards the end it was just a giant ball of noodles, but what's worse is it was also wet on the bottom. There was a pool of what looked like noodle water. This was the most tasteless, sticky, and wet pad thai I've ever had. I don't like to waste food but I didn't even bring home these noodles because of how terrible they were. My friends said their food was fine and the service was normal so that's why the extra star. But next time I'd skip this place and just go to Marufuku Ramen next door.

one of the best thai restaurants i've been to in san diego! the pad see ew is absolutely delectable, with a great balance of noodles to vegetables to protein to sauce. i just wish there was more. the pork crispy rolls are also the perfect appetizer! the first time i ordered it, i was not expecting much. but now, it is a go-to part of my meal whenever i come. the servers are always very nice and attentive. the restaurant is located in the del mar highlands skydeck, so the interior is very aesthetic. but since it's one restaurant in a larger warehouse-y building, noises can be a bit echoey and it can be a bit loud sometimes, but it's not the worst. overall, i would highly recommend kiin thai!

Kiin is awesome. Their pork egg roles and crispy shrimp are great. I love their fried tofu but last time I got it it was really chewy and I was disappointed, but usually it's really fresh and perfectly crispy. I absolutely love their Tom kha soup. The Hawaiian fried rice is another favorite, as well as their pad Thai and drunken noodles.

I felt they over fried the shrimps and told the staff, however, they kept arguing with me and asked where I had my coconut shrimp before. I replied the Thai restaurants in CA and told them I had dined here before, but this time it's the darkest color of coconut shrimps I have ever seen. However, they chose to do nothing. I don't think I would like to come back again.

There was a mistake on my order via Yelp/grubhub and the restaurant corrected my order . They also gave me free starter which is not necessary . "I'm grateful for your quick response in fixing my order."

I usually like this restaurant. But today the pad see ew was not very good. Super gummy noodles and an off taste.

The. Best. Thai. Ever. So delicious, and so much flavor. It's incredible that they don't use any fish sauce or oyster sauce, because each dish has so much flavor. Only thing I wouldn't recommend getting is the spring rolls, just because there are so many other awesome dishes to try. Some of our favorites: coconut shrimp, see iw, and red curry. The thai tea was also so good! Despite being so busy on a Sunday, the servers were very kind and patient with us. And the ambiance was great (it's in the Del Mar Sky Deck, top floor). I will be bringing everyone I know here, lol. This is easily one of my favorite restaurants :)

Excellent Thai food! Located in Dell Mar Heights Town Center! Plenty of parking, which makes it easy. This restaurant is located upstairs and has a variety of Thai dishes to choose from. We were greeted as we walked up to the restaurant, great customer service! We ordered the fresh spring rolls with shrimp, seafood salad, eggplant, sausages, and shrimp fried rice. We also got an iced Thai tea and soda. Everything was fresh and tasty! I will be coming back here again when in the area and craving Thai food.