Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen in Kirkland

Crying tiger is awesome. But sometime, it is not the best. overall, it is good.

Worth sailing from Lake Union across Lake Washington for!!!

Saved a spot in the automated waitlist for 4 people. Put that we had 3 adults and a stroller in the notes section on the automated waitlist. Waited 45 min in the cold (original wait time was 20is min.) just to be told that they dont have room for a stroller. Not a place to go unless your kid is old enough for a high-seat.

Their sweet coconut desert

Next level Thai cuisine! We enjoyed the squid skewers, Thai sausage, and salmon. Definitely coming back!

Excellent aromatics and flavorful ingredients used. Lamb was a little tough/overcooked in the massaman but it didnt matter because the curry was so fresh and flavorful. Could taste each ingredient in the papaya salad (recommend it!) They also adjusted the thai iced coffee to my preferences.

Super oily

Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen serves some of the most authentic Thai cuisine I ve had outside of Thailand. Every dish bursts with traditional flavors, from the perfectly balanced spices to the fresh ingredients used in every bite. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, making it a great spot to enjoy a meal with friends or family. The staff is friendly, and the menu offers a great variety of dishes that stay true to the heart of Thai cooking. If youre craving an authentic Thai experience, Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen is the place to be! Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen serves some of the most authentic Thai food Ive ever eaten outside of Thailand. Every dish is flavorful and full of authentic Thai spices, using fresh ingredients every time. The atmosphere at the shop is warm and welcoming. Suitable for eating with friends or family. The staff are friendly and the menu is diverse. It truly represents traditional Thai food. If youre looking for an authentic Thai food experience, Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen is the place to try!

Thai iced tea is amazing!

My Thai food expectations has significantly increased thanks to the fantastic experience at this restaurant. We shared several dishes, and the standout was definitely the Crying Tiger juicy and full of flavor. The Lemongrass Wings and Lamb Massaman with Roti were also highlights. It was great to have a knowledgeable friend with us who paired the dishes perfectly and helped us explore the menu. The drink selection at the bar was impressive too, adding to the fun atmosphere. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more utensils, as there were times when I needed more than just a fork. Overall, Isarn Thai is a gem for anyone looking for authentic Thai cuisine!

Alright here is the good and bad of it. Parking is a nightmare. Pad su ew is out of this world, it rivals what I have had in Thailand. Check your order before you leave, I got a pork belly stew which looks amazing but will have to make my own rice even though I paid for some. Its not worth the parking nightmare to go back.

The foods were so good and the staff were super nice Personal favs were definitely the crab fried rice and the crying tiger. We celebrated my sister s bday here and it was such a pleasant meal and experience. Thank you so much for helping us with the secret cake celebration!!

Lunched at today about 1:30 PM, The food was good but was very disappointed with the service. Wait staff appeared disgruntled and were not very welcoming. Waited to be seated- ignored for the first five minutes without any greeting. Ungraciously escorted to the table. What has happened to friendly warm smiles and gracious hospitality?

I have been coming here with my family. Great place for eating and the plates are big and colorful. Careful when u give tips because weve had issues with tips before. Other than that, everything is great. I totally recommend the Phad See Eiw. Love it

Super delicious, lettuce wraps

Very unique food, unlike the generic thai restaurant, you get more food choices.

The food was amazing, our servers were attentive and super friendly. Will definitely return!

We got right in on an unusually busy night. The food was fast and exquisitely presented. I felt like I was back in Thailand again for a moment.

Great happy hour menu and hours, tasty food, excellent service amazing vibe, highly recommend! We ordered wings, mocktails, fried rice, lettuce wraps, beef pad see ew, and som tum (thai papaya salad). We devoured everything!

My favorite Thai restaurant. A little snug, usually a wait but worth it.

Felt rushed the moment we sat. Food was below average and I had a stomachache all night after having dinner here. Spicy here means more chill flakes on top of whatever you ordered.

