All reviews of category "Thai"

💠 Baan Phadthai

Hi, everyone! I’m Wolf Wolf 🪽
Today I want to share a Thai restaurant that I absolutely love! After eating here, it’s truly unforgettable! Located on the 7th floor of Dream Mall, Baan Phadthai is definitely the best Thai restaurant I’ve ever been to—no contest!

This time, I ordered their personal set meal, and it's no exaggeration that every dish—from the main course, appetizers, soup, dessert, to the complimentary shrimp chips—was so delicious I wanted to have another round!

✨ Thai Spicy Chicken
Crispy golden-fried chicken thigh, crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the key is that tangy spicy sauce—aromatic and appetizing! It’s so good that I couldn’t stop eating it with rice!

✨ Spicy Stir-Fried Pork
Stir-fried pork with Thai basil, savory and slightly spicy, the aroma is overwhelming! The meat is tender and every bite gives you the illusion of dining at a street-side eatery in Thailand!

🥗 Spicy Green Papaya Salad (Appetizer)
Sour and spicy, refreshing with a rich salty egg yolk texture—so tasty you keep wanting more! This dish has some spiciness, and those who love spicy food will absolutely adore it!

🍲 Tom Yum Seafood Soup
The sour and spicy broth, combined with fresh shrimp and squid, delivers authentic Thai flavors—aromatic lemongrass and galangal scent fills the air, spicy yet not overwhelming!

☕️ Thai Milk Tea / Milk Green Tea
Sweet but not cloying, creamy and smooth—perfectly balanced with the meal, it's a classic Thai flavor perfectly recreated!

🍨 Coconut Ice Cream (Dessert)
Full of coconut flavor, smooth and delicate, it’s a refreshing finish that perfectly wraps up this Thai feast!

🦐 Shrimp Chips (Complimentary)
These shrimp chips are incredibly delicious, the kind you want to take home for binge-watching while snacking!

Overall, I left feeling: satisfied! Happy! Can't wait to come back!
Baan Phadthai really brings the soul of Thailand to Kaohsiung—highly recommend!

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🔹🏠: Baan Phadthai
🔹📍: No. 789, Zhonghua 5th Rd, Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City (7th Floor of Dream Mall)

📍Xinyi District, Taipei City (MRT City Government Station)
A stunning Thai-style all-you-can-eat 🇹🇭🐘

For a company dinner, we chose from many buffet restaurant options, and the one we finally selected was this Thai-style place. One reason was that this buffet operates on an order-based system 😆, so we didn’t have to get up to pick up food ourselves.

Located on the 4th floor of Breeze Xinyi, there weren't many people during weekday lunchtime, the food was served quickly, and most of the staff were very friendly uncles and aunties ❤️‍🔥.

✨ Thai cuisine all-you-can-eat classic + luxurious dishes $1,099 (plus a 10% service charge)

Notable dishes:
🌛 Moon Shrimp Cakes
My favorite dish; when it arrived, I thought it was the thickest moon shrimp cake I've ever seen!
The shrimp paste wasn’t blended very finely, and you could still see the whole shrimp pieces, which added to the texture.

🦐 Thai Spicy Raw Shrimp (luxurious dish)
These are completely raw shrimp, seasoned with cilantro, chili, and garlic, which made them completely free of fishy taste. The texture was even smoother than regular fresh shrimp sashimi.

🐔 Pepper Chicken
🌶️ Spicy Cold Slices

More ordinary dishes:
🐮 Green Curry with Beef
🔥 Spicy and Sour Fresh Shrimp Soup (might be too salty as we ordered it with strong flavors, and it lacked a bit of shrimp taste)
🥤 Thai Milk Tea (on the sweet side, with no tea flavor)

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Will I return? Maybe 🤔
For the selection we chose this time, I feel it’s a bit too pricey if I were to pay myself. The dish variety is mostly strong-flavored options, and a lot of it pairs with rice, which fills you up quickly.
If I come back, I would consider returning just to order the moon shrimp cakes 🤤

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Note:
🔸 Two colleagues who came back the following week reported experiencing gastrointestinal discomfort.

♢ Thailand's Little Phuket ♢
Location: Located in Wenshan District, Taipei City, about a two-minute walk from Muzha Market.
Dining Environment: The lighting is somewhat dim, and the tables, chairs, and floor are clean.
Ordering Method: You can order via a paper form or directly at the counter, cash payment only.

