First time trying Five Thai and wow... didn't expect it to be this good We got calamari, pad thai, and coconut shrimp everything was good. The mango sticky rice was PERFECT (not too sweet + perfectly ripe mango ). Even the Thai tea wasn't overly sweet, which I loved. And the service Super accommodating. Definitely coming back. read more

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Ordered takeout for the first time and enjoyed food. I thought the tom yum soup was flavorful, a little spicy and had a nice amount of veggies/tofu. The pad see-ew was also pretty good. I'd order again to try to some more from the menu. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Tom Yum and Pad SeeEw - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Overall: D // 2 stars Another Thai place I tried on food delivery app, and another one in which I found to be edible, but overall just quite subpar in a way where I rather just make these dishes myself despite the complexities. (Pad See Ew: D) - I found it a bit amusing and unfortunate that the menu said "now less sweet!" on the item, which I think they just use less sauce overall, because now the dish is just bland. Additionally, I felt like the dish is missing the char, and as a result the broccoli tastes a bit boiled. (Som Tum: C) - Speaking of light, this green papaya salad was also light for my taste. The marinade sauce is flavorful, but if it were concentrated, it would permeate these tough-to-infuse vegetables better. (Tom Kha: F) - New take on this coconut soup with bell pepper, which I hadn't seen before, nor do I think adds to the soup in any way. Both the vegetables and the chicken were quite dry, and I feel like the soup did not get its proper development of flavors from all the spices it should be using. Food: -1 Presentation: E Price: E Insta/Yelp/Beli/TikTok: @amei_eats read more

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I ordered take out from Five Stars simply because they were the only restaurant near me that made traditional Thai basil. I also ordered the steamed chicken dumplings and drunken noodles with chicken. The entree portions were huge and enough to have leftovers. Both were a good spice level but the Thai basil was a tad dry. The ginger sauce for the dumplings was very savory. Maybe next time I'll go in person to eat but overall the food was great! read more

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It seems like the Jersey City area is a food desert of Thai food. Coming from the city, there's hundreds of Thai options, but it doesn't seem to be the case in this neighborhood. I was putting a lot of faith in five star to be the answer to my delivery prayers. I ordered the Penang curry, roti, pad thai, and tom yum soup. The first thing I tried was the pad thai. This dish was extremely disappointing. The noodles were so overcooked, they were basically mush. Every time I lifted my fork to my mouth, the noodles broke off into tiny pieces. Overcooked noodles are one of my biggest pet peeves. On top of this, the seasoning was dismal. This wouldn't be considered pad Thai by any stretch. Luckily, the Penang, curry, and tom yum soup were substantially better. The Tom yum soup actually had great flavor, complex, limey, and a little bit spicy. The Penang curry was on the sweet side, but rich and creamy + the rice it came with was cooked well. I probably wouldn't order from here again unless they got their pad Thai game together. It's such a simple dish with so much potential. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Decent food nice and attentive staff order was correct even with a large order Gave extra spice in case food was not spicy enough read more

I ordered through Uber Eats and selected medium spicy for my Pad Thai. Unfortunately the dish I received was extremely spicy and not even edible. I eat Pad Thai very often so I know what medium spice normally tastes like, and this was far beyond that. I am currently 33 weeks pregnant and the spice was so strong that it made me feel very sick and start throwing up. I just wanted to leave an honest review because the spice level was not what was ordered. read more

It's a shame that this place isn't packed. The food amazing and the place to so clean. The food is great and the prices are very fare.

