Surprisingly tasty food and excellent service. This is a genuine and authentic Thai restaurant. The ladies who served us were accommodating (peanut allergy) and went out of their way on a busy Sunday afternoon to explain details and comparisons on the menu. I liked the question "what Spicy level do you want ... (mild/medium/spicy)" for each dish. Decent sized portions and tasty food. The many and varied Pad Thai plates beckoned and we tried the omlette Pad Thai which was delicious and piping hot. Chicken Tom Yum soup and shrimp fried rice also were pleasurable. The atmosphere is really casual - the layout is more of a cafe than a formal dining room. I would definitely return and with friends. read more

I was excited to try this place based on reviews and pictures. The restaurant atmosphere is very nice with cultural decor and a spacious layout. To start, we got moo krob (deep fried pork belly) which is the Thai version of Chinese siu yook. I have to say, I like siu yook so much more - it's a lot more flavorful having been marinated with five spice and served with delicious sweet hoisin sauce for dipping. The pork here was bland and the sauce (fish sauce based) was pretty one note. For my entree, I got rad na (rice noodles with gravy, Chinese broccoli, carrots, and choice of meat - I got pork) which was one of the best I've ever had! They used fresh rice noodles and sautéed it properly to give it the "wok hei" (wok-seared flavor). The gravy was deep and flavorful and the portion size was very good. If everything else was as good as my entree, I'd give this restaurant 5 stars. Unfortunately, my mom's Kao mun gai (steamed chicken with rice and "special sauce") was awful. She asked if the dish had any spice because she can't do spicy, and the server said no, so she decided she'd try it. The chicken was way overcooked and dry, with no flavor at all. The sauce, the only thing providing flavor and moisture, was spicy so that she couldn't eat it. We asked if there was any sauce she could get instead that wasn't spicy, and they said no, but they can give us a bottle of soy sauce. So my mom used some of that, and also took some of my rad na gravy. But because the chicken was so dry and bland, it was beyond saving. My dad got the Thai basil fried rice, mild spice. It was definitely hotter than other Thai restaurants' mild, and my dad said the spice overwhelmed the other flavors. I tried some of it and it was not bad, but nothing remarkable. They told us that traditionally, it's served with the rice on the side, which was strange to me because then it's not fried rice - it's sautéed meat and veggies with rice on the side. I am curious about how some of the other dishes taste here, but it's a shame that 3/4 of the things we ordered were mediocre to downright bad. While I enjoyed my entree, I felt bad my parents didn't enjoy their food. read more

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Great Thai restaurant! I came here for lunch with a group and loved their lunch specials. I got the Pad Thai and it was delicious! It was the perfect portion for lunch. Service was prompt and friendly as well! read more

Based on the reviews, I went in with high expectations. Takeout service and restaurant atmosphere were very nice. Sadly, I thought the food was expensive and lacking in flavor. The curry puffs had hardly any filling and minimal curry flavor. Chicken cashew nuts with veggies was just sad. The chicken was heavily breaded, which I have never seen in a Thai restaurant before, and it had no heat and no flavor. To me, it tasted like American style Chinese food takeout. read more

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I did take out and was shocked by how small the portions are with no rice or sides. An absolute rip-off. I ordered the A9. Moo Krab for $12. It came with around 6 teeny tiny pieces of pork and no rice or veggies. It is wild that any restaurant would think it is acceptable to charge over $10 and not include a starch or side dish with the meal. It shouldn't have been more than $6 if that. Shameful. read more

Small, cute, family run, great place for a quick bite or lunch date. Menu and flavors are spot on authentic Thai, not like your favorite take out spot. Give it a try! read more

Such good service!! Amazing authentic Thai food best Thai in royal oak! Great prices we got six dishes for 65 dollars pre tip. Food is so delicious and came out very quickly. Great place to dine in but also good for takeout. The most authentic Thai place I have had in the area. The garlic fried rice was amazing and the tom yum noodle soup definitely stood out. The papaya salad is always a favorite. Chicken satay skewers are such a good price and very yummy. read more

