If you ever find yourself in Eugene with a rumbling stomach, do yourself a favor and stop by Ta Ra…read moreRin. I went in expecting a quick bite and left wondering if I should cancel my flight and commit to a long-term relationship with their menu. The service was the kind that makes you feel like a regular even if it's your first visit: attentive without hovering, friendly without forcing it. You know, the sweet spot most places miss by a mile. The ambiance strikes that rare balance: polished enough to feel like you made a good decision, but relaxed enough that no one's judging you for aggressively enjoying your curry. Now, the portions. Let's just say I arrived hungry and quickly realized I had made a tactical error by also having a flight to catch. The plates are generous. Borderline ambitious. Under different circumstances I would've happily taken half of it home. And the price? Genuinely refreshing. You get high-quality food, generous portions, and excellent service without that subtle sting of regret when the bill arrives. It feels almost suspiciously reasonable. I walked in trying to kill time before a flight and walked out wondering if I should start scheduling layovers in Eugene on purpose.

I had high expectations at this restaurant because the reviews on Yelp and local people raved how…read moreamazing this place is. I came here on a Sunday afternoon and the restaurant was bustling. We got seated right away at a booth with a window view. My waitress was an older Asian lady. She was very nice, not too talkative, but she was on top of her things. I was craving soup and decided on the highly recommended tom kha with tofu. To start, we had thai tea, thai coffee and the shrimp triangle. For our entrees, we decided on the pad see eu (they spell it pad se eu here), panang curry. The shrimp triangles were very yummy. Definitely get those. The thai tea and coffee was good, but just a little watered. I expected the taste to last in my mouth for a little bit. But it didn't. For the soup, I was excited to taste the soup! It smelled really good and it was boiling hot. My thought after my first sip of Tom Kha was, ok, this is good, they got it, but it just wasn't quite there. I couldn't pinpoint what was missing. Then I figured out that they didn't use full coconut milk. It was just a little bit and it was the lighter version. How disappointing! I wanted the robust tang, spice and coconut like how I have at home. The entrees made me sad. I really, really wanted to love it. The panang curry should be rich, thick and creamy. Instead it was soupy. I was really expecting and wanting the curry to stick to my rice, but instead it made soupy curry rice. My daughter pointed out that the curry and the tom kha soup was the same color and consistency. I didn't want to believe, but I think they used the same base and added the appropriate toppingss and seasonings to make a soup and a curry. My saddest dish was my last one that came out. It was the pad se eu. The wide rice noodles was wet and in broken pieces. I'm Asian and I'm from Vegas via Hawaii which means we have a lot of Asian cuisines, we know our food and have friends who work in high end Thai restaurants. (Think Lotus of Siam) When rice noodles break into smaller pieces, it means the noodles are probably not fresh and got hard. To soften, the cook used extra water and the heat was not high enough to cook, so it stuck to pan, making the cook mix it around more...broken wet noodles that doesn't brown. Overall, I really wanted to love this place. It has potential. Maybe it was an off day but on that day I went, it didn't give me the wow I expected. Most of the items has the taste on point. Please don't water down the curry or use lower fat coconut cream. I'm not used to having regular brocolli in thai food either, but I guess this is what Eugene likes or what we can get. And people, share your food! Thai food is family style! Share it! Put it in the middle of the table and let the other person have some! I was people watching around my table and my table was the only one that didn't have our own entree per person. lol

I ordered takeout from Krob Krua for lunch and tried the Brussel Sprout Fi Dang, and it was…read moreabsolutely delicious. The flavors were bold and really well balanced, with just the right amount of heat. The brussel sprouts were cooked perfectly and soaked up all of the sauce in the best way. The portion size was also a great surprise. Easily enough for two days of lunch, which makes it an even better value. It's always nice finding a vegetable-forward dish that's this flavorful and satisfying. Definitely a spot I'll be ordering from again!

One of the top eateries in Eugene! Friendly staff,…read moreexcellent food, and flexible if you've got dairy free or GF folks with you. Every time I go, I see local chefs or restaurant owners dining here. It's wonderful!

