Pad See Ew. Evidence ranking
Pad See Ew - Thai Stir Fried Noodles
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Photo Finish
The top two recipes are close enough that more data could swap them. Either is a strong starting point.
4.88 from 377 ratings
Open recipe at recipetineats.com →Answer for citation
#1 published Pad See Ew by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Pad See Ew - Thai Stir Fried Noodles from recipetineats.com (of 18 rated recipes across 16 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish, limited corpus. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Pad See Ew recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Pad See Ew - Thai Stir Fried Noodles from recipetineats.com (18 rated recipes across 16 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
Ahead of its publisher by 0.18 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 377 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 25% of every Pad See Ew recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Authentic Thai Pad See Ew ผัดซีอิ้ว (hot-thai-kitchen.com), ★ 5.00 from 41 ratings.
What this takes
2, 2 - 3 people · 18 min total · 8 min prep · 11 ingredients · 11 steps
- 200g / 7 oz dried wide rice stick noodles (, or 15 oz / 450g fresh wide flat rice noodles (Sen Yai) (Note 1))
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce ((Note 2))
- 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce ((or all purpose, Note 3))
- 2 tsp white vinegar ((plain white vinegar))
- 2 tsp sugar ((any type))
- 3 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil (, separated)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves, very finely chopped
- 1 cup / 150g / 5oz chicken thighs ((boneless, skinless), sliced (Note 4))
- 1 large egg
- 4 stems Chinese broccoli ((Note 5))
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Pad See Ew
This is the pad see ew we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
We already drafted The GüdDish from the field. It is not cook-validated yet, so Rank stays primary until QA is green. We do not ship a half-tested recipe as the answer.
Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 18 scored recipes. First 9 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 4 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Filled 1 more slot with high-rated recipes that only have thinner vote counts (at least 1 rating, still real stars — marked Thin evidence). Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Pad See Ew - Thai Stir Fried Noodles4.88 from 377 ratings
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2Authentic Thai Pad See Ew ผัดซีอิ้ว5.00 from 41 ratings
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3Pad See Ew (Street Food at Home!)4.85 from 79 ratings
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4Authentic Pad See Ew Recipe4.92 from 12 ratings
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5Pad See Ew Recipe4.60 from 105 ratings
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6Pad See Ew (Thai Stir Fried Rice Noodles)5.00 from 5 ratings
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7Pad See Ew4.58 from 49 ratings
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8Pad See Ew (Thai Wide Rice Noodles with Chicken) Recipe4.56 from 54 ratings
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9Pad See-Ew4.60 from 5 ratings
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10Pad See Ew5.00 from 3 ratings · below usual vote floor
Behind the evidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Pad See Ew recipe?
#1 published Pad See Ew by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Pad See Ew - Thai Stir Fried Noodles from recipetineats.com (of 18 rated recipes across 16 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish, limited corpus. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-17.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.