Toi On Sunset Rockin Thai Food

(323) 874-8062

7505 1/2 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046 34.0981 -118.353

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Neighborhoods: Hollywood, Central LA

TOIROCKINTHAIFOOD.COM

Last updated 6.08.11

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Restaurant Special Features:

Late Night Dining

Cuisine:

Thai

What People Are Saying About Toi On Sunset Rockin Thai Food

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In Short – This Thai restaurant is all about rock and roll. With posters of AC/DC, David Bowie and the Clash, leopard-print drapes, waitresses who look like retired Go-Go's, and crowds at 4am, Toi projects hard-core rock-star attitude. Besides the scene, standard favorites like pad thai are the draw. Dried chili-cashew nut melds cashews and barbecue sauce with cabbage, onions and hot peppers, and entrees are incomplete without the famous brown rice. Green-tea ice cream comes scooped enough for a small group.

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
Toi's weekday lunch specials are filling and inexpensive.
Parking:
There is no lot, so street parking is the only option.
ambiance
93.99999618530273% positive
  1. Fresh vegies vary - but always fun and well stocked.
  2. Toi has a great atmosphere, knowledgeable and fun staff, and really fresh ingredients.
  3. The decor is unlike anything you have experienced and the food is fantastic.
  4. The atmosphere is cool, I guess.
  5. The popularity is only explained by the atmosphere which is "cool" and "hip" and since it is open late on sunset.
  6. The atmosphere is very unique (in a good way) and welcoming.
  7. The decor is fun - a rock and rollish theme.
  8. love the atmosphere there, and i found my favorite item on the menu (Chicken Curry Somen) - and i order it every time.
  9. Decent food, but bad atmosphere
  10. great food, msic, people, atmosphere, everything!
  11. liked the atmosphere of the Sunset branch but the Santa Monica one is dull.
  12. ate there once, it is a cute restaurant with yummy food and good portions, interesting decor.
  13. The atmosphere was wonderful, totally rock and roll, the menu is very cheap!
  14. But- the atmosphere is terrible.
  15. First off, the ambience was great.
  16. My favorite restaurant in Los Angeles - Awesome Thai food, fun environment, great prices, good music!
  17. The funky techno style decor makes this an interesting place to.
  18. Service was good and atmosphere was pretty cool.
  19. can image why people think this is a good Thai restaurant because the open hours and location.
  20. Good thai, cool atmosphere
  21. Great food, great fun, great service.
  22. Great food & very fun, rock-n-roll atmosphere with late hours if you're looking for a late-night spot t.
  23. The crowd is fun, especially from the midnight to 4am stretch.
  24. Rock and Roll atmosphere without the Hollywood attitude, the servers are friendly and look nice too.
  25. The decor is pretty cool, very rock'n'roll, and it's always full of hipsters.
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. Best fortune cookies I've ever had (don't usually care about those).
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The staff is friendly, they play good music and you don't pay Hollywood prices for drinks.
  2. the iced tea is great!
  3. The ice tea is good, though.
  4. their Thai iced tea is to die for, the Tom Yum Goong is superb and the best dish of all "Crab Fried Rice" is orgasmic.
food quality
84.79999542236328% positive
  1. Great food, great fun, great service.
  2. This place has terrific food!
  3. For some good, cheap thai food there are MUCH BETTER PLACES.
  4. the black rice is neat, the thai iced teas are quite decent, and the prices are around $10 for entrees.
  5. The decor is unlike anything you have experienced and the food is fantastic.
  6. their Thai iced tea is to die for, the Tom Yum Goong is superb and the best dish of all "Crab Fried Rice" is orgasmic.
  7. Atmosphere, music, great service, great hours, friendly staff and customers, and amazing food (the lemon chicken is my fav, and the house dressing is terrific!
  8. No, it's not really authentic Thai -- but it is good and it's open late.
  9. Great food & very fun, rock-n-roll atmosphere with late hours if you're looking for a late-night spot t.
  10. would not recommend this place for a great Thai food restaurant.
  11. The grilled satay was flavorful, yet a tiny bit overcooked, but the accompanying peanut sauce more than compensated.
  12. Go for lunch and you get a lot of pretty good food for not very much money.
  13. I've been to Toi twice- the first time I had a terrible dish but my brother had a great spicy seafood soup.
  14. don't love rice, but I'll eat this stuff like candy.
  15. all food is good when you're drunk & it's late
  16. DON'T go there for authentic Thai.
  17. They use no MSG - also very good and food is fresh.
