Whoever wrote the review that speaks to the free advice he gave was actually spot on. I eat here almost every week for the food and atmosphere, but there are things that kept me from giving 4 stars, namely the service. I can't tell you how many times I've ordered a beer (great local flavors btw) only to see that it has been poured and sitting on the counter while 1-2 servers are stocking the ice or some other thing that appears it could wait. This just bothers me because I usually have to ask AGAIN for them to bring me my drink. Also, there are usually longer than normal wait times for food. We have found that as we sit down to put in an order of pork salad rolls which are to die for. This will hold us over until we get our long wait food. But ya' know, it is all made from scratch and you can tell the difference, so they got that going for them. read more

I love their water! Its infused with cucumber. I had garden curry, and tofu fries. Both tasted great, and I loved the sauces that came with the fries. The restaurant is outfitted with Ikea like items, is cute, open, and doesn't feel like a Thai restaurant, very Americanized. I'll be back. read more

I've been here probably 5+ times now. There are problems that almost made me give this 3 stars, but there's enough good to off-set that. I hope they take this to heart because they could be one of the coolest things in Vancouver if they did. The Best Stuff: 1. Food. The food here is great. The portions are nice and the price is not outrageous. Everything does seem very fresh and colorful. 2. The hot sauce service tray. I love this. Home-made (I think) sriracha, chili paste, pickled peppers, and garlic pepper spread. Try it if you like heat. 3. The environment. It's a good location. It's clean. One of the better, more thoughtful interiors anywhere (yes, including you, Portland). High ceilings, great custom chandelier, a diner style bar, and a big roll up door with outdoor seating too. Things are a little over-designed in some aspects, but it's nice to go to a place that is at least thought out. The Decent Stuff: 1. Good coffee and beer and tea available. If you want a coffee, try the Thai Iced Coffee. Or get something more traditional. It's all as good as anywhere. 2. Happy Hour is a good value and there are some great, almost entree-sized items on that menu. 3. The lunch menu pricing is fantastic. You nearly get as much as dinner and it's all good. 4. Cleanliness. The place always seems clean. Except last night - see below. The Sucky Stuff: 1. Staff attitudes. It's not that they're rude or anything, they just don't seem very accommodating. Maybe a better way to describe it is that they are mostly on the younger side (college - late 20's) and almost too-cool-for-school in the way that hipsters don't get along with people. This place would be amazing if the attitudes were brightened up. I guarantee a 20% increase in revenue just with this one adjustment. This place should be PACKED and it's not. 2. Attentiveness. Unfortunately, last night was not a good night. Some regulars (maybe even the owner's family?) came in, sat at the bar and got 5-star treatment while we waited for our food, they're came out in 5 minutes. I kid you not. We waited 40 minutes for our food - and there were only 5 other tables seated at the time. I almost wanted to walk out, and say something, but I was just too polite, tired, and hungry. I guarantee you this happens a lot because the attitude of the cool chick behind the counter and the even cooler dude serving was completely adjusted when they came in. 3. Random little things. It's usually a little darker in here - which doesn't help the dark attitudes of the staff. It's also, therefore, a little colder than maybe it should be. I consistently see the ladies dining with their jackets on still. The bathrooms...it's like the avoid going in there so that they don't have to see that they need attention. I can't speak for the ladies' room, but the men's room needs more attention every hour or so. Just do it. Here's the really sucky thing: I was waiting for my turn, the door unlocks and out comes a guy who then walks straight to the kitchen. I thought...I didn't hear the water running at the end...hmmm. But maybe you can't. Anyway, I go in and he must have really wrecked that thing because there was a nasty toilet, paper towels on the floor and a flooded sink with what appeared to be dark green items floating in it (like someone threw up or a kid was hiding his veggies and tried to put them down there? I don't know. It made it very challenging to wash my hands. This was very frustrating considering how long I was already waiting for my food and getting skipped over already. The Summary: I'll chalk up last night to an off-night. They are usually better, but there are things that are consistent that just really piss me off as a customer service guy. When you're sitting on something so good and you don't execute at the point of service and experience, you are failing. This place should have a waiting list. People come down to this area and pack it out...especially on Saturday night! To wit: McMenamins - 40 minute wait. Beaches - 30 minute wait. The Rock - 20 minute wait. Lapellah - 25 minute wait. Panda Express - long line. Red Robin - packed. Fred Meyer parking lot - super busy. This place is arguably better than most of those...people just want the experience those provide. Listen here, Ginger Pop. I just gave you $100,000/year in free advice. I know, I do this for a living. read more

