E – Sea Fresh Restaurant

Parking: there’s a lot in front.
Food: I came at 11AM and ordered red curry with chicken, Thai boat noodle soup and Thai fried rice with a Thai iced coffee. Total was $ 29. The food was amazingly good. The Thai boat noodle soup was extremely flavorful and the pork was soft. The spices they had on the table were a little too spicy for me. Even the chili oil. The fried rice is really good and the red curry was spicy and flavorful.
I would definitely come back, it seemed like when I was leaving the crowd started showing up.

I came here because of the raving reviews to give it a shot since I was craving some Thai.
The place seemed a bit unorganized with people not knowing what to do.
The food was really bland and nothing special. I noticed a lot of the customers were caucasian people. Maybe the taste is catered more to their liking? I think I’ll get my Thai food in Thai town…

Good food. Parking lot is small but have maanged to get a spot each time.

We’ve been here multiple times in the past and loved every single meal. Until one day, half way through my delicious pad see ew, I found a hair. A single, short, straight hair on a flat rice noodle. I’ll try to not make a pun. No, I can’t help it. It became pad see EWWWW.
Here is the picture of it. I swear that it is not from either of us. My friend commented that he would remove the hair and finish the dish because he loves E-​sea Fresh food so much, especially kra pao gai (?sp). I’m of the group of people that loses her appetite after seeing foreign objects in food. When the waitress asked how the food was and if we wanted a bag to take the rest my pad see ew home, I told her that no, that will not be necessary since I found a hair strand in it. She pleasantly smiled and said, OK, here’s your check. Why did she ask how the food was if she didn’t care about the answer?
Food: ⁵⁄₅ if you don’t care about cleanliness but appreciate authentic Thai food. ⁰⁄₅ if you care about cleanliness.
Service: ¹⁄₅.
Hours: Lunch only. Closes at 5pm.
Location: Odd. Free parking. Next to a good, clean coffee shop (Chimney) and a large Thai supermarket/​restaurant supply shop (LAX-​C)
I will not be returning. Expect a 5 star review from my friend with low standards to compensate for this 1 star review.

I can say that this food was pretty good if you want Thai food. The food here taste like it’s homemade and doesn’t have MSG. I can say this because normally when food has excessive amounts of MSG I get headaches after, but with this place I was totally fine. I was with my family and had the Hainan chicken, Red and Yellow Curries, and the Pad Thai. The two curries were distinct from each other and weren’t too spicy. The Pad Thai was your ordinary style and the Hainan chicken was good as well. If you want a delicious and economical meal then come here to dine in.

Solid Thai restaurant.
Good food except… weird location, hours, & parking. (Don’t expect a nice date spot or posh restaurant interior.)
This is just a good Thai restaurant if you happen to be in the area. =)

This has become one of my favorite places to get Thai food!
This restaurant has a lot of tables and booths. Great for couples, families and groups. The menu includes all the typical Thai dishes that you’d expect.
Food:
–Duck Noodle Soup: So good! Must try! The best duck noodle soup I’ve ever had! The rice noodles were cooked perfectly and the broth was rich and flavorful. I wanted to lick the bowl clean!
–Hainan Chicken (Khao Man Gai): Very good! Not as good as Nong’s in Portland OR but close enough. You can order with white or dark meat. The soy/​ginger sauce added a nice touch of flavor to the rice.
–Pad Thai: Best I’ve ever had! The noodles were cooked perfectly. The flavors were great. It wasn’t too sweet. And they didn’t drown the dish in crushed peanuts and bean sprouts. I usually don’t like Pad Thai but this place changed my mind.
–Pad See Ew: This is always my go to dish that helps me determine whether I like a Thai restaurant or not and they did a great job! The rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, and the flavors were all balanced well. Loved it!
Parking: Plenty of free parking in the lot
The only con was that service was a bit slow. And they messed up my order on my second visit but they gave me a free Thai Tea to make up for it. :)
Will definitely come back! :)

The best authentic Thai Restaurant! My favorite here are crispy pork with Chinese broccoli, Pad Thai, Pad see ew, Bangkok fried rice, yellow curry with chicken and for dessert the cassava and sticky rice with mango! I’m glad we found this place with free parking.

I lived in Bangkok, Thailand for awhile. If you’ve ever eaten legit Thai food, you know the watered down American versions just don’t cut it. Now that we’ve established that I’m a Thai food snob, let’s move on.
Their food has been one of the most legit experiences my mouth has tasted in the States! We tried their Pad Thai and Pad See Ew, and they were arroy mak mak! (Very very delicious.) The Pad Thai wasn’t heavy or greasy like most American Pad Thai comes. Another way you can tell if a Thai place is legit is if they serve Pad See Ew with regular broccoli or Chinese broccoli. E-​Sea Fresh uses Chinese broccoli, thank the Lord!
I can’t wait to come back and try my other favorite dishes. It’s conveniently located next to LAX-​C if you need to get some Thai-​Costco essentials. Plus, you know they get their ingredients fresh from there!

Hot dang!
Found a delicious, flavorful, extraordinary Thai hole-​in-​the-​wall place. Jackpot!
Small menu but everything is done well.
Pretty much everything I had so far has been money!!!
Hainan Chicken, Prik King, Duck Noodle Soup, Pork Knuckle, Pad Thai… all good.
Took one star away because the wait can be super long just to get your dishes.

Really great. Location and closing time (5pm) give you the sense that this is a factory worker restaurant (like the undiscovered Armenian meets Mexican spot Arthur’s Garden), a place made for customers who know and appreciate quality Thai. This is a gem, so nice to find outside Thai town. Huge dining space, attentive service, clean, very ample portions. Get a fried egg or 2 on your huge order of back-​end-​spicy Kra Pao, breakfast heaven. The boat noodles are clean, not too game-​y or too sweet (what you usually get) fresh ingredients. Fish and rice soup was appropriately subtle and brimming with scallions and fresh julienned ginger. Definite recommend. Be sure to go around the corner of the complex to the «Thai Costco» before you leave — there’s a little restaurant inside where you can score some fresh and unique pastes from their deli case for making homemade Thai curry.