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A hidden gem in Royal Oak! This cozy yet vibrant spot offers delicious, beautifully presented dishes and warm, friendly service. While the kitchen could be quicker with larger groups, the overall experience is fantastic. Definitely worth a visit! read more

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Abundance of Great food. Excellent service. Very clean, spacious, bright & comfortable. read more

We found parking in the lot right next to the RO public library. Believe there was also street parking located on the side and in front of the restaurant. It's very cute. Bathroom was a maze to get to and kind of creepy but sure out of their control. Menu is filled with great options. We ordered the Kow Pad, Fried Fish, papaya platter, and the Crying steak. Kow Pad was 10/10. The fried fish was also very tasty but correct me if Im wrong, believe this was fried with some soft scales ? Still very delicious and edible. Wish we wouldve gotten the papaya a bit more spicy. We only ordered it medium and as a high spice tolerant gal, it wasnt hitting but still very flavorful. The crying steak was a bit disappointing. The steak was cooked perfect but the meat was tough to bite and chew. Thai tea, btw, amazing. Service was quick and friendly. Would come back! read more

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This place is authentic as it gets. Really great food, I love the lettuce wraps and the pad Thai. Everything on the menu is good. I've yet to try the actual market but I'm sure it's just as good as the food. read more

Many great things to say about Royal Oak when it comes to dining experience because the area has a very diverse selection of cuisine located in their downtown area, and one of the good choices we made for early dinner that Sunday was eating at Kacha Thai Market. The ambiance is very casual dressing and table setting. The dining staff were very approachable and informative. The food was served in a reasonable amount of time and no reservations needed at the times we visited the restaurant. We ordered the drunks noodle with plenty of medium size shrimp and garnish. The seafood TomYum was not our favorite but the noodles early on was delicious as well the pork skewers was seasoned to our liking. Wanted to order their Thai Iced Tea or Bubble Tea but I was already full from eating their savory dishes. We are most likely to come back to try the other dishes and be amazed by their plating/presentation that reminds be of Authentic Thai dishes. read more

Came here for lunch with extended family while we were in town for a wedding. We had a great time here, we practically almost everything off their menu as we were about 15 people in our group. Great spot for some delicious Thai food!! read more

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In the summer get the mango rice! Also delicious green curry and can't go wrong with the pad thai. This is one of our favorite Thai spots and it is cute on the inside if you don't want to just order to go :) read more

The curry stole the show. The wonton noodle bowl was too sweet. Service was good. If I were to come back it would be for the curry as it was everything I was looking for- balanced and not too sweet or spicy ( I ordered it mild) read more

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AMAZING authentic Thai food!! This is hands down the best Thai food I've tried in Michigan. I came in when they were not busy and was immediately greeted and sat down. The service was amazing and I couldn't stop ordering more food it was just that good! I had to try a bit of everything. Highly recommended! read more

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Love the decor and vibe. Random spot we found just walking around waiting for another restaurant to open. Thai tea is very good, and all the food! Not bad at all, more authentic than most places. Happy they have legit Thai food and not just the American stuff also. I love how he asked if I wanted the papaya salad thai or lao style. I personally love lao style, the more fermented the better! One of the better satay places in metro Detroit I believe and the crispy pork!! Highly recommend this place! Now we just need some boat noodles and now we are talking. Maybe some cocktails too since it's downtown royal oak? Other wise awesome read more

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5-9-2025 Authentic feeling place with a nice vibe. We got the chicken app Hat Yai, which was a bit too sweet for me but the Pad See Ew was excellent! Also oredered a beef noodle soup, Tiewn Nam Tok, which we found interesting and delicious! Thanks Kwan for the attentive service read more

