City Thai - Pasadena

Well, if you really don't like spicy food and you really like to be your spicy dishes on the sweet side, you might like City Thai. Yeah, I didn't cost my meal at City Thai. Yes, the decor is beautiful inside, but the food quality and authenticity is not so beautiful. I went here with a friend and here is what we shared: TOM YUM GONG: vegetables and shrimps had a kind of limp texture, and the taste of broth was very weak. Hardly one of the classic spiciness or tartness of the tone gum. HONEY GLAZED SHRIMP: Little sweet. The glaze was also a bit gummy. The whole duck I think cost something like $10, maybe $12, consisted of about four shrimps, although I think it's just as good not to waste good shrimp on a unsuccessful dish. TOFU PAD THAI: That was the best of the dishes we had, but again it was too sweet. Yes, Pad-Thai should not be sharp, but I think they would have increased the salt or fish sauce content or reduced the sugar content in the shell. The service was good, but I won't be back. It is not the cheapest Thai food out there, and more important that there are much better Thai food in LA (and Pasadena has other better restaurants, even if they are not necessarily Thai.

I got the pineapple fired rice - it was excellent! Can't wait to try more of their dishes! Friendly great service too!

My coworker and I weren't really craving any specific food, so we decided to give this place a tryBefore we walked in, I checked the Yelp reviews.

The perfect place to go when you're not feeling like running into anyone and just looking for some kinda basic food.m and a bit of people watching.