(818) 848-8520

310 N San Fernando Blvd
Burbank, CA 91502 34.1825 -118.3107

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Neighborhood: Burbank

Years in business

Established in 2004

Hours:

Monday To Friday From 11:30 AM To 10:30 PM Saturday To Sunday From 12:00 PM To 10:30 PM

Price:

$$

Last updated 6.23.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Restaurant Special Features:

Late Night Dining, Romantic Dining, Outdoor Dining, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Group Dining, Dine At The Bar

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Thai

Bar & Club Special Features:

Specialty Cocktails

What People Are Saying About Chadaka Thai

Featured Review

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In Short – Nestled in the heart of the Burbank Village is the first Valley outpost from Silver Lake's Rambutan Thai owners. Deep browns contrast with creamy whites in the dining area; the half-moon bar and lounge stick to the darker hue. Kimono-style silk patchwork lines the cathedral ceilings and adds a hint of color. The menu includes staples like noodles and curries, as well as specialties like rib-eye steak with hot pepper sauce and green pear salad with roasted cashews.

Editor's Tips

Parking:
Street parking is free on San Fernando, but notoriously difficult and usually stipulates a strict one-hour time limit. Try the free nearby lots on Palm or Orange Grove.
Save Money:
Lunch specials, available from 11am to 3pm, include rice bowls, curries and noodle soups, plus discounts on soups and appetizers when purchased with an entree.
What to Drink:
In addition to a wide range of beer and sake, specialty pomegranate and chocolate martinis are also available.
ambiance
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. Chadaka Thai is a great place for a romantic dinner, dinner with friends, or a birthday party.
  2. well worth the slightly expensive parking price!
  3. The decor is very tasteful, subtle, and timely.
  4. There were some very fun and interesting drinks and dishes on the menu including creative takes on traditional Thai cuisine.
  5. At this point, I was hoping that if the food is as good as the decoration, we'll be having a good night.
  6. The atmosphere is warm and inviting; the decore is very pretty.
  7. Finally some good Thai food in a cool, hip atmosphere!
  8. The food is really outstanding, the staff is friendly, the atmosphere is definitely much cooler (think zen) than your typical thai places.
  9. Delicious with great ambience
  10. The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants.
  11. Chadaka had great music, ambiance, and decor.
  12. Chadaka blends a very laid-back, chill atmosphere with food so good you'll forget you're dining in the Valley.
  13. Really great ambiance and the food is awesome.
  14. The former Fatburger location gets transformed into the most beautiful restaurant in the San Fernando Valley.
  15. It has a nice atmosphere, good food, and great service!
  16. great ambience, good food, beautiful presentation of food.
  17. The waitresses are friendly and efficient and the decor is comfortable and calming.
  18. Beautiful decor, outstanding food and an incredible happy-hour.
  19. Martini's are a bit expensive for Burbank, but the restaurants decor sets it apart and makes the $9 bareable.
  20. The food is always top notch, the service is the best in Los Angeles and the decor is beautiful.
  21. The atmosphere is cozy and romantic.
  22. especially enjoyed the ambiance.
  23. very romantic place.
  24. Given that the san fernando strip on burbank doesn't have a lot of unique places, this offers a nice modern decor at a reasonable price.
  25. The food is fresh and fabulous, the ambiance is trendy yet cozy, and the owner there is incredibly attentive.
  26. The ambiance is superb, they always have beautiful floral arrangements and cool candles.
  27. delightful staff and decor surpassed only by the food.
  28. they have very nice decor.
  29. What really stood out to me was the decor and the outstanding service.
  30. The restaurant is romantic and wonderful.
drinks
63.88999938964844% positive
  1. Great bar.
  2. The bar and the restaurant are beautiful.
  3. With a large selection of specialty cocktails and beautiful women, it's good to have such a quality chaperone.
  4. Also, liked their "champagne cocktails", such as, their Maui Sunrise.
  5. full bar is available if you're in need.
  6. What I got a a good beer list and a good selection of Thai food ruined by poor service.
  7. The bar in particular is amazing.
  8. The food is terrific, the drinks are strong and the staff is kind and beautiful.
  9. Their happy hour prices are great: $5 per appetizer and $4 for cocktails.
  10. Service was slow, unfriendly and twice we were brought drinks and appetizers that belonged to the table next to us.
  11. The service is wonderful, the food was way above incredible and the drink list was extensive.
  12. Chadaka also features a full bar, lunch specials and happy hour drink and food specials.
  13. Good food, perfect service, full bar, calming with music.
  14. They also have a good variety of beer, for those who enjoy a nice cold beer.
  15. Full bar, with a wide variety of specialty cocktails.
  16. The bar now has a full liquor license and the martini list is exotic and quite inexpensive.
  17. We ordered a glass of wine, and the glass was so dirty.
  18. The Pad Thai was delicious, the thai tea was decadent & the transformation from burger-joint to upscale-chic is making my head spin.
  19. Somehow, Chadaka Thai is easy to pass by, but the flavorful food and innovative drinks make it a place worth hunting down and checking out.
