In the few times I have visited I always get the Pad Thai with fried tofu. The service at the Thai Café has always been quick during normal lunch hours. Nothing out of the ordinary but very efficient and the staff have always been friendly. I don’t find the décor objectionable it’s clean and kinda stark I’m not sure what the other reviewers were expecting. I always order medium which kinda seems to be a rough guess. Sometimes it is blazingly hot and sometimes barely spicy. So it might be kinda risky if you can;t tolerate super spicy food. Try: — Pad Thai with fried tofu
David L.
Classificação do local: 1 Phoenix, AZ
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KaThy T.
Classificação do local: 4 Huntington Beach, CA
I like trying new things and I love curry, so I decided to get a plate I’ve never tried before. The portion size was huge. I ordered this: MASSAMANCURRY(GANGMASSAMAN) $ 9.95 Massaman curry paste cooked with coconut milk, roasted peanuts, potatoes & onions My friends said it looked gross and looked like vomit because of the color of the curry, and wanted to order something new for me lol. I ate it. It was good to me, different that’s for sure. It had a lot of curry sauce which allowed me to eat all the rice. It had too much potatoes though. Another dish my friends and I ordered and shared: SPICYCHARBROILEDMEATSALAD(YUM) $ 8.95 Grilled meat flavored with lime, fish sauce, chili, tomato, cucumbers & onions(beef, chicken, or pork). This one tasted pretty plain. My friend who loves this dish thought it sucked big time. I second that. One friend who lives in the area said this place is like a fast food version of a regular sit down restaurant. The food’s not that great, but decent.
Minnie S.
Classificação do local: 2 Chandler, AZ
This was our very first visit. The place looked cozy and clean, friendly waitresses welcomed us warmly– so we thought that’s promising. The waitress who took our order told us that Shrimp/Spring Rolls were Fresh(Vietnamese style non-fried) Spring Roll, so we skipped ordering the roll. However we found that it was deep-fried spring roll much later. The food we ordered: Glass Noodle Spicy Salad with Beef & Thai Toast as appetizers and Thai Beef Fried Rice & Chicken Yellow Curry as entrée. Inside one of the Thai Toasts there was a large piece of plastic wrap. They brought a new plate later, but I think they just re-deep fried our toasts as they looked shrunk and burned. I was too timid to let them know — but the«beef» rice and«beef» salad were both«pork». Then they brought us someone else’s bill which had drinks that we didn’t order any. +They charged us the horrible Thai toast. I personally liked the taste of their food, so it was really sad and disappointing.
Charlene A.
Classificação do local: 4 Chandler, AZ
After reading some of the other reviews, I was a little skeptical. But, either we went on a really good day or the owners really paid attention to all of the comments, because we didn’t have any issues. Our waitress was on top of it, our food came out super fast, we never ran out of water or had dirty plates on our table, or had to wait for the check. The restaurant is pretty nice inside as well. We haven’t found Thai food in the area that matched our favorite restaurant back home, this place comes really close! My husband had the chicken pad thai and he asked for the spiciest he could get(double spice if anyone is interested). He can handle extreme heat, and at most places he can’t even taste the spice. Here, he definitely tasted it, and really appreciated that they could bring the heat. I had the tom yum soup and the papaya salad which were both excellent! I haven’t tried the buffet so I can’t comment on that. The reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I do agree that it is a little pricey. For instance, I paid $ 6 for my bowl of soup. I would say most items are a buck or two more than I would expect, so nothing too terrible.
Brooke K.
Classificação do local: 4 Pismo Beach, CA
Open on Sunday! We shared thai basil and a pot of tom yum soup. The service was excellent and we liked our dish so much we ordered another one to go. I also loved how clean and neat everything was! We will definitely be coming back.
Margo G.
Classificação do local: 3 San Jose, CA
The restaurant has either been reading the reviews and decided to make some changes or we went on a great night. Walked in here with the hubby and parents on a Sunday night. This place is open everyday till 9:30pm. Not that many people there but they had a lot of servers ready. We were seated right away and given menus. Teh menus are in a binder. I have never seen this but I guess you make it work. They have pretty good pictures and descriptions of the food. We placed our drink order which was water. But my hubby’s water looked and tasted weird. It was like when you go to the soda machine and you press lemonade and then remember you wanted water. It was gross. We asked for another glass and they brought it with their apologies. We ordered the Thai noodle soup, green curry pork, pad thai shrimp and some rice. Check out the pics I posted. Everything was pretty good! The price is a little higher than I’m used to but then again I’m from CA and we have a lot of Thai places. The portions were good and everything was brought in a timely manner. Water was refilled without asking and we were asked a couple of times how the food was which I like. I did however see a check brought to a gentlemen who had placed a dessert order but not gotten it yet. I thought that was a bit awkward. The servers looked very young so I guess you can chalk that up to experience.
