Thai Time Restaurant

Not much seating, but a cozy small place. Cheap prices for their lunch special, so adorable especially for San Francisco. Loved the flavor of the veggies and tofu. Curry also wasn’t too sweet. Food overall wasn’t greasy either.

We were craving Thai food after some drinks and found this place! We ordered the Pad Thai with shrimp and a Pad See Ew with chicken. We also asked for making them spicy, and they did a really good job, the spicy level is at the right amount! Pad Thai is a stir-fried rice noodle with shrimp mixed with fried tofu, bean sprouts, egg, and peanuts. Their fried tofu was so good that it's crispy on the outside and super soft on the inside! The noodles are full of flavors, sour, and a bit sweet! And the portion is huge that I couldn't even finish it.

Thai Time off Clement in the Inner Richmond is one of my favorite places in SF for a casual great meal. I like Thai in general, but their versions of dishes are excellent-- never had a dish i haven't LOVED! I especially enjoy their red-Tiliapia, a whole fried fish with curried eggplant on top. They also have fish with salad combos that are super in the random hot day in summer, and on the flip side their soups are a step above the norm. They recently opened back up their small dining room which has a comfy, home-cooked meal kind of charm about it and everyone who works there is friendly and very accommodating-- they really want to please their customers and get every order just right. Their take out is also prompt and excellent too.

A hole in the wall Thai restaurant! We were 7 of us for lunch, all vegetarian and really enjoyed all the dishes we ate. The soup especially was really comforting on a windy SF day..so were the curries and rice. The drunken noodles could use more noodles and less veggies. But all in all, good find. Would definitely recommend.

Limited dining space but the food is yummy. I would be back

Recommended by a friend, he told me their Thai time wings, gra pow or ka prow are addicting, but i decided to get their Green Fried Rice. I was not disappointed! Don’t know if all their portions are like their fried rice but they gave so much, that i only ate half of it for lunch & the other half for dinner. I’ll definitely be coming back to this place to try their other dishes! Highly recommend this place if you’re looking for authentic Thai Food.

Very typical and nice Thai Food. We enjoyed the green curry and the fried rice. Definitely a good place to go if you are around Golden Gate Park area ! Enjoy !

The food in this place is delicious! They offer a great price, quality and quantity in comparison with other places.Furthermore, the service is good and the place is clean. My favorite dish to order is the #80. In the first and second video you can see the difference between indoor dining and takeout. (The flavor doesn't change just presentation obviously). I would recommend this place for a yummy Thai food.

Thai Time is a Richmond District Staple. I've been coming here for years and they are consistently amazing quality and amazing service. Post Covid they do quite a bit of take out, this is my preference right now as well, because their shop is quite small with limited seating inside. Nonetheless, they will accommodate for you. Recommendations: Appetizers - Chicken Satay (So flavorful and cooked to perfection all the time with the right amount of char while keeping the chicken juicy) - Tod Mun - Spring Rolls (only if this is your jam or feeling something lighter) Soups - Po Tak (Such an underrated soup and they do it justice here, literally perfect every time and I am awake at night craving this) - Tom Yum (always a safe option) Entrees - Green Roti - Gang Garee - Thai Time Fried Rice - Green Fried Rice - Kao Pad - Pad Thai - Pad Se Ew

Came here for lunch on a saturday. Was not busy at all and we were able to be seated immediately. We ordered 3 dishes: green bean curry fried rice, pad see ew veggie, and panang curry with tofu Panang curry with tofu was sooo good! very thick curry, generous amounts of tofu that were fried but not overly oily and delicious garlic rice to go with it. Green bean curry fried rice was also good, more like a red curry fried rice with beans added - was good but didn't blow my mind. Thought the pad see ew was a little oily but overall it was good just not as good as the other two. Very small space so would recommend not coming here with a big group. Probably wouldn't go out of my way to go again but it was good and I wouldn't mind revisiting.