The very small portions of food we received were good in taste. Good local beer menu. The restaurant was mostly empty, but service was slow and they forgot to bring our appetizer. read more

Gave this place a try when Lapella was full. Disappointing. The service was friendly but the decor was distracting and ill fitting. The food was also probably the worst Thai I have ever had. Sad...but I will not be returning. I'll wait the 30 minutes to get a table @ Lapella next time. read more

I've been to Ginger Pop a few times for client meetings and each time I just wasn't impressed. It always starts with the water they serve; It tastes like they throw grass into it prior to serving it. I finally asked and they told me they soak cucumbers in the water. It's just my opinion, but I really would advise them to think about providing regular water. It's just awful. Next I asked for a cup of soup for a starter prior to my lunch entrée. I elected to go with the coconut mushroom. Once again, big disappointment; strange water coconut base with maybe 4 or 5 mini mushrooms floating around. I expected better taste, presentation, etc... The entrée (shrimp pad Thai) was just average. Average portion size and average taste. Overall, the prices compared to other competing Thai Restaurants seem high to me. No complaints on service but overall a below average experience. read more

Excellent service. Beautiful decor. The grilled pork appetiser is amazing with sweet and spicy sticky rice.

Service was great. The food was okay. Nice decor. Had a hot toddy that was delicious. My husband ordered the Prik pork and Pad thai. The Prik pork dish was extremely salty. That's saying alot because I tend to over salt. I had the chicken wings and beef in a red curry sauce can't recall the name of the dish. Overall I found the meal to be lacking in flavor and very bland and one dimensional. Put me in mind of Panda chicken. If I go back it will be only for their drinks. read more

For our first experience we had slow service, then it was great service with Liz making my favorite mojito and introducing me to delicious tofu fries with the best dipping sauces to delight your taste buds. read more

Four of us went here for a simple dinner and had a great tie. Service was excellent. Food was served very fat and was very good. We had the eggplant Shrimp, a pineapple bowl, wraps and chicken pasta. We would certainly come here again and also refer our friends. read more

Food, service, ambience, and music are all outstanding! Yet for some reason it's never crowded. If this place goes out of business, there's no justice in the world, man. read more

The food is good but the service is EH. The waitresses are polite and eager to help but some of the young wanna be hipster guys can really take away from the experience. Their tofu fries are excellent, and so are the appetizers. I usually only go for happy hour. As far as Thai food goes it is fair, and the free cucumber water is pretty nice.The drinks are good. Also, there were insects crawling around in some of the display jars I saw on the bar. I know it's Spring and everything, but I feel uneasy when I see insects. If you have a lot of extra money to burn this isn't too bad of a place. Also, that green sauce that comes with the tofu fries is really addicting and good. read more

Best Thai food in town!! Everything is fresh and delicious, especially their curry! We love that they have beer on tap and the service has always been wonderful!! read more

Still gave us our 50 dollar free meal 4 months after a disasterous uber eats order. Thank you.

This is a review by my good friend's daughter who is 10 years young: This place is so cute inside! Our waiter was excellent. He asked us if we would like to put my friend's cake in the fridge, no restaurant has ever said that to us. The shrimp salad rolls, pad thi ,and Sala cream soda are somethings that are delisious. This place is colorful, happy, and has amazing food, it's a perfect restaurant! read more

