Thai Chef

"I was pretty excited to try this new restaurant, but my first visit was pretty flat. Even though it has the word “Thai” in its name, the restaurant menu is a hodgepodge of Thai, Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese dishes. A Sloppy menu is usually an off putting flag and in this case was no exception as it tastes like the food is either being made hours in advance or being prepared from prepackaged pastes. I’d love to see the chefs prepare the food to be proven wrong. Service is pretty poor here. The wait staff asked for our drink orders, but the restaurant doesn’t provide a drink menu. The waitress wasn’t able to give us any options for drinks so we just ordered water and a soda. The restaurant tables are also crammed. Each table has a large round serving tray that must have been a foot in diameter with s&p along with sriracha and hoisin sauce. If you’re expecting the usual Thai condiments of sugar, fish sauce, chili flakes, and vinegar- they are not in this tray. But all this to say that we sat at a 4 top and ordered 2 entrees and one app and the plates wouldn’t fit on the tables. Secondly, why bother calling them appetizers when every single item we ordered came out at the same time, less than 5 minutes after we placed our order? Getting the food so quickly was also a little concerning which is why I suspect it was all prepared ahead of time. The spring rolls were good I have no complaints there. But the drunken noodles were terrible. The color was off, the dish was dry, the cuts of beef seemed to be the lowest quality of beef the restaurant could scrape up, and the vegetable portion was abysmal. The noodles themselves had a gluey texture and everything had a which char texture which makes me suspect the dish is made ahead of time and then quickly reheated on a wok when it is ordered. The panang curry tasted tasted good. I disagree a little with the choice of veg as it is usually served with bell peppers but here it’s full of mostly beans, along with your choice of protein. The main complaint I have with this dish is that it’s nothing I couldn’t have whipped up myself at home with a package of panang curry paste, some beans and some raw shrimp. There’s no complexity to the curry being served here. Overall I couldn’t even give this place 3 stars because I’d be willing to go back to a 3 star restaurant if I was in the mood but I can easily say I will never return to Thai Chef. The meals are very affordable though. In my opinion I would rather pay a little more for better food, but maybe this is what the local patrons like?"

"My husband and mother in law had never been here so I took them for their first visit. My husband was so impressed he wants us to have a weekly date night here. My MIL had never had cucumber salad or Thai fried rice and enjoyed both very much. The service was excellent as was the food. I don’t know why we waited so long to come back here (I’d been several years ago and enjoyed it) but we will become regulars. I highly recommend the Pad Thai, cucumber salad, summer rolls, and Penny roll! Delish!"

"This is a lovely and cozy restaurant. I stopped by to order take-out. They also have an option to reserve a table. The Staff was friendly and welcoming. I was in the mood for fried rice and was very pleased with it!  The rice was prepared exactly the way I like it, and a big plus was the generous serving size along with plenty of chicken and crisp vegetables. It was delicious! You also have the choice of adding beef or shrimp. The well stuffed summer rolls are light and tasty. The menu has numerous items to select from! I look forward to returning to try the curries, Pho, and sushi."

"I ordered my food to go and it did not disappoint. The taste was super flavorful and very authentic. I ordered pork fried rice, Vietnamese rolls and meatball pho. I will definitely be coming back. This was exactly what I was looking tonight. Yum!!"

"This is one of the best Sushi places around!It’s small and humble but packs a big punch! We tried several things today! More than I could select on this review! Also they serve a good healthy portion of food for the price and the food tastes fantastic! You won’t be disappointed if you stop in for a meal or just a bite! Thank you Thai Chef! V/R Lisa Marie"