Hot or Not Thai

4965 Cass St, San Diego
(619) 369-1688

Recent Reviews

Jessica Walmsley

I hate to leave this review, but I am so tired of how hit or miss it is now. I’ve been eating here for YEARS but the quality has gone down significantly. Every time the food is either bland, totally tasteless, like unseasoned noodles OR worse it’s incredibly slimy, with an off odor. Tonight I made the mistake of trying once more and hoping they’d pull through, they honestly used to be the best in PB. Tonight’s dinner was slimy in texture, smelled sour, and the taste was terrible. The other person I’m with ate two bites and tossed the whole $17 entree in the trash. What happened to this place? I give up.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Jahmal Robbins

this place has good food . alil gem . I highly recommend the food is worth the visit. would come

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Tom Yum

Sean Collins

Very good food!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tabitha Babcock

For what it was, expensive and not great.

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad Thai

Doug Schaneberg

Excellent service. Mild or Hot is a great option.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mark Ma

Good tasty and big bowls. Reasonable priced.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Milos Adam

Me and my dad couldn’t find a place to eat, but then we saw this restaurant online. I have got to say this is one of the best thai foods I have ever eaten.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ashley Mae L.

Ordered Beef Panang, cream cheese wontons and thai ice coffee There's indoor seating with AC and out door seating with fire pits. Came in he took my order so nicely. Sadly his cook was running late so he was working foh and boh at the same time! I commend him for his hard work :)

Anne F.

I thought this was a ghost kitchen when it first popped up on the delivery apps, because of the name. Thankfully years of Yelp photos showed me this spot is legit. We loved our order! Starting with the Tom kha- loaded with mushrooms and chicken! Often restaurants will be skimpy with chicken, but not this spot! We shared the pineapple fried rice and pad see ew. Both were excellent as well. Much better than some of the other local options, although not as incredible as some of the top Thai I've had in SD. For a neighborhood option when we just want to feast in our pajamas- it's top tier. We ordered our dishes either mild spice or medium spice. Medium was perfect to get our noses running a little without overpowering the dish. We were glad to have something mild to sooth our palate every few bites. Everything was great, we'll definitely order from here again!

Naomi Young

This restaurant is low key and a good for a nice quick bite and then off to your day. Service is excellent, flavor and portions hit the spot. I do wish the Tom Kha soup had more depth in flavor and I like my pad Thai slightly sweeter but overall the flavors were great and the ingredients were fresh and tasty.We had the Tom Kha veggie soup, chicken panang curry, chicken pad Thai and sweet mango sticky rice. I would definitely come back.Street parking has a 2 hour limit and the availability of parking is minimal. Great spot for locals in walking distance.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tom Kah, Beef Panang Curry, Pad Thai Lunch Special

Taylor Buschke

This is my boyfriend and I’s go to thai spot!! Plenty of food and spice levels are perfect. I get the pineapple curry and he gets the fried rice and pad thai and always 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pad Thai, Fried Rice

Christina L

Food not very good. Yellow curry was good but not the fried rice or pad Thai. Would not visit again. Probably better Thai options in the area

Kelly L.

Wonderful outside patio, with heaters. Delicious food. Had Thom Ka soup, Penang Curry, and Pad Thai Wu Sen. Located off the beaten path of Pacific Beach down the street on Cass. Place is intimate and was a wonderful treat to take my Mom for her Birthday. Will be back again.

Good Eater s.

My girlfriend and I ordered 2 entrees and an appetizer. The appetizer were cream cheese wontons which were amazing. However both the entrees were extremely spicy. I ordered the medium and I could hardly eat it. I recommend the owner warns customers of how spicy things are here.

Justin Mecklenborg

I don’t say this lightly: best Thai food I’ve ever had. We had Penang curry, the pork meatballs, and Kra Prow chicken… PHENOMENAL! So authentic, friendly, and fast!

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