  18. had the Yum Tuna Salad, with onions, lettuce, cucumber in a spicy hot lime juice.
  19. It was the worst thai food i have ever had.
  20. The brown rice and panang was very tasty.
  21. For food we had delicious coconut chicken soup and lightly battered chicken with a lemon dip[ping sauce.
  22. The pumpkin/eggplant/fried tofu dish was amazing.
  23. Always a diverse crowd for great people watching and always good food-definitely a place I'd recommend.
  24. love the Dried Chili Cashew dish - the best sauce I've ever had.
  25. The food was tasty and had generous portions, and the price and service were excellent.
  26. Their food is consistently good.
  27. We stopped in on Sunday afternoon and had great food - clean, spicy flavors.
  28. GOOD, really, it is good, food open till 2 am.
  29. Highly recommend the pad thai with shrimp.
  30. and want some great thai food.
  31. Consistently good thai food
  32. All in all it is a good place to socialize and have some tasty reasonable priced and spicy food.
  33. Decent food, but bad atmosphere
  34. Oh, and the Thai food is pretty nice too.
  35. Since the food is great there is a long wait to get a table wish it was bigger.
  36. It's not the most authentic thai food I've ever had, but the pad thai is still a great choice.
  37. The food is not authentic.
  38. Toi has a great atmosphere, knowledgeable and fun staff, and really fresh ingredients.
  39. Toi is a great spot on Sunset for Thai food.
  40. Sure there are other Thai places that may be more "authentic" but Toi really has a personality of it's own - and i like it that way.
  41. The Tofu is the best I've ever had - even people who don't like tofu usually enjoy Toi's.
  42. It's open late, has GREAT Thai food, GREAT Service.
  43. the food is just not all that great or authentic - though, i guess, they are saved by the sign in the window: "thai-american food.
  44. think the price is acceptable but the food is just below average.
  45. Good size portions to share, good thai food, and the servers are always so sweet to us.
  46. If you don't like loud music, this is not your place - heck, bring ear plugs - worth it for the food.
  47. Cheap food, great quality
  48. can't tell that this was gourmet food, haute cuisine or that the service was exceptionally good.
  49. they have like authentic dishes for very reasonable prices.
  50. recommend the Bangkok Delight, a sweet red curry mix highlighted by shrimp and pineapples.
  51. ate there once, it is a cute restaurant with yummy food and good portions, interesting decor.
  52. Pad Kee Mao is a great noodle dish.
  53. Anytime I plan on going out to grab some good food, Toi is usually up at the top of the list.
  54. Good food at 2 am!
  55. wouldn't make it a destination -- there are much better and more authentic thai restaurants in town.
  56. Not very authentic Thai, even more americanized than it could be, yet doesn't really have any unique Thai-American dishes to keep coming for.
  57. The red curry is among the best I've ever had, the cold shrimp rolls are so great, and the pad thai is delicious.
  58. My friends and I love to stop at this place after a night out and I always love the food here!
  59. My favorite restaurant in Los Angeles - Awesome Thai food, fun environment, great prices, good music!
  60. The food itself was full of flavor, but the sticker kind of ruined the experience for me.
  61. great food, msic, people, atmosphere, everything!
  62. This is a great place to have dinner if you are looking for good food at a decent price!
  63. From the large, two-sided menu packed with Thai offerings ranging from basic to vegan to really intriguing, we selected chicken satay and an interesting pumpkin/ eggplant/ fried tofu dish that the menu boasted was delicious.
  64. have no shame when it comes to bad service toppled with bad food.
  65. love this restaurants cool interior with rock paraphernalia all over the walls, and my curry was delicious.
  66. good food long wait
  67. Don't buy into the buzz, just go to Hollywood Blvd. and into Thai town for authentic, cheap food.
  68. but all you see here is drunk (broke) white people, and eating mostly huge mounds of white rice and hardly any real thai food accompanying it.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. From the large, two-sided menu packed with Thai offerings ranging from basic to vegan to really intriguing, we selected chicken satay and an interesting pumpkin/ eggplant/ fried tofu dish that the menu boasted was delicious.
  2. love the atmosphere there, and i found my favorite item on the menu (Chicken Curry Somen) - and i order it every time.
  3. The atmosphere was wonderful, totally rock and roll, the menu is very cheap!
  4. Everything else on the menu is wonderful as well.
  5. Always a diverse crowd for great people watching and always good food-definitely a place I'd recommend.
overall
92.8600025177002% positive