Update: This was one of my fav Thai restaurants. They would make it extremely spicy when asked they would accommodate with lots of flavor chilies. The last four or five times we have ate at Isarn at multiple locations. It was just disgusting. Very bland food not spicy at all I think they soul their soul to the money and stopped giving their customs authentic Thai food! Do yourself a favor and find another Thai Resturant! If I could give them 0 stars I would My go to Thai spot! Always kindly greeted, service is fast. Food is delicious just like Thailand. Spicy phad sweeu, wings, yellow curry, spring rolls. Have to try the lychee cocktail, fresh coconut water. Consistent with their dishes. Great place to Also dine alone or with friends, family and date night. Located close to the water front. Good happy hour

The food was fantastic 10/10 The service, however, was very poor. Food

Good place to go if you are looking for diabetes

Great food but if you want spicy you need to pass the test first.

One of my favorite places in Kirkland. The wait times a bit long but the food is really great

We have been dining at Isarn in Kirkland for the past 10 years and have absolutely loved the experience and the food itself. We always left satisfied. However since the new owner has taken over, weve noticed the quality of the food has gone down and the service has been very inconsistent and lacking. For example, we found hair in our food, the Chinese broccoli in the pad see ew was undercooked and not fresh (the stems were thick and tough to eat) and very little broccoli leaves, the chicken was large and flavorless, and the beef in the Isarn fried rice was no longer cut to be bite-sized, it was overcooked and chewy. Additionally, we waited 30 min for our food to arrive after we ordered it and the food, while plentiful, was flavorless, and the waitress did not even appear happy to be there. After spending $75 for 2 dishes plus drinks that were overly sweet and poor service, we really did not feel we were getting value for what we paid and will no longer be dining at Isarn or recommending your establishment moving forward. Overall, the caliber of Isarn has gone down tremendously. I dont know who previously ran the kitchen, but whoever it was, needs to be brought back.

Everything on this menu is delicious!! Definitely one of the best Thai food in the area.

Great food and amazing service. Tiki was super friendly despite how busy it was and made sure we got everything we needed.

Didn t get to try the food; we came here on a Friday night at 7 ish, while putting our names on the iPad waitlist a manager approached us and told us it s a long wait, and we close at 9 he then proceeded to show us his iPad with a waitlist of other customers on it. I asked him if we should just leave then because I was surprised, they didn t close for two more hours and it isn t even worth it for a table of two to wait? He shrugged and said we should try somewhere else. Super rude and ridiculous; don t operate a restaurant if you can t accommodate busy Friday nights, Isran should be embarrassed that their crew can t operate at such a basic level.

This was my first time trying Thai food. Call me basic for ordering egg fried rice with crab but whatever. The point is I loved it. I will be coming back here in the future! Vegetarian options: They are labeled vegan Dietary restrictions: They can make a custom dish Parking: By the water, it s a gamble!

Have you ever had a dish that you think of for days (or even weeks) after eating because it was so good? If not, try this place and it will happen to you. The food is so very good layered flavors and textures.

I ve been their customers for years. Their food is excellent. But they are super popular and always busy. Every time I went there I felt servers were rushing and stressed, service is good. Few times I took a take out and was great. I highly recommend to make reservation.

Heard so many great things about this restaurant as a new member of the neighborhood. Arrived around 8:30 to place a to go order, was greeted with no staff, when someone arrived we were tossed a QR code to place our order. Once deciding their toast system wouldn t accept our order so close to closing time. When I went inside I waited another 5 minutes to place our order. I was created with a disgruntled welcome and a shrugged sure the bartender went over to grab his Toast handheld and threw it against the host stand. I asked if it was still ok to order, the response was, yea sure I said he didn t seem happy about it, the response was, what do you want? Upon that reaction, we left. Pretty terrible welcome to the neighborhood for our first experience, definitely wouldn t want to spend money here in the future. The food looked great, but at a cost of poor service and terrible attitudes, BYE! Will not give another try, providing great food is one thing, but it won t be fantastic with extremely poor service.

Beautiful place, awesome service, nice atmosphere, amaaazing food!!!

Delicious Red and Green Curry . Great service. Very welcoming and attentive staff.

Best Thai on the east side

The Chiang Mai Curry Noodles were exceptional!

Excellent authentic Thai food. They have dishes normally not found in other Thai restaurants in the U.S. IMO the food here is better than 85% of the food you d find in Thailand.