Joseph F.
Classificação do local: 5 Tucson, AZ
This place was a pleasant surprise! The interior as other Unilocalers described it is pretty sterile, but the food is far from that! First off I’d like to point out that Jungle Curry(which I ventured to try for the first time here) is the epitome o’ the opposite of favoritest things in the universe. They gladly took it back and exchanged it for the Massaman Curry. That being said, I love lamp… and this place. The massaman curry was rich, creamy and curryful, and with the help of the tableside chili powder bowl, all kinds of spicy! Spicy deep fried fish? FUGGEDABOUTIT! Not a whole fish as I was expecting, and only about 6 good sized pieces, but lawd haveth mercy, it was phenoms. The mound of fried Basil atop was a very nice and tasty touch. Crying Tiger was the bees. Granted I am a steak lover and the steak was cooked a little longer than it should be for medium rare, the dish was guud.
Ravi C.
Classificação do local: 4 Pacifica, CA
I am addicted to Thai food and I get my regular fix is La’s Thai. This time, we were around Chandler mall and wanted to try a new place. Though a bit pricey, the food was great and the portions are huge. I got Drunken noodles triple Thai hot and my wife got an Thai iced tea and Panang Tofu and we shared the vegetable tempura. The food was amazing… Panang Tofu was a bit flat but I have to blame myself as I didn’t take the waitress’ suggestion. By the time we were done, the owner came in and talked to us and gave a breif history of the foods we just had and asked us to watch the football game with him… I loved everything about the place… good food, friendly and attentive waitress and overall feeling that we are welcome at the place… I am keeping one start till I try couple more things.
Allen O.
Classificação do local: 3 Penang, Malaysia
Ordered Pad Thai(N1) for the very first visit. I like it very much. It is not oily and the taste is good. For the second visit, I ordered Lad Naa(N2) with American hot. The spiciness is just nice. The dish was served with gravy and the rice noodles were very hot. For the 3rd time, I ordered Pad See Eaw(N3) for take out, with American hot as well. However, it is totally not spicy at all. I think they forgot about it. It was very oily and I needed to scoop out the oil. The taste is nice though. Overall, the food was nice. I think I will go there again since it is so near to me.
Joseph P.
Classificação do local: 3 Phoenix, AZ
I was looking for a new Thai spot and I found this spot… I entered the restaurant to a growing trend of mine I am the only customer in the place. I was seated really fast and looked around the place was super clean… I looked over the menu and went with the drunken noodles with a rib eye up grade spice level 8 of 10… I rate the experience as followed. Drunken Noodles — B The meal was pretty good it was not really spicy so if you’re not in to hot food your safe… I did find some gristle in the meal that I was not impressed with but I would say I will be back again.
Bao H.
Classificação do local: 3 Scottsdale, AZ
The pictures made this Thai joint a more exciting place to visit. I enjoyed my food here. I ordered the Red Curry medium spice. I was tasty but nothing to rave about. Pad See Ew of course was ordered, but I didn’t get much kick out of it. I think I enjoyed looking at their plating more then the taste. Service was good. The décor I must say — Finally! Something different for once at a Thai restaurant! — Enjoy!
Jasmine C.
Classificação do local: 2 Phoenix, AZ
Blech! I thought the restaurant was sterile looking. I felt like I was eating in a hospital cafeteria. I asked for vegetarian soup. I got a soup that tastes completely like fish broth. I asked for it to be remade without the fish sauce. I got a super hot soup when I had ordered medium. I was again unable to eat it. Ordered the green curry with tofu. Flavorless with hard potatoes. I will not eat here again.
Ashley W.
Classificação do local: 4 Tempe, AZ
I freaking love this place. Their food is phenomenal. As hot or sour or sweet as you want it, it is always perfect. And when you order something«Thai Hot», it comes at the same heat every time. I love consistency. The service is always quick, the drinks are refilled often. The girls here are super friendly and never seem offended if anything is wrong, which I’ve only had happen once. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because it kinda looks like a cafeteria. Also, the TV’s are playing football or Ice Road Truckers and that kinda kills the ambiance. If good food is what you are looking for, look no further. Probably not the best first date choice, unless she loves thai. Then she will be seduced by your good taste in choosing Thai Café. ;)
Shirley C.
