Had a bad experience. Half the food had hair in it. Management blew me off - keep in mind I have a shaved head, so I know it wasn't mine. Food was modest portions, when I've had larger portions in the past. I won't be going back. I recommend Thai House in Kansas City, MO, on Holmes Road. Much, much better.
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Cimmy R.
I tried Thai House twice more after my original review, both in-house. The first, I was with my toddler son for lunch. He got a little fussy, as toddlers do, so I asked the server if the restaurant had WiFi so I could access Netflix on my Kindle and quiet my son. She answered that they did, but the management said she couldn't even enter the password for me. Okay. Before my food arrived, I took my son outside to talk to him about proper behaviour in a restaurant, and when we got back, my order was sitting in a to-go box next to the check. I paid for my order and left. It was a long while before I went back. The abject rudeness left me very angry. My son wasn't screaming or crying, just a little fussy. Did I mention we were the only customers in the restaurant? No? We were the only customers in the restaurant. I swallowed my pride and took my son and stepson, now four and thirteen, for lunch on a day my stepson got out of school early because I had a mad pad thai craving. Everyone was perfectly behaved, by the way. We ordered our food, me choosing to add chicken to my pad thai, subtracting scallions. My order came out with scallions. No biggie. I'm not allergic to them...I just don't care for them. I can pick them off the top. But there was no chicken. I rooted around with my fork. No chicken. I asked my stepson if I needed to get my eyes checked. No chicken. When our server came by, I mentioned that the kitchen forgot to add my chicken. Did he apologise and offer to get me some? No. HE STUCK HIS POINTER FINGER AND THUMB IN AND DUG THROUGH MY FOOD, PULLING OUT A MICROSCOPIC PIECE OF POULTRY. I snatched up my child, told my stepson to put down his fork, and immediately left. I didn't tell a manager what happened because one sat at the front the entire time we were there and watched the whole thing go down.
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Marissa M.
I ordered the Pad Thai Bang Dang or whatever it's called and it was awful. It smelled dirty and it was inedible. I can't even find words to describe the flavor and texture of everything. I chose the ginger pork dumplings and ate one and gave up on the entire meal. This food was garbage. I would listen to the other reviews which say this place is awful and overpriced. I spent 22 on a meal that smelled weird and tasted terrible. If you're in the mood for Thai food go spend your money at Thai Siam where it's cheaper, smells amazing and is actually spicy.
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Holly G.
I have eaten here plenty of times. I usually get delivery or take out. I do not like the inside decor at all. I had enjoyed the curry and pad thai for many months, it was delicious! Unfortunately, we got take out 2 nights ago and it was not as good. My boyfriend was eating spring rolls with peanut sauce. After eating half of the peanut sauce he found a cricket in it! We were so disgusted we almost vomited. Needless to say we will not be ordering any more food from here.
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Dezeree H.
Great place for dinner. Never crowded and great food. The Basil chicken is the best!
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Ploy M.
This place is so bad. It's so overprice and taste awful. We ordered Shrimp fried rice and Pad See Eww. They didn't taste like Thai food. They tasted like Chinese food. The price was $12 each for a take out. The place is a hole in the wall. Bad experience.
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Richard C.
Caveat Emptor! We ordered online last night and were surprised to find that there is an additional fee for using this feature.Hmmm, so it saves them labor costs and is a convenience to the customer to order online, but yet costs the customer more to do so....ok. The real reason I'm giving this review is that when our order was delivered (over an hour later) besides being cold, they had also left out the soup we had ordered! Double checked to ensure we placed the order correctly, we had. So I called and was told that they would bring it out to us and it would be another hour! I said, just give me a refund on it to which they replied that due to their online ordering system, they were unable to refund my money on the product they didn't sell me - they would write down my name and next time I ordered, they would give me the soup that I already paid for. NEXT TIME? What next time? This is not even close to good customer service, it's theft! I've never heard of not being able to reverse charges on someone's credit card. It was a bad experience and the food, I must admit was also mediocre by any standard of Thai. Buyer, you have been warned.
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Chris P.
As other posters have mentioned, this restaurant used to be downtown. There are a few interesting things to note about the move. First, the decor has taken a decided turn for the worse. Instead of the rather classy ambiance of the Mass St. location, Thai House now looks like it was thrown up in my grandparents' basement, complete with bad faux wood paneling on the walls. The booth seats are also of rather unappealing vinyl. There are some wall pieces that look like they were from downtown, but they don't seem to fit in well. Second, although the atmosphere has changed, the prices have not. The food was alright. It wasn't earth shattering Thai, but it wasn't bad. As another poster mentioned, expect your food to be a bit hotter than you might have thought you'd get it. The prices seem high for this kind of restaurant, though. I can go to the Thai restaurant in Topeka, get better quality food, and pay less (you know, minus the gas). As a point, a glass of lemonade costs 2$ here. Now, it's not freshly made lemonade, nor a high quality store-bought brand: it's throw-some-water-in-some-powder lemonade. I can see 2$ if I get free refills, but ... there are none. Do yourself a favor and just get water. Third, I'll disagree with another poster about the change in service: the service was pretty bad. Mass St. had a much better, more attentive, and friendlier waitstaff. Your best bet for Thai is probably going to be in Kansas City or (I'm shocked that I'm saying this) Topeka. Do yourself a favor and skip this place.