Cute spot but I was served raw shrimp. Firecracker shrimp appetizer. I couldnt believe it.. asked the waitress if it was done, while showing her, she gasped and said no. I had eaten 2 bites by the time i realized. Anyone else, who doesnt cook on a regular, would of just kept eating them since they were in a fried wrapper. Im still alive. They handled it well. Its the kitchen but theyre a team. Parking: Construction all through there. I parked in a paid lot. Free after hours

Service is the worst place in kirkland staff has no Concept of customer service. We are party of 5 and 3 of us where here waiting to be seated and host sad you need 4 people while majority of folks where here already. Common sense Isran pls common sense.

What happened to you, Isarn? Isarn used to be our go-to Thai spot, but after this experience, we wont be back for a while. First the positives. Came in for lunch on Sunday and there was no wait. Nice bonus: The restaurant accommodates dogs in the summertime as they open all of their sliding panel doors (the dog was seated outside). Service was fine. But the positives stop there. The food quality was so disappointing. We ordered a pad see ew, a stir-fried squid with salted egg yolk, and a crab fried rice. The biggest offender: None of these three stir-fry dishes had the proper stir fry (i.e. wok hei) flavor. Its the unique flavor you can only get with a commercial, high BTU wok burner. Instead, everything tasted like what I could make at home. Also, the squid was tasteless and had no texture, likely frozen for too long. Lastly, the crab in the fried rice was practically non-existent. Plenty of egg to cover up the lack of crab. We havent been back for over a year, and clearly the chef is different. If this is the new norm, it might be a few more years before we return.

Congested and dark place. The table was make shift, table ware was steel plates, which were worn out , and the hostess said this is the only table we have, we will not mive you to another table, if you ask me later . This was after waiting 45 mins. Food was ordinary. We ordered papaya salad, Redsnapper fry, Thai fried rice, and the boys ordered, pad thai. Not upto the standard, for the price. Will not return.

Great food and amazing service

Staffs are kind. I noticed that Isarn use eggs more in pad see ew, crab curry and other dishes compared to other places. Is this an attempt to make the portions appear larger? The taste of the adding eggs spoil the traditional flavor of these Thai dishes. Can you not add eggs to dishes? It makes dishes also too soggy.

If you are a vegetarian/vegan, keep looking. They don t have a single curry in the menu for vegans, and the fried rice that I ordered was basically boiled veggies with rice without any flavour. They also asked for additional $4 for adding pineapple to the fried rice, I have never experienced in any other Thai places, usually they are so accommodating to vegan needs. The plus was portion size, pretty decent for the price.

I was wondering why I hadn t gone back in awhile and now I remember. It s just not that good. Ingredients are not the best. Pad see ew is one of the easiest dishes to make but for some reason it isn t executed right at this location. I think dining in might be better presentation wise because what you get for to go always looks like somebody s leftovers. I believe there is potential for improvement so please take this criticism with an open mind.

EAT HERE!!! I ve been a fan of their restaurants for almost ten years now. The BEST Thai food outside of Thailand in my opinion. Service, quality & price deliver completely. I love the company and I love the food. Cannot recommend enough! Food

Rude server

I have been a fan of Isarn for years and always had great experience at Lynnwood and Seattle location. However Im very disappointed at the experience I had today at Kirkland location. The Crying Tiger was served with some portion meat still RAW. I did not ask for refund or anything and the waitress came said you should told us earlier before you eat and manager offered $2.81 discount. I said I dont need a discount she said feel free to complain and send the email to the email address. Its very sad seeing they treat customers like this. Thank you and not coming again.

Good Thai food in a nice spot downtown Kirkland. Only been for lunch a couple times and its been good. Service is fine and the lunch menu has good options. Ive had the Chinese sausage fried rice and then the Street set (basil chicken w egg). Both were tasty but note even the 3* is not that spicy (their range is 1-3*) My friends had the Chang Mai noodles that looked good and another had the Isarn set which was a lot of food (1/2 a chicken)

Delicious and tasty food.

Food was great, would come back again!

This is hands down the best Thai restaurant I have ever been to! Every visit is a culinary delight. We have probably eaten here 50 times! Our absolute favorite dishes include the chicken Khao soi, which is rich and flavorful, and the lamb skewers, which are perfectly seasoned and tender. The crab stir-fried with yellow curry is simply divine, bursting with fresh flavors, and the mushroom fritters are a crispy, delicious treat. The quality of the food is consistently excellent, and the service is always friendly and attentive. If youre a fan of Thai cuisine, you absolutely must try this restaurant. Highly recommended!

