Hot Or Not Thai

This restaurant is low key and a good for a nice quick bite and then off to your day. Service is excellent, flavor and portions hit the spot. I do wish the Tom Kha soup had more depth in flavor and I like my pad Thai slightly sweeter but overall the flavors were great and the ingredients were fresh and tasty. We had the Tom Kha veggie soup, chicken panang curry, chicken pad Thai and sweet mango sticky rice. I would definitely come back. Street parking has a 2 hour limit and the availability of parking is minimal. Great spot for locals in walking distance.

I think Hot or Not is the best Thai restaurant in San Diego, and that means a lot with all the competition. The quality of the ingredients and the particular recipes make it amazing. The atmosphere wasn't great because they're in the middle of a remodel but it is hard to overstate how this small understated restaurant can be so darn good. JJ the owner is a very sweet person. He's been a chef for a long time including head chef at a most distinguished Thai restaurant in Orange County before he sold the business. When that restaurant started the flounder they called him up for the recipes and things started to get better again.

Was referred by someone who craves for real and authentic cultural tastes. Of course I had to try it out! There is plenty of street parking and the restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating. We opted to sit indoors where table space is very limited. This place had a lot of take-out orders and it only confirmed that this was the spot to be at! The service was friendly and kind. Our hostess was very accommodating and treated as friends. The food was outstanding and the presentation of it was beautifully done! If you like traditional Thai food and thrive on supporting small businesses that pride themselves on quality of food and service, then you MUST try Hot or Not Thai!