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Sara G.
I was disappointed in how the service and food was. I ordered the Pad See Ewe with pork and there was no distinct flavor. I believe the owner's wife was my server, and she never asked if I could have the like anymore ice tea how was the food tasting she just search for clothes on the internet. I was disappointed. All of my friends talked about how great the food was, but after today I will eat elsewhere. Even the food cannot keep my business.
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Liz L.
do not order take out from this restaurant unless you want to wait over an hour and a half for your food to arrive and utilize your own microwave to heat it. this evening my boyfriend and I ordered crab rangoons, pad thai and crispy chicken and everything was cold when it arrived. we ordered online and it told us after we ordered that it would arrive at our door in 40-50 minutes. it seems to me that they assembled our meal as soon as they received the order and then let it sit on a counter until we called an hour later asking where it was... half an hour after that our food arrived. the worst part of it is they require you to pay for your tip (if you're paying by credit card) BEFORE they deliver it to you. my boyfriend is currently arguing with who I assume is the manager on the phone over rescinding the tip. he's been on the phone for over 15 minutes. I have a feeling we'll be calling the bank tomorrow and reporting this meal as an unauthorized transaction. just don't order take out here unless you like paying $30+ for a cold, late meal.
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Megen D.
This restaurant is actually at 19th and Louisiana in the Malls (used to be downtown?). I did not care for the service when I visited the downtown location, and the food went steadily downhill. However, the Malls restaurant has supplied consistently excellent food and decent service for several months now. The food is always fresh and delicious, and they're consistent about the spice levels (if you say you want it "hot," it's hot and not just Kansas hot!). They also deliver, and the food has always been hot when I get it.
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Adam S.
Unlike what previous reviewer Bill said, you CANNOT bring wine here. Perhaps different servers have different rules, but the one we had wouldn't let us bring in wine. The food here is passable Thai food, although there's much better in KC. The downtown location was much better looking and it's now a hole-in-the-strip-mall. It is expensive for the price, and Scarlet Orchid is right across the street. Many Lawrencians have forgotten about this place and I'm not sure it'll last long.
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Jack C.
They make some very tasty dishes. The curries, pad thai, fried rice dishes, and seafood dishes are all excellent.
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Richard C.
We went to the Thai House today - at least the one on 23rd Street near Louisiana. Actually we had meant to go to the Scarlet Orchid for lunch, but they have no Saturday lunch, so the Thai House was across the street and easily accessible. This was a mixed experience and not so much due to the food. The location probably was a Chinese restaurant, since the decor was this archaic American Chinese look which is a depressing atmosphere. There was a disturbed woman in the restaurant at the time making enough noise to be a nuisance. The waitress was handling the work load well although she had some problems understanding English. My wife and I both had noodle dishes which were fine. We had been too cautious about using the word "mild" so there was not quite enough heat in the dishes. There is no luncheon menu on Saturday, so we were paying two to three dollars more per dish than we should. The Thai House deserves a few more reviews. "Atmosphere" should not be a real disqualifier since the Korean restaurants we eat at in Overland Park are both in strip malls and are basically tables in a room but have good Korean food. Sophisticated people should really try the Thai House food a few times at least before giving up.
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Nicole B.
I was hoping my relationship with Thai House would be loving and respectful. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. The Pad Thai was greasy and bland, yet somehow also verging on the edge of 'dessert' sweet. The coconut shrimp was tastless and cold, lettuce wraps were just... not good. Even the curry received no better reception than, "Eh, I've had better." All in all this blind date was a bust, I'll keep looking.
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Sarah S.
I was so disappointed in their food tonight! The tastes were off and way too sweet. The salad was fresh and the peanut sauce is good. But we got the potstickers and they were disgusting. The Pra Rak was sweet and sugary. The Panang was off. The satay was a bit rubbery. It has gone downhill and I gave them a chance tonight. We won't be ordering again.
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Maud K.