This is now your favourite Thai restaurant, you are welcome! The food is top tier, the service is top tier, the vibe is top tier! We ordered the Crab stir fry with yellow curry, which is a close tie with their Chiang Mai. Both are ABSOLUTELY amazing. Chiang Mai comes with crispy noodles and a whole chicken leg. Very good textures and flavor that mesh well together. Stir fry curry may not look as apatizing but trust me, it can run on the flavor alone. Delicious with rice! We got 1 star spicy it was a good level for me. Definitely recommending this place to anyone who enjoys Thai food.

I liked what I ordered

Best place in Kirkland. Always incredible.

Ive been to Thailand many times in my life and Isarn is the most Authentic Northern Thai food Ive had here in the states. Amazing atmosphere, wonderful interaction with the staff, and the food is out of this world. If you save a little room after your meal, try out their desserts. You cant go wrong. 5 stars all day long! - Rahul

My goto place for thai food in Kirkland. Tasty food, nice ambiance for dine in.

Delicious, we ve been looking forward to dining here. We had the NW sweet curry and lettuce wraps. Ice cold Singha and they sat the two of us quickly on a busy Friday. And we had very tasty leftovers the next day

Warm atmosphere, great company & delicious bites!

Great looking menu. I enjoyed a grilled squid skewer and crab curry. The garlic mushroom appetizer was also delicious.

I have been here before and the papaya salad, Isarn and northern sausage is good. This time my partner and I wanted to try something different for takeout. We ordered 3 stars for spiciness level, but they had forgotten to add spicy to our food. Pad Thai: 3/5 it was good in small amounts, but the tamarind sauce was overpowering. Did not get even sauce spread on the noodles. Pad Kee Mao: 2.5/5 Too much sweet sauce, noodles taste too sweet. This was unfortunate as I did have some good bites of noodles with basil and kaffir leaves. Isarn mini wings: 3/5 Too sweet, but the herbs flavor was good. Overall, the food isn t bad but could be much better if flavor was more balanced. There might have been too much MSG used: my partner and I both felt the effects of MSG. Her tongue hurt after eating.

Recommend fried mushroom and pork shoulder. Pad Thai is also great.

Decent food.. But dont know if well go back there.

This place is stupid, told me 45 minute wait. They texted me almost 2 hours later saying your table is ready. What kind of business you running? It s not like your food is Michelin star status smh

I ate there yesterday and within 2 hours have severe case of food poisoning. Had wok vegetable dish with pork. Vegetables were barely cooked. Horrible pain; cant rest. Severe diarrhea and sharp stabbing pain in my stomach. DONT GO EAT HERE. Food

We had a terrible experience today dinning at Isabel Thai. Firstly the tofu curry was full of tofu and hardly any curry. The manager was extremely rude, while my 17 month old daughter was eating rice and as a baby would take time to eat she took her time. The manager ( name- PK ) when we were leaving told us that today he didn t say anything to us because the restaurant is empty, otherwise he would have asked us to leave as my kid was taking extra time to eat. This is absurd behavior as I have never seen any restaurant telling me to eat fast and leave. He also by mistake charged us large party fee, when we pointed that out he arrogantly said so what do you want me to do with that ? Instead of apologizing.

We were attended by server named PK. He was rude, racist & unprofessional. He added a large party gratuity on our bill for pax of 3 & on being confronted, rather being sorry he was asking if it was ok to leave that as is. I wonder if does that to others & things go unnoticed. He made us feel real uncomfortable while our toddler finished her food after we paid the bill & that too in an empty restaurant. Not stepping there again.

Do try the crab fried rice.

Very good Thai food at a reasonable price!

The best Thai food ever

Food was incredibly fresh! This was the most authentic thai food Ive tried.

Cozy Thai restaurant. The dishes are really excellent. The staff is friendly and helpful. Fast and professional service.

We got the chicken Pad See Eiw and Ching Mai Curry Noodles! Both were delicious! Vipada was so sweet!

I tried the pad ki mao, and it was absolutely delicious. I also opted for coconut water, which was refreshing and had an authentic taste. However, I found the seating arrangement to be quite cramped and uncomfortable.

