Absolute Thai - DC

Name: Absolute Thai - DC
Address: 521 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United States, 20001
Telephone: (202) 506-7272
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4

4.0

63 Reviews

$30 and under

Thai

521 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

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Neighborhood gem
Innovative
Romantic

Absolute Thai is a Thai Gem in the heart of Chinatown in Washington DC.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Thai
Hours of operation
Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Phone number
(202) 506-7272
Website
http://www.absolutethaidc.com/
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
521 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Neighborhood
Penn Quarter
Cross street
7th St NW
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Delivery

House Salad$6.00
Served with your choice of dressing.
Garden Rolls$6.00
Noodles and vegetable fresh rolls served with tamarind peanut sauce.
Fried Chicken Wontons$7.00
Stuffed with minced chicken.
Curry Puff$7.00
Thai pastry stuffed with potato, onion, and yellow curry paste.
Nua Sawan$7.00
Marinated thin slices of beef oven-dried and fried to perfection.
Som Tom$8.00
Green papaya salad, grilled shrimp, and roasted peanuts in spicy lime dressing.
Yum Nua$8.00
Grilled steak with spicy lime juice.
Fried Shrimp Rolls$8.00
Served with chef's special sauce. (Spicy)
Spring Rolls$6.00
Taro, cabbage, cellophane noodles, dried mushrooms, and celery.
Fried Tofu Appetizer$6.00
Served with sweet and sour peanut dipping sauce.
Larb Gai$7.00
Minced chicken and Thai herbs with spicy lemon juice.
Satay$7.00
Grilled chicken on skewers, served with peanut sauce.
Crispy Chicken Wings$8.00
Served with chef's special sauce.
Kanom Jeeb Dumpling$8.00
Shrimp, crab meat, minced pork, and water chestnut.
Fried Calamari$8.00
Thai-style calamari, lightly battered and fried.
Yum Woonsen Talay$9.00
Shrimp, scallop, squid, cellophane noodles, exotic spices, fried garlic, and roasted peanuts.

Soups

Seaweed & Tofu Soup$6.00
Clear broth.
Green Wonton Soup$6.00
Minced chicken and shrimp wontons in light broth.
Tom Kha Gai$6.00
Chicken and mushroom in spicy lemongrass coconut broth.
Tom Kha Goong$7.00
Shrimp and mushroom in a spicy lemongrass coconut broth.
Tom Kha Mushroom Soup$6.00
Spicy coconut lemongrass broth.
Tom Yum Gai$6.00
Chicken, mushroom, and tomato in spicy lemongrass broth.
Tom Yum Goong$7.00
Shrimp, mushroom, and tomato in a spicy lemongrass broth.
Grilled Shrimp Soup$7.00
Thai spicy galangal broth.

Entrées

Pad Thai$13.00
Most famous Thai noodle dish. Stir-fried noodles, chive, tofu, egg, and crushed peanuts.
Pad See Ew$13.00
Wide noodles stir-fried with Chinese broccoli and egg.
Fried Rice$13.00
Thai fried rice with onion, tomato, scallion, and egg, served with jasmine rice.
Green Curry Fried Rice$13.00
Spicy fried rice with eggplant, bamboo shoot, pepper, and basil, served with jasmine rice.
Panang Curry$13.00
Very flavorful spicy peanut curry and steamed broccoli, served with jasmine rice. (Spicy)
Massaman Curry$13.00
Classic spicy yellow curry, with potato, carrot, onion, and roasted peanut, served with jasmine rice.
Vegetable Medley$13.00
Sautéed mixed vegetables and tofu with light brown sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Him-Ma-Parn$13.00
Sautéed cashew nuts, onion, and dried pepper, served with jasmine rice.
Ka-Prao$13.00
Sautéed sweet basil leaves and bell pepper with chili garlic sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Pad Prik Khing$13.00
Sautéed string beans, pepper, ginger, and lemongrass with red chili paste, served with jasmine rice.
Drunken Noodle$13.00
Sautéed wide noodles with onion, bell pepper, chili, and garlic basil sauce.
Kao Soi$13.00
Egg noodle in creamy curry, with shallot, bean sprout, and preserved cabbage, served with jasmine rice.
Basil Fried Rice$13.00
Spicy fried rice with chili and garlic basil sauce, served with jasmine rice. (Spicy)
Green Curry$13.00
Traditional green curry with Thai eggplant, bamboo shoot, and basil, served with jasmine rice. (Spicy)
Red Curry$13.00
Braised bamboo shoot, eggplant, green bean, basil, and pepper.
Spicy Eggplant Tofu$13.00
Sautéed Chinese eggplant and tofu with chili garlic basil sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Chinese Broccoli$13.00
Sautéed with light garlic and oyster sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Pad Khing$13.00
Sautéed fresh ginger and mushroom in black bean sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Nam Prik Pow$13.00
Sautéed scallion, onion, and pepper with roasted chili paste, served with jasmine rice.
Jungle$13.00
Sautéed bamboo shoot, green bean, eggplant pepper, and basil, with spicy Thai herb curry paste, served with jasmine rice.