I can't exactly say that I dislike the place but I will say that this place is definitely a first for me. What I exactly mean by it is the fact that I have never been to a Thai restaurant that was catered for a non Asian demographic group. I come in to the restaurant to very modern architecture and decor. The music wasn't something I didn't care for but when was the last time you heard Radiohead or Peter Bjorn and John at a Thai Joint? I came in this afternoon with a friend of mine that swears by this place. Its a new place to me so why wouldn't I try it right? As mentioned earlier, I came in and was abruptly surprised by the architecture, decor, and music of this place was not like a traditional Thai restaurant. Very modern in style and quite appealing to the western culture. I ordered my food which consisted of their famous chicken wings and an order of their Pad Kee Mao. My friend orders some salad rolls and an order of the Pineapple fried rice. We received our appetizers and continue our conversation. The wings I received were very good. The only thing I did find a little disturbing was the fact that they cut the flat part of the wing in half and served it as if it was a portion of a wing. Theoretically, I guess you can consider it a portion but who does that? I've seen this before at another asian restaurant and I was quite put off by it. Now this doesn't change the taste in any way because they were rather tasty and they didn't skimp on portion sizes because the order of wings was very plentiful just that the flats were cut in half and fried. Now in all fairness they did mention it in the menu but in my opinion it still doesn't make it right. I never got a chance to try the salad rolls but my friend loves them so I can't really give them any opinion on my part. As we received our main entrees I was very impressed with the presentation on the pineapple fried rice as it was served on a pineapple that was halved and the inside cut out so it could hold the fried rice. My Pad Kee Mao wasn't the worst I've had but it wasn't really that great either. First off, the noodles were overcooked. very soft and mushy and the sauce that it was sauteed with was par but just didn't really delight my palate either. Overall, I would try it again because I feel I haven't really given it a fair shot. The ambiance was nice but not quite what I look for in a Thai restaurant. Her dessert items like the cake or the mini cookies she has were very good and I want to be able to try the coconut cake next time I come in. I definitely recommend giving this place at least a try. Being asian, I will admit that I am hard on asian restaurants because this is the stuff I grew up with and I already have a set expectation. If I want good asian food I don't want to feel that I could only really get it when I come home to my parents or visit my friends families. With that I will be seeing you guys soon and giving you another try. Until we meet again! read more

Solid 3 stars for me. Tasty food. Delicious water! Friendly servers, cute atmosphere. Food is different than the regular ol' local Thai restaurants. Husband liked the chicken wings, and the Pad Thai was really good. The dessert ice-milk sundae is interesting. They will also work with you on food allergies. read more

Tasty food made with quality ingredients. Service tends to be slow so don't choose to go here if you're already hungry. The staff lacks personality and energy. read more

Chicken wings!!!! Before even ordering a drink, the chicken wing order is placed. Careful they're hot... Think molten sugar gooey. Excellent excellent beer selection for their limited taps. Happy hour always happy, but the menu just screams flavour and they are willing to substitute and withhold ingredients for us horrible picky eaters. Rather than have the chopped salad as prepared, try it with their ginger lime dressing. Not a fan of the noodle dishes here, I do love their soups. If it's got cashews on it (and you don't have a tree nut allergy), it's good. Funny how so many menu items contain these savory nuts, which pretty much means it's awesome. read more

every time I have been service has been good, and enjoy the food every time.. dinner, lunch doesn't matter.. I love consistant service read more

Ginger Pop - Thai Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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We got the pad Thai and the chicken curry, both were just what we expected them to taste like, but didn't blow us away. The chicken curry also seemed a little small for the price. We will not be returning though, due to, at best, mediocre service. Our waitress was slow to help and could have used an attitude adjustment. read more

Ginger Pop is one of our regular favorites. I know whether I'm ordering to-go or we're dining in that the food is going to be consistently delicious. Pad Thai is pretty good but I love the Pad Ke Mao. Hubby and I both LOVE the chili jam beef. It's our favorite. Plus the salad rolls are delicious. read more

Dang. Good. Bloody. Mary Food was pretty good, different than other Thai food I have had. Stir fry with curry sauce was very good, not spicy enough though. I like spicy hot, they said it was spicy, I tasted no heat. great decor read more

My favorite Thai place!! I love the Thai chop salad and the pineapple fried rice. The food always comes out the same and is always good. Oh and the Thai tea lime is my favorite drink. I totally recommend to stop by and try it when your around this area. read more

I love this place! It seems like such a basic restaurant inside a strip mall, but the food is amazing. I eat here way too often, if that's possible. Their menu is fairly small, but everything I've tried has been amazing. I love how they're able to substitute the proteins in so many of the dishes (ie, your pick of chicken, beef, pork, tofu...), making it very accessible to people on all sorts of diets. For appetizers, one of the best selections are the tofu fries - crispy fried tofu with three different dipping sauces. The tofu doesn't taste like tofu, nor does it feel like that, but they're delicious and totally different from anything I've gotten elsewhere. The other appetizer I love are the spring rolls, which taste so fresh and are such a perfect snack before the meal. Main dishes are all great. I haven't had a single one I don't like. The curries have great spice to them and can be customized in how hot you'd like them, the noodle dishes are seasoned perfectly, and the rice is great. I usually get regular white rice on the side of my curry dishes, but they do a great basic fried rice that you can get as a side, and they also offer a green curry rice, which is amazing. It's soft and fluffy, with just a perfect balance of spice. Love it! They also offer great drinks here, from a decent beer, wine, and tea list to the more traditional Thai iced coffees and teas, plus a lime juice soda that's quite tasty. Best of all, it's reasonably priced and a great place to meet up with friends. When I'm in the mood for Thai food, it's rare that this isn't my first choice! read more