I can't eat here anymore because I have celiac disease and there just aren't really very many good options here for people with celiac unless you hate flavor. However, back before I had celiac disease I ate here once a week. Every time I got the cumin tofu, and so did my boyfriend. Two cumin tofus. Culinary highlight of our week. It's an amazingly delicious dish (or at least it usually was... sometimes when we'd get it there was clearly a different chef working and it just wasn't as good). I hear they have meat dishes prepared the same way. If you go here, try the cumin something. It was so good. Other dishes I've tried here haven't been anything special, but the cumin tofu was spectacular. I wish they'd get tamari so that I could still safely eat it. They do have a Chinese menu, but its more expensive than it should be, and not big enough. The atmosphere is okay, not great. About what you expect from a restaurant in a plaza.
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Bill B.
This Thai restaurant has closed and will open again in May as a sushi restaurant. Unfortunately Lawrence is no longer a good place to go for Thai food. This is another loss to Lawrence, since I had liked the Thai House. First Pachamama's, the city's best restaurant, and now the Thai House. Not a good trend for Lawrence.
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Red H.
They've undergone quite a few changes since the last time I was in, including new menus, a name change, and some odd decor developments. Some of the menu changes are promising. The spring rolls were unusual but tasty, with some sort of Asian-inspired slaw and curried chicken. I also had the Thrice Cooked Pork, which had tender slices of grilled pork belly, a spicy-sweet sauce, and cabbage. So far it seems like an improvement over previous iterations.
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Su X.
I think the dishes are really Chinese, and I like the service.
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Sarah W.
Looks sketchy on the outside in the new location, but some of the best Thai I have had. The spicy is actually spicy and there are many options of different Thai dishes.
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Scott T.
When you have this many items on the menu food is going to suffer, and it did tonight. I'd guess this is a one-two person kitchen for a restaurant this size at best. I've dined at this location many times over the year since the mid 80s when it was Chinese and then moved on to several other Asian restaurants. Before we get to the order, consider this. Thai restaurant with it's own section of entrees, appetizers and specialty items. Add to that an authentic Chinese, Szechuan and Korean menu. Has to be over 100 different dishes. Som Tom Thai, papaya salad, is a common Thai dish. I had it a couple of times in Queens recently. It's brilliant when prepared well. This was soggy, limp radish and carrot, shrimp I anticipated would be fried but were steamed, at least one or two not completely cooked. I ordered very spicy and told them I eat a lot of Thai and heat is desirable. There was barely a trace. Supposed to be lime for a bit of tart but it was toned down, missing. If there were peanuts as advertised I missed them. Why not a bit of garlic as most Thai restaurants would add? This salad didn't work, was bland, had nothing interesting going on. There were a few pieces of limp iceberg lettuce to accompany. They were tossed out with the rest of the salad. The remainder of the order consisted of Thai basil wings. I'd bet money the wings were pre-breaded and right off the Cisco truck. They fried a few basil leaves and tossed them on top. Although they were far better than the salad, nothing to write home about. Note to kitchen: change the frying oil once in awhile. $17 for a meal that just didn't hit the mark, unless you consider my Yanjing Chinese beer purchased in KCMO and brought to Lawrence. Not supposed to work that way. I'd try Thai House again. Anyone doing cumin lamb dishes I'll give them a shot. Unfortunately someone managing this place is making really bad decisions. A restaurant seating 30 people at most can't offer over 100 dishes and do them well. Do a few dishes, do them really well, and the crowd will come. Do way too many and everything suffers as I experienced this evening.
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Cherry Y.
the delivery time at this restaurant is about 1.5 hours. I have no idea what is going on with this place.
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Jack T.
Really really good Thai curry. I've never ordered Chinese there, because the curry is so tasty. I've always had great service there and there's never been a wait, which is a plus for me but I wish they were getting more business... Crab rangoons, spring rolls, and shrimp summer rolls are excellent. Favorite dish is green curry with duck hands down - order Thai hot if you really like spice. Servings are generous, I usually split an order of curry and still take a little home.
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Zach G.
I have been here twice for lunch and enjoyed it. First trip was panang curry with crab rangoon and hot and sour soup. Second time was kung pao (extra spicy) beef with egg roll and hot and sour soup. Verdicts: Panang Curry - very delicious, but not quite spicy enough as it comes...so order Thai hot. Even then, true chili heads will be bummed out. The crab rangoon was OK...not a fan of crab rangoon though, and I only had it because they accidentally brought me one instead of an egg roll. Hot and sour soup was tasty and had a decent kick to it. King Pao - ordered this one extra spicy and it could have been slightly spicier too, but it definitely built over time as I kept eating it. The egg roll was generic and cheap...it didn't add much. The soup was still tasty. Service is friendly. It can be slightly slow at times but nothing unacceptable by any means.
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Christopher Y.
