Cha Ba Thai
“Delicious Thai food, we always do carry-out or delivery from here, and it is top notch EVERY time.”
“Normally I'm not THAT into coconut, but in currys when other spices are in it, I love it.”
“If your looking for Thai food Chaba is the place to go i ordered the pineapple fried rice with shrimp and it was delicious plus a really generous portion .”
Cha Ba Thai
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Food was pretty good but a bit on the expensive side. There a lot of entrees that are over $20.
I got one of the $12 noodle dishes with pork – the Spicy Noodles. It had a great presentation and the taste was nice. The noodles were large like chow fun which I was happy to see. Portion size was average. Pork was well cooked and not dry. The spice level was definitely medium so that was a plus.
Also got the chicken wings, it was about $8 for 4 wings. They tasted good but weren't too special. The spicy mayo sauce they come with was REALLY good though,
Service was fast and friendly but that could be because the place was mostly empty.
Ambiance is great, very lounge-ish and they had a great soundtrack going.
Small yet cozy w/ a very nice staff, But That's Where It All ENDS ! …
Definitely don't get what you pay for!
*Calamari* Where was the Calamari? The size of a Tic Tac & the rest was just flour!
*Shrimp Rolls* Something bought from a supermarket & deep fried till the shrimp disappeared!
*Chicken Skewers* This was ok, had the smoky grill smell & taste!
*Spicy Noodles* Was ok nothing special & it was not SPICY AT ALL!
*Thai Fried Rice* $14.00 For what? Hahaha I got hit over the head!
*Chicken w/ Cashew Nuts* Tasteless bland & more bland
Overall definitely won't be stopping here again, there was a reason why this spot was empty. The staff was nice but the food was TRASH!
I will start by saying that the food is absolutely delicious. I would give it five stars BUT the service isn't great (borderline rude) and the restaurant is way to small and crammed. Very hectic in there.
I live nearby and because it's so good I don't mind waiting sometimes over an hour for delivery or walking over a few blocks. Beware, the person who takes the orders will ask if you can just come pick up the food yourself (more than one occasion). However, after trying to eat in the actual restaurants for a pretty important dinner I was disappointed and have kind of turned away from the restaurant.
They don't take reservations so I went a bit early (half hour) to see if I could get a table for a semi important dinner. I understand that they were busy but I waited about 15 min, then when I said I would like a table for four the person who was helping me looked around and told me that I had to wait for people to finish eating and maybe I could wait about an hour. Then because the restaurant is so crammed I was practically standing on someones table even though I was by the door so he said that I could maybe wait outside. Then finally after about a half hour I went in (it was starting to rain) and asked how the table was going and he said that it would be about 45 minutes because I had a "big party" – meaning not two people and that it would be hard to fit us that maybe I'd like to come back another day.
Their food might be delicious and I really recommend the basil chicken rice, chili fish and shrimp lemongrass soup BUT do takeout only and have a lot of time on your hands if you opt for delivery (and they agree).
Prices are decent. It's a shame that service is the sole purpose that this rating is so low – the food and portions are great for the price. I just feel that it's a small restaurant and they get overwhelmed because the food is great so they have a lot of customers. (Take out is a bit hard to convey at times also and the menu has been taken off of their site, so you need a menu from the restaurant). I suggest if you do go, go on an off time.
Abysmal, terrible service. Where do I start? It took forever for someone to come take our order. Cooking food and putting it on the table does not make you a restauranteur. Please sir, go take a business course or course on customer service. The customer is always right, especially when your menu has mistakes on it! Drink menu said, Corona Modelo – dark beer. I pointed at menu and ordered said Corona. What comes to the table is a piss yellow normal Corona. I point to an empty bottle of Modelo at a table near by and say I that I ordered the Modelo and it specifically said "dark beer" on your menu – this (I point to piss yellow Corona) is not "dark" beer. Guy (assuming owner) stands there and denies and argues. He tells me I ordered a Corona. I tell him, I ordered and pointed to the dark Corona Modelo on the menu. He continues to argue with me. I say is there a problem and a reason why you can't go get me the correct beer – I hadn't touched the wrong Corona. That's a dollar loss for him, but cheap owner needs prodding to go get me the right beer. He refuses to bring me a menu so that I can show him his mistake on the menu. No apology, no nothing. He begrudgingly brings me the right beer.
