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This unpretentious, family-run eatery boasts a sizable menu of Thai favorites for eat-in or takeout.
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Reviews — 8
We've been longtime customers of this establishment (we're talking decades). It's always been good. But lately both the food and service has dropped off dramatically. We always order the squid pad Thai and cream cheese puffs. The last time we ordered, about two weeks ago, I put in an order by phone and repeated things more than once to make sure it was understood. I even gave two spiciness requests for our two pad thais. We only got one pad Thai and my boyfriend had to drive all the way back for another one. Why would I have given two different spiciness requests for only one pad Thai? I had to have said I wanted two orders at least three times. At least the take out container for both was filled and seemed like a fair amount.
Fast forward to today. My boyfriend ate inside the restaurant in the afternoon with several friends. Everyone arrived separately but ordered at the same time. My boyfriend had to wait 15 minutes after everyone got their meals for his to come out. Only it did not have any meat in it! He had to wait another 5-10 minutes to get his meal. Everyone was done eating by the time he got his food. Also they were barely checked on at all during the meal and the check was delivered without being separated and it was never offered to be separated. What restaurant does this?
My boyfriend ordered take out for me to bring home. To my chagrin, I opened the package and the take out container was barely over half full. At least two weeks ago the $16 order of pad Thai filled the container. Today it was pretty pathetic. Plus the oil tasted burnt/off and it was pretty gross. When you're paying $16 for pad Thai plus tax and tip, you expect a bit more for $20+.
Unfortunately, we won't be going back to this restaurant after they screwed up three times in a row now. This was our favorite pad Thai place in the whole twin cities and we traveled half an hour to get it regularly. I'm not sure what's happened to it but it's barely a shadow of what it used to be. So disappointing.
This trend of service workers just taking tips for granted despite doing bad jobs has to stop. We always tip well and they still got a tip but they didn't really deserve it did they? We wanted them to stay in business and are willing to tip but we've been fooled three times now and don't feel like taking a chance on a fourth.
Fast forward to today. My boyfriend ate inside the restaurant in the afternoon with several friends. Everyone arrived separately but ordered at the same time. My boyfriend had to wait 15 minutes after everyone got their meals for his to come out. Only it did not have any meat in it! He had to wait another 5-10 minutes to get his meal. Everyone was done eating by the time he got his food. Also they were barely checked on at all during the meal and the check was delivered without being separated and it was never offered to be separated. What restaurant does this?
My boyfriend ordered take out for me to bring home. To my chagrin, I opened the package and the take out container was barely over half full. At least two weeks ago the $16 order of pad Thai filled the container. Today it was pretty pathetic. Plus the oil tasted burnt/off and it was pretty gross. When you're paying $16 for pad Thai plus tax and tip, you expect a bit more for $20+.
Unfortunately, we won't be going back to this restaurant after they screwed up three times in a row now. This was our favorite pad Thai place in the whole twin cities and we traveled half an hour to get it regularly. I'm not sure what's happened to it but it's barely a shadow of what it used to be. So disappointing.
This trend of service workers just taking tips for granted despite doing bad jobs has to stop. We always tip well and they still got a tip but they didn't really deserve it did they? We wanted them to stay in business and are willing to tip but we've been fooled three times now and don't feel like taking a chance on a fourth.
Food is great. Lots of amazing Thai staples.
Can be ordered to your grade of spice tolerance.
Gotta take the Spring rolls with peanut sauce.
Tom Yum soup is delicious (be careful if you can't handle the space levels it will get you).
Service is great and friendly.
This is definitely one of everyone's favorites for takeout.
Decor... Oh who cares , you're there for the food anyway!
Can be ordered to your grade of spice tolerance.
Gotta take the Spring rolls with peanut sauce.
Tom Yum soup is delicious (be careful if you can't handle the space levels it will get you).
Service is great and friendly.
This is definitely one of everyone's favorites for takeout.
Decor... Oh who cares , you're there for the food anyway!
Excellent family Thai restaurant. The food portions are large enough for two people. The food is prepared the moment you order . Prices are reasonable.
Hubby and I wanted to try something new and found this place based on the ratings. The area is tucked away a bit and is unsuspecting.
Once our appetizer of #1. Vegetarian Egg Rolls arrived, I was hooked, and they disappeared very quickly! The dipping sauce and extra peanuts were a great addition to the texture and flavors.
I then ordered the #38. Pra Ram Long Song with tofu. The flavors... the medium spice, and everything was just glorious. I will definitely order this again.
Hubby ordered #68. Pad Thai with chicken. He ordered his spicy but said he will try extra spicy next time. He enjoyed the food and will probably order the Pad Thai again with veggies next time.
We both took half our entrées home for leftovers and full stomachs. I'm so glad we found Taste of Thai Yai, so thank you to all the people who rated this high so it popped up on my radar. We will be back again and again and again.
Once our appetizer of #1. Vegetarian Egg Rolls arrived, I was hooked, and they disappeared very quickly! The dipping sauce and extra peanuts were a great addition to the texture and flavors.
I then ordered the #38. Pra Ram Long Song with tofu. The flavors... the medium spice, and everything was just glorious. I will definitely order this again.
Hubby ordered #68. Pad Thai with chicken. He ordered his spicy but said he will try extra spicy next time. He enjoyed the food and will probably order the Pad Thai again with veggies next time.
We both took half our entrées home for leftovers and full stomachs. I'm so glad we found Taste of Thai Yai, so thank you to all the people who rated this high so it popped up on my radar. We will be back again and again and again.
The service was very good. The servers were friendly and polite. The food was generously proportioned, and the price was a very good deal. You can have a relatively healthy meal for a fast food level pricing. I had the egg roll and chicken curry. I ordered "hot", but the spiciness seemed to be on the milder side, but the food tasted good. I have added this restaurant on my favorites list for whenever I am in the area.
Delicious food, kind staff. Family-owned and great prices. Photos are of #47 Pad bai kra prao veggie and #48 Pad med mamuang himaphane tofu.
Drove past this place and saw the great reviews after looking it up, so I had to try!
I ordered online to pickup which was very convenient. Large quantities for the price and the egg rolls were some of the best I’ve had! The dipping sauce was delicious and the egg rolls were so flavorful. I also ordered the pad se lew with chicken at a medium spice level. Great flavor and the spice was perfect for me. The chicken was a little dry but overall it was still delicious. I definitely will come back!
I ordered online to pickup which was very convenient. Large quantities for the price and the egg rolls were some of the best I’ve had! The dipping sauce was delicious and the egg rolls were so flavorful. I also ordered the pad se lew with chicken at a medium spice level. Great flavor and the spice was perfect for me. The chicken was a little dry but overall it was still delicious. I definitely will come back!