This place is odd... I think there's probably a native Chinese chef in the back because all the specials are Chinese food instead of Thai food. And the Chinese food is actually alright? It's not particularly good but it isn't shockingly bad like the "Thai" food. The lettuce wrap filling tastes like it came from a can. The "Korean-style" black bean noodles are pretty atrocious. The decor of this place is so weird and the service was offputting, with the waitress alternating from being way too-hovery to just ignoring my empty water cup. We ate during prime lunch time on a weekend and there was no one inside, so that should've been our first clue something was up. To be honest, I ate at Thai House a couple of months ago, and it sounds like they go through a lot of cooks, but I'm just suspicious of the recent 4-star reviews. I would definitely not recommend actually eating here.
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Logan S.
A mixture of Thai and Chinese dishes are perfectly delicious but where this restaurant really stands out is the Cumin Tofu. If you like numbing spice you will love this dish.
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Cassie A.
Since I've moved to Lawrence I've been carefully perusing all of the ethic restaurants, and Thai House is amazing. I've been twice so far and have sampled two appetizers, two curries and two different noodle dishes and they were all very delicious. The curries come with more than enough sauce to eat with a spoon once the rice and veggies are gone, which is awesome and something other restaurants sometimes lack. I'm a big fan of the medium spicy. And, they don't have salt on the table (as if someone would need to add salt to Asian food). They have great meatless options, and the hot tea and Thai iced tea are both delicious.
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Benaiah R.
I stopped by for dinner a few weeks back off the advice of a friend, it was one of her favorite because of the vegan & vegetarian options. She recommended the Bangkok Vegetable Delight which I found delectable. I was pleasantly surprised. I would never have expected such good, authentic Thai cuisine from a restaurant located in a strip mall. I've stopped in several times since and have found the intimate atmosphere creates a lovely ambiance which I find quite inviting. The $5 Pad Thai Lunch Special has become my new favorite during the work week especially for a struggling student such as me. It's literally the best lunch special in town.
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Sunthud P.
I have tried Thai food in this place approximately three times. The fried rice with basil was almost a hit but most of the time it usually was too salty. I felt good at the first ten bites but after that I felt the saltiness and stopped eating it. I tried other food too but they were not a hit for me. After that, I realized the chef is Chinese and my Chinese friend told me that the Chinese food was good here. As I and my girlfriend always love good Chinese food, we went there and gave them so many chances (more than three times for Chinese). The food were too oily to us. Even though the fish in chili oil is always our favorite, I disappointed to this dish in this restaurant. The big plate chicken, my friend's favorite food, was a big noodle plate with chopped grilled chicken wings. The taste is delicious but it was way too oily. Well, if this place is really authentic Szechuan-style dish, I may personally not like this style of Chinese cuisine. I think this place should change the name to 'Thai and Chinese House'.
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Sarah G.
I get nasty hankerings for Pad Thai. I mean, really nasty hankerings. The kind where I'm ready to do some STOMPING if I don't get some thai food in me. When I received my daily email from Lawrence Journal-World with lunch specials, my body immediately reverted into reptilian HUNGER MODE, with pad thai in its sights. I had read the reviews of this place and decided it was worth the gamble for $5. Even crappy pad thai still satiates my pad thai hunger. My friend and I got there right at 11, and it seems that they are training new people at this location. I'm guessing it may be because of their poor reviews in regards to service -- as they proudly display their Google rating, but do not mention Yelp. (I hope this helps change that!) It's a little slow, but I'm going to give them kudos still since they are turning over staff in response to poor service. I hope it will improve, but they are quite nice regardless. For $5, I was hooked up with an INSANE portion of very tasty pad thai, as well as a crab rangoon and a soup for eating in. With water, it was a very cheap and good meal. Not the best, but definitely not the worst. Another day, I decided to go try them because of their free delivery service. Garlic coconut fried shrimp, beef something-or-other, and basil fried rice with pork later, I was fat and happy, albiet a little greasy. Still, if I've had a couple beers, this food becomes totally amazing. Price is a little high for dinner, but it's choice for lunch. I suggest trying it!
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P O.
Not everything on the menu is great, but some dishes are excellent. Cumin tofu, firecracker chicken, big plate chicken and curries are some of my favorites. The authentic Chinese and Korean menu items are definitely worth trying out. Thai tea is delicious!
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Eunice P.
They have a new chef and their champong is not champong for me any more... Their chajangmyon also tastes different, too. Tangsooyuk was still good and the champong was tasty even though it wasn't what I had expected and wanted. Didn't know that thai tea is refillable and they even let you take a cup to go so that's a plus. Fresh Summer Rolls were good, too. However, this place loses its status as the one place in Lawrence where I could get my spicy comfort food from home.
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Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Accepts Bitcoin : No Good For : Lunch, Dinner Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : No Attire : Casual Noise Level : Quiet Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
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Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
Bob R.