===TL;DR=== - 17. Yum Woon Sen Salad - 33. Hor Mok Talay ===TMI=== Surprised I haven't review this place yet but I've been here throughout the years. They've been operating since 1997 so let's keep small businesses running!! I've always been a returning customer for one thing mainly - Hor Mok Talay. Creamy, a tad spicy, red curry sauce covering delicious seafoods! Perfect with a side of rice to clear all the sauces off the plate! First time trying their #17 and it was also very good. A bit tangy, good for opening the appetite. Small restaurant so don't recommend a huge party - though I'm sure they can make something happen if so. I think they fit around 12-16 people inside. PSA: no restroom inside the restaurant.

Pad kee mao; Random little hole in the wall spot and decided to try it out. I always get pad kee mao at Thai restaurants. I normally just order pad kee mao without looking at what's inside and was surprised to see baby corn and bamboo shoots. I personally love bamboo shoots in my ramen but I don't think it mixed too well in this dish. Noodles were fair, not completely soft but not overly oiled. Wasn't spicy at all and I forgot to ask them to make it spicy. Overall, it's a decent pad kee mao. Good price and quantity but just didn't have that spicy and savory quality that I'm use to.

Date: Sunday, May 19th. 2024 Meal: Late Lunch / Early Dinner Delivery Food For: 2 people Ordered: via DoorDash DoubleDash Time Ordered: around 2:45pm Time Arrived: around 3:30pm Delivered To: Outer Richmond 13. Som Tum ($13) 38. Gang Keaw: Chicken ($15) 47. Pad Gra Prow: Ground Chicken ($14) 74. Pad Thai: Shrimp ($16) *Brown Rice ($3.50) I first tried Thai Time about 15ish years ago. When I was craving Thai earlier this month, I decided to revisit as I didn't remember much about this spot. Delivery was quick as we double dashed, but they are in our neighborhood, so fairly close. Best dish hands down was the Basil Chicken. So flavorful. Plus this spot has huge portions! The curry and the pad thai fed us for multiple meals. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the rest of the dishes as much. The curry was very thin. Almost soup like. The pad thai was mushy and a tad too sweet. I added a bunch of sambal to it. The papaya salad didn't have much flavor. 5 STARS for the basil chicken, 3 stars for everything else. I'll average it out to 4. REVIEW #3427

A cozy, little hole in the wall for sure but its my favorite thai spot in the city! I've been going here for years and they are so reliable & deliver yummy comfort food every time.

I live right by this small, family-owned place and finally stopped in today for a number 98 (yellow curry with tofu and veggies) and garlic rice. Holy moly! I can't believe what I was missing. The food is so fresh and delicious, and the portion sizes are huge. The staff is incredibly sweet. So glad to know this place is so close. Can't wait to come back.

Haven't been here in a while but nothing has changed. Same quality food with generous portion amount. Bought three dishes and all were flavorful and filling. I am still nostalgic of the old days where we were able to sit inside the restaurant but to-go and being able to take it to the park will always be a favorite of mine!

I haven't been to Thai Time in a hot minute, but I'm happy to share that nothing has changed...except maybe that they're only doing take out now. From the quality, portion size and flavors, Thai Time still remains my favorite Thai restaurant. The service is quick, staff is friendly, and the food is always consistent.

I have visited this place during a weekend and it was easy to find the parking. About food, Loved the spring roll, very tasty! Ordered Mango Tango, it was a little disappointing. I really didn't like it much. Mas SA Mun Tofu was good. Liked it!

The service was great. The ambiance is a little outdated. The food is tasty but little oily. The noodles in PAD KEE MAO were in pieces, not strand. I couldn't eat them with chop sticks.

Thai time is a solid, dependable restaurant. Their food never disappoints. I enjoy the Tofu Gra Prow Krob. If you're in the neighborhood and craving some Thai food, give this place a try.