Entrées with Protein

Spicy Crispy Chicken$16.00
Fried boneless chicken breast with ka prao sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Duck N' Lychee$17.00
Boneless duck and lychee in panang curry, served with jasmine rice.
Keaw Wan Roti$17.00
Extra spicy shrimp and chicken in green curry, served with roti and jasmine rice. (Spicy)
Siam Flaming Beef$17.00
Marinated beef and sesame seeds with broccoli, mushroom, and carrot, served with jasmine rice.
Grilled Salmon$18.00
Steamed baby corn, carrot, and broccoli with your choice of side, served with jasmine rice.
Choo Chee$18.00
Choice of protein in red curry, with kaffir lime and sweet basil, served with jasmine rice.
Gai Pou Kao Fai$16.00
Young chicken fried and topped with mae play sauce, served with jasmine rice.
Spicy Crispy Duck$17.00
Fried boneless duck and egg noodle with ka prao sauce.
Potpourri Shrimp with Rice$17.00
Shrimp and crab meat with rice, raisin, pineapple, and egg, served with jasmine rice.
Roast Duck in Red Curry$17.00
Tomato, pineapple, peppers, and basil served with jasmine rice.
Crispy Flounder Fillet$18.00
Steamed baby corn, carrot, and broccoli with your choice of sauce, served with jasmine rice.

Sides

Jasmine Rice$2.00
Plain Sticky Rice$2.00
Steamed Broccoli$2.00
Peanut Sauce$2.00
Side of Beef$2.00
Side of Chicken$2.00
Scallop$1.50
One scallop.
Brown Rice$2.00
Steamed Noodles$2.00
Mixed Veggies$2.00
Curry Sauce$4.00
Your choice of sauce.
Side of Pork$2.00
Shrimp$1.50
One shrimp.

Desserts

Salty Caramel Mousse$6.00
Chocolate cake, milk chocolate ganache, and salty caramel mousse.
Tempura Ice Cream$6.00
Fried vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup.
Fried Banana Rolls$6.00
Fried banana rolls with vanilla ice cream, honey, and sesame seeds.
Pandan Coconut Cake$6.00
Mango & Sticky Rice$6.00
Traditional warm sweet sticky rice with sesame seeds and pandan-coconut cream.

Beverages

Soda$2.00
Your choice of soda.
Shirley Temple$3.00
Lemonade$3.00
Arnold Palmer$3.00
Lemonade and passion fruit iced tea.
Thai Iced Coffee$3.00
Siam Punch$5.00
Green syrup, pineapple juice, lemonade, and club soda.
Virgin Mojito$5.00
Mint, lime juice, syrup, and soda.
S. Pellegrino$3.00
Your choice of size.
Hot Tea$3.00
Your choice of tea.
Iced Tea$2.00
Passion fruit flavor, unsweetened.
Juice$3.00
Your choice of flavor.
Thai Iced Tea Lemonade$3.00
Thai Iced Tea$3.00
Sassy Strawberry$5.00
Strawberry purée, orange juice, mint, and club soda.
Pattaya Iced Tea$5.00
Pomegranate juice, pineapple juice, iced tea, and grenadine.
Natural Spring Water$3.00
500mL of natural artesian water.
Hot Coffee$2.00

