Bangkok Thai Deli is easily one of my top takeout spots in the entire Twin Cities. I've put in the legwork over the years (seriously, I've eaten at nearly every Thai restaurant in Minneapolis and St. Paul), and Bangkok still sits firmly in my top two. It's authentic, the flavors are bold, the menu is huge, and after seven years of loyal ordering, they have never let me down. Not once. I've made my way through a generous portion of their menu, and a few all-stars always have me coming back for more: the pineapple and green curries, Khao Soi, Stir-Fried Basil, Yum-Nam-Khao-Tod, Chicken Skewers, and the Larb E-San. Today my husband and I ordered our usual - pineapple curry and green curry for lunch. I also grabbed a Thai Tea, which is basically dessert disguised as a beverage. No regrets. I used to order my pineapple curry with "no spice." Then I met my husband, who orders everything at the maximum spice level, and also happens to favor the pineapple curry. Once we started ordering together, my "no spice" curry magically began arriving as hot as his. I'm convinced they batch-cook them, and I became collateral damage. After suffering several unplanned mouth fires, I switched to the green curry--and honestly, best decision ever. The flavor is incredible, the eggplant is tender, and it converted me. But fair warning: even their "no spice" has a respectable kick. If you're sensitive to spice, maybe start with something milder. My husband, on the other hand, is absolutely unhinged and gets the spiciest level plus adds chili oil. The dining room is very casual, the staff is always warm, and while we mostly get takeout, eating in has always been pleasant with consistently good service. I could talk about this place forever. If you love Thai food, or just want takeout that won't betray you, Bangkok Thai Deli is a must-try in the Twin Cities. read more

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I love Bangkok Thai Deli. The food is delicious and never misses. The service is pretty decent as well. My favorite dishes are the roasted duck, Chinese broccoli and pork rind and the steak. The location doesn't come off as the cleanest but I'm not expecting white glove cleanliness here. Stop in if you like good food. read more

Pros: Variety of food options, big place with many tables, friendly staff Cons: Very small portions compared to the price charged. Basil noodle dish is about 60% portions of the to-go box. Yam woon sen is just half of the box while the other half is the side vegetables which they could have packed it separately. Boat noodle soup is also small portions. We got extra $1 noodle but don't see much difference for that extra amount. Dries noodle is very salty. Overall, we were a bit disappointed. I didn't get the chance to take pictures of the food because of some circumstances. read more

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The first thing that caught my attention was the parking spaces; I was pleased to see that the restaurant had designated parking, which is definitely a benefit. My long awaited Yen Ta Fo hit the spot, I didn't have to add more seasoning to my broth since it was already perfect, and the papaya salad is one of the best I've had in the Twin Cities. The staff was prompt and attentive. I would definitely recommend it. read more

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Bangkok Thai Deli has absolutely delicious Thai food all around! My wife and I will make the drive from Minnetonka to dine here quite often! The papaya salad and tom yum soup are top notch and the spices are as well. The service is extremely friendly and fun to talk with. The prices are good too! Definitely one of my favorite spots for Thai and Lao food! read more

Vibrant restaurant. Prompt service. They serve the food as soon as it's ready. Great peanut sauce. Loved the peanut Satay. Excellent beef boat soup and fried fish dish. Great experience. read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - Fried Fish - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Thai foods were good in this area. The service was taking care of us. I like thai boat noodles and chicken wings! We will return back for another foods soon. read more

i am so glad i found this place. 100% going into my rotation. the food here was absolutely phenomenal and the most authentic thai food you can get around the twin cities. we got the pad thai, thai papaya salad, pork belly with spice, and a pork sweet and sour soup. everything was so delicious i can't stop thinking about it. fair warning tho this place takes their spice levels very seriously so be very wary!!! we got medium spice for all of the dishes and it was perfect for us and we love spicy food. best pad Thai i've ever had in my life. highly highly recommend. the restaurant isn't the prettiest but my god is the food delicious. read more