Love their food! Pineapple fried rice, pad see ewe, pad kee mao, jungle noodles, all the curries,…read morethey're all bomb. The patio is fun, especially during the warmer months, and is lowkey empty on Sundays for lunch. Perfect for after church. The food comes out quickly, even when they're busy. Can't recommend enough!

This Pad Thai was different because this one was a bit more plain compared to the others - I had to…read moreadd the peanut sauce to give more flavor. It's a bit different from what I am used to, but it was still good. I might have to try out some other dishes. But what really intrigued me was the crafts. I haven't seen a lot of Thai restaurants where they are selling food and crafts, and for every $15 that you spend, you get a craft buck to redeem for crafts purchases. In short, this restaurant is intriguing to me, and I will have to come back to try out other dishes. Good service, nice ambiance from the craft-filled decor.

Passing through Eugene, decided to stop by Chao Pra Ya as we haven't been here in years. Came to…read morefind out that there had been new owners and new menu as of two years ago so all the dishes that we remember had now been replaced. The food is good and plentiful but still miss the old menu. Will try other dishes when passing by again.

We were traveling and went to eat at this place, arriving 25 minutes before their posted closing…read more They would not seat us. They offered take out, but that was not an option while traveling. That's terrible customer service. Yet, "Yelp policy generally encourages restaurants to accurately list their operating hours, but it does not have a strict, universal policy differentiating closing time from last seating..." As of March 21, 2020, this restaurant does not seat patrons, and does not state that it does not do so, approximately 30 minutes before closing. Ok! So tell people that rather than having them arrive 25 minutes before closing only to be told they will not be seated. Communicate!!!! And moreover, Yelp, fix your policy and insist establishments accurately post their hours of operation. If a business will not serve you after a certain time, they should tell you that upfront. It's the right thing to do.

What went well? Everything…read more Lovely, buzzing-busy atmosphere with ample seating. I especially noticed that the layout afforded many tables, but the spacing between tables was well thought out. We didn't feel like we were " on top of" the tables around us. Decor was upscale but authentic to the cuisine. And the food. So good. Fresh egg rolls were so refreshing and everyone was pleased with their various entrees. Menu was varied and curating even further to a specific taste was possible. Local, or visiting, give this venue a try.

In the 8 years since I tried and reviewed Sabai, I've eaten here many times. I'm upping them to 5…read morestars because every experience I've had here over the years has been great and the food is SO GOOD. My favorite dish is the red curry with shrimp. It's incredible. I also love the Sabai noodles. They also make really good cocktails and mocktails. My go-to mocktail is a virgin mojito. So refreshing with fresh mint and lime juice!

Thai food here is amazing!! Very delicious and great prices.. Definitely one of those places you…read morewant keep secret but sharing because the owners deserve it! Great customer service and ambiance is casual and chill.

Delicious Thai restaurant right by UO! Pad Thai and spring rolls were delicious. We can't wait to…read morecome back!

10/10 service and food. I placed an order online and when I got there, they were cleaning up…read more Having placed the order close to when they closed, I could understand them just refunding me and leaving it there. However, they apologized and made my order for me. I thought this was nice. Their food is also very good, I love the pad see ew.

I will preface this by saying the review is solely based on the food so I feel a little bad but I…read morecan't add stars for service/ambiance that I didn't experience. Anyway we ordered through a delivery app on a Thursday evening. We ordered pad se ew with pork, medium spice level, pad kee mao with chicken, medium spice level, the OMG and pot stickers, and a Thai Iced tea. The iced tea was warm, I'm not sure there was ever ice in it, however, that did mean I got more actual drink that I would normally get. The two apps were in open-topped baskets and stacked on top of each other in the bag. Both were bland. The sweet & sour type sauce that came with the OMG really made it edible. Between the two main dishes we ordered, I honestly could not tell which was which. What I believe was supposed to be my kee mao with chicken, might have been beef but even after trying a few pieces I'm not certain it was beef. The other dish didn't look like any kind of pad se ew or kee mao I'd ever seen and the meat might have been pork or chicken, honestly I don't know. Neither dish was even close to spicy or a flavor we enjoyed. I doused the unconfirmed kee mao with sriracha and ate it, because at that point I was pretty hungry and what am I going to do? Call and return it? Unfortunately, this was our first experience with Sweet Basil and probably will be our last.