It opens at 11 o'clock. When I entered around 11:30, there were no other customers. After placing my order, several groups of customers came in; the business is doing well.
All dishes are freshly made to order, and you may need to wait when there are more people.
Utensils, sauces, and soup (today's is seaweed and egg drop soup) are self-service. The utensils are not single-use 👍

• Thai-style Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Pork $110
  I opted for mild spiciness. The aroma was overwhelming when it was served, and the flavor was rich. The ingredients include pork, bean sprouts, cabbage, egg, and chili. It tasted just about as I imagined, and it was very delicious!
  I had tried slippery egg noodles in Malaysia and have been craving it since returning to Taiwan. Although it doesn’t have the thick sauce like in Malaysia, the rice noodles are similar and somewhat satisfy my craving for slippery egg noodles.
  The only drawback is that to enhance the flavor, they added quite a bit of oil, making it somewhat greasy by the end.
  The portion is moderate; a girl with a small appetite may find it a bit filling.

Here’s the translation to English:

"First of all, the conclusion: If you have the chance to go, please do, it's delicious!
The restaurant is located in a place that is not very convenient for the public to reach, but whether you bike or drive, if you're passing by, please try it out!
This time I had Pad Thai, red curry chicken rice, Thai-style stir-fried water spinach, and moon shrimp cakes—affordable and tasty!
Especially the Pad Thai, I didn't feel tired of it after finishing the whole plate. Thai milk tea is also cheap and delicious; I wanted to have a few more cups after getting full...
The value for other dishes is also very high; next time with more people, I'd like to order the lemon fish to try. 👍
All the staff are Thai, and the atmosphere and decor inside the restaurant are very Thai-style. I really like this kind of affordable and tasty Thai restaurant!"

【Foodholic Niko @ Taipei】

"Lisa Thai Cuisine" is about a 5-minute walk from Shuanglian Station, located on Chengde Road. It's a popular dining spot in the area, and during meal times, there are definitely many customers waiting outside for dine-in or takeout.

"Lisa Thai Cuisine" opens at 5 PM. My friend and I arrived around 4:55 PM on a Saturday, and to our surprise, there were already 3-4 groups of customers waiting outside, which was quite unexpected.

However, we later noticed that among those groups, many were waiting for takeout, and there were quite a few seats available inside, so when they opened at 5 PM, it didn't instantly fill up. That said, it was completely packed by around 5:30 PM! During our meal, quite a few people called in for takeout as well.

Regardless of whether dining in or taking out, you need to queue to place your order and pay upfront, and they only accept cash. The lady taking orders tends to speak quickly, but I personally think it's not a big deal; she doesn’t come off as fierce or impolite.

Chicken Stir-Fried Mama Noodles $140
This is actually just stir-fried instant noodles. I ordered it with a little spiciness, and it turned out to be mildly spicy, which was quite acceptable. I personally feel that the stir-fried mama noodles have a unique peanut aroma, which is quite special. The chicken pieces are fairly large and not too dry, but I wouldn’t call them tender; they're just decent. They also included a good amount of cabbage, which is a nice plus. Moreover, there’s a substantial amount of noodles, so it feels satisfying! A small drawback was that I’m not sure if it was the colder weather that day, but the noodles got cold shortly after serving. It’s better to eat them while hot!

Chicken Stir-Fried Glass Noodles $140
This dish was ordered by my friend, and I found it very flavorful. It was stir-fried beautifully; regarding spiciness, it was also ordered with a little spice, but perhaps the glass noodles absorbed more heat, making this one closer to medium spicy.

Stir-Fried Cabbage $80
I initially wanted to order water spinach, but they only had cabbage that day. I found it quite different from what I envisioned; the fish sauce flavor was very strong. My friend jokingly said it was somewhat like eating fish feed. Those who like fish sauce might enjoy it, but both my friend and I thought we probably wouldn’t order stir-fried greens again next time.

Thai Milk Green Tea $70
I initially thought it would taste like the orange Thai milk tea, but it was quite different from what I expected. It's called milk green tea, but I personally think it tastes more like sweet matcha milk? I actually liked it quite a bit! I guess both matcha lovers and those who enjoy sweet drinks might like it too!

Bangkok Thai Stir-Fry Kitchen Ja-Ja

No. 575, Section 8, Civic Boulevard, Nangang District, Taipei City
3-minute walk from the MRT station exit

This restaurant features Northeastern Thai cuisine
And also offers bottled cocktails from the Isan region

Stir-Fried Beef with Holy Basil (Rice)
It is sweet, quite different from the salty version in Bangkok,
But the taste is still quite good.

Three-Layered Pork with Kale (Rice)
Very delicious and aromatic,
But the kale is quite thick; it would be better if they used water spinach instead.

Bitter Beef Offal Soup
Really bitter, if you don't like bitter, don't try it.

First, the conclusion: overall, the flavor of the meals is quite good. The Thai milk tea is delicious, but there aren't many seats, and the seating time wasn't managed well. We made a reservation for 19:15, but actually had to wait about 10 more minutes before entering. We saw the table in front still eating dessert, and the staff hurried to inform them that the next table was waiting, then helped them settle the bill, so we had to wait for a while longer.

