Kinaly Thai Express (Escondido)

Mollie Bergstrom

Kinaly Thai Express is a gem in Escondido! 🌟 I visited for lunch and was pleasantly surprised by their cozy atmosphere. The Pad Thai was cooked to perfection - flavorful with just the right amount of spice!

Their extensive tea selection was a delightful bonus; I went for the jasmine, which was aromatic and refreshing. The staff was friendly and accommodating, making it a great spot for solo dining or a casual meal with friends.

Plus, it’s wheelchair accessible, which is always a plus! I can’t wait to return for dinner... 🍜

The food is pretty good here, and they are always friendly.
I admit I come here often, but there are times that the quality of ingredients seems to suffer.
Every now and then I get orders with near rotten limes in my pad Thai.
Or extremely dark and wilted green onion.
Luckily the dish itself is always good, the pad Thai here is really good, the sauce is exceptional.
This place is so close to greatness, if only it could be more consistent with the ingredients.

I got the yellow curry with tofu and veggies, satay skewers, and orange chicken.
The orange chicken was really the only enjoyable thing.
My curry had cabbage in it which was a bit of a strange vegetable choice on their behalf and the potatoes and most of the veggies were all undercooked a lot.
The curry flavor itself was good but in the end I could only really eat the sauce, tofu, and rice.
The satay skewers were given sauceless and the meat was incredibly stringy/dry even with a dipping sauce.
The orange chicken was fine.
Mostly just orange chicken and a whole lot of plain white rice on the side.
Considering the price I paid for this meal it was a disheartening experience to have such low quality dishes as I was truly looking forward to my meal.

The 2nd best spot I've had in escondido the food was pretty good but the service was amazing I can't recommend the pad seyu above everything else.
The pad Thai noodles were a little too wet for my liking and the tofu could have been a little more crispy and a little more marinated for me personally overall still really good