We went for happy hour and ordered 6 plates. They were all so amazing and we enjoyed them all! They also had a great beer and wine selection and I will be going back there often! So good! read more

A pretty great place with great customer service. The waitress was very friendly and helpful, and the food was awesome. I really liked the Thai ice tea. Strongly recommended. read more

I am shocked at the low scores for this place, as it is the best "Thai" I've had in the area. It's not your standard thai fair, it's better. The flavor is fantastic - my favorites are the basil fried rice and the pad prik king. They also have a great variety of beers on tap AND my favorite, a selection of unsweetened iced teas (black, green, jasmine). If you want thai, but want something not boring, give this place a try. For real. read more

They have wonderful Thai food. I Always get the salad rolls with shrimp, panang curry with beef, yellow chicken curry. They make a nice lemon drop too. We are Thai food fans and we drive all the way from Camas to get this Thai food! My picky eater loves the traditional chicken fried rice. Yum! read more

Great place! They had coupons in my payback book, so i decided to give them a try. Ordered the pad thai (like always, haha) the first time, and it was exceptional! I have the spice tolerance of a small child, and i feel like i can eat anything at this place without it burning. You can, however, ask for your dishes spicier if you like. Staff is always friendly, and the decor is nice. I'm one of those people who don't care if it looks authentic or not, though. read more

I have been looking for a great place to grab Thai food in the Vancouver area and this is it. The food, service, and ambiance is top notch. They also started to have live bands play on the 2nd Saturday of each month so I will be coming back to check that out and enjoy happy hour. Speaking of happy hour they have it every day! read more

The service was really slow. Waitress never came to check on us to see if we needed anything else. I had the pineapple fried rice which is served in half a pineapple. The presentation was nice, but I'm not sure what they did with all the pinapple that they cut out 'cause it sure wasn't in the dish itself! It said it came with tomatoes too and there were only two small bites included. I've definately had better. read more

Absolutely love this Thai restaurant. The Thai Ice Coffee is amazing since they use cold brew.

Best Basil Chicken ever! And good spring rolls with shrimps. Also had Bloody Mary, it was good! Highly recommended!!!

The food is so fresh and deliscious. Thought the chicken and spinach with peanut sauce a little dry. Chicken that way is not my thing I think. Would have it with different chicken! Been here a cool times. Always love it. Starting to try new dishes. Had red curry beef and teriyaki chicken with noodles. Yummo! Will be back sooner this time. It's been awhile. read more

Oh sweet mother of all things good in the world, the coconut icecream is literally the best icecream I've ever tasted. Also tried the mango sorbet that was enough to make my mouth explode in screams of happiness. My husband got the Yellow Curry with Squash and raved. I had the pad thai noodles and they were also very good. We'll DEFINITELY be back! read more

I love their food. Their garden rolls are amazing. I would eat them every day. And it's really cool in there. I want their chandelier for Christmas. read more

Used to be my fave place but todays meal was not as good not normal and the service was down hill! Sad my chicken pad tai was not the usual I had been craving it for awhile! Wont be back with this lunch staff... Not friendly! read more

Ginger Pop used to be one of my favorite Thai food restaurants in Vancouver. It was nice not having to drive to portland to get some good authentic thai food. We started going to ginger pop after being long time Arawan customers. Then they changed the tofu they used for their main courses and lettuce rolls. The tofu lacked flavor and was basically just seared with no spices or seasoning. GROSS. Then the portion sizes started to decrease time and time again. There was one particular instance when I placed an order for pang curry I had tried ordering their "large" size previously but was shocked at the curry to ingredient ratio. I think I counted a total of 5 green beens. It was 75% curry 25% beens and pork. I think i paid around $13 with tax. Then I tried one more time to give it the benefit of doubt, this time ordering the smaller order of the same thing. Hoping that the ration would be more 50 50. The to-go container looked like a child size portion of food. Again 12 dollars later and barely any value not to mention the flavor was majorly lacking. Since then I have converted to Thai Orchid in down town Vancouver and have been happy with them. The flavor is consistent and the price is on point with their portions. I will never go to ginger pop again. -Concerned Customer. read more

One of my Husband and I's favorite date spots as well as take out. We are vegan and their yakisoba noodles are the best.