Great place, but seating is small and congested

Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen serves the best Thai dishes in Kirkland, one of the finest destinations on the east side. This restaurant is very close to the waterfront. You can order to go and enjoy it at nearby parks and beaches. The servers are great, and everything on the menu is delicious. Some of my favorites are lemongrass chicken wings, papaya salad with salted crabs, seafood tom yum, chicken larb, and sticky rice. They also serve good mixed drinks there, but I stick with the fresh coconut drink. NOTE: The lemongrass chicken wings are the best.

Delicious food and friendly service!

I am disgusted with my experience at Isarn. I arrived on a Friday night at 8:15 for dinner after being referred here by friends. I was rushed from the beginning. I order the salted beef and grilled squid skewer to start and both were so-so. I was then told at 8:40 that it was last call for everything including drinks and that I must order an entree, dessert, and any more drinks. I begrudgingly chose the crab fried rice and ordered a cocktail I didnt really want. The crab fried rice was bland at best and had no heat despite asking for it to be spicy. By 9:05 I was sitting in the middle of the dining room with lights on blast and every other table put away. Theres no excuse for this behavior in a restaurant that has the facade of being high end. Embarrassing and pretentious at best is how I would describe Isarn.

Fantastic Thai food an great location just across the street from the waterfront!

The place to go if you are looking for an interesting menu. Nice atmosphere and music. Try the ginger lemonade.

Excellent food and friendly service. We came as a family and everyone found something they liked on the menu. Portions are generous. Prices are reasonable. Great area.

Their fish and papaya salad was good and the rest of the items were okay.

Vegetarian options: Tofu meat options. Food

Our family comes here pretty much every weekend. They have an excellent happy hour even on weekends. We have tried almost all the items on the menu and I don t think there is anything that disappointed. The menu isn t big, so hopefully they will change it up routinely. Really wish they served pineapple fried rice because that is my son s go to dish at a Thai restaurant. My favorite dish that makes this restaurant stand out from other thai restaurants is their Chiang Mai Curry Noodles. My 5 year old daughter s favorite is their lemongrass wings, she could probably eat 10wings if I didn t stop her, and I can t blame her they are amazing. So are the isarn mini wings, but they have a small kick to it so my kids don t eat them. Summer is coming and I know I will be eating a lot of their crying tiger salad and papaya salad, both are so refreshing and tasty. The location is great, the service is great, the ambience is great, the pricing and servings are also great. Definitely give this restaurant a try, you won t regret it. Parking: Definitely hard to find parking on weekends and when the weather is nice

Great Thai food, fast service

Loved all the food we had including the fried rice and Mushroom Fritters as pictured. Great space and good service, too.

It was our place to go ,but we didn t been here in a long time. But as I remember the place is excellent The atmosphere is amazing and the food is excellent. Small successes maybe change the plates it s a little bit annoying. Food : 5/5 |

We have always found the food at Isarn to be very good and have eaten here for quite a few years. The one star rating is due to the hostess telling us that we had to leave so she could seat another party and said we could leave by the side door. Our food arrived about 12:15. We paid our bill about 12:50 and we finishing our drinks. When we paid our bill, our server said we could stay as long as we wished. We were pretty close to leaving before we were told to leave. This experience was off-putting and rude. So unfortunate to ruin good food with ungrateful service. Not sure we will return.

EXTREMELY RUDE STAFF AFTER RENOVATION We probably went to Isarn Kirkland over 150 times these last few years. But THEY don t want us to go anymore. Here is how the conversation went with our host tonight Me (exactly like we have been saying forever): We have shellfish allergy, so can you please let the chef know? Waiter: If you have shellfish allergy don t come here. Me (Surprised, but wanting to give her the benefit of doubt: I mean, please let the kitchen staff know that we have a shellfish allergy on the table, and ask them to avoid cross contamination. Waiter: I told you, if you have shellfish allergy you should not come here (and turns and walks away not towards the kitchen) So we ended up doing just that. Took the kids and walked out. It used to be our favorite restaurant. For over 10 years. Unfortunately, thats no longer the case after todays experience. Its disheartening to see a place we loved become unwelcoming to those with dietary needs.