Been here 4 times and finally decided to review. Their food is authentic Thai!! I've tried a handful of things by now, and today I just tried my new favorite. Their Tom yum with red snapper was so good. And their shrimp larb salad is refreshing. The Tom Zaab is also a good option (with pork ribs). Definitely try it! The staff are super nice (except the older man). Love that it's always busy! Proves it's good!!! Plenty of seating as well to accommodate groups. read more

This review has to do only with their Lo-Mein. I have been to the place many times. I love their pad Thai and spring rolls. Yesterday I saw they were offering lo-mein. I decided I would order it and try it. It was super bland even though I asked for a spicier version. They loaded it with veggies and the amount of food was good, but it tasted like nothing and was super oily as well. I will stick with my pad Thai and leave the Lo-Mein to the Vietnamese and Chinese spots. read more

Walked in with a group of ten on a Wednesday afternoon. There was a good sized parking lot! The place is pretty big so we were able to get a few tables with no problem. The food was good, but our servers were amazing! Very sweet, helped some of our group navigate the menu, and answered any questions. The menu is HUGE. If you want any type of SE Asian food, Bangkok Thai is a good bet. It's most helpful to the waitstaff if you order by the menu number. Our table split cream cheese wontons and egg rolls. Both were good! I would have liked more meat in the egg rolls as I'm not a huge fan of mostly cabbage. I split a Stir-Fried Flat Noodle with Basil with a coworker. They noodles were great! More veggies would have been nice, but I wasn't mad! Some folx in our group ordered the pho and absolutely loved the broth! I'll definitely be coming back to try it! read more

Just gave Bangkok Thai Deli a try. Excellent! Pho broth and fried rice were both perfect - exactly what we wish for. Service was swift and friendly. Overall restaurant was bright, clean. Thanks BTD! read more

These staff do not mess around. Insanely fast service, kind workers, the best Thai Tea I have ever had (no exaggeration), great Pad Thai and they immediately informed me that contact was possible between the tofu and possible allergens without me even asking, and my god the bathrooms... I am a big bathroom privacy person and I have never felt so safe in a public bathroom. Two doors to even enter, the music plays loud enough that it insures a quiet experience (but is not SUPER audible), and it was very clean. Overall 5 star experience and I would come again. read more

Heck yes, pad Thai! I ordered pork pad thai today without green onion, medium heat, and was not disappointed. I ordered pork belly a while ago and that was great, too. Would recommend, a staple of Frogtown! read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - Pork #7 - Pad-Thai (GF, V) - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Excellent pho..but both portions smaller .. including sprouts than expecte.coild have been more generous.and took 20 min at not crowded lunch time..but worth waiting read more

I would like to start off by saying this place has been on my go to list, however i havent had time until today. I would say the food was great. My friend and I got many different dish and they all came out great! One thing i would say is the customer service is really not that great. We waited a while for them to take our orders and the food took a while to come out. I understand that they were short staff. The food was great each one has a different taste. The soup was super yummy. The stir fry basil was super yummy. When they said that its spicy they mean it. I love spicy food. Also, the food wasnt salty and it was super good. The thai tea is kind of water down. I would recommend this place. read more

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I love their food but i don't like some of the workers. Rude! Go try it for yourself and you'll know. read more

We ordered basil beef stir fry and the eggplant plant and shrimp with ground pork stir fry. The beef was not good at all, the meat was very very dry( if you couldn't tell from the pic, it was leather ) , we can't taste the basil at all. The eggplant was better but a bit too salty. We wouldn't hurry back. read more

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Best Thai restaurant ever! All the food is so delicious. I would highly recommend going here as they have authentic Thai cuisine.

