Yum Thai Bistro

This is our favorite Thai place in the South Bay!
Yes, this place can be a little pricey. The prices of the appetizers are the prices of entrees at other places. However, the quality of the food here is so amazing. Many other places have food that tastes like they just made one batch and served it all day. The food is fresh here. Here’s a recap of some of our favorite dishes:
Appetizers
Curry Fries– SO GOOD! I am Japanese and very partial to Japanese curry but this stuff is so bomb. We get it every time. Must try!
Tom Yum Soup– Not really an appetizer but I almost always get a bowl. It’s kind of tomatoey– sour soup but so so so so good. It sounds weird and it’s a very unique taste but worth a try at least once!
Entrees
Pad Thai– Always an easy go to. The first few times I came here I got the pad Thai but tried all the different meats. All are good! Tastes really fresh.
Pad See Ew– so bomb! I always get the beef. The noodles are fat and just so tasty.
Pumpkin Curry– My boyfriend got this and it was pretty darn good! The only thing is I don’t believe their curries come with rice so you have to order a side of it.
Food aside, the interior of this place is really cool and modern. The waiters and waitresses may be a little abrupt but they are really nice. They are always happy to get you refills and check in on you. If you feel like the food takes a long time, just be reassured that your meal is going to be fresh and extra tasty!

Ordered food to go. The pad thai was burnt. The curry was so spicy it was inedible. Seems this place is going down hill. I’ll pass from now on.

So yummy! Love getting take out. They are very fast.

The best thing I ordered was the Drunk Noodles but it wasn’t great and everything else was super average (Pad Woon Sen, Spicy Mint Chicken, Yellow Curry). Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Just kind of ok.

Yum.
The thai food here is good. It’s «classy» here. Came for dinner with the cousin while in the South Bay area & we both wanted some good sit down Thai food. There where so many options, but this once was near an amazing ice cream shop we wanted to get. I know, dessert is always on my mind! Anyway, we got spring rolls, wonton soup, beef pad see ew & house special fried rice. The servings are family style which is great because I love sharing food & you can eat all the rice or noodles you want. The noodles were soft and had the right amount of beef to noodle ratio. The cup of wonton soup was huge & enough for 2 to share. We were stuffed, but made sure we had enough space for ice cream! The food is good & pretty much what you would expect, nothing too spectacular. The place is clean and seems to be a great spot for families to dine in. The staff is friendly and provide great customer service, very prompt to ask if we need anything else. Anyway, great place for families to dine in or for take out!

Nothing can beat Yum Thai in the South Bay, the most amazing and fresh and tasty food you will ever have and the most friendly group of people you will ever meet!
I kept coming back for more Papaya salads and the spicy fried rice… love it!

I live down the street from this restaurant. Service is always quick for delivery and there food is delicious! Can easily eat this once a week

Pineapple Curry w/​Shrimp & Jasmine Rice:
A decent amount of jumbo shrimp & big chunks of pineapple. A thick rich soup that slides down your throat as smooth as buttermilk. Good for those cold winter days.

Beef salad, shrimp pad woo sen, chicken satay. Good price, quality, tasty. Cozy, clean, quiet. Great flavors. Thought the staff was friendly enough and attentive. Had my water refilled at least five times. They boxed my leftovers to go. Not sure why other reviews said they weren’t to friendly. Conversation may not be their strong point, but that’s cool with me.

Found this place while standing in line for Handel’s ice cream.
They only had two servers, no stand by casher or host. I just grabbed menu and seated myself.
I ordered stuffed chicken wings (because I was told they were having $ 5appetizer happy hour, but after I ordered it, one of servers brought me the happy hour menu explaining what’s excluded. Yeah, of course the stuffed wings were excluded, Thanks for letting me know so quick.
The wings were great tho. The batter was light crispy and stuffed with pretty big chicken meat chunks, veggies and glass noodle. Not salty or too greasy at all.
Veggie pad won sen (glass noodle) cooked and seasoned perfectly. Good choice of veggies like, black fungus mushroom, tomatoes (yes! Tomatoes go so well with the stir fried noodle dish!), etc.
Orange chicken was served with freshly cut juicy orange pieces, the chicken was lightly crispy but soaked in too much of sweet sauce.
Overall, the portion is too small except for the chicken wings appetizer. Ambience is clean and nice but too little servers are working so service was pretty bad.

