Natta Thai, 153 Glyndon St. SE in Vienna

[gambo]

My vote for the best Thai food in the DC area- very small place, authentic , original food, very reasonable prices.

[monavano]

Natta Thai restaurant-then what is it?

(woke up on the silly side of the bed today)

[Ericandblueboy]

Went there for lunch today. In my prior experiences, Natta is no better than its Tysons/Vienna Thai neighbors (Tara, Busara, Pilin, Neisha, etc.) and it still isn't. Two simple dishes ($6.99 each lunch portions) Tofu w/ Chili & Basil and Spicy Garden (mixed vegetable stir-fried with chili and basil) came on big plates but with small portions, neither had the full fragrance of basil and tasted as sweet as they were spicy. How small are the portions? I finished both plates easily with half a bowl of rice.

[DrXmus]

On 8/30/2018 at 9:42 AM, Ericandblueboy said:

If I had to eat Thai locally - Side Street and Essan

Have you ruled out Natta Thai in the shopping center with The Virginian and Renaissance Cafe? Locally owned, family run. Good chow, IMO. 

[Ericandblueboy]

1 hour ago, DrXmus said:

Have you ruled out Natta Thai in the shopping center with The Virginian and Renaissance Cafe? Locally owned, family run. Good chow, IMO. 

 Not better than Busara, Thai Pilin, Pasa, Neisha, etc. it’s good but nothing special. 

[DonRocks]

40 minutes ago, Ericandblueboy said:

 Not better than Busara, Thai Pilin, Pasa, Neisha, etc. it’s good but nothing special. 

Hmm, I think some of these places you listed are just plain awful  (Neisha and Busara in particular) - not that it matters, but I know some ethnic Thai who frequent Natta Thai with great enthusiasm. I've only been a couple of times, and found it very homestyle in nature, not at all sugared down - that said, it has been many years since I've been (this thread doesn't even have any tags on it!)

[Ericandblueboy]

They’re all kind of gloppy generic Thai joints in my view.  I wouldn’t go to any one of them.