TL;DR: It's always a good time for Thai Time. Thai Time Restaurant ranks among my favorite Thai restaurants of all time. I found it many years ago when I was living in SF and exploring the city. The food is phenomenal, and the cozy local-business vibes makes it even more special. (Much though I adore Kin Khao and the empire of Farmhouse Thai restaurants, small business hit different) Ever since COVID, they have been offering take-out and delivery only; I think operating costs with servers, washing dishes, etc. is unfortunately too high. Although I miss the dine-in experience in this beloved hole-in-the-wall, I'm very grateful that they still offer their delicious food with the same extensive menu. The menu is absolute Thai food galore. The sections are organized into appetizers, salads, Thai time favorites, other a la carte, noodles, fried rice, etc... there are item descriptions but no pictures, and TRUST ME you literally can't go wrong. Besides your typical pad Thai and the like, Thai Time has a mind-blowing variety of Thai dishes that aren't easy to find at other places. Some of my favorites are angel wings, hor mok, Thai Time noodles, green curry duck. Other notes: - Portions are generous - Price point is a steal (excellent value, especially considering how overpriced everything else is these days) - Service is very friendly (I think it's a family-owned small business) - Parking in the Inner Richmond isn't the easiest thing in the world, but not impossible since the side street is less busy - The online order process was seamless. It's usually ready in ~15 min, which is about the time it takes to get there if you're in SF running errands. During busier times, it's ~30 min **For online orders, remember to order directly from their website (https://orderonlinemenu.com/ThaiTimeRestaurant) or by phone!** (Third party apps like UberEats and GrubHub overcharges and pays less to the actual restaurant) It's always a good time to support local small family businesses :) Especially when the food is to die for!

Inedible noodles, chicken tasted like cardboard - to the point that it was old reheated food which could make you sick. Called the owner to provide some feedback. Explained the issue to 3 different people and then finally the owner started yelling at me, demanding I bring the food back at 9pm on a rainy night. Literally chucked 50$ worth of food. Not one word of apology and zero customer service. Never going back.

So happy to see them open for indoor dining. The owners are very friendly and service was great. We ordered our favorites - fish cakes and pad see ew with seafood. Food is consistently very good and nice portion size. If you are in the neighborhood, highly recommend you give them a try.

This has my family's go-to place for thai food for years, and it still is! Although prices have been shot up quite a lot since covid, we would still come back to support the local business. Of course, we love their pad thai and pad see ew. They give a generous amount of noodles and toppings, and the flavors are all there. I usually end up having enough for 2 meals. Another dish we love is their thai time wings-- fried chicken wings and drums in red curry with fried basil. It's a little soggy after bringing it home, but is still really good (definitely crispy when eaten there). The curry is super flavorful and is often left over, so I like to put some on whatever I'm eating for a change in flavor (usually pad thai or pad see ew).

Great curry comfort food, good portions. Most other Thai places have small portions.Not too sweet either.

5 star! Classic Richmond go to for Thai. Fried rice, pad see ew, pad Thai, you cannot go wrong. My personal favorite is the Thai time noodles. These guys are open later than most AND offer free and fast delivery if you don't want to leave your home. No dine in option though so takeaway only

5HOURS LATER: my partner had to go to the emergency room. this place gave them the worst food poisoning he's ever had. can't believe it. i wanted to love this place so bad. the restaurant itself is so cute and cozy. the food honestly, truly, was delicious. BUT my partner and i BOTH got FOOD POISONING. which absolutely makes sense bc the person taking our order was sick herself!!! she was rubbing her nose and touching all the food items. we got two pad thais--one chicken and one shrimp with extra veg. it was so good. but in the middle of the night i was in the bathroom and my partner in the same condition --if not worse !!! im better, i dont really get sick or anything. but him??? no hes down bad. like bad, bad. yeah idk. this is a huge L.

Mango sticky rice and the dessert roti were very good. Pad se ew with beef was ok. I've had better. It had a lot of beef and veggies though so I was still happy with it. If you're in the mood for some mango sticky rice, this was good.

Just an update to share that even a year later, the food is amazing!!!! Pad thai tastes exactly the same and they give the same huge portions. The green beans with pork (pad prik king) was very flavorful, though it was very heavy on green beans and lighter on pork. The pra ram long song was kind of opposite - lots of chicken (but also lots of steamed veggies - cabbage, carrots, darker greens/spinach?/bokchoy leaves?). The peanut sauce was veryyyy saucy so you def need rice with the dish or not get too much sauce. Pad See Ew with beef, amazing. Green curry duck - amazing. I LOVE this place. For all these dishes, it was $87!! what a steal! Have meals for like 3 days for 5 people. The waiter at the front is super nice too. They only do take out but still find a way to make their service excellent.

