Mela Thai Cuisine 1720 South Robert Street, West Saint Paul, MN 55118

"Mela is a family favorite, we were looking for a new Thai restaurant when we moved into the area, and this is definitely the best. The curries are fantastic but we usually get the Pad Thai, purely out of familiarity. The massaman curry is out of this world, too. The spice here is serious, so if you love food that brings the heat this will definitely be a winner for you. Milder dishes are definitely available and other dishes can be tamed in flavor for those with less adventurous palates. Overall I would highly recommend."

"The Red Curry is phenomenal. My husband ordered the Snapper and absolutely loved it."

"Ate here for the first time this week and had an enjoyable experience. The restaurant is simple but clean, our server was friendly and the prices very reasonable. I can't speak to the whole menu but the pad Thai with tofu, cream cheese wontons and mango sticky rice were all fantastic! I didn't know what to expect from the outside and I wouldn't say this is an overly fancy place but I definitely will eat here again."

"I had the Pad Woon Senn spice level 2 (enough to make your nose run but not painful!) and the Fresh Spring Rolls, and a Thai coffee. The spring rolls were my favorite part, the mint and cilantro were bright and the whole thing tasted super refreshing. The dipping sauce was also top notch. These were not spicy at all but didn't need to be, the flavor was there. The inside of the restaurant is nice and bright. When I arrived I sat myself at one of the booths for dine-in. Everything was really clean as well. I will be visiting or ordering again in the near future."

"This is a great Thai restaurant. Three of us ate dinner there and we really enjoyed it. You can pick the protein you want and they will customize the dish as needed. The heat level is 1 to 5 with 5 being Thai hot (per the server). I like very hot (spicy) food so I ordered level 4 and it was good but not hot (no hiccups or sweating). I will get level 5 next time, but my wife got level 3 and it was quite hot to her and said she would not get it any hotter. The waitstaff was very friendly and the service was quick. We were there about 6pm on a Thursday and there were not many people at the tables but they had a lot of takeaway orders. I am looking forward to eating here again!"