5 R CHA Thai Bistro

Always see this place driving on McKellips and finally stopped in with the wife to grab a bite to eat. The staff is friendly and courteous. Our waiter was training someone and we could tell she was nervous but did a great job. Order food and it was very well cooked - came out hot and was delicious. My wife and I agreed we would come back again.

Had to delete the 4 star review I wrote a month or so ago, since Google doesn't allow for updates- why is that?

My initial visits were nice, but my last visit was a huge disappointment- tried the Crying Tiger specialty and was sorely disappointed. The carrots (allergy) I'd specifically asked to be omitted were included, so the server brought the dish back to just remove the carrots (carrot juice still present in the entree). The server returned with the dish promptly, but then the meat was thoroughly burnt on the bottom, and the kitchen forgot to send out the steamed egg noodles. Showed the burnt meat to the server, who quickly had the order redone, minus the carrots. After all of that, the food tasted sweet to me, and some of the vegetables were still raw. Perhaps the spices contained sugar? Thank goodness I'd requested the special sauce that came with the steak be brought "on the side," because it contained fish sauce, and I'm allergic to all things seafood. (Grew up enjoying food made with fish sauce, but developed food allergies in the early 2000s, officially diagnosed in 2006- shrimp, lobster, and a few white fish included- and I decided to avoid all seafood by late 2018. Yes, wild salmon, CRAB, and screen seaweed salad, too- boo hoo).

This visit also confirmed my suspicion that I cannot have homemade coconut milk ice cream at Thai restaurants... Developed a migraine while at the restaurant, drove home, and felt nauseous for a few hours after. Best way to alleviate nausea is to allow the body to do what it feels like. I then remembered I felt the same way the last time I had homemade coconut ice cream at another restaurant. I don't fault 5 R Cha for the ice cream fiasco.

$18 Crying Tiger entree, $3 serving of steamed egg noodles which I had to remind the kitchen I'd ordered, and deteriorating table and chairs haven't made me wish to return in many weeks now. Going to look elsewhere in Mesa for good Thai food.

It's a far East area. Kind odd place.the room in the dinning area needs help. Needs 2 be updated. The help is normally super nice . even when u get phone orders they are nice to u.the prices are a little high .but alot of the times the food comes out nice and hot.the plates look big .food is good and always get something new when u can.for far north east Mesa it's nice place to stop and get something different. Will be going back.

Best orange chicken I've ever had in my life! My wife loves there drunken noodles. Seems like anything you order is great. And the service is top notch! This place is a must try.