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I’ve eaten a lot of Thai food in my day. I was never really introduced to Thai food until I was in college, I had a number of friends in college that were from Thailand. And because of them I’ve eaten at a lot of places ranging from the most authentic you can possibly get state side to the most Americanized “interpretation”. And for my money, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten better Thai food than what you get at George’s Thai Bistro in Santa Ana. It’s definitely one of my all-time favs.

The restaurant itself is in a pretty unassuming shopping center located off Bristol near South Coast Plaza. They’re located near the back by Toys R Us. The interior is pretty warm and inviting, it looks like the restaurant used to be some kind of steak house or some other genre of dining that they converted almost somewhat hastily to a Thai restaurant. But overall it works.

The cover of their menus are a crack-up too, with a caricature of who I assume to be “George” smiling and offering you some yummy Thai food. But rest assured, the brevity ends on the cover of the menu. They get down to some serious Thai food business on the interior. If you’re not feeling too adventurous, I recommend the Chicken Pad Thai. But I’ve eaten here many, many times and I don’t think I or anyone I’ve ever been to George’s with has ever ordered anything that wasn’t outstanding from their menu.

One thing to be aware of though is that unlike most restaurants, there are no free refills on beverages at George’s. It’s easy to get something spicy there and end up wondering why they’re charging you for three sodas. But as long as we’re talking beverages, their Thai Iced Coffee is awesome and well worth checking out.

One of the best things about George’s Thai Bistro though is you can order every dish on the menu with a level of spiciness range 1-10. My personal taste there ranges somewhere between a 6-7. But here’s a real tip for George aficionados, if you’re into the real spicy stuff you can order your spiciness off the charts! That’s right, just like Spinal Tap, you can crank it up to 11 (or 12 or 13…).