Kook Kai's Thai Noodles [ The Pepper Thai Kitchen ]

This little place is great. Nice and cozy, very welcoming and friendly! It's a bit difficult to find at night because of construction on the street, but trust me, it's worth it! There are only about 6 or 7 tables in this quaint restaurant which made the atmosphere very intimate. The food looks as good as it tastes! It was so delicious that I didn't even get a chance to take a picture. We started with the vegetable spring rolls (4) with a sweet chili sauce. The sauce was on the sweeter end which was unique. For dinner, I had the pad see ew with shrimp which was extremely flavorful and tasty! They also didn't skimp on the shrimp. I think I had about 6 or 7 large shrimp in my dish, which was perfect. My friend had the spicy basil fried rice (2 chili peppers) which they thought was pretty spicy, but also delicious. We washed it down with a sweet yet creamy Thai tea. It was such a great dinner!

The best part of the whole dinner, however, was the service. We spoke with Pair, our server, who was as friendly and kind as ever!!! They did a great job with attentiveness without being overbearing. Again, extremely friendly and lovely place! I would absolutely recommend this place for anyone who wants authentic, flavorful, and bold Thai food. It was phenomenal! I can't wait to go back and try more!!

Had a really great experience here! We sat outside (numerous tables available) and it was a little chilly, so the waitress offered to bring out a heater. She was also very attentive and kind throughout the meal.

We got the curry puffs, chive dumplings, drunken noodles, crispy duck basil, and fried bananas, and I would recommend every single one of them! The food came out fairly quickly but was also very fresh.

I walked (beauty of Silver Spring), but my dinner companion drove, and there's a decent amount of street parking out front. If you don't have luck with that, Lot 38 (public parking) is right across the street.

Great service and great food and reasonable prices - would definitely recommend and will be coming back here.

As a side note, they have a loyalty program/punch card system.

My first visit to this establishment was 2/18/22. I just happened to come upon it by chance and it’s a good thing I stopped in for an early dinner. The staff is very congenial, the atmosphere is welcoming, service is prompt, and the food is delicious as well as reasonably priced.

Nice place- could easily have been 5 star experience.

Highlights:

1. Clean
2. Nice atmosphere and employees
3. Good variety (and spring rolls are outstanding!)
4. Reasonable prices for the area in 2022.

Opportunities:

1. Below average service (very slow to get to me and get drinks out) while no other patrons were dining in and restaurant staffed with ample help (main reason for 4 stars over 5)

2. Sesame chicken seemed to be candied— this is okay, but a bit unusual in my experience. Think Panda Express’ version, but more candied.

3. Food was brought out with appetizer (I approved so it would be hot) but the temperature was only luke warm.

(Loved) the pad Thai. Funny thing is that the review that was listed above mine was placed three months prior and the patron complained that there was not enough sauce. 😅I guess the owners are very responsive happy to please and now are throwing a boatload of sauce on the noodles. I don’t want a boatload of sauce I just want just the right amount . Most importantly it tastes bottled not homemade it’s very sugary yet tasty.
Even so I prefer when they make the sauce themselves. The noodles were chewy😬. The chicken was charred😳. I still ate at least half of it.
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The food was made timely and fresh. Service was great would come again.