Sawadee
“Everything added an ample amount of crunch and color to the meal, was rich in flavor and was delivered hot and fresh.”
“crispy duck in a coconut milk curry sauce (dunno what the hell they call it in the language but it was MmmMMm heaven!)”
“Menu items ordered:
Steamed vegetable dumplings, Pad Sew Eow, and Green Curry.”
Sawadee
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
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I work in Jersey City (Exchange) and am always looking for a great Thai restaurant nearby. Sawadee, I would say, is the best Thai restaurant there is in Jersey City. Blows Sky Thai out of the water! Completely! Their restaurant is dimly lit and intimate. Though I've only ordered takeout from here, it seems like a great atmosphere for an intimate dinner as well. Interior is very pretty.
Try their pad thai and pad see ew. Both great noodle dishes, and not too sweet/fishy/saucy either like you'd typically find elsewhere.
Had ordered food from this place. Ordered a Whole Red Snapper and Green Curry . The green curry was quite good.
The red snapper was a whole fish in gravy. It was OK.
Very solid pick to satisfy a Thai or a Chinese food craving. I've only taken out so far, but am looking forward to dining in soon. Especially since they've got such a beautiful and serene interior.
After drawing from Yelp pictures for inspiration, I decided to go with an order of shrimp pad thai. There was a fair portion of shrimp — I think it came with 5 or 6 and they were pretty large. The dish was really unique, and in addition to the usual bean sprouts, crushed peanut and egg there was also large chunks of tofu, thick scallions and sautéed red onion. Everything added an ample amount of crunch and color to the meal, was rich in flavor and was delivered hot and fresh. I also had a side order of curry puffs which were stuffed to the brim with a delicious curry mixture. A tad oily, but still very enjoyable.
My boyfriend almost always orders drunken noodles (pad kee mao) and although he liked it, he was disappointed with the lack of spice. Even I was able to handle the spiciness of the dish, which is definitely saying alot because I can't tolerate any spice. It was basically just like pad see ew, with some extra black pepper on top. Still delicious pad see ew at that, but just wasn't what he had expected.
Lack of spice aside, we both loved our dishes and will definitely keep Sawadee in the rotation when looking for Thai food in the neighborhood.
I've passed by Sawadee several times and decided to stop in for dinner. The inside was spacious and clean. We also didn't wait at all to be seated.
Our waitress the entire had this annoyed look on her face–the entire time! My friend, who loves her tea, wanted to know what kind of tea they were serving (she said it tasted like paint-LOL) and her response was *shrug* Tea? She was annoyed she had to take a minute to go find out if it was black/green tea.
I had the Sawadee Trio- Beef, chicken, and shrimp platter with diced up peppers, onion, and a side of rice. This plate had the jalapeño label on the side but the plate itself had no kick in it – in fact it lacked flavor period. It was so bland. We were both disappointed with our experience at #Sawadee….at least we had dessert (not here) to look forward to.
This place was decent. If possible, i'd give it 3.5 stars. We had the chicken satay and the steamed veggie dumplings, both were good but not sure i'd order either again.
The Spicy Lemongrass Chicken with rice lacked the lemongrass taste/smell, almost thought I ordered the wrong dish. The Pad Kee Mao was decent but needed more spice.
Energetic vibe on a Saturday evening with good service.
I don't know what it is with me and meh Thai places lately.
I ordered takeout from here one rainy night. I had the Pad Thai. It didn't even taste like how Pad Thai should taste. First, the noodles had this weird (plastic-y?) taste to it. Then, the whole thing was just bland overall. I had to douse it with sriracha just to make it palatable.
The curry was something else. I'm not even sure I could call it curry. Coconut water would be a more accurate description
Surprisingly, the General Tso's chicken wasn't bad. A tad salty, albeit – but it was a welcome change after having some of that Bad Thai (as my boyfriend nicknamed it).
Maybe their Chinese dishes are more their forte. That's what usually happens at these "fusion" places. Usually one cuisine is not bad and the other is just not good.
And the search for amazing Thai food continues! Stay tuned…
Seriously bland and tasteless Thai food. Underwhelming, no flavor, and just plain depressing. Two visits and each was a waste of time and money. Pad Thai? Flavorless. Noodle soups? Flavorless. Tofu satay? Terrible. Curry puff? Barely mediocre. Go elsewhere, your stomach and wallet will thank you. I'm done…
Came here for take out only. The Pee Mow with chicken was pretty good and the curry puff as an app. I also tried the Saigon Curry Noodles, it wasn't bad but i didnt love it. I got bored of the taste after awhile.
I come back hete again to try other food.
Portions are decent sharing two entrees and an app is plenty between two people.