I have tried quite a few Thai restaurants in the South Bay, and worldwide (including in Thailand), and I have to say that the food here is as authentic as it gets, and by far the best I’ve had in the South Bay! Great service too.

My husband, a good friend and I visited Yum Thai Bistro on recommendations from fellow Unilocalers.
Small eatery has a cozy seating area. It was busy in the restaurant. We were seated once we walked in and my husband and I took advantage of the happy beer special.
We ordered Beef Pad Thai, BBQ Chicken, Chicken Satay (happy hour), Curry Fries (happy hour), a shrimp dish and a bowl of Tom Yum soup.
This sounds like a lot of food to share with the 3 of us, but because of small/​medium portion size, this meal was perfect.
The shrimp was juicy and sweet. Pad Thai, BBQ chicken and all the rest was very good.
The staff was limited to 3 people. 1 taking phone orders and 2 taking table orders and cleaning tables.
The staff was welcoming and attentive during dinner.
I will definitely visit again when in the mood the Thai food.

I’m so lost. What’s with the good ratings?
My family and I were seated ten minutes after we had arrived. There were plenty of tables open and only one waitress. No one approached us until I went up to the counter and told them there were three of us. No menu given to us until asked five minutes after we were seated.
We ordered the «Spicy Drunken Noodle» since it was the most talked about and highlighted. Also ordered «Pad Thai» «Panang Curry» and «Tom Yum Soup»
Spicy Drunken Noodle– SERIOUSLY? It was so salty I had a bite and did not even eat it after. Where’s the spicy in the «Spicy» drunken noodle? It tasted like I was just eating noodle that was dunked in soy sauce.
Pad Thai– This was a lot better than the drunken noodle, but tasted mediocre.
Panang Curry– Probably was the best dish out of all of them. We killed this one.
Tom Yum Soup– Was meh. Why? Here’s why. We ordered the SHRIMP Tom Yum and they brought out chicken, so I told the waitress we ordered the shrimp. She apologizes and tells me directly, «we’ll bring out a newly cooked shrimp tom yum for you». So i said «thank you» only to be greeted by the manager or owner of the restaurant who brought out the SAME soup and just added shrimp to the soup and asked if it was okay. HAHA. Wow really? No it’s not okay. First off you brought out the wrong order, second the waitress lied saying you guys were making a new soup. Third, you brought in the same soup and just added shrimp to it. Do you not know that soups don’t taste the same? Cooking soup with meat and soup with seafood adds a totally different taste to the soup and just because you dunk some shrimp into the chicken soup is not going to make it the same. Shame on you for not knowing that!
The restaurant ambience? Whack.
So many of their tables were not cleaned from the time we were seated until we left. Totally made the dining experience horrible. I felt dirty sitting amidst all the dirty, uncleaned tables next to me.
Never again Yum Thai. More like, NoYum Thai.

I had been craving papaya salad for a month. Truly, hardcore craving. Like I thought I would die if I didn’t have one. (Dramatic much?)
Yum Thai had a pretty yum salad, complete with the little freeze-​dried shrimp to give it an authentic flavor. The salad wasn’t very evenly shredded so not all the papaya soaked in the flavor equally, but I still maintain that it was a decent salad. The side of sticky rice went well, but the rice was more sticky than it should have been.
The pineapple curry was thick and creamy, with a great texture over rice. That one disappeared pretty fast.
It’s hard to find good Thai food, or any ethnic food for that matter, in Redondo Beach, but Yum Thai will hit the spot if it’s what I’m craving.

Ordered a bunch of stuff here. Papaya salad, fries with green curry, pineapple fried rice, pad thai, pad see ew. Everything was pretty good. Lots of space for seating. Friendly servers. The food came out hot. Overall, good experience. Would come back here for thai.