From what I understand, Five Stars Thai is under new management since my previous visit. However, it still served up a great meal! Our delivery order took a bit longer than expected, but it arrived warm and tasty. I ordered the Cashew Nut (aka Nam Prik Pao) sauteed dish with chicken, which included onions, scallions, carrots, pineapple, white and shiitake mushrooms, red bell peppers, long hot green peppers, and cashews in a sweet chili garlic sauce. The chicken was a bit dry, but the vegetables were fresh and crisp. I also paid an $1.50 upcharge to add seasonal pumpkin and was so happy that I did, because it added a further sweetness and hearty texture. The garlic sauce was also tangy and delicious at the requested medium spice level. My companion similarly enjoyed his Thai Basil dish with chicken at a full spice capacity. We also shared an order of Drunken Noodles with Chicken at a medium spice level. Again, the chicken was rather arid, but the noodles were tender and flavorful. The "medium" spice threshold here was much more lax than on the other plates, as this one really had a big kick. Overall, we found the entire dinner experience enjoyable and worth another future order. read more

Five Stars serves some of the best Thai food in the area. I especially love the yellow curry and pad woo sen! The portions are also huge.

I tried this place when I ordered takeout after arriving in New Jersey. I hadn't had Thai in quite a bit and this absolutely satisfied my craving. We ordered the pork pad, Thai and the chicken curry. Both things were absolutely delicious, flavorful, with just the right amount of spice. Packaging was secure, clean, and well organized. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Food was surprisingly good. Not authentic, and not an authentic experience, but food was pretty dang good can't complain. Pad thai, papaya salad and drunken noodle were all tasty. flavors were there and all had good spice. Probably would come back, i did not expect to like it as much as i did. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - all tasty - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Chicken pad Thai was very tasty but not spicy enough even when requesting the spiciest. Good mixture of veggies. Fried rice was regular and could've used more veggies and flavor. Not bad! read more

Love the food here. Always delicious. The service is great too. Duck salad - 5/5 **** Thai Basil - 4.5/5 Massaman curry - 4/5 read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Chicken thai basil - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

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13 years ago, my dad and I took on a trip to the east coast to visit some high schools. Towards the end of the trip, since we had some free time, we decided to visit New York City and stayed in New Jersey to save some money. We visited Five Stars out of desperation for some decent Asian food. My dad didn't speak any English and my broken English was barely enough for everyday communication. I was so stressed out everyday, navigating in a foreign country with an outdated GPS. I don't remember how I ended up finding this place, but I remember being welcomed by the staff. The restaurant was relevantly empty, but it wasn't scarily quiet or anything. The guy was so patient explaining the menu and recommended the tilapia to us. We probably ordered something else too, but the tilapia was memorable enough for me to still remember after 13 years. It was such a great meal after being deprived of authentic Asian food for days or choosing things based on what I can actually pronounce/understand and ended up with something horrendous (menus without pictures are so annoying). I was chronically stressed during this entire trip, but during this meal, at least, I felt that everything will be just fine. Glad to see this place still in business after this many years. Thanks for your patience for my broken English at the time, and giving us a great meal to remember. read more

Thailand tea rules food peanut butter infused is outstanding the service impeccable the atmosphere

Terrible service. Ordered lots of food for a dinner party at home during lunch time for takeout after 5 hours and said I'll come pickup at a cerrain time, only to be told that they didn't make the food when I showed up at 5pm. Who does that? Disappointing. read more

Horrible food. Bland taste. The wings were all bread and the wontons tasted spoiled! Do not eat here

We felt the food was very disappointing. It arrived quickly but was not very warm. The noodles were overcooked. The Pad SeeEw was tasteless as were the Drunken Noodles. read more

I have two go to Thai food dishes; Pad See Ew and Panang Curry both of which I usually have with shrimp. Thus far over the year and a half since I've consumed these meals at Five Star, I've never been disappointed. The flavor of both have always been consistent. Too bad I devour my meals before I can get a good picture. My only complaint is that the rice size for the Panang shrimp isn't sufficient, it's too small relative to the amount of the main dish provided. A bit more rice would suffice. I usually order this meal for delivery but on a couple of occasions that I've gone for pick up, pre and post pandemic, the meals were always prepared exclusively to go. I never had the option to dine in. But this place is popular in this area because there were tons of meals waiting to be picked up by food delivery services so that's a testament to them being a staple. The food is always quick to arrive when so they appear to be very efficient. Glad I discovered this place to enjoy Thai dishes! read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Thai is my second favorite cuisine and I always am open to trying out different thai restaurants. Lets just say Five stars just got added to my re-order list :) We ordered the Thai basil fried rice and Drunken noodle ( medium spicy ). Both the dishes were a flavor bomb, not too spicy but just the right amount. Portion were good for the price. I did ask for hot sauce on the side, but did not need it. Being a vegetarian I felt the menu offers a lot of dishes, and I cannot wait to try the rest. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Drunken Noodle and Basil Fried Rice - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Food is always ready quickly and is good. I enjoy ordering from Five Star and never had any issues with food quality or preparation.