This place is authentic, delicious and super affordable! The menu here is overwhelming (expect for dessert options) but that also means more dishes to try and there are some dishes here that are usually hard to find at other Thai restaurants in the area (like the Thai beef jerky and boat noodle soup). My favorite thing here is the pad-see-ew w/ shrimp (spicy spice level) and deep-fried pork rib or deep-fried pork- the sauce that comes with it is sooo good that I always order extra sauce (with a side of rice too ofcourse). What I love about this place is that when you order spicy, it is actually spicy since I love spicy food! I wouldn't recommend getting the tri-color (or the desserts in general) here because is it pretty plain and just filled with canned fruit. My only two criticisms is that it is dirty here sometimes (a couple times I have had to ask them to clean the tables again) and the service is a hit of miss (sometimes very friendly, sometimes they seem to have forgotten about us...lol). I would recommend take out! Overall, my fam and I are happy to support! read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - 9. Pad See Ew - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Bangkok Thai Deli on University Ave is fantastic! I found my new favorite soup, Tom Yum, here--so flavorful! We also ordered pineapple fried rice, water spinach chili, egg rolls, and their incredible sticky mango rice, which was the highlight of the meal. Great staff, a clean atmosphere, and reasonable prices. Highly recommended! read more

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Great spot for Thai food, especially take out or delivery. I like their mango stir fry dish. The classics are also great- try the pad Thai and green curry. I felt the spice levels were a bit mild and some of the flavors seemed overly sweet in my opinion. But overall, very tasty and reasonably priced too! read more

Bangkok Thai Deli is a super-authentic, semi-rundown, vegan-friendly Thai restaurant in St. Paul. You can't go wrong with anything you get here. The stir-fried pea tips with garlic sauce ($14) are fabulous; you also don't see pea tips often in Thai restaurants, so this is a rare treat. The stir-fried water spinach with Thai chili pepper ($13) isn't bad, but water spinach is stringy and I'd recommend the pea tips or Chinese broccoli over this dish. The Thai-style papaya salad ($9) can be modified to be vegan without fish sauce, shrimp and crab. It's pretty good. The stir-fried flat noodle with basil ($12) is tasty, but I prefer the stir-fried flat noodle with gravy ($12) which is more savory (it's more commonly known as lard nar). Lastly, the stir fried cashew nut with tofu ($14) and the stir fried tofu with basil ($12) are both deliciously savory and addictive, but small portions. The restaurant will make any dish vegan and understands the concept of no fish sauce, no oyster sauce and no obvious meats/animal products like shrimp and egg. That said, I don't think they can modify their curries to be vegan, as the curry pastes have shrimp pre-mixed in them. Bangkok Thai is easily the best Thai restaurant in St. Paul and one of the best in the Twin Cities. I'd also recommend Khun Nai (Minneapolis) and Sen Yai Sen Lek (Minneapolis). read more

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I've only been here a couple of times for takeout but the winning dishes were definitely the Chicken Pad Thai and the Fresh Spring Rolls. The Pad Thai is super authentic and delicious, just the right amount of sauce and use of quality ingredients. We also ordered the Beef Pho and truthfully it's some of the worst pho I've had in a while. The broth is simply not good tasting. I'm not sure what it is about it but I wouldn't recommend ordering the pho from Bangkok Thai Deli. I haven't tried many of the other menu items but if you're looking for a solid pad thai, this is the place to go. read more

Good, authentic food. Ok service as most Asian restaurants. Definitely a family favorite over the years.

Talk about a dumpster fire. Cannot even cook the simplest dishes. Terrible! Don't even try the pho! Never coming back Not recommended read more

Maybe I have ordered the wrong items, or maybe the spice level that I have chosen was too low, but I was not impressed by the food quality here. Overall I thought the food was not bad at all, but a lot of times it was bland. I understand that me ordering the lowest level of spiciness doesn't help, but good food shouldn't need spiciness as its only or even dominant seasoning, as that would defeat the purpose of enhancing the food's own flavor profile. I have been here twice, once for dine in and once for takeout. The time for dining in, we got crab fried rice, pad thai, thick curry, stuffed chicken wing, and the red curry. The red curry was the best among them all, as it had the most flavor. I ordered those items because I have gotten these exact same items from other Thai restaurants and unfortunately this place falls relatively short. The second time, we got Thai fried rice, Chinese broccoli fried rice, crab fried rice, and pad-see-ew, for a celebration event. The pad-see-ew was very good. But the three types of rice genuinely tasted very similar, so similar to the point that I could not tell them apart if it was not because of the main differing ingredient (Chinese broccoli, crab meat, etc.). I don't feel disappointed by the place, and I am open to returning, but Bangkok Thai Deli is most likely not my first choice if I recommend Thai food in the Twin Cities. However, I do want to acknowledge that they have strengths as well. They are very affordable, and seem very popular with the local Frogtown community, which is a huge plus for me. They have a large menu with lots of pictures that aid people with choices. They also seem to be very receptive to feedback, according to Google reviews, so I sincerely hope this business will continue to succeed and prosper (assuming it is right now)! read more

