Kimmy L.
Yelp
Kin Dee is one of the newest Thai restaurants in Bellevue. Their original location is in Seattle, but they also have another location in Bothell.
My friends and I came here to celebrate a belated birthday last month. We arrived at 5:30pm on a weekday and had the entire restaurant to ourselves.
We ordered family-style for six of us and had the...
- SPRING ROLLS ($9.95) - these are actually egg rolls as they are deep fried and not your rice paper rice rolls. They come with bean thread noodle, carrots, and cabbage and are served with a sweet chili sauce and fresh veggies on the side. They were super hot and crunchy - just be careful biting into them as I definitely burned my mouth trying to eat one!
- KAO SOI NUA ($22.95) - Simmered banana beef shank in a creamy, spicy-sweet coconut milk-based stew. Served over egg noodles and garnished with crunchy fried egg noodles, red onions, lime and pickled mustard greens. This kao soi had a red curry base which was unusual as all kao sois I have had before have a yellow curry base. Although the description says "hot" and "spicy", I thought it was on the mild side, perhaps because the coconut milk cuts a lot of the heat. The dish was nice and creamy and I enjoyed the slightly sweet and sour mustard greens on top to complement the sweet and savory curry. This dish was hard to share though as the noodles all stuck together and curry splashed everywhere as we tried to serve it. Oh well - it was still very yummy!
- KAO NA PED ($22.95) - delicious roasted duck and jasmine rice with a unique gravy sauce. Served with streamed Yu Choy, cucumber, green onion, pickled ginger and spicy black soy sauce. I really enjoyed this dish even though it was on the sweeter side. The duck was very well marinated and had nice gamey flavor. I would order the duck again.
- KAO MOO KRA THIAM KAI DAO ($17.95) - this was a dish I've never had before, but was the table's FAVORITE DISH. Dried version. It consists of stir-fried sliced pork with house made garlic sauce served with jasmine rice and fried egg, and topped with crispy fried garlic. The pork was sweet, savory, and crunchy with lots of fried garlic. It was unique as the breading almost reminded me of Korean fried chicken nuggets. If you are looking for a crowd pleaser, this is the dish!
- PAD SEE EW (with chicken, $17.95) - we ordered this dish with chicken and 3 stars, which tasted more like a 4 star at other Thai restaurants and so they definitely don't go light on the heat here! The wide noodles were fresh and came with some protein and some choy. I wish it came with carrots and broccoli for some textural contrast, but it was still decent. Just nothing mind-blowing.
The interior is clean and modern. They have maybe 10-12 tables or so and so it's not a large restaurant, but it was definitely not cramp or tight.
Service was good and we got our food promptly after ordering. Portions were decently sized and 4 entrees plus an appetizer were more than enough for our group of six people. They have a sign that says no outside food or drink, but they were okay about bringing in a birthday cake.
Overall, 5/5 for food, 4/5 for service, 4/5 for atmosphere