What 63 people are saying

Absolute Thai - DC reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.0

4 based on all time ratings

4.1Food
3.9Service
3.4Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

63 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
Washington DC1 review
1.0
Dined on August 25, 2018
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Service was bad. Server was frowning and shouting when we asked to seat at another table (that was empty) that was not facing the kitchen.
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PriyaP
Baltimore4 reviews
3.0
Dined on July 6, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Service was slow, we were a big group and our food took a long time to be served. Food was tasty!!!
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KimD
Washington DC18 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 11, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
It was a great location for a pre-event meal at the Capital One Arena. The food and drinks were good. The decor, especially from the outside, could use a makeover.
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Sandy
Washington DC17 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 19, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
I won’t return.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC3 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 9, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Quirky hole in the wall, but really good food. Don’t underestimate the hotness of a dish!
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NOVA
Washington DC5 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 5, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was good. Hostess was very nice, but service was a bit slow: one person in the party received food 10-15 min after the other person's food (ordered at the same time). Other than that good experience, good location.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC1 review
3.0
Dined on March 30, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Service was not great. Took a lot of effort and time to track down waitress to take our order, get more water, and get our check. Food was pretty good, but the drunken noodles were painfully spicy.
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michaelpowell
Greater Boston1 review
5.0
Dined on March 15, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
really great food, I would recommend to anyone. I plan to return.
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Craig
Washington DC1051 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 11, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Not their best night. Food was cold when it go to the table and only got worse while waiting to wave someone down to get utensils. I’ve been many times and it’s usually much better. Maybe they need to go back to quality over quantity instead of trying to turn the tables so quickly.
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MelissaG
Richmond1 review
3.0
Dined on March 4, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Very inattentive service. We were a party of 10, but just about the only table dining. Whenever we asked for anything, the severs would sit around and text before doing it. Was greeted abruptly from across the restaurant and told to sit at a table for two. When I explained we had reservations for 10 through open table, they did not know what I was talking about. Besides this, the food was very good, and it was an overall enjoyable experience. After a long day out of town however, we were really hoping for at least mediocre service and we did not get it.
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521 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Additional information

Cross street
7th St NW
Neighborhood
Penn Quarter
Hours of operation
Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Thai
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Delivery

Website
http://www.absolutethaidc.com/
Phone number
(202) 506-7272

Absolute Thai - DC

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Appetizers

House Salad$6.00

Garden Rolls$6.00

Fried Chicken Wontons$7.00

Curry Puff$7.00

Nua Sawan$7.00

Som Tom$8.00

Yum Nua$8.00

Fried Shrimp Rolls$8.00

Spring Rolls$6.00

Fried Tofu Appetizer$6.00

Larb Gai$7.00

Satay$7.00

Crispy Chicken Wings$8.00

Kanom Jeeb Dumpling$8.00

Fried Calamari$8.00

Yum Woonsen Talay$9.00

Soups

Seaweed & Tofu Soup$6.00

Green Wonton Soup$6.00

Tom Kha Gai$6.00

Tom Kha Goong$7.00

Tom Kha Mushroom Soup$6.00

Tom Yum Gai$6.00

Tom Yum Goong$7.00

Grilled Shrimp Soup$7.00

Entrées

Pad Thai$13.00

Pad See Ew$13.00

Fried Rice$13.00

Green Curry Fried Rice$13.00

Panang Curry$13.00

Massaman Curry$13.00

Vegetable Medley$13.00

Him-Ma-Parn$13.00

Ka-Prao$13.00

Pad Prik Khing$13.00

Drunken Noodle$13.00

Kao Soi$13.00

Basil Fried Rice$13.00

Green Curry$13.00

Red Curry$13.00

Spicy Eggplant Tofu$13.00

Chinese Broccoli$13.00

Pad Khing$13.00

Nam Prik Pow$13.00

Jungle$13.00

Entrées with Protein

Spicy Crispy Chicken$16.00

Duck N' Lychee$17.00

Keaw Wan Roti$17.00

Siam Flaming Beef$17.00

Grilled Salmon$18.00

Choo Chee$18.00

Gai Pou Kao Fai$16.00

Spicy Crispy Duck$17.00

Potpourri Shrimp with Rice$17.00

Roast Duck in Red Curry$17.00

Crispy Flounder Fillet$18.00

Sides

Jasmine Rice$2.00

Plain Sticky Rice$2.00

Steamed Broccoli$2.00

Peanut Sauce$2.00

Side of Beef$2.00

Side of Chicken$2.00

Scallop$1.50

Brown Rice$2.00

Steamed Noodles$2.00

Mixed Veggies$2.00

Curry Sauce$4.00

Side of Pork$2.00

Shrimp$1.50

Desserts

Salty Caramel Mousse$6.00