Zen Yai Thai Cuisine - Santa Barbara

The food here is amazing! The coconut curry was so tasty: perfectly creamy, spicy, fresh vegetable with crunch. We will definitely go back here!!

This was a last minute family dinner. But it turned out amazing. We even asked to see the Chef so we can thank him for such an amazing meal. We had the duck curry, pad Thai, Regular fried rice with chicken, pineapple fried rice and many more items. We asked for a side sauce it was their fish sauce with jalepenos. It was so good! Definitely need to go here if you have ever wanted to have some amazing authentic Thai food.

While walking around Santa Barbara, my wife wanted her Thai Tea. So I looked on Google map and saw this place. I told her that this place has her Thai Tea and it was near us. When we arrived, the first thing I notice was all the artwork outside and then the authentic setting inside. My wife ordered her Thai Tea and we waited outside. It took a while for our drink to be ready, I had to go back and ask about it and that was when they went to make it. I think they forgot about our order since it was just a drink. We tried to come back at 3pm to actually dine in but they were closed so I was disappointed.

My husband and I went for dinner. I ordered a Thai Iced Tea and Pad Thai. The food is excellent. The only complaint is that the restaurant was FREEZING! We went at 6:45 at night and the temperature outside was around 45 degrees. The door was open the entire time. They had a space heater that was taken entirely by the table behind me once they were seated.

This is the 2nd or 3rd time having to do take-out during lockdown and I am so thoroughly impressed each time by Zen Yai. They are so gracious in their portions, they have a great system for picking up, securing your safety and making it easy and pleasant. The food is always absolutely delicious and I always end up wishing I ordered more. I love supporting our local SB restaurants and Zen Yai is definitely one of my favorites to support. Enjoy!