Their food has gone down since they stopped dine in service. I was very dismayed to find a big piece of chicken in my tofu pad thai recently. read more

Pretty good Thai food. Not a lot of flavor or spice or WOW but still an enjoyable takeout meal. I'm obsessed with their tiny crab Rangoons--they're the perfect size and ratio!! read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - A mix of things! Dumpling, Crab Rangoon ( Crab Puffs ), vegetable fried rice, tofu Pad SeeEw - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Impressive delivery Thai food with all my favorite Thai food dishes. COVID Measures: Five Star Thai does delivery, so I did not have to come into contact with anyone in order to enjoy their food. Delivery Process: I used Uber Eats to order food from Five Star Thai, and I found the entire process to be smooth and convenient. Food: The pad Thai was delicious, but I also thoroughly enjoyed their Tom Yum. My second time ordering from Five Star Thai I decided to get a few different dishes: green curry and mango sticky rice. While Both were good, I think the green curry was a little wattery, and I would prefer the broth to be thicker. Overall, though, I really enjoyed the food and am interested in trying their other dishes. Beverages: The Thai iced tea pairs very well with the pad Thai, and I would recommend ordering it along with any food dishes. Verdict: Enjoyable, convenient Thai food at an affordable cost. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Pad Thai and Thai Iced Tea - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Tasty thai food and great service. The ambiance inside the restaurant is a little lowkey, this is more of a casual dine in spot or place for takeout. Highly recommend the curry options here and remember BYOB. read more

I ordered ( for delivery ) based on reviews. Unfortunatleu the pad see ew, it was disappointing, the flat noodles were overcooked and all broken up, and as a side thr coconut shrimp was soggy and doughy. :( If I were there perhaps it would be better, but if not i would asked for something else. Think I will pass on this, there's other options out there. read more

The customer service was good but the food not so much. If you had great Thai food then you will know. This place is mediocre at best. The food and taste of certain dishes can definitely improve alittle bit more. Only positive was the customer service. read more

I came to this spot for lunch and haven't had thai food in a while so was looking forward to it. I called in my order of vegetable pad thai with no eggs and no peanuts, and the lady told me it would take about 20 minutes. When I arrived I parked on the street nearby. I walked in and seen the restaurant was set up for take out only. The lady that took my order greeted me and grabbed my food. I paid about $13.80 for everything and left. When I ate the pad thai I thought it was too sweet tasting for me. It was good but just too sweet. Would I go back? Uh I'm not sure. All in all I had a ok experience. read more

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Drunken noodles spicy is VERY spicy. I can handle spicy, but the hot temperatures and the spicy flavor it was hard to eat. I can handle spicy foods but would probably get the medium spice level next time or just regular medium. Prob best Thai I've had in the area though, will for sure order again read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Drunken noodle Beef - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Solid Thai restaurant in the neighborhood. We had always ordered take out in the past, but the other day decided to walk over and eat in for lunch. Clean comfortable dining area. Redecorated after COVID. The husband and wife owners were very friendly. The restaurant wasn't too busy so we had a nice conversation with them about their experience with the restaurant since they took over a few years ago. They have another location in Clifton. Ordered the pineapple fried rice with chicken, and shrimp with coconut and red curry sauce lunch specials. Generous portion servings for lunch. The fried rice was excellent. chicken was tender. One of our favorites on their menu The curry was well seasoned and delicious. They will adjust the slickness to your taste. Very reasonable prices. BYOB. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Pineapple fried rice - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

