Ruan Thai Restaurant

Excellent food; great for gluten-free! I did carry out and the food was outstanding with no issues. They will make the food as spicy or mild as you want. Service was quick and they absolutely understand about gluten-free and cross-contamination. I had the Tom Kha Gai (chicken coconut soup) without cilantro and it was excellent. It had much more chicken and mushrooms than other Thai places. The same generous portions applied to the Pad Thai, which I asked for a spice level of 2/5 and they nailed it. They have been there for 31 years and I can see why. Excellence all around. The only negative, and this is not their fault, is the extreme lack of parking. There are three restaurants and a Hispanic social services office in this little strip center. There are perhaps 12 total parking spaces, and two are blocked off for the service center and one is painted “no parking” for no discernible reason. I was lucky and found metered street parking right next door, but at lunch and dinner times parking could be a major issue.

The best Thai food in DMV. Gluten free options too!