The duck soup was very good, the meat didn’t taste super fresh but the broth and noodles and everything else in it were so darn good I forgot about the meat and this place still gets 5 stars.
The pad thai was also the best pad thai I’ve ever had in LA. This place is excellent, can’t wait to try more on their menu.

YES, YES AND YES!
I am the biggest noodle soup snob! I am always in the area at the wholesale place and seen a sign that says «Duck noodle soup». I have always been a curious person so I figured, why not?
The broth hands down is amazing! So fragrant and have a nice complexity to it. Don’t forget to order it with the fat rice noodles. UGH. I am literally salivating and typing this review. The duck in the soup didn’t taste fresh but I can disregard it and just go straight for the noodles.
Nice staff, clean little place next to Lax-​C. Try it and thank me later!

Seems they close at 5p on weekdays, so perhaps they cater to the business lunch crowd. They were nice enough to let me in just after 5p, which was quite nice.
Enjoyed my fish soup, and I have every reason to believe everything else is inexpensive and tasty.

What a gem in Chinatown! I came here for a friends graduation and it wasn’t it a disappointment.
Number one recommendation is the PAD THAI! It was seriously the best I ever had. You can actually taste the tamarind and it was a huge plate also!
I had the tomyum here also and it was hot and perfectly sour!
Their curry here is pretty good also. It’s rich and creamy. The beef one isn’t tough either!
Definitely should stop by if you’re in the area!
I can’t wait to try the duck noodles.

Pad see-​ew at its finest! I definitely love that this place is authentic yet has high-​quality ingredients like white meat chicken i’m fresh Chinese broccoli. Everything that I have had here is really good… Such a hidden gem considering the neighborhood and the storefront. Amazing option for lunch.

We finally made our way here on a Saturday afternoon. The place is located just outside of Chinatown and it’s in an awkward location. There is only one way to get in and out of this little strip mall, but there is plenty of parking when you enter.
I have only tried the Red Curry, so I will have to revise my review after I come back again. The curry was a perfect balance of sweet and spicy. Better than some places I have been to, but not the best I have had, hence the 3 star rating. I would def come back and try other things on their menu.

Hmm a Thai restaurant in Chinatown or close to Chinatown. The restaurant is located next to a coffee shop and there is a wholesale market on the side. The lot is a one way entrance so it can be tricky getting out if you are parked right in front.
The restaurant itself is a good space and has plenty of tables while during lunch time there was only one server. I ordered the tom yum noodle soup which had fish ball, ground pork, fish cake, cilantro, onions and your choice of noodles. The soup was sour, spicy, tangy, but for a tom yum soup, it wasn’t creamy at all, no heavy use of coconut that I could taste. But it was well prepared and overall tasted great.
Like I mentioned above, there was one server at the time, so service could be a bit slow, but it was great nonetheless.

E-​Sea Fresh Restaurant is a Thai restaurant located around the corner of LAX-​C Supermarket. They serve authentic Thai food here.
One of the waitresses at Thailand Plaza recommended us to go here.
The restaurant is super spacious. There’s some Thai decorations on the wall but otherwise it’s very simplistic. There’s lots of booths and tables.
Their menu has a limited selection of Thai dishes including noodle soups, pan fried noodle dishes, entrees, meat dishes, rice dishes, curries, and desserts.
There are three different types of curries here. This includes red curry, green curry, and yellow curry. For curries you can choose between chicken, pork, tofu, vegetable, beef, shrimp and seafood.
For noodle soups, you have a choice between egg noodles, thin rice noodles, rice vermicelli noodles, glass noodles, and flat rice noodles.
What I’ve tried here so far:
*Khao Man Gai (also known as Hainan Chicken) — Beautifully presented! The chicken was tender, the sauce was good, and most importantly, the rice was soft. The rice texture is a big deal for me because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the dish. The sauce is a mixture of fresh ginger, soybean, thai chili, vinegar, and soy sauce thus making the entire dish super flavorful when poured over the rice. This came out really well and I devoured the whole plate.
*Duck noodle soup with choice of flat rice noodles — The aroma of the duck broth smells so good. There’s generous portions of duck and flat rice noodles. The duck broth was incredibly rich in flavor and it ran down smooth. It was amazingly delicious. Duck was tender and flat rice noodles had perfect texture.
*Yellow Chicken Curry — Coconut curry flavor was fantastic along with tender white meat portions and tasty potatoes all of which absorbed the flavor really well.
*Papaya Salad — The papaya is fresh and crunchy with the flavors being sweet, sour, and spicy!
They don’t use MSG for any of their dishes!
Service has been superb. The waitresses we’ve encountered so far were super nice and very attentive.
Overall, fantastic Thai food with great service! Will be back here for another visit!

I love this place because I can get tasty Thai food without having to drive all the way to Hollywood for Thai Town. They have basic dishes like curry and noodles, but no papaya salad though. It’s in the same plaza as LAX-​C market and Chimney Coffeehouse.
I’ve gotten the Rad Na and Duck Noodles and enjoyed them both.
Last time I was there, the hours were only until 5pm, so it’s good for lunch. Looks like I’ll still have to trek to Thai Town for late night cravings.
Oh, and FYI, the name is totally deceiving. I thought it would like a banquet Chinese restaurant since they have the «seafood» in their name. They actually have the room and space to do so. However, most of it is used for storage. I swear this place is a front for a money laundering place! Regardless, awesome cheap eats.