Had a bad experience. Half the food had hair in it. Management blew me off - keep in mind I have a shaved head, so I know it wasn't mine. Food was modest portions, when I've had larger portions in the past. I won't be going back. I recommend Thai House in Kansas City, MO, on Holmes Road. Much, much better.
(1)Cimmy R.
I tried Thai House twice more after my original review, both in-house. The first, I was with my toddler son for lunch. He got a little fussy, as toddlers do, so I asked the server if the restaurant had WiFi so I could access Netflix on my Kindle and quiet my son. She answered that they did, but the management said she couldn't even enter the password for me. Okay. Before my food arrived, I took my son outside to talk to him about proper behaviour in a restaurant, and when we got back, my order was sitting in a to-go box next to the check. I paid for my order and left. It was a long while before I went back. The abject rudeness left me very angry. My son wasn't screaming or crying, just a little fussy. Did I mention we were the only customers in the restaurant? No? We were the only customers in the restaurant. I swallowed my pride and took my son and stepson, now four and thirteen, for lunch on a day my stepson got out of school early because I had a mad pad thai craving. Everyone was perfectly behaved, by the way. We ordered our food, me choosing to add chicken to my pad thai, subtracting scallions. My order came out with scallions. No biggie. I'm not allergic to them...I just don't care for them. I can pick them off the top. But there was no chicken. I rooted around with my fork. No chicken. I asked my stepson if I needed to get my eyes checked. No chicken. When our server came by, I mentioned that the kitchen forgot to add my chicken. Did he apologise and offer to get me some? No. HE STUCK HIS POINTER FINGER AND THUMB IN AND DUG THROUGH MY FOOD, PULLING OUT A MICROSCOPIC PIECE OF POULTRY. I snatched up my child, told my stepson to put down his fork, and immediately left. I didn't tell a manager what happened because one sat at the front the entire time we were there and watched the whole thing go down.
(1)Marissa M.
I ordered the Pad Thai Bang Dang or whatever it's called and it was awful. It smelled dirty and it was inedible. I can't even find words to describe the flavor and texture of everything. I chose the ginger pork dumplings and ate one and gave up on the entire meal. This food was garbage. I would listen to the other reviews which say this place is awful and overpriced. I spent 22 on a meal that smelled weird and tasted terrible. If you're in the mood for Thai food go spend your money at Thai Siam where it's cheaper, smells amazing and is actually spicy.
(1)Holly G.
I have eaten here plenty of times. I usually get delivery or take out. I do not like the inside decor at all. I had enjoyed the curry and pad thai for many months, it was delicious! Unfortunately, we got take out 2 nights ago and it was not as good. My boyfriend was eating spring rolls with peanut sauce. After eating half of the peanut sauce he found a cricket in it! We were so disgusted we almost vomited. Needless to say we will not be ordering any more food from here.
(1)Dezeree H.
Great place for dinner. Never crowded and great food. The Basil chicken is the best!
(4)Ploy M.
This place is so bad. It's so overprice and taste awful. We ordered Shrimp fried rice and Pad See Eww. They didn't taste like Thai food. They tasted like Chinese food. The price was $12 each for a take out. The place is a hole in the wall. Bad experience.
(1)Richard C.
Caveat Emptor! We ordered online last night and were surprised to find that there is an additional fee for using this feature.Hmmm, so it saves them labor costs and is a convenience to the customer to order online, but yet costs the customer more to do so....ok. The real reason I'm giving this review is that when our order was delivered (over an hour later) besides being cold, they had also left out the soup we had ordered! Double checked to ensure we placed the order correctly, we had. So I called and was told that they would bring it out to us and it would be another hour! I said, just give me a refund on it to which they replied that due to their online ordering system, they were unable to refund my money on the product they didn't sell me - they would write down my name and next time I ordered, they would give me the soup that I already paid for. NEXT TIME? What next time? This is not even close to good customer service, it's theft! I've never heard of not being able to reverse charges on someone's credit card. It was a bad experience and the food, I must admit was also mediocre by any standard of Thai. Buyer, you have been warned.
(1)Chris P.
As other posters have mentioned, this restaurant used to be downtown. There are a few interesting things to note about the move. First, the decor has taken a decided turn for the worse. Instead of the rather classy ambiance of the Mass St. location, Thai House now looks like it was thrown up in my grandparents' basement, complete with bad faux wood paneling on the walls. The booth seats are also of rather unappealing vinyl. There are some wall pieces that look like they were from downtown, but they don't seem to fit in well. Second, although the atmosphere has changed, the prices have not. The food was alright. It wasn't earth shattering Thai, but it wasn't bad. As another poster mentioned, expect your food to be a bit hotter than you might have thought you'd get it. The prices seem high for this kind of restaurant, though. I can go to the Thai restaurant in Topeka, get better quality food, and pay less (you know, minus the gas). As a point, a glass of lemonade costs 2$ here. Now, it's not freshly made lemonade, nor a high quality store-bought brand: it's throw-some-water-in-some-powder lemonade. I can see 2$ if I get free refills, but ... there are none. Do yourself a favor and just get water. Third, I'll disagree with another poster about the change in service: the service was pretty bad. Mass St. had a much better, more attentive, and friendlier waitstaff. Your best bet for Thai is probably going to be in Kansas City or (I'm shocked that I'm saying this) Topeka. Do yourself a favor and skip this place.