However, if it's your first time here, signing up for the Ocard membership gives you a voucher for a Thai milk tea that you can use immediately, and there's no limit on how many vouchers can be used per table, which is pretty nice.

The crispy dumplings with minced pork and the lemon fish both tasted great, and I added 30 NT dollars to upgrade to the Tom Yum soup, which was rich in flavor. I also really enjoyed the cold mixed wood ear mushrooms.

The shrimp cakes were average, but still tasty. Overall, I would definitely consider going again.

AI is a great helper for decision-making🤩
When a friend asks if they want to eat hot pot or Thai cuisine,
AI recommended this COCA Thai Seafood Hot Pot.

We ordered the couple's set with a seafood platter
and enjoyed a little drink together.

The shrimp in the appetizers were very fresh.
The must-try shrimp cakes are truly delicious, so good! 😋
The shrimp are chewy, and the texture met our expectations perfectly.

The Tom Yum soup base is very rich,
perfect for cooking meat and fried dough sticks.
The restaurant provided two types of dipping sauces,
but honestly, it's flavorful even without the sauce.

The lemongrass mushroom soup base maintains a basic standard.
Vegetables and seafood are just right to put in,
and in the end, the broth becomes even fresher and sweeter.

For the final dessert,
the lychee ice cream is smooth and tasty,
while the durian ice cream really has a strong smell~ but it’s also very good!

Overall, the environment is comfortable
and it’s a great restaurant for gatherings and chatting with friends! ❤️

Here’s the translated text in English:

First, the conclusion: #WestLake MRT Station Thai Restaurant
#Overall portions are small, and the cost-performance ratio is not high.
Ordering time: Sunday 5:00 PM (70% full)
Waiting time for a table: 0! (Phone reservation)
Waiting time for food: 8 minutes
Payment methods: Cash

Below are the items ordered and their prices 🔻
🔺 Spicy Minced Pork (Pad Krapow) $160
Not spicy, flavor is moderate and tasty, but the portion is extremely small...
🔺 Shrimp Paste Water Spinach $160
Small portion, but the flavor is quite good.
🔺 Fruit Shrimp Balls $230
About 14 pieces, the batter is soft, and the shrimp is also soft and lacks springiness; accompanied by pineapple.
🔺 Spicy Seafood Salad $160
Quite spicy to eat, but not much seafood included.
🔺 Yunnan Thin Slices $200 👍🏼
Well-prepared with no pork smell, the sour and spicy flavors are moderate and quite refreshing to eat with rice.
🔺 Bean Crust Cod $230
The fish is super small, and if shared among four people, you can only take one bite each.
🔺 Shrimp Fried Omelet $160 👍🏼
Fried well, fragrant and oily, very tasty.
🔺 Thai Seafood Tofu Hot Pot $220
The soup base is thickened and not particularly Thai-style; the seafood includes squid, shrimp, and clams.
🔺 Bamboo Shoot Braised Beef Brisket $250
The soup pairs well with rice, reminiscent of a tomato sauce blended with Thai flavors; the beef brisket is tender and flavorful.
🔺 Thai Stir-fried Flat Noodles $130
Only a single serving, moderate flavor, and the noodles are thin.
🔺 Moon Shrimp Cakes $230
Pan-fried, a bit dry with a solid texture, paired with a sweet sauce, not bad.
🔺 Curry Crab $220
Should be the spiciest dish; it has coconut milk added for flavor and tastes quite nice, although there’s some crab meat, it's not much.

I've been eating here with my mom since I was a child because it's near her old company.
The previous location was next to the KFC drive-thru,
with a garage for parking at the entrance, you had to walk a bit to get to the restaurant.
Now that they have moved here, the location feels a bit more crowded.
This time there was no Thai iced tea available for ordering.
You fill your own drinking water, and overall the speed of food service is very fast!

A friend from Hong Kong took me to a Thai restaurant, and I thought it would be more authentic than in Taiwan, since it's closer 🤣. According to him, this place offers great value for money and is also delicious. The entire area is almost a street filled with Thai restaurants.

The first dish that came out was a Thai-style spicy shrimp salad. The flavor of the Thai spicy sauce wasn't too different from what I’d had in Taiwan, but the shrimp were completely raw. I was worried about whether it would be sanitary and if I might get sick, but I couldn't resist the temptation of the food, so I decided to give it a try. The raw shrimp tasted very sweet and had a crunchy texture, with no fishy smell. Paired with the spicy sauce, it makes you want to keep eating one after another.

The Thai spicy soup was also a must-have. The broth was cooked with seafood and tasted very fresh and sweet! It complemented the rice well. We ordered a roasted meat Thai fried rice, which looked like a Hong Kong-style version of Thai fried rice. The drinks were also very good; I highly recommend their mango juice. It's not overly sweet and doesn’t have that artificial juice taste, which really quenches the thirst caused by the saltiness of the Thai dishes.