  1. All in all it is a good place to socialize and have some tasty reasonable priced and spicy food.
  2. My favorite restaurant in Los Angeles - Awesome Thai food, fun environment, great prices, good music!
  3. Cool wait staff, music is always great and best of all, this place (and all the other TOIs ) DON'T use any MSG.
  4. Always a diverse crowd for great people watching and always good food-definitely a place I'd recommend.
  5. Toi's is my favorite restaurant!
  6. would not recommend this place for a great Thai food restaurant.
  7. This is a great place to have dinner if you are looking for good food at a decent price!
service
82.6099967956543% positive
  1. Toi has a great atmosphere, knowledgeable and fun staff, and really fresh ingredients.
  2. Atmosphere, music, great service, great hours, friendly staff and customers, and amazing food (the lemon chicken is my fav, and the house dressing is terrific!
  3. Rock and Roll atmosphere without the Hollywood attitude, the servers are friendly and look nice too.
  4. Good size portions to share, good thai food, and the servers are always so sweet to us.
  5. The food was tasty and had generous portions, and the price and service were excellent.
  6. The Tofu is the best I've ever had - even people who don't like tofu usually enjoy Toi's.
  7. Great food, great fun, great service.
  8. Food is very good, staff is very attentive and good hearted.
  9. but all you see here is drunk (broke) white people, and eating mostly huge mounds of white rice and hardly any real thai food accompanying it.
  10. Always a diverse crowd for great people watching and always good food-definitely a place I'd recommend.
  11. The employees became very rude, accusing us of not giving them a card, etc.
  12. Hot people hanging out, super sweet server, great scene.
  13. The service was good and the prices were right.
  14. Service is fast and friendly.
  15. The girl I spoke to on the phone was very rude, told me to "shut the F up!
  16. The service sucks (for an American eating establishment)
  17. love this place for unique setting, late, late hours, celeb sightings, friendly biker waiters, and low prices.
  18. The staff is friendly, they play good music and you don't pay Hollywood prices for drinks.
  19. Cool wait staff, music is always great and best of all, this place (and all the other TOIs ) DON'T use any MSG.
  20. have no shame when it comes to bad service toppled with bad food.
  21. can image why people think this is a good Thai restaurant because the open hours and location.
  22. great food, msic, people, atmosphere, everything!
  23. can't tell that this was gourmet food, haute cuisine or that the service was exceptionally good.
value
92.8600025177002% positive
  1. The value of the place is not bad considering the portions, if you can even stand it.
  2. The staff is friendly, they play good music and you don't pay Hollywood prices for drinks.
  3. but all you see here is drunk (broke) white people, and eating mostly huge mounds of white rice and hardly any real thai food accompanying it.
  4. this is definetely a cool spot to hang out and eat some non-expensive Thai delicacies.
  5. She has such a huge heart she would have been satisfied with an apology.
  6. love this place for unique setting, late, late hours, celeb sightings, friendly biker waiters, and low prices.
  7. My favorite restaurant in Los Angeles - Awesome Thai food, fun environment, great prices, good music!
  8. Good size portions to share, good thai food, and the servers are always so sweet to us.
  9. The alcohol is rather expensive but perhaps typical for the area.
  10. The service was good and the prices were right.
  11. they have like authentic dishes for very reasonable prices.
  12. Go for lunch and you get a lot of pretty good food for not very much money.
  13. The atmosphere was wonderful, totally rock and roll, the menu is very cheap!
  14. The food was tasty and had generous portions, and the price and service were excellent.
  15. Don't buy into the buzz, just go to Hollywood Blvd. and into Thai town for authentic, cheap food.
  16. If you don't like loud music, this is not your place - heck, bring ear plugs - worth it for the food.
  17. This is a great place to have dinner if you are looking for good food at a decent price!
  18. For some good, cheap thai food there are MUCH BETTER PLACES.
  19. ate there once, it is a cute restaurant with yummy food and good portions, interesting decor.
  20. the black rice is neat, the thai iced teas are quite decent, and the prices are around $10 for entrees.
  21. think the price is acceptable but the food is just below average.
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Since the food is great there is a long wait to get a table wish it was bigger.
  2. Sometimes the music can get annoying - like the time they played AC/DC for over 30 minutes.
  3. good food long wait
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/10/11