I ordered the peanut chicken, which was good, about 3-4 stars for the food, but the peanut sauce was not mixed well, some of it looked like a lumpy spoon of peanut butter they had put into the dish. My friends enjoyed their food as well. The restaurant was FREEZING in the summertime, super air-conditioned. The girls next to us were freezing and wearing their sweaters, the people on the other side of our table were also freezing. We asked the guy to please turn the A/C down…what does he do? He looks at us again…no apology, no sorry you feel uncomfortable eating in our freezer (I mean restaurant). He hesitates. We ask again if it would be a problem to just turn it down a bit, the people at the table next to us nod in agreement. He walks away, without saying a word. What a gem of a "restaurant manager." Seriously dude, go take a course in customer service because you absolutely suck at it!!!
We had to wait forever for the bill, it took them forever to run my friend's credit card. Two of us left cash, the other one a credit card. We handed him the cash and told him to put the remainder on the card. He brings back the cash with the credit card charge. Does he not know how this works? Is this his first ever attempt at splitting a bill. This is ridiculous. I left feeling so frustrated. It didn't matter that the food was good. We were treated terribly. The service sucked. We will never go back.
I went here with DPG and TStew for dinner here last week and it was amazing! I had the Mee Krob, which is crispy noodles with tofu, shrimp, scallions, and a special sauce and it was A-Mazing! I also had really good sticky rice and a pretty decent Thai Tea. TStew had some sort of seafood salad and something else I can't remember and DPG had this really great shrimp/prawn dish that she loved. She also had really tasty coconut juice. TStew says she goes here all the time and it's her favorite – I can see why! Next time I'm back in Long Beach I'm definitely heading here.
Good little Thai restaurant in Long Beach that is very uncomfortable to eat in. First off, it was quite muggy outside and they have no AC! Combine humidity and the fact that seating is cramped make takeout a better option. Aside from the less then pleasant eating quarters, the food was well made. Basil rolls with chicken were nice but I prefer a peanut sauce rather than hoisin sauce with them. Grilled steak appetizer was nice too. Sautéed basil chicken was extremely spicy but delicious. Service was fairly quick even for a packed night and prices were not too bad. Recommended but for takeout.
A bit expensive than we usually pay for Thai takeout. But we had a craving. We did a phone order, which I always HATE because it something always goes wrong whenever something isn't in writing. It's why I prefer grub hub or seamless.
We were renting for the holiday weekend, and we didn't want our hosts disturbed. We specifically asked them to call us, so we could come out and meet them for the food, rather than them knocking or ringing the bell of the main house. They took down our number wrong. Sigh, of course. Other than that, they came quicker than the estimated one hour, which was nice.
Calamari — thick breading and deep fried. Ate more dough than actual squid.
Spring rolls – Had a decent amount of veggies in it, which is better than Chinese spring rolls where you are lucky to have two shreds of green cabbage inside. Crispy with a nice sweet chili sauce.
Pad Thai- The best dish in my opinion. Not dry or saucy, just balanced.
Yellow Curry — way too runny, but had a nice kick. Gave such a tiny container of rice, which could not feed two people. It was the size of a child's fist! Rice isn't that expensive, I think they can be a little more generous with their portion.
Thai Fried rice — Not too salty or oily, and balanced with the veggies. This along with the pad thai were the highlights.
Visit Date: June 18, 2016
I went to dinner here with hubby, my brother in law, his fiancee, my mother in law, my sister and my mom & dad. I lied to my mom because she's not very adventurous when it comes to eating and I told her they might have chinese food but it was strictly thai.
Overall the experience was nice, lots of laughs were had at dinner because my family is crazy and the food was also very good. The atmosphere of the restaurant is classy, casual very nice. But the space of the restaurant is tight. It's a small restaurant squished next to gino's so I don't know if they really can do anything about the tight space.
I had the amazing rama with vegetarian duck for dinner. They paired it with white rice. Usually I don't eat rice but I did eat it with the dish because it absorbed the sauce in the dish well. The vegetarian duck looked like real meat and it tasted good, the veggies in the dish were plentiful and cooked well.
I would be back here again despite the tight space it's a good restaurant.