Good Thai in Rockville?

[Mallomar]

Looking for a good Thai place in Rockville where two people can have a long leisurely dinner without feeling rushed.. Doesn't need to be real exotic -- I usually stick with Pad Thai or Pad See Ew. (Can't eat spicy food.)

[dining with doc]

Thai Pavillion in Rockville Town Center. was there a few days ago and it was very good and a nice place. Benjarong used to be good but changed ownership. I heard the old owners opened somewhere in Mont co and it is supposed to be good. Pana Thai in Derwood is pretty good also.

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Benjarong Restaurant
885 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

Pana Thai
7224 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855

[foodtrip]

Other good Thai places in that general area, though not in Rockville proper, are:

Sabai Sabai in Germantown http://sabaisimplythai.com/

Bangkok Garden in Bethesda http://www.bkkgarden.com/

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Bangkok Garden Restaurant
4906 Saint Elmo Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814

[DanielK]

NOT Tara Thai or Thai Pavilion, I can say that much.

Benjarong is ok, I like Amina Thai on Nicholson as well.

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Benjarong Restaurant
885 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

Amina Thai Restaurant
5065 Nicholson Ln, Rockville, MD 20852

Thai Pavilion Restaurant
29 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850

[Mallomar]

Thanks to all for the suggestions. It'll probably be either Amina Thai or Benjarong.

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Benjarong Restaurant
885 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

Amina Thai Restaurant
5065 Nicholson Ln, Rockville, MD 20852

[Pappy]

FYI: Amina Thai is dry. So, if you have to have a cold Singha beer with your thai food like I do, choose wisely.

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Amina Thai Restaurant
5065 Nicholson Ln, Rockville, MD 20852

[Mallomar]

Good point. Assuming that Benjarong serves wine, that's probably where we'll go.

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Benjarong Restaurant
885 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

[repete]

Sadly, Benjarong isn't close in quality to either of the two or three places not that far away in Wheaton. But since you aren't pushing the envelope, it should do as the basics are OK there.

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Benjarong Restaurant
885 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

[venera]

Repete, what are your Thai recommendations for Wheaton? TIA.

[woodleyparkhound]

Ruan Thai is my favorite Thai place in Wheaton/DC area. Nava Thai is second.

http://www.ruanthaiwheaton.com/menu.html

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Ruan Thai Restaurant
11407 Amherst Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902

Nava Thai Restaurant
11315 Fern St, Silver Spring, MD 20902

[fudizgud]

I think the new place open on New Hampshire Ave in Cloverly is bestter than either Ruan Thai or Nava right now:

Siriwan Thai
736 Cloverly St
Silver Spring, MD 20905
736 Cloverly St
Silver Spring, MD 20905

This is in the shopping center north of the Giant. Between Siriwan and Kabab n Kahari, this little stip boasts two wonderful restaurants!

Their curries and salads are super!

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Ruan Thai Restaurant
11407 Amherst Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20902

[repete]

Ruan tops my list and Nava is a close second. Never had a bad meal at either place.

[babkanosher]

Thai Farm in King Farm is wonderful!

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Thai Farm
800 King Farm Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850

[reiflame]

Thai Farm is by and far my least favorite Thai restaurant in the area. The food is bland, the servers are rude and prices are high. The dining room is really pretty, but that's about all it has going for it.

My current standby is Pana Thai. I used to love Thai Jasmine Bistro but it went way downhill after an ownership change about a year ago. Thai House in Gaithersburg is good as well, but REALLY spicy.

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Thai House Restaurant
8369 Snouffer School Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Pana Thai
7224 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20855

[GraydonCarter]

Went to Thai Jasmine Bistro today for lunch. They no longer have a buffet, and there were no curries on the lunch special menu. But we had the Chicken Pad Thai and Drunken Noodles with Chicken and both were excellent and quite filling for the price. Excellent spring rolls. I was surprised at the large bar area, taking up the other half of the restaurant.

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Thai Jasmine Bistro
16533 S Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

[reiflame]

They've never had a buffet, and the food has gone way down hill.

[GraydonCarter]

The reason I mentioned it is because in Google Places there is this comment: "Welcome to Thai Jasmine Bistro! We specialize in delicious and reasonably priced Thai cuisine. We now serve Thai Lunch Buffet, 12:00PM - 2:00PM, M-F. - From the owner "

If you try to edit the comment, Google comes back and says the listing can only be edited by the owner.

[Terrie H.]

Benjarong (Wintergreen Shopping Center) or Miss Saigon (Town Center) sound like they would work well for you.

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Benjarong Restaurant
885 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

Miss Saigon Restaurant
3057 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007

[reiflame]

I think you mean Taste of Saigon, and it's Vietnamese, not Thai.