HUG THAI EXPRESS is simply the go-to-restaurant for people seeking to enjoy the best of Thai dishes. Our staff is friendly and our restaurant has been beautifully designed to accommodate families,
couples as well as individuals who want to enjoy freshly made Thai food. Rest assured that while in our restaurant, we will serve you everything from the best Thai appetizers, pad Thai, Curry, Som tum, and etc.
Of course, aside from food, we also offer a wide variety of Thai drinks, including Thai coffee, and Thai tea. Our restaurant is relatively affordable.
Based on 80 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
5575 Baltimore Dr #112, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 613-9113
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–3 PM, 4:30–8:30 PM |
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Reviews
Alla Mi
I love this place! My favorite dishes here are Tom Yum shrimp soup and Hawaiian Fried Rice. Everything is very clean, fast and very tasty! All dishes are fresh and large portions. All the people who work there are very nice and polite. The best place for Thai food! Highly recommend!
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Vince Velasco
I am taking off a star because they are really afraid to make their food spicy. They ask you how spicy you want it from 1 being mild to 10 being very hot. But when I get my food it taste like level 3 or 4. I didn’t even break a sweat. My experiences at hardcore Thai restaurants would be level 7 sweating profusely, level 9 eyes watering and slightly red, level would be what I call Thai hot and my lips would get puffy. ++10 Is Lao hot with all the symptoms mentioned requiring a creamy beverage to quench the heat. So if you really like spicy food, please emphasize you want it hotter than level 10 American hot. Tell them you want it Thai hot or Lao hot. Their food is delicious. They just need to stop being afraid when customers ask for spicy.
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Andre Urbano
We had their Pad Thai and Green Curry while we were here. Not only was their food good and flavorful, but the staff here was super kind and generous too!
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Kaleigh McLaughlin
Ordered takeout as a recommendation from a La Mesa neighbor and was very happy we did! Food quality and flavor was outstanding, service was so friendly and quick. I only picked up, but the restaurant is a small storefront with room for maybe 8 total diners – hence Express. Will be coming back again and again.
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Alexandra Link
Absolutely love Hug Thai! Best green curry in SD by far. Their Hawaiian fried rice and Pad Thai are great, too. I especially love the messages on their takeout containers.
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Daniel De Leon
My partner and I were craving thai last night and we had been staying in a hotel in El Cajon and a lot of the the thai restaurants around there had little or no curve appeal and had wanting reviews. I expanded our location and found Hug Thai and was immediately drawn by their menu and pictures on Google Maps. The drive to Hug Thai was short and easily accessible from the highway. The restaurant itself was small and inside and outside seating was available, but not for parties larger than two. We ordered a few appetizers (the fried tofu and eggrolls), pad see ew (level 2 heat) and green curry with mock duck (level 3 heat). The fried tofu was tasteless and hard to enjoy until the curry came along and I drowned them in curry. The eggrolls were amazingly fresh and hot, especially with their sweet and sour home sauce. The win of the evening were the two main courses. I fell deeper in love with green curry that evening and could not stop myself from eating my partner’s pad see ew. The green curry had a delightful coconut flavor with the right amount of curry output. The eggplant was perfectly cooked and the mock-duck complimentary to the whole dish. My partner and I will be returning to this charming whole in the wall Thai restaurant. It was good and for any Thai food enthusiast out there. Try it!
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Car Carol
Used to be one of favorite spots. Ordered the usual Pad See Ew and drunken noodles: Flavor is still good however the portions have gotten A LOT skimpier and only 5 small pieces of beef in each dish. We are still hungry :((
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Gus Zdanovich
It’s a tiny hole in the wall, but arguably one of the best Thai restaurants in the area. A bit pricy, considering sizes are extremely small. That’s the only downside to this place. We had Pad Kee Mao with beef, Tom Kha with shrimp, side of steamed rice, mango and sticky rice.
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Andi Morgan Rosene
Wonderful Thai food, fresh ingredients and nice staff. Small seating space but very cozy. We usually order pick up. The green curry chicken is some of the best!
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Kelli Green
Ugh! I used to love this place and had proclaimed them my favorite TomKha. Part of the problem starts with the assumption of the tip in advance. I prefer to tip cash, so I click, “no tip.” Well, the formerly cute Hug Thai offers you a customer service kick instead of a hug. I am hard of hearing and couldn’t hear the cashier’s flippant greeting. I had to get close to the plexi glass barricade where she was arranging thin paper napkins. She then took care of the two other patrons who came in after me. I knew exactly what I wanted as I have ordered it before.
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