they don't deliver food at night

by Nikita K

Called at 3:20 am because I googled food delivery. It says free delivery when you search it. The person on the phone told me that they are closed (but the website says they're open til 4 am) and they don't deliver. Confusing

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/22/10

We saw RATS

by Jenneee41

Food is only good when drunk. Had leftovers the next day and could not even finish them because it tasted so bad. We ordered yellow chicken curry and pad thai. Seriously gross. My friend Justin saw a big rat in the restaraunt and the waiter gave us our meal for free. DISGUSTING. Would never go back.

  • Pros: none
  • Cons: rats, no drinks after 11, staff is rude, pretencious hipster
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/11/09

Mighty Tastey!

by jwpraus

Just had the Cashew Chicken with brown rice. It was take out so I can not say much about the service or atmosphere, but the food was mighty tastey.

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/19/09

Great theme, no substance

by WWu

I visited Toi recently, and my first impression was - "ok.. they have a rock/Hollywood theme. cool. Oh look! They even have a bouncer! er, I mean 'host'"

After that, it was VERY lackluster. You can get better Thai food anywhere else in L.A. with better service than this place, and will probably cost you less money.

As for service - forget it. Unless you ordered too many plates and they have to clear room for more food, you can forget about them busing your table until the end of the meal. (My visit was during the week, and the restaurant was half empty.)

Also, the fact that I can see the servers smoke outside, come back in, then continue to wait on tables without washing their hands? GROSS!

With this going on, I don't know if anyone was even managing this place!

So, unless it's my friend's birthday and they intensely insist on going there, I will NEVER suggest this place to anyone I know.

  • Pros: Rock n Roll theme
  • Cons: overpriced food, bad service
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/19/09

a birthday celebration RUINED

by jtownsendphotos

TOI was one of my favorite restuarants. I ordered from them for delivery for years and have been to the actual restaurant countless times. However, last night changed all of that. Having attended a b-day dinner, all was great. However, as we left, things took a sudden change. Once outside, out waiter comes out and asked us to sign an additional receipt. I did so no questions asked. He thanked us and went back inside, at which the cashier came out and then accused us of not paying the full bill. Confusion arose. We had paid the bill with two cards. I have the receipts for BOTH transactions. I showed these to her, she apologized and went inside. My friends and I chatted a bit before crossing the street-- at which time it dawned on me that I was given receipts and fortune cookies, but NO DEBIT CARD. I went inside to question this. The employees became very rude, accusing us of not giving them a card, etc. Again I showed them both receipts... questioned where my card was. They claimed I didnt supply them a card-- then said they ran the card and returned it... then said they didnt know where the card was... started using foul language and told us to leave. I immedietly called my bank-- which verified I was charged not once, but TWICE within 4 minutes of each other. I called the restuarant with all authorization numbers, transaction details, etc. The girl I spoke to on the phone was very rude, told me to "shut the F up!", called me a liar, and hung up. I contacted my legal rep. who called to speak to a manager. She was told the manager would only be on duty for one hour the following day... Today, I called to speak to a manager, was told he was not available... I have reported to beter business bureau, Wells Fargo, etc. Very upset. Businesses should not be ran in such manner... I am sad to say they have lost my business forever...

  • Pros: good food
  • Cons: insanely bad service

The Details on Toi On Sunset Rockin Thai Food

Place Categories:

  • good cheap thai food
  • cool rocknroll atmosphere
  • bad service
  • great place
  • favorite pad thai
  • friendly staff
  • great spot
  • favorite thai restaurant
  • not authentic thai food
  • great price
  • equally bad toi thai
  • great people
  • authentic pumpkineggplantfried tofu dish
  • good size portions
  • bad atmosphere
  • perhaps typical alcohol
  • fun decor
  • love vibe
  • not like loud music
  • just awesome sauce
  • great everything
  • terrific house dressing
  • very rude phone
  • good music
  • horrifying behavior
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