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Bangkok Deli is a family favorite, and we have been going ever since we moved up to Minnesota. One of the most consistently delicious restaurants I have been to even if customer service varies. Most of the time I have ordered the creamy tom yum noodle soup which is very flavorful and the lemongrass definitely shines through. It comes with rice noodles, mock crab, shrimp, squid, and fish balls as well as a side plate of lime, thai chilis, bean sprouts, etc. the bowl is pretty big as well (for me). The pad thai is also delicious, and when we order family style, we love getting the curries, tom yum hot pot, and catfish as well as the grilled beef salad or seafood salad as sides. In true Thai fashion, medium means there is actually is a bit of heat and hot means hot, which is great. This place definitely has character being that the location was formerly a Burger King (there's still a sign in the parking lot that says " Burger King Parking Only"). read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - Creamy tom yum noodle soup - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

This place has a legit Boat noodle. A bit sweeter but it works. Would've liked more cuts of beef and a tad more broth but it's good. What this place is good on is the fried chicken wings. Wet batter. Crispy. Juicy. And that pepper dipping sauce. Mmm. Legit lunch spot on University. read more

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This has got to be one of my favorite Thai restaurants in Saint Paul. Came in 4/19/2024. We had pad see ewwk, seafood papaya salad, fried chicken wings, and chicken massaman curry. Everything was great the stars of the show were the papaya salad and pad see ewwk. Ambience is chill and inviting. I would definitely bring family, or spend time with friends here. read more

On 9/1/2019, I was there with some friends and family. Our first waitress was very rude to us. She had the audacity to roll her eyes at me. Even though she made the mistake on my order. It's understandable, mistakes happens. But don't blame me for your mistakes when I told you my order twice. I would expect some common courtesy when it comes to be served. Until then, I can say that the service is terrible and will not be coming back. Thank you for the great food but no thanks to service we received that night. read more

The food still taste good, but the way they social distancing the table are just not the right way... and the bathroom was just so smelly and dirty. Don't they should clean it up frequently. Even with putting the face mask still smell the pungent smell and the dirty bathroom. The tables are so dirty and sticky. I'm very disappointed how the sanitary of the restaurant. To the owner and the management, Please improve the cleaning situation not only because of the whole CONVID-19 but do it for regular basic. I need to put a napkin because the tables is so sticky and dirty. read more

This restaurant is my only pick if I wanted to eat real thai food. Very authentic. Prices goes up like any other businesses. Customer service is not so good. Not very friendly. Need a lot of improvement on customer service. I've been eating here for the past 13th-15th years..before they moved to this place. Just very disappointed that I ordered Kaomungai today and the broth looks just like plain water sad...very sad. read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - I've been eating here for so many years. Food tastes good, very authentic. But as the years goes by prices goes up. My Kaomungai is so plain - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Food is always delicious when we are here. Our favorite dish is the boat noodle but everything is delicious as well. Service is usually good and definitely a place to dine for two or for a big family/party. read more

Bangkok Thai Deli is the banging bomb. The stuffed chicken wings are off the hook and prices are incredibly reasonable for authentic and diverse Thai food. Service was great, portions were enormous (great for leftovers), and the menu is extensive. The owners of Bangkok Thai Deli have obviously invested a lot in bringing authentic Thai food to the twin cities and their extraordinary efforts have been well noticed! read more

