Flame Thai Restaurant

"First, for context, I grew up eating Thai food. My mom is from Thailand and taught me to cook as well. I’m not bashing this place by any means but it honestly disappointed me and made me ashamed of my own community that this is what people think Thai food is. Because it is not. I ordered the main things most Thai people know how to make and is something you would see on our tables at home. The pad Thai was unacceptable. I don’t know why it was sweet but it was, like sweet and sour sauce was used. Also this is the first pad thai I have seen with broccoli. The nam tok or “larb” was good. Not traditional like the ground meat used but it was fine. The chicken satay wasn’t what chicken satay traditionally is. It tasted like chicken that was on the grill. When it should be a curry with coconut milk taste, and then grilled. The peanut sauce was peanuts and hoisin sauce. Again, not traditional peanut sauce. Now on to the viet dish of pho… it was sweet. Again, not sure why their dishes were so sweet. I’m not bashing this business because I know it’s hard to run a restaurant but what’s not hard is staying true to Thai culture. We’re a community and a small one at that, we have to put out the best dishes so people know Thai food. I hope when I open my food truck people will come and experience true Thai dishes I have grew up with and not ashamed to put in front of people. I won’t be back but judging from the reviews you get good business. This is just my personal opinion comparing to what I have grown up eating and cooking for 37 years. I hope the food gets better."

"The BEST Thai food I’ve had so far in El Paso! I got the Pad Thai mild/medium spice level & spring rolls Orange chicken w/ fried rice for the hubby This food was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Fresh, Hot, huge portion, just PERFECT !!"

"I wanted to like this place because I absolutely love Thai food. The Pad Thai was awful, not even a small part authentic. The mango stick rice was equally bad, it was swimming in way too much sauce and had sesame seeds and a bunch of coconut flakes in it???? It was just a waste of $24 because I could not eat it. Giving two stars because the customer service was amazing."

"Honestly probably the worst Thai Food Experience I've had in my life. Would not recommend to anyone. Our server waited about 10 minutes to greet us, mind you only 1 other table in the restaurant. Went to order and almost all the items we asked for were out of stock. So we had to ask for time to think about eating here. We should have left. The food we ordered was all horrible. I dined with my kids and asked for no spice. Everything was spicy and not enjoyable for the kids. The Yellow Curry was disgusting, the phad Thai was so spicy you couldn't even eat it. The drunken noodles were the only decent thing. We barely touched our food and we came hungry."

"We love their take out and usually get their pad Thai, but decided to come out and try the pho because a lot of folks said it was the best place in town. It was in fact, not the best place in town. Please quit bringing cilantro, it should be mint. The broth needed more MSG, and the noodles cooked a little longer. The chicken and rice that my wife ordered was fairly decent, and the mini veggie egg rolls were decent. But the pho was a big miss."