Red Chili | Thai & Vietnamese - Hayward

Nice, relaxing atmosphere with lofi music. Delicious food, although I would love some mint in the spring rolls. I ordered the tofu pad thai ($17) and tofu spring rolls ($7.50). This place is great for vegans and vegetarians. Included updated menu prices as of Nov 2025. (The sales tax is almost 11%. I’m not from here and was surprised 😅)

Red Chili has some really awesome lunch deals that make it all worthwhile if you happen to come during the week. They have a lot of vegan friendly items which made me happy. While they aren't clearly marked anymore on the menu (minus the vegan egg rolls), you can ask the staff to make the item vegan and it's usually not an issue. I went with the Tofu Green Curry Lunch Special ($15) which included a small vegan-friendly soup, salad, rice, and main. The curry I had was very flavorful with lots of tofu and veggie pieces included. The soup was a nice touch so next time, I'd probably order a different main to offset having so much liquid during my meal. I also ordered their Vegan Egg Rolls ($9) which came with six half-pieces of fried taro, vermicelli noodles, and veggies wrapped rolls. Love

This is the best Thai restaurant in the Bay Area. We particularly love the red curry beef and pad krao pao. The rice is delicious, I especially love the brown rice, cooked to perfection and nutty in flavor. I also enjoy their cucumber salad. This has been our go to Thai restaurant for over decade. Can’t recommend them enough. Since the pandemic we mostly get takeout, and they are also ready with our order when we arrive at pickup time. Give them a try!

Ordered seafood rice noodle soup. There are literally two shrimps, two fish balls and two small pieces of squid. It's priced at $18, which I would expect a little more than that. The food is also not fresh. The bean sprouts are not fresh, with black spots. Lemon looks like it was cut a few days ago. I'll definitely avoid this place. Never come back again.

The panang curry is so good! I was a lil weary when I saw that it's white meat but they marinated it correctly and it's so tender. The rice was so good with the sauce. I needed another bowl. Chicken satay was great also. Pho is just ok though. Surprisingly nice looking inside.