When did this restaurant become UNtasty Thai Kitchen? From the moment we arrived, it felt off and…read moreit honestly could not have been a worse experience. Service was mediocre at best. We were the only ones in the dining room with two waitstaff. After we ordered, we hear someone from the kitchen yell, "oh shit!". We never learned why that was said but i can tell you that the dining experience was not pleasant. We started with an order of Spring Rolls, which were okay but extremely cold in the center - maybe they had been made far in advance and left in a very cold refrigerator for too long? Two sauces were served, but failed to provide spoons to use for those rolls - and we had to ask for serving utensils AND napkins. Then the extremely bland Tom Kha soup, served in a large bowl but then failed to provide individual bowls or spoons to eat it (come on servers, have you never eaten soup and know you need spoons and bowls for soup?!). UNtasty Thai Kitchen's take on phad thai was pretty terrible as well. And their larb (which they spell as laarp) was gritty and really unpleasant. We did not eat much of this meal and simply asked for boxes to take home... Upon leaving, I asked their staff if they recently had a change in the kitchen staff and they said no,.it was the same chef. If so,it certainly did not seem as it was a few months prior. You've lost three customers for this was a pretty awful experience. Happy to discuss this further, if you wish to reach out. UPDATE: Talked with their manager, Griffin, and he was very apologetic about the experience and offered either a credit or refund back to my account. HOWEVER, as of 4/14/26, this has YET to be resolved!

My first time here, and visiting in Eugene. I'll be here a week. I enjoyed this food so much I'll…read morebe back again. I'm very fond of orange chicken but when my friend orders her sweet and sour chicken I envy her peppers onions and pineapple. So today I could not resist the orange chicken because HERE it is served with the onion peppers and pineapple! Their sauce is FANTASTIC. And it comes with a choice of white, brown or sticky rice. I chose brown and it's not like traditional brown rice...it's much more delicious. It is tasty by itself without any sauce or seasoning. We came mid afternoon and I think we're the only people here. Our food still took a bit to arrive and the required time along with the heat suggests everything is prepared fresh. I loved it. The veggies were not over cooked. They were crispy! The pineapple is unfortunately canned but it's good. I like fresh better but canned is still good to me. I'll probably be back twice. Next time I'll have Pad Thai and then I'll have this orange chicken AGAIN because YES it's that good!!! If you find this review useful please VOTE!

4 stars for a pretty darn good noodle dish, relative to the average Thai food truck in Eugene. This…read moreis a noodle dish I ordered like a year ago, but I still remember it being good because it had the wide fresh noodles, plenty of flavor, and a lot of basil in there. I notice that their menu is huge, with a ton of specials. Great for those who want variety every time they come. 5 stars for friendliness and fast service. The guy who works there is as nice as can be. 1 star for salad rolls. It says "fresh vegetables" but the roll had one miniscule piece of tofu (1/2 inch wide?) and the rest is pure lettuce. I think there were a couple mint leaves in there. No carrots, cuke, cilantro, or any other kind of vegetable you can imagine, and barely any tofu. Peanut sauce was delicious and worth adding to the order, as the chili sauce it comes with is ok but syrupy sweet. Adding in the peanut sauce for $2, that came to $10 for lettuce. Inflation is hitting us all hard... restaurants included. But tofu and carrots are not that expensive, right? And if they ran out of ingredients, they should just say so. Yelping about petty things is not a nice thing to do. This review reflects my frustration about a broader pattern that goes beyond this one restaurant (which is why I don't include this in the star rating). Eugene restaurants often do not try to keep up basic standards because there's insufficient competition, and they get away with things that wouldn't fly in a big city. I wish more restaurants, including food trucks, took pride in what they put on the plate.

Consistently great food, quick service, nice people. Tried several things. Highly recommend.read more