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Consistently the best Thai restaurant in the twin cities. The kitchen is very clean , the food are authentic. I have been to this restaurant since they were a block away with smaller space. They are getting better, over time. The prices are also reasonable But the taste , something you can count on. There is another good place , in town , but the operation at that restaurant is dirty. This one is not the cleanest operation but compared to all the Thai restaurants I have been to , among the better ones. The Pad Thai, Tom Yum Kung, Curry with variations of green , Red , and others , all good. The Shrimp with Sators are my favorite, the Pad See Ew is excellent, so is the noodles with gravy . Even the chicken wings are to die for, the shrimp Patties , Deep fried Pork , the Fried Tofu, papaya salads , all are good , the extensive menus, I haven't tried anything that are not good. Highly recommended ! read more

I stopped going to Bangkok Thai Deli several years ago because I witnessed poor treatment of the staff by the owner. I decided to go back today because I recently came back from Thailand and was desperately craving good Thai food and this was the place that was suggested over and over again whenever I would ask for recommendations. 3.5 stars for the food. I went with my sister in law and when we're together, we order everything we want and plan to bring home left overs. We ordered egg rolls, spring rolls, Khao Soi (egg noodles in yellow curry), beef laab (cooked), and seafood clear tom yum soup. The egg rolls and spring rolls were only ok. The egg rolls were mostly cabbage and noodles with little flavor. The spring rolls were mostly noodles. I don't recommend them. The Khao Soi was too heavy and I didn't like the thin noodles. This dish comes with soft egg noodles and crunchy egg noodles, which creates a lovely texture that soaks up the curry for a flavor packed bite. Unfortunately, because they use thin noodles, you don't get the full benefit of the crunchy noodles. The curry was okay, but a bit thick for my taste. The best thing about the dish was probably the chicken, but nothing that I'll go back for. They also didn't offer the pickled vegetables that usually accompanies this dish and helps to cut through the thick soup, which was really disappointing. The beef laab was decent at best. Laab usually has layers of flavors with the sourness from the lime, smokiness from the rice powder, saltiness from fish sauce combined with cilantro, mint and other herbs. This dish had all of those, but they were out of balance or something so it just tasted like ground beef. Finally, the Seafood clear tom yum soup... to my surprise, there was no shrimp. The soup was too sour and I felt like I had to follow every spoon down with a cup of water. 2 stars for service. I sat there for 10 minutes before flagging down a waitress to take our order then waited another 15 minutes for our egg rolls and spring rolls, which means we were already there for 25 minutes before just getting our appetizers. I lost track of time by the time we got our main dishes. Nobody ever came to check on us and we had to flag people down every time we needed anything (water, our bill, etc.). There are so many 5 star reviews and I agree with some that there is a lot of variety, which can be a blessing and a curse. I was really hopeful that the food would really sweep me away, but it just wasn't that good. read more

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This place is as legit as it gets. The food was incredible. You don't realize you have never had Authentic Thai food, until you have experienced authentic Thai Food. The interior isn't glamorous but the food is beyond good. read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Blah.... I dropped more stars from this place. I still don't get what the rave is about this place when you can find so many other great restaurants along University Avenue. I ran in there just to grab some fresh spring rolls to go and my "dinner" was underwhelming and disappointing. The wrap was done haphazardly, giving the spring roll a really unappetizing look. When i bit into it, the roll was full of vegetables I could not find the rice noodle, shrimp or pork in it. I was hopeful with each crunchy bite, but I find myself frustrated and disappointed with this restaurant. I tried to give them a second chance and I still do. It like this place. The so-called peanut sauce was also very runny. read more

Bangkok Thai Deli - Blah....... :( - Delis Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

I was terribly disappointed. I ordered takeout. After waiting 30 minutes for my order, they realized it was sitting on a side counter. So, my food was cold. I figured I'd reheat it instead of waiting for them to reheat it. When I got it home, it turned out that they charged me for the right food but gave me the wrong food. And what I got was mediocre. Maybe it was a tough day, but I won't be returning there. read more