  20. The bar is a great place to wait for your table.
  21. There were some very fun and interesting drinks and dishes on the menu including creative takes on traditional Thai cuisine.
food quality
88.71999740600586% positive
  1. Chadaka is a breath of fresh air for my wife and I. The setting is Asian Modern (I beleve I just made that up), the food is presented better that any Thai restaurant that I've ever been to.
  2. was very impressed with the quality and quantity of the food, and the service was fast (almost too fast).
  3. great thai food!
  4. We returned that evening without "the boss" to apologize and have more of their wonderful food.
  5. The food is really outstanding, the staff is friendly, the atmosphere is definitely much cooler (think zen) than your typical thai places.
  6. Beautiful decor, outstanding food and an incredible happy-hour.
  7. love Thai food and the food at Chadaka's is tasty.
  8. We started with Chicken Satay that was moist and yummy, Beef Waterfall that was seriously DELICIOUS.
  9. The soup and salad were great, and the Steamed Wonton Bundles were terrific, but the Panang was simply out of this world!
  10. Really great ambiance and the food is awesome.
  11. We started with appetizers, curry dumplings and fresh Thai rolls.
  12. got very ill after eating bad shrimp at the restaurant and will never return to eat there.
  13. The food is always top notch, and the service is outstanding.
  14. The sauce was very tasteful and sophicated.
  15. Overall, the food was delicious -- I had the Roasted Duck Breast and the Spinach Wonton Soup.
  16. Chadaka Thai was a breath of fresh air compared to our only other Thai experience in LA which was on Brand Blvd.
  17. Finally some good Thai food in a cool, hip atmosphere!
  18. delightful staff and decor surpassed only by the food.
  19. I'm not usually sold very easily on Thai food but this restaurant is great!
  20. they have smaller plates compared to most thai restaurants that i've been to, but the food was delicious.
  21. Somehow, Chadaka Thai is easy to pass by, but the flavorful food and innovative drinks make it a place worth hunting down and checking out.
  22. It has a nice atmosphere, good food, and great service!
  23. But if you're looking for real, actual GOOD Thai food, then this is NOT the place to go to.
  24. The martini list is awesome, the food is consistently good, and the service is good.
  25. good food and lacking service
  26. The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants.
  27. The food was good.
  28. Good food, perfect service, full bar, calming with music.
  29. What I got a a good beer list and a good selection of Thai food ruined by poor service.
  30. The food is also very tasty.
  31. Better quality food, paired with excellent service in a room that's the best in Burbank.
  32. The food was pretty good, but got cold quickly.
  33. There were some very fun and interesting drinks and dishes on the menu including creative takes on traditional Thai cuisine.
  34. The food was decent, I especially liked my boyfriend's dish.
  35. The waitress was beautiful and attentive, my Sauvignon Blanc was perky yet unprecocious, and the lamb was outstanding.
  36. The food is fresh and fabulous, the ambiance is trendy yet cozy, and the owner there is incredibly attentive.
  37. The food is great, with Thai classics and creative variations.
  38. The menu is vast and will please even those patrons who claim not to like Thai food the BBQ chicken, salads, and fresh fish dishes will be loved by all.
  39. The Spinach and peanut sauce dish with tofu is soooo yummy.
  40. Chadaka Thai offers style, great food, terrific service.
  41. The staff is great, I've been going for months and the food, delicious.
  42. The food is top notch and the prices are affordable.
  43. Service great and food was very good.
  44. Chadaka thai has good food.
  45. had the lamb curry stew and it was really tasty, huge chunks of meat!
  46. The chicken curry was tasty, a little too watered down for my taste.
  47. Being a big fan of Thai food, I've made the trek over to Thai Town and sampled others all over town.
  48. best place for thai food
  49. Not only is the food excellent but the service is the best in LA by far!
  50. Fantastic food and a great value.
  51. The food here is fantastic as well as the service.
  52. Whenever I want an awesome meal I know I can count on Chadaka.
  53. The food was wonderful and the waitress was perfect.
  54. great ambience, good food, beautiful presentation of food.
  55. The food was so good and the prices were great.
  56. The beef was not good at all!
  57. Their recipes are good, everything else was tasty, but the meat in both orders was well below average, more like street market quality meat.
  58. The Beef Waterfall and Lynchee Martini were tasty!
  59. Beautiful Staff, wonderful food.
  60. Just outstanding food with equally impressive presentation.
  61. the food was great.
  62. The Salmon was tasteless - the curry didn't even penetrate the surface of the fish, the beef musamun was horrible - (You want real musamun, try Indra's ) - the coconut soup was also bland and the grilled beef in the Beef Waterfall too tough.
  63. The Pad Thai was delicious, the thai tea was decadent & the transformation from burger-joint to upscale-chic is making my head spin.
  64. Burbank breathes a breath of fresh air with Chadaka.
  65. Overall, this place is way too expensive for this service and food.
  66. I've had Thai food a number of times, I tend ti find the high heat and excessive sauces mask poor quality ingredients and improperly prepared meats.
