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Sai Jai Thai

Tenderloin
$Closedvia Google
Opening hours
  • Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

No-frills restaurant known for its pork shoulder fried rice & other traditional Thai food.via Google

Unpretentious Tenderloin spot serving authentic, spicy Northern Thai dishes.

Signature
Pork Leg over Rice

Reviews from Google

Brandon W.6 months ago
Sai Jai Thai... shame on you. Mostly the same taste, but half the quantity with lower quality items, and increased costs! Don't spend your money here. Go elsewhere for less money and better value. There is NO EXCUSE for robbing customers for half the product. Probably drop to a quarter of what they're serving for meals in another 6 months. The food used to be delicious and fair priced. But the Kao Soy Kao Soy Noodle flat egg noodles are gone and now are small thin cheap instant egg noodles now. The crispy fried noodles are of the same low quality. Half the chicken. Half the curry. Half the veggies and pickled items. I've been ordering from here for a while now. They've started to close down on a few days presumably because it's tough times with an insanely stupid government in place. We're all struggling, so I understand. But you don't get to charge more per dish and then serve half as much, with lesser quality, and think it will go unnoticed. The new container is in black.
Jeremy Kushnera month ago
Food here is delicious and worth venturing into the Tenderloin. Service was prompt and polite and food came out quickly. There was not an underperforming on our table. Everything tasted great, especially the papaya salad and the bbq pork shoulder. Pad Thai was also well above the standards. Downside is that there is zero ambiance. The dining room is serviceable at best. Also, terrible neighborhood.
Edison D2 years ago
We live in the East Bay but will travel to Sai Jai Thai when we can to get number 41 (BBQ Pork Shoulder with Fried Rice) on the menu! The best dish ever! I’ve tried most of the dishes and appetizers here and nothing was ever disappointing. We always finish off our meals with roti dessert topped with ice cream. Wash everything down with their freshly brewed Thai Iced Tea (try it hot w/o the cream and sugar and it’s also delicious and fragrant).
Keilah Gang.3 weeks ago
Very rude. Was trying to have a few bites of our to-go meal and they kicked my friend and I out. They say that take-out/to go is meant to be enjoyed outside. But what about folks who are on running late to work and other busy things and just need a second to eat before moving on to the next? What about taking care of your customers and being able to wait PATIENTLY while they gather their things and wait for a ride before having to leave a restaurant that berated customers? Tips are appreciated but they didn’t seem to want it? As a matter of fact, what is the real issue with customers that bought food from your restaurant eating inside REGARDLESS if it was for dine-in or to-go. You guys clearly do not understand proper customer service in a way that ACCOMMODATES your customers. Also, the place is dirty and needs better cleansing. Never coming back here again.
Joey Katigbak2 years ago
Been here a few times and was always happy with the experience. A Vietnamese friend introduced me to the place and we always come here for our Thai food fix. We especially like their pork fried rice, crispy fish and pad see ew. Every new thing we try gets added to that list plus all the regular offerings like Pad Thai, etc. It's a small mom and pop shop you wouldn't know was there unless you specifically looked for it. It's clean, albeit can use a fresh coat of paint. But that's not what you would go here for. The service is good and the staff are friendly. I always give them a thumbs up.
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