Classificação do local: 4 Santa Clara, CA
Tucked in the corner on the opposite side of the Chandler mall, blink and you may not even notice it. Walking in the restaurant, you won’t even suspect it’s a Thai restaurant. The contemporary décor makes this place not like the other traditional Thai places. It’s it’s super clean as well. On top of that, it uses Ikea plates/bowls. Yes. I paid attention to the little details. :-). Now onto the food portion. I came here a few times and tried a few dishes. One of my favorites is the drunken noodles. It wide flat stir-fried noodles are cooked to a comfortable texture. Not too chewy and still tender. This dish reminds me of the Chinese dish: Gan Chao He Fen(stir-fried hor fun) but without any beef and less greasy/oily. All it has in it are the noodles, crispy onions, basil leaves and chili. So simple, yet very delicious. The basil leaves didn’t overpower the dish at all. I also tried their Stir-fried Thai Basil, which is one of their signature dishes according to one of their servers. But that dish, the basil flavor was a bit too strong for me. Of course I have to try the comoon Thai food, the yellow curry and see how it compares to other Thai restaurants. Their portions are huge. I couldn’t even finish it. I asked for a medium and it was just the right amount of spiciness. The curry sauce is thick and creamy and it comes with more vegatables than some of the other Thai restaurant. This place has its unique spin on Thai comfort food, but still keeping the traditional taste. Its slight changes from the usual makes this place a gem and worth trying out again and again.
Brett B.
Classificação do local: 3 Scottsdale, AZ
They have high definition pictures of their menu items proudly displayed on the walls, and I like that. Regarding the Chicken Pad Thai. The chicken and tofu were cooked perfectly, but the noodles were a bit chewy. Spring rolls were great. The pic on the menu shows them served in halves, but they arrived at our table whole. My date had their Thai noodle bowl, and Id suggest skipping on the beef balls. Also, its very bland if you order with no spice. The owner recommended that we vacation in Thailand. He also offered to install new granite flooring in out home. Travel agent, mason, restaurateur. He does it all.
Michelle N.
Classificação do local: 4 Chandler, AZ
Ordered teh pineapple fried rice and pad see ew. Both were very delicious. More than enough food for two people — leftovers are great. ‘The decorations were very pretty. The only thing I didn’t like were the menus that were in binders, a bit tacky. Will definitely try again!
Chheng L.
Classificação do local: 3 Gilbert, AZ
Came here for a quick lunch date with the BF. I had been eyeing this place since it opened. We live about 3 minutes away but never really go out for Thai food since I like to cook it at home. I’ve been checking out their menu online and saw that they had Thai Boat noodles! They are the only place that I’ve found so far that have it on their menu. So, we get an order of that, an order of Pad Thai, and an order of Larb. We also had Thai Iced Tea to drink. The Thai Boat noodles came out to be bland. I can taste a hint of flavor but it was very subtle. It came with beef and beef balls but no tendons, tripes or pork rinds =(The Larb had a very mild flavor, too. I don’t think they put toasted rice powder in theirs as I’m used to experiencing. Pad Thai though was very good! The flavor was right and the noodles were not overcooked. As for the Thai Tea, they state that they make the best in town guarunteed… umm I wouldn’t say it’s the best, but it was good. I see that they have lunch specials where your can order from the steam table, Panda Express style, for a quick lunch. That may be worth trying out… or I may just come here just for Pad Thai cravings.
Terence C.
Classificação do local: 5 Gilbert, AZ
Very delicious! Wish I can eat more! Talked to the owner and like what I heard about how they started the business. Great place to have family dinner. Monday seems to be the slowest day. Will try to bring the lunch club to the place.
Andrea H.
Classificação do local: 5 San Francisco, CA
This restaurant is awesome! I STRONGLY recommend this restaurant to anyone in the Phoenix area. The food is fresh, tasty, and creative. It’s the perfect family run neighborhood business! Photos accompany the menu, so ordering is an absolute breeze for Thai food beginners. I sampled the chicken satay and papaya salad for an appetizer. Although quite spicy hot for my Midwestern pallet, the salad was a wonderful and unique beginning to the meal. The satay was perfectly seasoned and grilled. The peanut sauce that accompanied it was Heaven in a dipping bowl. There were at least 12 dishes on the menu that I was aching to try. My dining partner and I opted to split two ubiquitous Thai dishes. The Pad Thai was simply delightful! The dish was NOT weighted down with oil and tasted very fresh. The Thai Fried Rice was also perfection– we ordered ours with tofu. I’m not a big fan of tofu, however, Thai Café prepared the tofu in a way that actually has me excited to eat tofu again. I’m already planning my next trip to Thai Café. The extensive soup and curries selections are calling my name!