  67. But of course, if you are an authentic thai food snob, this is not the place for you.
  68. The Thai food fanatic will rejoice in the authentic regional dishes (the jungle curry is amazing).
  69. love thai food and the best thai restaurants in my opinion are hole in the wall thai places; and the employees there are usually way nicer.
  70. nice mood, nice food
  71. The menu looks great but our chicken and beef were so overcooked and tasted like cardboard.
  72. The service is wonderful, the food was way above incredible and the drink list was extensive.
  73. Wow, the food was amazing.
  74. Ordered the hot & sour soup which was decent & the massaman curry which was not the greatest flavor but the beef was tender, think they were short ribs.
  75. the food is not outstanding - it is good, don't get me wrong.
  76. would, however, recommend the peanut sauce chicken skewers with cucumber relish.
  77. recommend the drunken noodles, pineapple shrimp fried rice (NOT overly sweet!)
  78. At this point, I was hoping that if the food is as good as the decoration, we'll be having a good night.
  79. The food was fresh, clean, and tasty.
  80. am one that doesnt really like curry, but their chicken with curry and coconut milk is AWESOME.
  81. Chadaka blends a very laid-back, chill atmosphere with food so good you'll forget you're dining in the Valley.
  82. The food is terrific, the drinks are strong and the staff is kind and beautiful.
  83. With every blissful bite I'm judged, do I deserve such a wonderful meal?
  84. The food is great, service is very good, and the staff is friendly.
  85. The pad thai is very good and the small bites are so reasonable and delicious that you could make a meal of them.
  86. If you want poor service, bad quality meats & a dirty environment - Thai Town is for you.
  87. Great service, delicious food and a drop dead gorgeous restaurant.
  88. The food is excellent and the service is decent.
  89. Unlike the previous reviewer, I found the food quite tasty and the service was adequate.
  90. It was good food but not the best
  91. The food is always top notch, the service is the best in Los Angeles and the decor is beautiful.
  92. Try the pear salad, crying tiger beef and a Thai-tantric martini to complete one of the best meals in all of Southern California.
  93. the great thing about this place is that as pretty as it is, it did not abandon the authentic flavors most dolled up asian places seem to go for.
  94. Chadaka also features a full bar, lunch specials and happy hour drink and food specials.
  95. Other standard Thai fare such as curries, coconut curry soups, vegetarian dishes and seafood are also quite good.
  96. The pear salad was the best salad I've ever had.
menu variety
77.5% positive
  1. What I got a a good beer list and a good selection of Thai food ruined by poor service.
  2. Full bar, with a wide variety of specialty cocktails.
  3. With a large selection of specialty cocktails and beautiful women, it's good to have such a quality chaperone.
  4. large selection of appetisers and a comprehensive menu add to this enjoyable experience.
  5. Great music blends with amazing flavors and a wide variety of scrumptious things to look at.
  6. There were some very fun and interesting drinks and dishes on the menu including creative takes on traditional Thai cuisine.
  7. They also have a good variety of beer, for those who enjoy a nice cold beer.
  8. The menu is vast and will please even those patrons who claim not to like Thai food the BBQ chicken, salads, and fresh fish dishes will be loved by all.
  9. The service is wonderful, the food was way above incredible and the drink list was extensive.
  10. The menu looks great but our chicken and beef were so overcooked and tasted like cardboard.
overall
92.8600025177002% positive
  1. The bar is a great place to wait for your table.
  2. the great thing about this place is that as pretty as it is, it did not abandon the authentic flavors most dolled up asian places seem to go for.
  3. Loved this place, If you are in downtown Burbank for dinner and a Movie this is the best place to go.
  4. It's a great place to bring a date, then walk around to see some shops or catch a movie.
  5. Easily a crowd pleaser, this is a good place for business lunch or a nice dinner.
  6. This is clearly the best new restaurant in Burbank.
  7. It's a good place to go with a few friends and have a good time, or to take a date for an relaxed but intimate dinner.
  8. best place for thai food
  9. Price was very fair, great place to take someone out on a date or dinner.
  10. If you're looking for a nice place to chill and people watch, then this is a good choice.
  11. great place to enjoy a New Year's Eve dinner, I wish I would have known about the party after, would of got there a little later.
  12. highly recommend it, it's my favorite Thai restaurant.
  13. Finally found a great non-chain restaurant in Burbank.
  14. Chadaka Thai is a great place for a romantic dinner, dinner with friends, or a birthday party.
return potential
50.0% positive
  1. got very ill after eating bad shrimp at the restaurant and will never return to eat there.
  2. Highly recommended and I will definately go back again soon!
service
85.38000106811523% positive
  1. The food is terrific, the drinks are strong and the staff is kind and beautiful.
  2. The service is fantastic - very attentive, always there when you need something, but never hassling you.
  3. The staff was very nice and we were constantly waited on.
  4. went with a group of 10 for a b/d party, service was good, attentive.
