Cocodine | Thai Cuisine - Chico (CA)

5 /5 Vipul Singh: Party of 2 went for dinner the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Reached the restaurant around 6pm and were seated within 5 minutes. Really liked the interior decor of the place. I had the mango sticky rice to start, and we shared the papaya salad as an appetizer. I had the signature fried rice with beef. All the food was good quality but it took almost half an hour after we had ordered for anything to arrive at our table. We were starving after a day full of hiking in Lassen NP. The restaurant was packed for sure. Ample parking in the lot outside. Total including tips and taxes came to around 65 bucks, so pretty reasonably priced Id say.

4 /5 Kat Roxas: Google map didnt do justice for this place. It pointed me at the other side of the plaza by starbucks. Idk what was up but theres was a difference between typing the address vs the name of the place. I was in the area and was open to all options. Theres not a lot of places at Chico to go to. Staff were nice but there were only 3 the day I went and the restaurant was busy so it was difficult to get their attention when I needed something. The staff assigned to my seating area didnt really come back after I was fone with the food to ask if there was anything else I was concerned with. Anyway, I ordered chicken satay with a side of sticky rice. This was enjoyable which I would order again if I visit for next time. Then I added papaya salad (thai style, not laos). It came out pretty salty that I couldnt eat it so I barely touched it. When the bill came, they didnt charged me for the papaya salad but I gave them a tip because food like that still costed a bit of work time and ingredients.

5 /5 Ashley: Ive long heard of Cocodines delicious food, but only just tried it myself - and it lives up to the hype! Everything was extremely flavorful, the tofu was cooked to perfection, and there were plenty of clearly labeled vegetarian options. The staff was also extremely nice. Well definitely be back.

5 /5 Huey Holweger: My favorite Thai place in Chico. Been coming for years. I ordered Phucket Island, Pad Thai, Sweet Nut curry for my 2 yrs old, and Angel Wings. I never tried the Phucket Island before, loads of scallops and Shrimp. Sweet mild curry flavor with what looks like eggs mixed in. While it was good, I probably will stick to my normal Garlic Short Ribs. Other items were good as well, sweet nut curry is perfect for my kids. They love it. No spice at all.

2 /5 Luis P.: Cocodine Thai Cuisine has its devotees that lavishes high praises to the place. Was even listed on an obviously misguided list as a top pick for restaurants in Chico. With such impressive credentials, and with our naivety that tends to believe what we read, we ventured on a very special Sunday to this some what hiding locale with high hopes for a memorable, positive memorable, evening dinner. Sadly it was not to be at all. Food ordered: Spinach Wraps with Shrimp, $11. Plate arrived with Spinach leaves in a circular patter with small sections for us to prepare as our waitress helpfully described as Thai Tacos. The shrimp was dried tiny pieces in such small amount that we knew we had been misguided by the title. Fixings included peanuts, red onions, lime wedges, ginger, toasted coconut bits, jalapeño and peanuts, with a little container of their secret recipe ginger-herb sauce. Sounds enticing? Not at all, not a made wrap we were supposed to do our own mix of a decidedly overly expensive nonsense. Appetizer was rejected immediately. 1 Star. Titanic Soup, $10. Combination seafood: shrimp, scallops, salmon in a hot and sour broth. Blended harmoniously is what it said, but broth was lemony, not hot and sour, and nothing like the photo, still managed to be the better of the order, which was not all that impressive. 3 Stars. Phuket Island (the “h” is silent) at $19 each. Jumbo sea scallop and shrimp pan fried with red bell peppers, green beans and onions in mild yellow curry reduction. Sounds good? Not at all. The curry covered the food, and it was probably the sweetest curry I’ve ever had the misfortune to try. The Jumbo Scallop was small to medium, and mostly butchered into even smaller pieces. Very little of it. The shrimp the exact one offered on the Titanic soup small to medium, a real downer of a dish covered with sweet curry. They should have saved the sugar for their own which I am almost convinced they would not eat. Their Jasmine rice could have fooled me, but that’s what they called it. 1.5 Stars. Water served the best of what came to the table. So this is the big honcho? Top pick? Total with gratuity $60, not charged for the ridiculously Spinach wrap, which was anything but. The place busy at 95% capacity, staff prompt and nice. Yes, sorry to say I disagree with those that bestowed greatness to Cocodine. 2 Stars.