(2)Sara G.
I was disappointed in how the service and food was. I ordered the Pad See Ewe with pork and there was no distinct flavor. I believe the owner's wife was my server, and she never asked if I could have the like anymore ice tea how was the food tasting she just search for clothes on the internet. I was disappointed. All of my friends talked about how great the food was, but after today I will eat elsewhere. Even the food cannot keep my business.
(2)Liz L.
do not order take out from this restaurant unless you want to wait over an hour and a half for your food to arrive and utilize your own microwave to heat it. this evening my boyfriend and I ordered crab rangoons, pad thai and crispy chicken and everything was cold when it arrived. we ordered online and it told us after we ordered that it would arrive at our door in 40-50 minutes. it seems to me that they assembled our meal as soon as they received the order and then let it sit on a counter until we called an hour later asking where it was... half an hour after that our food arrived. the worst part of it is they require you to pay for your tip (if you're paying by credit card) BEFORE they deliver it to you. my boyfriend is currently arguing with who I assume is the manager on the phone over rescinding the tip. he's been on the phone for over 15 minutes. I have a feeling we'll be calling the bank tomorrow and reporting this meal as an unauthorized transaction. just don't order take out here unless you like paying $30+ for a cold, late meal.
(1)Megen D.
This restaurant is actually at 19th and Louisiana in the Malls (used to be downtown?). I did not care for the service when I visited the downtown location, and the food went steadily downhill. However, the Malls restaurant has supplied consistently excellent food and decent service for several months now. The food is always fresh and delicious, and they're consistent about the spice levels (if you say you want it "hot," it's hot and not just Kansas hot!). They also deliver, and the food has always been hot when I get it.
(4)Adam S.
Unlike what previous reviewer Bill said, you CANNOT bring wine here. Perhaps different servers have different rules, but the one we had wouldn't let us bring in wine. The food here is passable Thai food, although there's much better in KC. The downtown location was much better looking and it's now a hole-in-the-strip-mall. It is expensive for the price, and Scarlet Orchid is right across the street. Many Lawrencians have forgotten about this place and I'm not sure it'll last long.
(2)Jack C.
They make some very tasty dishes. The curries, pad thai, fried rice dishes, and seafood dishes are all excellent.
(4)Richard C.
We went to the Thai House today - at least the one on 23rd Street near Louisiana. Actually we had meant to go to the Scarlet Orchid for lunch, but they have no Saturday lunch, so the Thai House was across the street and easily accessible. This was a mixed experience and not so much due to the food. The location probably was a Chinese restaurant, since the decor was this archaic American Chinese look which is a depressing atmosphere. There was a disturbed woman in the restaurant at the time making enough noise to be a nuisance. The waitress was handling the work load well although she had some problems understanding English. My wife and I both had noodle dishes which were fine. We had been too cautious about using the word "mild" so there was not quite enough heat in the dishes. There is no luncheon menu on Saturday, so we were paying two to three dollars more per dish than we should. The Thai House deserves a few more reviews. "Atmosphere" should not be a real disqualifier since the Korean restaurants we eat at in Overland Park are both in strip malls and are basically tables in a room but have good Korean food. Sophisticated people should really try the Thai House food a few times at least before giving up.
(3)Nicole B.
I was hoping my relationship with Thai House would be loving and respectful. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. The Pad Thai was greasy and bland, yet somehow also verging on the edge of 'dessert' sweet. The coconut shrimp was tastless and cold, lettuce wraps were just... not good. Even the curry received no better reception than, "Eh, I've had better." All in all this blind date was a bust, I'll keep looking.
(2)Sarah S.
I was so disappointed in their food tonight! The tastes were off and way too sweet. The salad was fresh and the peanut sauce is good. But we got the potstickers and they were disgusting. The Pra Rak was sweet and sugary. The Panang was off. The satay was a bit rubbery. It has gone downhill and I gave them a chance tonight. We won't be ordering again.
(2)Maud K.