Small place with solid food. Basically takeout only (I think they serve 1 table now). Appetizer sampler is decent, everything on it tastes good (chicken satay is probably the weakest item in it, not bad but not cooked over charcoal so not as good as it can be). Favorite dish of theirs is easily the Hor Mok Talay. One of the best curries I have had anywhere. Flavors are amazing and it's loaded with seafood. Worth it every time.

Food is fresh and tasty, the service is excellent and friendly, a really clean and nice spot. Definately reccomend.

Thai Time is definitely my all-time favorite Thai food in the Richmond District. This place has been here my whole life growing up in the neighborhood, and for good reason. It's family owned and ran, has great service and you can tell there's lots of love going into the food. The pad thai, thai time fried rice, and the pad see ew are some of my favorites. If you're in the mood for dessert, the mango sticky rice is the best! I cannot recommend this place enough, please come and support them!

Quick update: These are the "go to picks" Curry green-chicken Beef padsee eww Chicken satay Pad Thai

Really good. We had shrimp pad thai, stir fry eggplant with ground chicken, chicken and beef green curry with roti, and fried chicken. The flavors and execution were really good. The fried chicken was a little greasy, but it had a great light crunchy batter on the outside and the chicken was tender. Really good. The stir fry was also really tasty and fresh. The curry was good but the roti was really nice, freshly fried so nice and hot. The pad thai was a little saucy for me but that might be preference. Overall, nice meal.

This place is just down the street from work so came here for dinner with some coworkers. There's ample parking since it's in a shopping plaza. there's a cute outdoor area with yellow lights and some heaters. Inside has spacious booths. Service was very nice and food came pretty quickly. We ordered the roti and chicken satay for appetizers, both were yummy and I LOVE a good peanut sauce. I also got the Tom Kha soup with shrimp. sooo good and good amount of all the ingredients. We also ordered three noodle dishes. One of the coworkers is vegetarian and another doesn't eat chicken or sea food, so this place has good options for all of us. I also ordered mango sticky rice to eat at home and it was a nice treat before bed.

As of late, I've found myself searching hard for a local go-to Thai spot -- a place to fill the void of my all-time favorite Orchid's, which is stationed entirely too far away from me in South Lake Tahoe (side note: please do check this place out if you find yourself in the area; likely the site of my would-be last meal). This time, my efforts led me to Thai Time, a real no-frills hole in the wall that seemed to be a neighborhood favorite... just the kind of place I love coming across. I brought my family along for the ride on this trip, so we were able to order a wide range of dishes. We went with an order of Tom Kha (spicy coconut soup), Gang Panang (Panang curry), Gai Tod (crispy fried chicken), and Pad See Ew with beef (soy sauce noodles). Starting with the Tom Kha: this was tasty, and certainly a promising opening. I do think it needed a little more galangal kick, and I for sure would've loved more heat, but as a whole it was well-executed with a nice richness and tempered acidity. The Gang Panang was even more successful; beautifully balanced, with a perfect spice level. I maybe wish that it were a little more peanut-forward, but the creaminess from the coconut milk/cream, notes of red chili, hint of basil, and sweetness from the bell peppers were all incredibly harmonious. This dish was deep and complex; I could make out so many different components. The Gai Tod was decent, though I have had more flavorful Thai fried chicken (funnily enough, my favorite being from a place called Time Thai Kitchen in Pleasanton). I felt similarly about the Pad See Ew; not bad, but not remarkable, as the seasoning could have been a little more potent (though the flavors were still there). Collectively, we were all more than satisfied with the food we were served, and were unanimous in that we'd be happy to return again. On the service side of things, the staff were incredibly friendly and informative up front; combine that with some real quality food, and you've got an awesome local operation to support. A tiny space with a big heart -- I'll definitely be slotting Thai Time into my rotation of local Thai spots. (That said... the search for an equal to Orchid's continues.)