Was there for dine in service and ordered Tofu/Veggie Pad See Ew. Got the leftovers home (which we packed ourselves) to find to what looks like meat/beef in the dish. So look like it was always on the plate. We do not eat beef and this is unacceptable.

Nice restaurant with professional staff and good atmosphere.

Pad Thai is delicious and I keep ordering it.

Food experience was amazing. Everything was delicious. We got lemongrass chicken wings and Isarn chicken wings, fried rice, phad Thai, and fried chicken.

When did they renovate? I used to come here for several decades and everything was excellent: food, service, extremely friendly waitresses, atmosphere, even cute restrooms. Was gone since August, came back and I am shocked: WHAT HAPPENED HOW???

Isarn Thai Soul Kitchen in Kirkland is a beloved spot! Its our go-to for fantastic Thai cuisine. The service is consistently excellent, and the flavorful dishes arrive promptly. While the seating is snug, the option to extend outdoors in the summer adds a welcoming touch. Highly recommend for a delightful Thai dining experience!

Vegetarian here. 8.5/10 Thai place (Bai Tong and Noi Thai are better) Must haves: 1. Chiang Mai Curry (Vegetarian with Tofu) - 9/10. Selected spice level 2 out of 3. Excellent, soothing curry that goes with the fried rice as well. 2. Isarn Fried Rice with Tofu 8/10 - well cooked, didnt have an eggy smell & mellow to go well with curry. 3. Fresh Cracked young Coconut 8/10 - Fresh cut & served cold coconut water. Refreshing & different from what you get at most Asian stores & Whole foods. Can also eat the coconut meat. Avoid: Sweet Young Coconut Cream with Tapioca 5/10 - dessert served hot inside a coconut. Presentation seemed good, but lacked taste, sweetness & tapioca seemed different from the usuals in Boba. Overall highly recommend the place, has great Vegan/Vegetarian options.

Authentic

Good food and service!

We live nearby and we love this restaurant. We brought our friends over every time when they come for a visit. Food is good as usual but the service wasn t in par today. Our server Billy seemed to be impatient since the beginning. I can tell by his fiscal expression and he is not welcoming. I am still cool with that as long as we can order our food. My wife wanted to order more food later on and asked him about the food others ordered. He may not know what it was and another helper helped us. The second time my wife asked him about the food. He felt annoyed and walked away. My wife asked for another waitress and she was able to explain the dishes. It is pretty basic to help customers to understand what dishes they serve, if Billy doesn t want to interact with customers and that s fine too. He can work behind the front and he can still perform perfectly without doing something he doesn t enjoy like interacting with customers.

Excellent!! Isarn is very consistent! Great food choices for 2 or a large party. Service is great too. Love this Restaurant!

Super fresh ingredients for each dish. Reasonable priced food for a party of 4. We sat next to the door so we were pretty cold. Thankfully the place offers hot water to keep us warm.

Staff interrupts too much - sometimes, just let the table talk and stop interrupting so much under the guise of being attentive. Also their medium spicy level is actually quite high, which made the dish not enjoyable at all

The best Thai food I had overseas! And this comes from a person who grew up with Thai food and has traveled to Thailand 10+ times. Also they are one of the only restaurants that offer Mieng Kham and their Khao Soi is just wonderful and authentic. Definitely the only restaurant I will go to for Thai food or else I prefer to cook it at home.

Overrated place where the food is awful. The food looks fancy on the pictures but is bad in taste. The atmosphere was fine though.

Best Thai food I ve ever had but they played Taylor Swift the entire time.

Fantastic spot for some interesting dishes. We stopped for lunch and were pleasantly surprised by the menu offerings and the food itself. I had the pork belly stew, my friend had the fried chicken. Both dishes were outstanding. Definitely give this place a try!

Food was fantastic , price was very OK, server who attended our table also very good. But the person who seated us was very rude hence the rating 4.

Our favorite Thai place. Has rarely disappointed us.

Pad See Ew is very delicious, as are the fried chicken and fried chicken wings. The Thai Tea is so sweet that it needs to be mixed with water. I really want to try the pork neck next time. If you want to come around meal time, its best to allow time to find a parking space and wait for a seat.

My son brought me here last weekend. Foods and services were awesome! I love the chicken wing deep fried with lemongrass. Highly recommended. Just one note, arrive early as the waiting list could be long at weekends.