  5. (P.S. I also had a bad service experience last Valentine's day).
  6. The food is great, service is very good, and the staff is friendly.
  7. The service was great, they were super friendly!
  8. The food was wonderful and the waitress was perfect.
  9. The service was friendly and inviting.
  10. I've always had great service here and am well received every time I visit.
  11. The food is really outstanding, the staff is friendly, the atmosphere is definitely much cooler (think zen) than your typical thai places.
  12. The service was excellent and attentive and I even made it a point to thank the owner for the great service.
  13. Beautiful people watching as well.
  14. Good food, perfect service, full bar, calming with music.
  15. Great service in a nice environment.
  16. The food is always top notch, the service is the best in Los Angeles and the decor is beautiful.
  17. Better quality food, paired with excellent service in a room that's the best in Burbank.
  18. Unlike the previous reviewer, I found the food quite tasty and the service was adequate.
  19. The food is excellent and the service is decent.
  20. The food here is fantastic as well as the service.
  21. If you want to go with a group over 4 people, I would suggest making reservations, since it is not a big space.
  22. service is great too!
  23. What really stood out to me was the decor and the outstanding service.
  24. It has a nice atmosphere, good food, and great service!
  25. The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants.
  26. Chadaka Thai offers style, great food, terrific service.
  27. Bar staff was very friendly, and to my suprise the customers were great.
  28. Not only is the food excellent but the service is the best in LA by far!
  29. The waitress was beautiful and attentive, my Sauvignon Blanc was perky yet unprecocious, and the lamb was outstanding.
  30. The staff was terrific.
  31. Great service, delicious food and a drop dead gorgeous restaurant.
  32. service is not too good
  33. The staff is great, I've been going for months and the food, delicious.
  34. What I got a a good beer list and a good selection of Thai food ruined by poor service.
  35. If you're looking for a nice place to chill and people watch, then this is a good choice.
  36. The food is fresh and fabulous, the ambiance is trendy yet cozy, and the owner there is incredibly attentive.
  37. The staff is warm and easy on the eyes.
  38. The people at Chadaka Thai are so warm and welcoming that it's become my second home.
  39. Wonderful flavors, perfect preparation and a quality to the service that sets it apart from anything in Burbank, or Hollywoof for that matter.
  40. It was really good, service was great, manager came by the table to make sure things are fine.
  41. Great service!
  42. good food and lacking service
  43. If you want poor service, bad quality meats & a dirty environment - Thai Town is for you.
  44. the place wasn't very crowded during the day, and the service was decent.
  45. The martini list is awesome, the food is consistently good, and the service is good.
  46. Overall, this place is way too expensive for this service and food.
  47. The food is always top notch, and the service is outstanding.
  48. delightful staff and decor surpassed only by the food.
  49. the service is horrible.
  50. The service is wonderful, the food was way above incredible and the drink list was extensive.
  51. The waitresses are friendly and efficient and the decor is comfortable and calming.
  52. beautiful restaurant with an accomodating staff.
  53. was very impressed with the quality and quantity of the food, and the service was fast (almost too fast).
  54. love thai food and the best thai restaurants in my opinion are hole in the wall thai places; and the employees there are usually way nicer.
  55. Ambience and wait staff were great.
  56. AND the service was horrible.
  57. Service was outstanding, the manager went out of his way, nice guy.
value
75.0% positive
  1. Somehow, Chadaka Thai is easy to pass by, but the flavorful food and innovative drinks make it a place worth hunting down and checking out.
  2. had the lamb curry stew and it was really tasty, huge chunks of meat!
  3. The prices are very reasonable.
  4. The food was so good and the prices were great.
  5. Overall, this place is way too expensive for this service and food.
  6. The bar now has a full liquor license and the martini list is exotic and quite inexpensive.
  7. Given that the san fernando strip on burbank doesn't have a lot of unique places, this offers a nice modern decor at a reasonable price.
  8. Good portions too!
  9. Their happy hour prices are great: $5 per appetizer and $4 for cocktails.
  10. Fantastic food and a great value.
  11. am a huge Thai fan now but only when it comes to Chadaka.
  12. Don't cruise San Fernando for the perfect spot, gas is expensive.
  13. The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants.
  14. The food is top notch and the prices are affordable.
  15. Martini's are a bit expensive for Burbank, but the restaurants decor sets it apart and makes the $9 bareable.
  16. well worth the slightly expensive parking price!
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. Service was slow, unfriendly and twice we were brought drinks and appetizers that belonged to the table next to us.
  2. The atmosphere is mellow and relaxing, the food is tasty, light and inexpensive, the service quick and attentive, and the waitresses, for lack of a better word, are hot-- a not unimportant consideration when it comes to Thai restaurants.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