I can't eat here anymore because I have celiac disease and there just aren't really very many good options here for people with celiac unless you hate flavor. However, back before I had celiac disease I ate here once a week. Every time I got the cumin tofu, and so did my boyfriend. Two cumin tofus. Culinary highlight of our week. It's an amazingly delicious dish (or at least it usually was... sometimes when we'd get it there was clearly a different chef working and it just wasn't as good). I hear they have meat dishes prepared the same way. If you go here, try the cumin something. It was so good. Other dishes I've tried here haven't been anything special, but the cumin tofu was spectacular. I wish they'd get tamari so that I could still safely eat it. They do have a Chinese menu, but its more expensive than it should be, and not big enough. The atmosphere is okay, not great. About what you expect from a restaurant in a plaza.
(4)Bill B.
This Thai restaurant has closed and will open again in May as a sushi restaurant. Unfortunately Lawrence is no longer a good place to go for Thai food. This is another loss to Lawrence, since I had liked the Thai House. First Pachamama's, the city's best restaurant, and now the Thai House. Not a good trend for Lawrence.
(1)Red H.
They've undergone quite a few changes since the last time I was in, including new menus, a name change, and some odd decor developments. Some of the menu changes are promising. The spring rolls were unusual but tasty, with some sort of Asian-inspired slaw and curried chicken. I also had the Thrice Cooked Pork, which had tender slices of grilled pork belly, a spicy-sweet sauce, and cabbage. So far it seems like an improvement over previous iterations.
(4)Su X.
I think the dishes are really Chinese, and I like the service.
(5)Sarah W.
Looks sketchy on the outside in the new location, but some of the best Thai I have had. The spicy is actually spicy and there are many options of different Thai dishes.
(4)Scott T.
When you have this many items on the menu food is going to suffer, and it did tonight. I'd guess this is a one-two person kitchen for a restaurant this size at best. I've dined at this location many times over the year since the mid 80s when it was Chinese and then moved on to several other Asian restaurants. Before we get to the order, consider this. Thai restaurant with it's own section of entrees, appetizers and specialty items. Add to that an authentic Chinese, Szechuan and Korean menu. Has to be over 100 different dishes. Som Tom Thai, papaya salad, is a common Thai dish. I had it a couple of times in Queens recently. It's brilliant when prepared well. This was soggy, limp radish and carrot, shrimp I anticipated would be fried but were steamed, at least one or two not completely cooked. I ordered very spicy and told them I eat a lot of Thai and heat is desirable. There was barely a trace. Supposed to be lime for a bit of tart but it was toned down, missing. If there were peanuts as advertised I missed them. Why not a bit of garlic as most Thai restaurants would add? This salad didn't work, was bland, had nothing interesting going on. There were a few pieces of limp iceberg lettuce to accompany. They were tossed out with the rest of the salad. The remainder of the order consisted of Thai basil wings. I'd bet money the wings were pre-breaded and right off the Cisco truck. They fried a few basil leaves and tossed them on top. Although they were far better than the salad, nothing to write home about. Note to kitchen: change the frying oil once in awhile. $17 for a meal that just didn't hit the mark, unless you consider my Yanjing Chinese beer purchased in KCMO and brought to Lawrence. Not supposed to work that way. I'd try Thai House again. Anyone doing cumin lamb dishes I'll give them a shot. Unfortunately someone managing this place is making really bad decisions. A restaurant seating 30 people at most can't offer over 100 dishes and do them well. Do a few dishes, do them really well, and the crowd will come. Do way too many and everything suffers as I experienced this evening.
(2)Cherry Y.
the delivery time at this restaurant is about 1.5 hours. I have no idea what is going on with this place.
(1)Jack T.
Really really good Thai curry. I've never ordered Chinese there, because the curry is so tasty. I've always had great service there and there's never been a wait, which is a plus for me but I wish they were getting more business... Crab rangoons, spring rolls, and shrimp summer rolls are excellent. Favorite dish is green curry with duck hands down - order Thai hot if you really like spice. Servings are generous, I usually split an order of curry and still take a little home.
(5)Zach G.
I have been here twice for lunch and enjoyed it. First trip was panang curry with crab rangoon and hot and sour soup. Second time was kung pao (extra spicy) beef with egg roll and hot and sour soup. Verdicts: Panang Curry - very delicious, but not quite spicy enough as it comes...so order Thai hot. Even then, true chili heads will be bummed out. The crab rangoon was OK...not a fan of crab rangoon though, and I only had it because they accidentally brought me one instead of an egg roll. Hot and sour soup was tasty and had a decent kick to it. King Pao - ordered this one extra spicy and it could have been slightly spicier too, but it definitely built over time as I kept eating it. The egg roll was generic and cheap...it didn't add much. The soup was still tasty. Service is friendly. It can be slightly slow at times but nothing unacceptable by any means.
(4)Christopher Y.