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This THAI place appears to be a hidden secret in the SOUTH END of UNION CITY, NJ. They also have a CLIFTON, NJ location in BOTANY VILLAGE where they first opened. Walking in, greeted by JOHNATHAN whom is a good listener taking orders to go or dining in their clean and relaxing visuals sitting area. Tried their minced chicken MEDIUM SPICY, portion enough for two and cannot imagine how HOT their most spicy is, because MEDIUM makes eyes teary eating the good tasting chicken dish ordered. I am going back soon to try a different dish. When you visit. tell them ANGEL THE REALTOR sent you. Enjoy. read more

Everything was full of flavour and the portions were HUGEEE. Costumer service: I was starving and wanted some authentic Thai food. I have passed a couple times but never went in. The staff is superb! The lady accommodated my order right away, and the food TOOK LEES than 10MINUTES!! LIKE WOW that's top notch customer service right there! They also brought the food to my car which I highly appreciated it, since I kind of lost track of time after I ordered. Food: coconut soup: it was an explosion of flavors. you could taste the different layer of flavor in every bite. the taste of it is familiar to sweet and sour but better. Pad Thai: full of flavour! In comparison to other pad Thais in the area this one was the best! Thai tea: it was really concentrate, they did not watered it down like in other establishments. read more

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We have been ordering from this place for years, they never disappoint. My favorite dishes are basil fried rice, chicken satay, red curry, green curry and their pad Thai is pretty good (but would recommend this dish to be eaten for dine in) . All curries come with complimentary rice. If you want great tasting Thai food and consistent in quality, I would recommend you to try them out! read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Green curry , Jasmine Rice & Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Overall wasn't super impressed by the food, possibly because I chose veggie and tofu and not chicken. Padseeew - the noodles were pretty good, sauce was a bit tiring after eating half the dish. I think the veggies and tofu were the real let down, they were pretty unflavorful ): dish would have been 4/5 if with better veggies + tofu (esp for people who can't eat meat) My friends ordered the drunken noodles and pad Thai and said they were pretty good, though also a similar comment about the sauce being a bit one dimensional. read more

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Ordered delivery via UberEats; it arrived during the time window & was packed securely. Got the Thai iced tea, coconut soup, duck rolls, chicken satay, "Mix App 1" (veggie rolls, shrimp rolls, fried chicken dumplings) and Shrimp Pad SeeEw. Everything was tasty, although I've had better satay, and the shrimp in the Pad SeeEw had an odd texture (I liked the noodles but would get with chicken or duck next time). I also didn't expect the noodles to be sweet. I was surprised the soup had a kick (and had chilies in it) because it didn't sound like it would be spicy at all from the description--but it was enjoyable not overpowering. Large quantity so I have plenty of leftovers. Overall I liked everything & would be interested in trying other dishes. read more

I want to start by saying that this local Thai place is not bad by any means. I have ordered from this location a couple times and it has decent food on specific orders like the Red and Green curry. However with that said, DO NOT BUY THEIR PAPAYA SALAD. Waste of $10 and a rip off. It's filled with lettuce at the bottom. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Papaya Salad - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Service was amazing! The host/server was super nice. The food was great and I would definitely come back! Food didn't take long at all. Overall- great spot. read more

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Pad Thai was a pile of orange mush. Just wrong. Noodles shouldn't be this soggy. Ridiculous. Tom yum wasn't as offensive. Cashew nut sauce wasn't as bad but I can't get over how medium spicy is not medium spicy but more hot. Food just isn't appetizing. Shame. read more

Five Stars Thai Restaurant - Awful pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

Food is great. Ordered via UberEats and it didn't take long to come. We ordered the Thai fried rice and the drunken noodles. CAUTION BE MINDFUL OF THEIR SPICE. The Thai fried rice was Thai spicy, it was good but too spicy to enjoy. The drunken noodles were spicy level and they were still very spicy. We enjoy spicy foods but that exceeded our spice expectations. We just know moving forward we will turn down a notch for the spice but overall it was good and flavorful. read more