12/13/11

What A Great Place!

by juliettasilva

Wow must say came here with my friend the other day and the food was amazing. Loved the crying dragon.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/09/10

wakka

by arjunbanker

zooky

  • Pros: zorpy
  • Cons: zorpy!
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/13/09

Good Thai Food. Great place for lunch.

by J0s1e

I really like Thai Food. I live in Burbank and so Chadaka Thai would be an obvious location to try out. I went with my boyfriend for lunch. He ordered a Chicken Curry dish and I had a Green Beans / Shrimp dish. The food was decent, I especially liked my boyfriend's dish. I find my entree a bit too spicy though. *and I can eat above average spicy-ness*

Now, having relocated to Los Angeles recently from Indiana, I would consider this really good Thai Food. But compare to Hong Kong or Thailand... Err... It's OK at best.

Bottomline : will be back!

  • Pros: Inexpensive lunch prices
  • Cons: A bit too spicy
3 Star Rating: Average

08/19/09

gourmet thai food

by Nirali2009

Chadaka thai has good food. however it is a more high end gourmet kind of thai food instead of more traditional family style cuisine. It was good food but not the best

  • Pros: good food
  • Cons: pricey
1 Star Rating: Poor

06/29/09

Spicy Food just became Overly Sweet

by Critico

Its high time they shut this place down. Used to be good when they started. They started degrading on a downhill and yesterday was my worst experience.

Hoping to have a fulfilling sunday lunch, we walk in at around 12:30 and find ourselves alone. The crew was yapping inside the kitchen and we had to yell for a hello.

We asked for the food to be extra spicy. The panang curry was sweet, the eggplants in it seemed to be a last minute raw addition. The fried rice was devoid of any vegetables, for a vegetarian fried rice.

We paid 65$ for a lunch of 3 entrees, one starter and iced coffees.Such a waste!

  • Pros: None
  • Cons: Bad Service, Overpriced Menu, Uncooked curries

The Details on Chadaka Thai

Place Categories:

  • good thai food
  • great terrific service
  • great place
  • beautiful local thai restaurant
  • friendly bar staff
  • very good pad thai
  • horrible service
  • full bar
  • nice atmosphere
  • great happy hour prices
  • really great ambiance
  • beautiful waitress
  • enjoyable experience
  • nice eve dinner
  • great date spot
  • beautiful people
  • wonderful meal
  • great soup
  • not authentic flavors
  • cold food
  • recommend pineapple fried rice
  • very tasteful sauce
  • beautiful modern decor
  • fresh air
  • worst service experience
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