Thai-Isaan

Reviews

• Raymond K.

  star star star star star_border 14 June 2026

  I found myself in the Tsawwassen area and hungry for a lunch meal. White Spot caught my eyes but I prefer independent restaurants over chains, so decided to walk by to seek alternatives. Across the street, I found Thai Isaam, a small establishment. They were relatively busy, which sass a good sign.
  
  I ordered the stir fried eggplant dish and added chicken. I also ordered a bowl of coconut rice to go along with the eggplant.
  
  The ingredients in the dish were very fresh; the eggplant, the peppers, the onions. It was a flavorful combination and I finished every morsel. The rice was a bit mushy but the coconut flavour came through. And the rice helped to soak up the delicious sauce from the eggplant dish. A delightful gem in Tsawwassen!

• Carolyn L.

  star star star star_border star_border 5 June 2026

  A Thai restaurant in Tsawwassen. How legit could it be? I decided to give it a try as I just wanted Asian spicy food, and I did not want to drive all the way to Vancouver for it as I was already in this area.
  
  I got there and it was fairly quiet with just two tables occupied. I was taken aback by the staff though. They were not Asian or Thai. I started to wonder if this was a watered-down version of Thai food to suit the local non-spicy palate? The staff was speaking French to a table of customers. Uh-oh.
  
  It took a long while before anyone (there were 2 of them front of house) came over to me. During that time, I was contemplating if I should just walk out.
  
  So service was indeed spotty. One staff was more helpful than the other.
  
  I wanted the pad krapow gai (basil minced chicken), unfortunately they did not have that. So I had the basil chicken which was in slices instead of minced. There is a difference in the dish even though both are basil chicken. I requested for the spice level to be like in Thailand (hot).
  
  The food arrived and it was spicy, but not overly spicy like in Thailand. It was ok. You had to order the rice separately and at $2.75 a bowl, it was quite expensive. It was just rice!
  
  Even though the restaurant did not have many dine in customers, there were plenty of people calling in to place orders for take out. So I guessed maybe this was the only decent Thai place for the people living in this area?
  
  The food was not bad, but it is just not the best Thai food around.

• John T.

  star star star star star 22 May 2026

  Absolutely fantastic Thai food. It meets or beats any Thai food I have had and that includes the restaurants in Thailand. The one complaint you may hear is the wait times, and slow service. This I have witnessed is due to the line of people waiting to eat here. I was there on a Tuesday night and the restaurant was completely packed. The phone was ringing off the wall and the poor Owner and Chef were run off their feet. I ended up placing an order for take-out as I knew eating in would be a long process. If you are accepting of waiting and chilling a while for your food, you will be rewarded by authentic, fresh and extraordinary Thai dishes.

• Issabelle F.

  star star star star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  If you live in the Tsawwassen area, then you've most likely eaten here and know that this is one of the very few restaurant options that aren't fast food.
  
  I've both dined in and ordered take out from here and my experiences have all been about the same. One thing to note is that their portions are very large, so it's great if you're sharing a dish. But I usually get the chicken pad thai for myself and keep half of it for leftovers. Their pineapple fried rice is also an Issabelle and customer favourite. Would definitely recommend getting that and mixing the red curry in. Yum!
  
  When I've dined in, the service is a little flaky, but I think it has to do with being under-staffed. Whenever I've come in they usually have 1 or 2 people serving the whole restaurant. While it's a small restaurant, it can get pretty busy in the evenings and it tends to leave the servers running around.
  
  If you're around the area and craving some westernized Thai food, check this place out.

• Patricia G.

  star star star star star_border 17 May 2026

  My husband and i moved to Tsawwassen two months ago.  while there are fewer restaurant choices than Vancouver, we have gradually been trying a few of the local restaurants in Tsawwassen.
  
  Last night we thought we would give the only Thai restaurant a try.  a few of the reviews said the food was good but they are short staffed and there were long waits. the restaurants voice mail suggested they could only do takeout and to expect long waits to get that.
  
  we did phone ahead but got voice mail so we drove there.  the restaurant was virtually empty but the phone was ringing off the hook. they most certainly have a staffing issue but when we asked if we could eat it, we were told most certainly please sit.  
  
  we ordered right away and really didnt have to wait very long (10-15 minutes).  it was a rainy wednesday night.  we chatted with a few people who were waiting for their takeout and said it was well worth the wait.
  
  we ordered satay chicken as an appetizer. the homemade satay sauce was delicious but needed stirring.  then we ordered red curry chicken which was delicious and fresh veggies and just the right amount of red curry sauce.  i would have that again.
  
  the pad thai with shrimp, a standard noodle dish at any Thai restaurant was a very generous portion and unlike most other pad thai's the shrimp were huge. we had enough to take home for lunch today.
  
  highly recommend. we'll be back!