Ruan Thai - Wheaton

Really fantastic Thai food. Among the best in the DMV. Massive portions, very reasonable prices. The Yum Watercress was outstanding and the staples (Lad Na and... read more Really fantastic Thai food. Among the best in the DMV. Massive portions, very reasonable prices. The Yum Watercress was outstanding and the staples (Lad Na and Pad See Ew) were pitch perfect. I'm also glad that they told us that the closedbusiness next door tows cars and advised us to street park. Thanks for saving us!

My friend and I stopped at the restaurant after going to Brookside Gardens yesterday (6/18/22). Neither of us had had Thai food in a long time, so we decided to... read more My friend and I stopped at the restaurant after going to Brookside Gardens yesterday (6/18/22). Neither of us had had Thai food in a long time, so we decided to splurge and get two dishes, an appetizer, and the Thai iced tea. The food was outstanding. Thewatercress, shrimp, and squid appetizer is to die for. I don't like calamari, but the squid in this dish was great it didn'thave a fishy smell. We got #24 (chicken, our choice of meat, basil, and chili pepper) and #25 (chicken and a variety of Asianvegetables in a Thai sauce) and split the dishes. They were excellent. I highly recommend this place!

Brought my in-laws here for birthday dinner. My in-laws are the most difficult people from an eating perspective- they are very picky, some are vegetarians, som... read more Brought my in-laws here for birthday dinner. My in-laws are the most difficult people from an eating perspective- they are very picky, some are vegetarians, some are vegans, some can't handle spice, etc., etc., etc. They were ALL happy with Ruan Thai!Plenty of different menu options and preparations. The servers were very good at helping people find the right dish and spicelevel. I definitely recommend Ruan Thai. I can't wait to go there again (this time without the in-laws)!

It was a nice local Thai place that seems to be very popular. Very busy when I was there and having only one server was really a bad idea, unless someone called... read more It was a nice local Thai place that seems to be very popular. Very busy when I was there and having only one server was really a bad idea, unless someone called sick. The food came out fast and the service was fine with no issues. The food itself was ok,but way too high in sodium for me. I imagine all the dishes are done the same way as fish sauce is the base for most. 18. SumTom (Papaya Salad): The salad was really good and crunchy, very refreshing and fresh. Just the fish sauce in it was a bit morethan needed, its better off on the side, as we can personally control the sodium content. The peanuts and tomatoes are a nicecompliment and highly recommended if you enjoy interesting salads, just avoid the fish sauce and pour it on yourself. 16. NumTok Tofu: I love the little bits of fried tofu with nice red onion and cilantro. But it was way too overloaded with fish sauce,causing extremely high sodium content. Please order it with sauce on the side, its the only way to save the dish and enjoy it.It is highly unnecessary to use that much fish sauce, its like drinking it. So if you order it, sauce on the side. Overall,crunchy tofu goodness. 25. Pad Khing (Stir Fry): It is good, but again was too much sodium in it. This dish destroyed me, gaveme a headache, tummy ache, and my lips were dry after eating it. Its good, don't get me wrong, but way too high in sodium andthey need to cut back on that black bean paste. This dish is extremely simple, you can to go an Asian market and simple buyFried Tofu (3.99), Woodear Mushrooms (0.99), and Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Paste (3.49) and mix it together, thats pretty much it.It needs to be eaten over rich to drown out the salt. 40. Ganh Keow Whan (Green Curry): Their version of green curry is morewatery than thick, they add peppers and veggies. The taste itself was not spicy at all and the taste and tangy. I got chickenand it was sliced nicely and was good, the jasmine rice was also nice and not hard, cooked more on th

One of the best Thai restaurants in MoCo. I love their pad thai and drunken noodle. Chicken satay was really good too. Staffs were friendly for most of the time... read more One of the best Thai restaurants in MoCo. I love their pad thai and drunken noodle. Chicken satay was really good too. Staffs were friendly for most of the time, but they weren?t really attentive when the place got busier. They have a very limited sharedparking spaces in front of the restaurant and you may likely have to do street parking. Highly recommended this place!