This place is odd... I think there's probably a native Chinese chef in the back because all the specials are Chinese food instead of Thai food. And the Chinese food is actually alright? It's not particularly good but it isn't shockingly bad like the "Thai" food. The lettuce wrap filling tastes like it came from a can. The "Korean-style" black bean noodles are pretty atrocious. The decor of this place is so weird and the service was offputting, with the waitress alternating from being way too-hovery to just ignoring my empty water cup. We ate during prime lunch time on a weekend and there was no one inside, so that should've been our first clue something was up. To be honest, I ate at Thai House a couple of months ago, and it sounds like they go through a lot of cooks, but I'm just suspicious of the recent 4-star reviews. I would definitely not recommend actually eating here.
(2)Logan S.
A mixture of Thai and Chinese dishes are perfectly delicious but where this restaurant really stands out is the Cumin Tofu. If you like numbing spice you will love this dish.
(5)Cassie A.
Since I've moved to Lawrence I've been carefully perusing all of the ethic restaurants, and Thai House is amazing. I've been twice so far and have sampled two appetizers, two curries and two different noodle dishes and they were all very delicious. The curries come with more than enough sauce to eat with a spoon once the rice and veggies are gone, which is awesome and something other restaurants sometimes lack. I'm a big fan of the medium spicy. And, they don't have salt on the table (as if someone would need to add salt to Asian food). They have great meatless options, and the hot tea and Thai iced tea are both delicious.
(5)Benaiah R.
I stopped by for dinner a few weeks back off the advice of a friend, it was one of her favorite because of the vegan & vegetarian options. She recommended the Bangkok Vegetable Delight which I found delectable. I was pleasantly surprised. I would never have expected such good, authentic Thai cuisine from a restaurant located in a strip mall. I've stopped in several times since and have found the intimate atmosphere creates a lovely ambiance which I find quite inviting. The $5 Pad Thai Lunch Special has become my new favorite during the work week especially for a struggling student such as me. It's literally the best lunch special in town.
(5)Sunthud P.
I have tried Thai food in this place approximately three times. The fried rice with basil was almost a hit but most of the time it usually was too salty. I felt good at the first ten bites but after that I felt the saltiness and stopped eating it. I tried other food too but they were not a hit for me. After that, I realized the chef is Chinese and my Chinese friend told me that the Chinese food was good here. As I and my girlfriend always love good Chinese food, we went there and gave them so many chances (more than three times for Chinese). The food were too oily to us. Even though the fish in chili oil is always our favorite, I disappointed to this dish in this restaurant. The big plate chicken, my friend's favorite food, was a big noodle plate with chopped grilled chicken wings. The taste is delicious but it was way too oily. Well, if this place is really authentic Szechuan-style dish, I may personally not like this style of Chinese cuisine. I think this place should change the name to 'Thai and Chinese House'.
(3)Sarah G.
I get nasty hankerings for Pad Thai. I mean, really nasty hankerings. The kind where I'm ready to do some STOMPING if I don't get some thai food in me. When I received my daily email from Lawrence Journal-World with lunch specials, my body immediately reverted into reptilian HUNGER MODE, with pad thai in its sights. I had read the reviews of this place and decided it was worth the gamble for $5. Even crappy pad thai still satiates my pad thai hunger. My friend and I got there right at 11, and it seems that they are training new people at this location. I'm guessing it may be because of their poor reviews in regards to service -- as they proudly display their Google rating, but do not mention Yelp. (I hope this helps change that!) It's a little slow, but I'm going to give them kudos still since they are turning over staff in response to poor service. I hope it will improve, but they are quite nice regardless. For $5, I was hooked up with an INSANE portion of very tasty pad thai, as well as a crab rangoon and a soup for eating in. With water, it was a very cheap and good meal. Not the best, but definitely not the worst. Another day, I decided to go try them because of their free delivery service. Garlic coconut fried shrimp, beef something-or-other, and basil fried rice with pork later, I was fat and happy, albiet a little greasy. Still, if I've had a couple beers, this food becomes totally amazing. Price is a little high for dinner, but it's choice for lunch. I suggest trying it!
(4)P O.
Not everything on the menu is great, but some dishes are excellent. Cumin tofu, firecracker chicken, big plate chicken and curries are some of my favorites. The authentic Chinese and Korean menu items are definitely worth trying out. Thai tea is delicious!
(4)Eunice P.
They have a new chef and their champong is not champong for me any more... Their chajangmyon also tastes different, too. Tangsooyuk was still good and the champong was tasty even though it wasn't what I had expected and wanted. Didn't know that thai tea is refillable and they even let you take a cup to go so that's a plus. Fresh Summer Rolls were good, too. However, this place loses its status as the one place in Lawrence where I could get my spicy comfort food from home.
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