The food is always delicious, every item we've had. My one reason for not giving 5 stars today is that I ordered for pick up at 6:30, directly from the restaurant, so that they'd get more money than if I ordered from a 3rd party app. 13 minutes after I ordered at 4:57, I got an email at 5:10 that the order was ready. I didn't see the email until 5:30. I called them to find out what happened, they said it was a mistake. I wasn't going to ask them to re-make the order for pick up at 6:30, so I went and picked it up even though we weren't hoping to eat until 6:30. It was still good food, but I wish they had seen the 6:30 pick up request.

Good food but terrible service. We used their internal online ordering system and I don't think they were checking it. We stood outside for 30 mins watching everyone come pick up their food (10+ orders)... we checked in about 4-5 times and it still took them more than double the original ETA.

Ordered for pickup -- super fast. Green curry and pad kra prow are great! Well-spiced. :)

First of all, I ordered thru yelp, which then goes to Grubhub. There was a problem with my order and it said to call Grubhub which I did. And they basically said they couldn't help me because I ordered thru yelp. Round and round. Picked up my food. Got home. Sweet potato samosa things were good. The noodles had a funny - chemical-y smell. They tasted off too. I don't know if it was the plastic container (scary) or how it was prepared or what - but it was off. I threw it away. And apparently there is no recourse because I didn't order through Grubhub directly

TLDR; PRICES WENT UP 25% I'm still giving this place 5 stars because I've never been disappointed from their food. Over these past couple months, I had the pleasure to try multiple options at a great price such as their Thai time wings, ka meur, gra prow, thai time fried rice, mango salad, BBQ tofu appetizer, panang curry, etc. The portion was always amazing for the price point. I was planning to order again on my day off but unfortunately... THE PRICES WENT UP. I'm okay with like a $0.50 increase because that's what most places do but everything went up by $2-3. My go to item of gra prow use to be $10.95 and now it's $14. My favorite wings use to be $12.95 and now it's $16. That's like a 25% cost increase. Don't get me wrong, I'm not surprised by the mark up as I was shocked to find such awesome food for such a great price in SF and so close by to my home but that's just way too expensive for us now, especially when we tend to order often and multiple items at that. We may visit if we are really craving something from Thai Time in the future. I don't blame them due to inflation but I still hope those that don't mind the prices, continue to support them!

Amazing food amazing people! It's a staple for me here for so many reasons you'll just have to try it!

Thai time is our local go to for take out. The portions are large compared to some others we've had locally and it's always delicious. Our personal favorites are the pad see ew, green curry, and Thai time pineapple fried rice!

The chicken pad thai is so delicious! By far the best comfort food in SF. Plus the service is spectacular.

Been coming here since I was a teenager and the food is still top notch. I love all of their noodle dishes - so flavorful and really generous portions. I've also had their spicy green curry which is one of my favorites. Definitely spicy which I love! Really cute interior but they stopped doing dine-in during COVID and haven't gotten back to it yet. Regardless, staff are always so nice and they prepare the food super fast!

Great food, great prices, great people! I hear they closed down sit down dining during Covid but may be opening up soon. I miss their yummy basil chicken.

As of today, this restaurant is still delivery or take out only due to COVID. We came expected to dine in but had to order to-go instead. The service was friendly and quick and we didn't even have to wait 10 minutes for our food. I have always wanted to try this restaurant because I saw they had 2 pages of vegetarian dishes on their menu and this was very inviting to me as a vegetarian. I ordered their vegetarian pad thai (with eggs) and it was good but not great. The flavor of the pad thai was a bit lacking and their noodles are not the typical pad thai rice noodle I am used to. My friend ordered their chicken gang dang (red curry) and it was HUGE! It is double the standard curry take outs and we were delightfully surprised. It was definitely WORTH IT for the price. She said it was good overall but was definitely on the spicier side but not too much were the flavor was lost. She was not asked for her spice preference so I am assuming her curry's spice level is standard. If you are not able to handle spice, this curry dish may not be for you. Overall, the food was good and portions were HUGE. Very affordable and a BANG FOR THE BUCK! Lots of vegetarian dishes and extremely vegetarian friendly! I would come back to try their vegetarian dishes.