In general everything tastes good, but what keeps me going back is the sweet coconut dessert, which is amazing!

If you re in the Kirkland area, you must go here. Delicious wings, lettuce wraps, and chicken pad Thai so good. The service was spectacular and quick, and the view was top notch! 10/10.

Good food and drinks with lots of vegetarian options. The fresh coconut cocktail was one of the best drinks. Vegetarian options: Separate vegan menu as well.

The food here is amazing! Truly very good. The service is good but fast paced. The atmosphere is okay, pretty crowded and a bit clunky. Love this place and I will be back.

No place to be seated, bar top... what bar top and it was so hot in there, everyone was sweating

Good food and some kirkland location exclusive dishes on the menu, reservation recommend

Easily the best Thai food in the East side. Had the Red Snapper and Coconut Custard curry which came with a glass of coconut juice.

Excellent taste and presentation. Great ambience...better to have a reservation especially on weekends...parking was an issue

Best Thai in Kirkland, great pad Thai and Ladna Noodles.

This is one of the best Thai restaurants Ive been too. The everything papaya salad was so flavorful. We had the garlic mushrooms as well for appetizers and I loved them. For entree, I tried the Isarn fried rice and pad thai, both with tofu and they tasted great. Going to go there again for more!

We got over $100 of take out but they couldn t give us paper plates or anything for us to eat our food on after we asked. The staff said the containers are for dine in customers left overs only.

I thought they had great food overall! There were definitely dishes that I thought were highlight, and some that I thought could use some fine tuning, but overall I had a pleasant experience visiting here. They are also located at a beautiful location with easy access to the lake nearby, which helps tremendously because one can easily take a walk after a meal there. My friends and I ordered some items off the happy hour menu first. The Thai green papaya salad was great and not too overpowering, which meant that it didnt need rice or cabbage to neutralize the flavor. I would definitely recommend it. The lemongrass wings were tiny and slightly dry, so I think maybe using bigger wings might help? Unsure if it was air fried or deep fried, but deep fried should also help retain the size. And the mussels omelette didnt have enough eggs but lots of crispy fried parts and I couldnt really taste enough mussels. It was slightly underseasoned as well lacking a bit of flavor. The texture was great, though! In terms of the main dishes, both the phad see eiw and the crab fried rice were not seasoned enough, so they both tasted a bit plain. Increasing the amount of salt should help, in my opinion. The vegan cabbage with black pepper was very well-seasoned as the black pepper was very potent and carried the dishs flavor. The northern style sweet curry and the seafood curry custard (hormok) were both purely amazing! They had a good amount of meat and a very balanced amount of coconut milk to provide the curry with both texture and flavor. I ended up using some of the crab fried rice as normal rice to eat with the curry because those dishes for some reason didnt come with rice (maybe we had to ask for it). Regardless, highly recommend those two! Then finally, the stir fried squid with salted egg yolk was solid as well. Not wow amazing but definitely good and worth it. We had the sweet young coconut cream for dessert and it was very tasty! Having it inside a coconut was cute and the feeling of hot coconut cream was extremely pleasant! Overall I would recommend this place for those who would like to give it a try!

If you want high quality, authentic Thai food that goes beyond the basic staples found in other Thai restaurants, this is the place to go. On our most recent visit, the food was delicious and flavorful, the service was fast and friendly, and the dining experience was amazing. Looking forward to stopping in again.

Not your typical Thai food, this is much better. Plan ahead, its very popular so the wait can be long to get a seat.

Its not a thai food and didnt even finish our food they start to clean floor and table

While service was virtually non-existent, the Chu Chi curry and Lychee martini were good.

Fantastic food at a very reasonable price. The food was a little spicy but tasted great! Highly recommend the Isarn mini wings and the green papaya salad.

I wonder if this is the first time I have reviewed Isarn. It has been our favorite go-to restaurant for years now and we just returned from another tasty dinner. In several years, it never failed to serve authentic, fresh and yummy food. We will continue to go there regularly and love that we have one in Kirkland. Vegetarian options: Our vegetarian kid loves Isarn and the selection. Parking: Parking in downtown Kirkland is a nightmare that is unrelated to Isarn. Kid-friendliness: Plenty of families dining at Isarn regularly and we always have dishes the kids love.