Really really liked this place for their yum woon sen noodles but the last time there was a rusty staple in my noodles.
The pad Thai is a miss unfortunately and the tom yum soup was just OK. The pineapple fried rice was also just OK. So difficult to find a real authentic and tasty Thai restaurant in this area. It’s saturated with bad Thai restaurants! But if you are eating here, def try the yum woon sen noodles… The staple was probably a rare occurrence…

We have driven past here quite often and usually we’re on our way to other nearby places, like Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream! So, tonight, we decided to try Yum Thai Bistro, and so glad we did!
Upon entering, the restaurant has a warmth to it and is decorated simply. There are fresh roses on each table. The cloth napkins have been folded nicely. (
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First off, we ordered Thai Iced Tea. They were refreshing and were sweet, just the way I like! I was especially loving the fact that the tea was not watered down.
We didn’t order too much, but we started out with the Yum Thai Starter which includes 4 golden shrimps, 4 veggie crispy rolls and 6 crispy wontons and is served with sweet chili sauce. These are pretty tasty little bites! The golden shrimp are actually bacon wrapped and fried. (
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As per the usual, we shared the entrée. We decided on the Pad Thai (with pork), a basic dish. It was a little dry, but the noodles were cooked fine and the taste was yummy! It has pieces of baked tofu in it, which I really enjoyed! (
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I have read reviews where they say the amount of food was not very generous. We came for dinner and we left with some eggrolls, wontons, and about ¹⁄₃ of the Pad Thai! Maybe lunch portions are less, but then again, you pay less, too. I guess the two of us don’t really eat what one person eats individually. I will take my leftover portion for lunch at work tomorrow!
The wait staff were very polite and made sure we had what we requested fairly quickly! I don’t know how the service would be if there were more people dining. We were just about the only ones eating when we went. The condiment container with the peppers in the vinegar had no peppers… the lady refilled it promptly! Unfortunately, I love these peppers, and when we left, that same container had none in it again! :P
I recommend this Thai place to anyone reading this review!

Great thai place hidden in this small plaza (and it’s next to an ice cream parlor which I’m a sucker for). Their curries, especially the duck and panang are definitely my favorite. Extremely creamy texture with a nice coconut flavor and hint of basil that aren’t too overpowering. My only complaint is that rice is not included (which is odd for a curry order…) and you only get a small bowl of it (I have to order 2 servings of rice just for myself). The pad thai, pad see ewe and drunken noodkes are alright. They are good but not as flavorful as some other ones I’ve had elsewhere.
Owner and servers are nice and friendly. They constantly check on you. Wait isn’t long even at dinner time. They have special appetizer prices for cheaper at certain times as well.

Could there possibly be room for yet another Thai eatery in the So Bay? Yum Thai Bistro shows that there certainly could be. Their Spicy Drunken Noodles are as good as all the Unilocal reviews say it is. Yum Thai’s version of this classic dish is fresh and creative. It is truly a dish not to miss. They also serve Spicy Mint Chicken, one of my all-​time favs. With so many Thai restaurants now serving Spicy Basil Chicken instead of Spicy Mint Chicken, I am always glad to find a place that can serve up this delicious dish right!
Great food, great location, fresh décor and competent wait staff, so what more can one asks for??? A bit larger portions.
Next time? Will try dinner.

Wir sind aufgrund der vielen guten Bewertunge auf dieses Restaurant gestoßen zudem war es nur wenige Meter von unserem Hotel entfernt. Das Essen ist Ausgezeichnet die Preise sind sehr günstig und der Service ist Spitzenklasse wir haben dieses Restaurant während unseren unterhaltes öffters besucht und können es mit besten Gewissen weiter empfehlen.

Got delivery the other day and the food was awesome. We were very impressed.
Pad see ew was flavorful and well seasoned. Wonton soup was great, not too salty and a huge portion for individual size. The massaman curry was outstanding over their interesting ‘red’ brown rice.
The delivery time was only about 40 mins within Redondo area.
The only difficulty was the phone ordering process which was a language barrier thing, but we all persevered.
Great experience from a new place closer to us than Thai Dishes (and with better prices).
Enjoy!