The food took 25 minutes longer than they had quoted. Upon finally eating the food we waited so long for, the only redeeming item (and the reason I gave two stars instead of one) was the Tom Kah. To top it off, there might have been mold on the sticky rice.

My fave Thai place in SF. Absolutely love, love, LOVE their green duck curry! A must pick up while I'm the city that always hits the spot and never disappoints. Highly recommend for others to try this place.

Placed a phone order and the food was ready before I arrived (20 min). -Kao Pad Pra Prow aka Basil fried rice was so good! I always get this dish at every Thai restaurant and finally found the best one here (after my favorite place closed down) -Catfish & Mango consisted of deep fried catfish fillets and a side of mango salad. While I didn't find the catfish to be particularly special (thick batter), the mango salad blew me away! It's in a refreshing vinaigrette that complemented every dish I ordered. I would skip the catfish next time and order a full portion of mango salad. -Poo Nim (soft shell crab appetizer) came with 1 crab, fried eggplant and broccoli pieces, accompanied by a sweet sauce. Nothing to write home about here. -Pad Thai: I appreciated the dry, perfectly cooked noodles but the flavor was just decent. Recommend: basil fried rice & mango salad!

Ordered food for delivery , everything ordered tasted not as expected ... appears as they use the same vegetables for all dishes even having broccoli in my curry soup. Also pad se ew had a strong nasty soy sauce flavor with a weird after taste to the noodles, I tried my best to eat it but couldn't..But the fried tofu was fine. While eating the soup I find a fly in it. I will never order from this place again.

Food was ready in 15 min! But a small sharp metal piece was in the food that my kid had. About to report this.

Been coming here for years and their food is consistently great! Only a couple of tables available to eat in house since Covid, but take out is always available. Delicious!

Recently went to Thai Time for dinner in the Inner Sunset. This is a hole in the wall that is a small restaurant. Come here & you might have to wait yet lines seem to move fast. Friendly service. I was seated as lucked out as there was an opening when I arrived yet some folks after me had to wait a bit to dine. Plenty of options here. I am a longtime vegan i.e. strict vegetarian so appreciated the many veggie options on the menu. I decided to go with the Pad Kee Mow which is the Drunken Noodles dish with tofu & veggies. I was able to have it vegan by requesting no egg. After some time the dish arrived. I loved the Drunken Noodles. The veggies were sliced super thin, plenty of broccoli & flavorful heat that made it it a very tasty dish. Look forward to returning here to try more of the menu as will probably get some curry next time!

I'm so happy to have found my go-to Thai take-out restaurant! As previous reviews mention, the portions are generous, and you can order one dish per person and still have leftovers. My favorites was the Japanese Eggplant & Basil with tofu. The one opportunity for improvement is the beef in the pad see-ew (it was a bit dry and chewy). Would probably switch up the protein on that one next time, as the rest of the dish was delicious.

Food: 8/10 Service: 9/10 Wait time: no wait Tuesday at 6pm Portion size: large My husband and I ordered pad sew yes and pad thai. My favorite dish was the pad thai. I felt like their dish had more of a gravy and wasn't dry and the noodles didnt stick together like at other thai restaurants. The chicken was tender. They did use chopped up carrots and cabbage in the dish too which you have on the side. I thought it was a nice refreshing balance to the dish. There were also bean sprouts like other thai restaurants but less than the usual since their were other veggies. The pad sew yew was like other thai places. I felt like the pad thai was different and stood out and was our favorite. The restaurant was pretty small so there could easily be a wait time. You can always call ahead if time to see. The waitress was really nice and refilled our waters even before it became empty. My husband and I drink a lot of water so it's usually a problem at other places. I would definitely come back and get the pad thai!

Thai Time is always consistent. The takeout portions are huge, so you're definitely getting your money's worth. We ordered a fried rice and pad Thai - both needed stronger flavoring, maybe more seasoning? We added our own soy sauce to the fried rice to balance it out and more acidity to the pad Thai to make it better.