By the water, what a way to enjoy a early dinner. Happy hour everyday from 4-6. Their lemongrass chicken wings is a must try. Food is great as usual. Friendly staff!

This place was very impressive they were closing when we walked in and agreed to allow all 5 of us to order dinner and drinks, didn t rush us and the food was outstanding!

I absolutely love this place! Great food and great atmosphere! <3

Great food with a bit if twist to Thai. Discuss are new and refreshing. We enjoyed it a lot. Good atmosphere. It is a bit busy on Friday evening.

Delights, reasonable price.

The food here was fantastic. Both my husband and I had the pad thai: beef for me and chicken for my hubby. The service was wonderful too. A little incident happened with my plate where half way through I found a hair in my food. The server apologized so much and right away took my plate and within 5 min brought us a freshly made plate. That was sooo kind of them and I appreciated their promptness. I will definitely be back. Parking: Depending what time of the day u go, you might find it difficult to find parking.

Authentic delicious Thai food! Really enjoyed the meals, Thai beer and great atmosphere.

Delicious and a bit different than most Thai food.

Wanted to take my friend so I could introduce her to Khao soi. It was sooooo good. She had the isarn noodles with coconut milk and it was incredible!! Will have to come back and bring the hubby!! Also had the Tuk Tuk thai iced tea, but it was way too strong for me.

Good food, excellent service. The place is a bit small n to loud for me.

Amazing food. Great service. Fair prices. Large portions. A real find. Will be back for sure! Vegetarian options: Tofu is a protein choice with many of the dishes. It was outstanding.

Flavours and textures were all there

Fantastic restaurant! Employees are all super nice, service is fast for the type of food and popularity of the restaurant, and just an overall fantastic experience! Highly recommend

When I ordered my dinner I asked for a Thai iced tea. When the server confirmed it, I didnt hear what she said (I wear hearing aids and the restaurant is quite loud)and I thought she was asking about the level of spice in my food. So I said I only want one for the level of spice, not two. Somehow she thought this meant I wanted two iced teas. When I went to the ladies room she brought two iced teas. My husband told her that I only want wanted one. She left one iced tea for me and she put the other one in the fridge below. When I returned from the ladies room she came over and confronted me. She said You said you wanted two thai iced teas. I said, Im sorry but I only wanted one. She said again, you said two. I told her I hadnt heard her but that I had in fact only wanted one, but to feel free to charge me if she wanted. She walked away leaving me with the one ice tea. And yes, dear readers, youre reading this correctly--At the end of the evening she did in fact charge me for two iced even though she dont only brought me one. What an absolute ridiculous display of customer service! And a lack of respect for hearing issues. I had repeatedly said I didnt hear her questions during ordering!

Horrible service. Food took an hour to come, they did not care.

The decor was top-notch, and the food was phenomenal.

The food was delicious and flavorful, the service was fast and friendly, and the dining experience was amazing.

Had a good evening at Isarn Thai Kirkland, tried out wings and omlette and lychee martini from happy menu and chaing mai noodles tofu and isarn thai fried rice chicken. All the food items tasted good .

Its the best restaurant in Kirkland in my opinion. Chiang Mai curry noodles are my go to. Great drinks, atmosphere, and service as well. Portion sizes are large enough that we always leave with leftovers too.

Good Atmosphere: Vibrant atmosphere and a good place for dinner with friends/family. OK Food: Vegetarian food options limited with little/no flexibility to adjust any menu items to customize per your liking. We ordered 3 appetizers and 2 entrees and most of them had more sweetness to it than we liked. There was no mention of that in the menu and were not advised by the server. Overall not bad tasting food, but not something we liked as much. Poor Service: Service felt a bit rushed. Worst part of the evening was that the server literally demanded the tip even before we completed the payment process...While I would have happily paid a tip..forced tipping is a turnoff for me.

This restaurant has been around for a long time. It is excellent. Their drinks are outstanding. And the food is flavorful, fresh, and good portions. The only drag is its so popular usually have to wait to get in. But its worth it.

The Best Thai food in Kirkland! The cocktails are always so unique and well crafted. The food is incredibly delicious and very enjoyable. The staff is very nice and friendly.