Amphawa: Authentic Thai Seafood Experience in San Francisco

Small place but great food. I've come only for lunch, but service is fast and friendly. Portions are decent and food is delicious. I've finally found my new Thai spot!

I have lost count of the number of times I have visited this location. When I want to eat authentic Thai food, I always think about this place. The staff are very friendly, and the location is good too. Highly recommend!

So good! Everything was the right temperature and flavorful. The service was great and the food came out quick. The building was a little small, but cute!

Food is great. However I have to say, portions are small (for take away). We should try eating in vs. take away.

Overall 4.5/5 Nice service, very cozy and very clean. We will come back for more food. Still haven't tried their noodle dishes

Review based on delivery: I don't normally do Thai food because it doesn't sit well with me but I had a work lunch later this week where we were going to a Thai restaurant so I needed to test out the magical powers of pepto bismol, which i can say prevented anything We got the following: * I got the Chan Pad Poo: Stir fried spicy Thai noodles with dungeness crab meat, egg, and green onions. $24.95 * my bf got the Pad Se Ew: Pan fried flat rice noodles with your choice of beef, pork, or chicken, egg, and Chinese broccoli. We went with pork for $18.95 * Angel Wings: Deep fried chicken wings sauteed with chili garlic sauce topped with crispy basil. * Lychee iced tea $5.25

My favorite spot and I can tell that it's the best authentic Thai food in the Bay Area. Nice small place that full of authentic and delicious Thai street food. Various menu options with good and attentive service. Perfect portion with reasonable price. Highly recommended!!

Service: server was kind and attentive. Food: the menu was so extensive with over 100 options! We wanted to try new Thai dishes as well as the classics. Listed our dishes by menu number. 15. Som Tum Thai (Green Papaya Salad) - AMAZING, love the fish sauce 10/10 23. Yum Woonsen (Silver Noodle Salad) - great melody of flavors 9/10 48. Kao Ka-Prow Moo Krob (Sautéed crispy pork belly with onions) - the pork belly was crispy but it was also a little tough too. It's still great with a side bowl of rice 9/10 71. Pad Thai - classic, tried and true 10/10 93. Sukhothai Noodle Soup (Hot & Spicy noodle soup) - if you ever want a comfort bowl to warm your soul, would recommend this one 10/10 I think the spice level is pretty authentic Thai level, so go easy when order and you can always ask for more peppers to add. Ambience: very casual and low key. Had a great time catching up with friends. Overall 10/10 would recommend!

Came here on a Saturday for lunch with some of my friends. The place is pretty small, and it took a while to get our food. I was feeling hungrier than usual, so I ordered 2 entrees: a Pad Thai and a Kao Ka-Prow Moo Krob (Crispy pork belly with chili, onions, bell peppers, and fresh basil with rice). The pork belly was very crispy and delicious, and the Pad Thai was pretty good too. Definitely going to come here again if I'm in the area.

From word of mouth, had a few Thai friends mentioning this place as the most authentic Thai restaurant in the City or even the Bay Area. This is a small to medium sized shop and can get quite busy during the lunch rush. I went on a Sunday and then place filled up quite quickly. Plan ahead and arrive a bit early. Noise wise it was on the low to medium noise level. Do keep in mind this shop is on the smaller side so noise will bounce around. On this section of Geary Blvd (especially along 14th Ave), street parking is available. As a side note, (imo) they do have a whole book for a menu so ordering might take a while (too many good choices). Luckily I already had recommendations from a friend. They also have bottled beer as well, for those who wants those. Food is great, it was balanced and flavorful. The garlic rice in my opinion could use more garlic but when mixed with the curry, it doesn't really matter. Pad Thai is definitely the best I had so far (for within USA). The fried fish cake was really good too, it wasn't chewy and had a nice texture to it. I would say come here and give this place a try if you haven't already. Tip for ordering: request for 'less oil'. The flavors are better too.