It's new and recently opened. Still has the grand opening sign out front. It's really nice to see a new place on Main. Small counter at the front area, bottled drinks too. It has a garage door open concept. It's nice outside with the garage door open except for the obnoxious jerk crotch rocket riders showing off their loud bikes while still parked. The music is rhythmic and makes for a chilled background ambiance. We ordered the papaya salad, pad Thai street Thai with chicken, red curry with chicken, medium and a small Tom Yum soup with chicken. $46.49. You can tell the food is all fresh and nicely aromatic too. Their papaya salad comes garnished with dried shrimp, which was not listed on their menu. Had to ask for one without dried shrimp on it. They were happy to oblige and apologized about the dried shrimps. Their papaya salad is nice and crunchy and fresh. The dressing wasn't too bad, a bit sweeter here than I am used to though. The Pad thai is quite flavorful, we added some additional heat, since their hot wasn't hot enough for my husband. It was good for me though. The Tom Yum soup is hearty and yummy. Could have had a bit more lemon grass for me, still delicious. The red curry here is rather creamy and sweet, I prefer it less sweet, but it's still pretty good. The rice here is more sticky than most Thai places, I like it better here. The food and service overall was good. My husband said he would come back for more pad Thai. I would come back for their Tom Yum soup and papaya salad less the dried shrimps. We are looking forward to trying other items on their menu. read more

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Easily the best Thai in the area. I've been to them all and my wife lived in Thailand.

This place is an absolute delight! Its beautiful, well lit, The staff know how to take care of their clientel. The food is amazing. I have now become a regular. Try their Massaman Curry - Yummy! read more

Savory massaman curry! Beautiful fresh flavors! Great ambiance and music. Staff is friendly and amazing! My favorite Thai restaurant!

A super cute Thai restaurant that is a nice casual setting. The service was nice and the food was delicious! The crispy chicken appetizer was amazing. The flavor and the crunch were great. The curry and soup dishes were good. And the butterfly lemonade was not too sweet. read more

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Great food..took my Mom, and out of town relatives here for dinner..Crab Rangoon. Drunken Noodles, everything was excellent..staff were great also read more

Seriously?! The food here was so yummy! I can't believe I never heard of it. A friend suggested we meet here for lunch one day. Lucky for us, we found metered street parking directly in front of the place. We had our kids with us (her 2 toddlers and my 7-yo). My child has many allergens so he had white rice and pork, which he absolutely devoured. The toddlers ate everything. I was surprised to discover the tastiest pad Thai dish I've had in at least a decade. My bubble tea hit the spot, and all of our appetizers plus my friend's green curry dish were delicious. Of course we had to get the mango sticky rice and it was a hit with all of us - we had 2 orders of it! Service was awesome, the interior was cute, and I am excited to bring more friends and family back here to try more dishes. read more

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One of my favorite Thai restaurants! The staff is the best! They also have really wide variety of items like authentic soups and whole fish. Everything I've had is fantastic. Big fan. read more

Came for a Dr's appt. Stayed around longer for the food. Magnificent place. Wonderful interior food was amazing. Tea was delightful. The server was so very kind and gracious. I'll be back. I'll be back. read more

Great food, not a huge selection though. I wish they had extended hours, but it really is a market after all. They care about their sauces, execute dishes very well. I wish they had larger protein portions but the sauce-on-rice is very filling and satisfies the craving for Thai food. read more

What an exciting new addition to downtown Royal Oak! We stumbled upon Kacha while walking around and noticed that they had a Sunday buffet. I've only seen one other Thai buffet in my long professional foodie career and knew I had to give it a try! The fam and I perused the selections first before committing to the buffet. I was excited to see many classic dishes like pad Thai, pad seew, green and red curries, chicken satay, crying tiger beef, laab, egg rolls, and even desserts! Another welcome surprise was that freshly made papaya salad and Tom yum beef noodle soup was included in the price as well. Needless to say we were convinced to stay for the buffet. Now, to be truthful, I went in with tempered expectations, knowing that I would judge Kacha's buffet and takeout/dine-in experiences on completely different scales. There definitely are pluses and minuses to the buffet experience. I loved the wide selection of options in the buffet. You really got a well-rounded taste of all that Thai food has to offer! Noodle dishes, fried rice, and plenty of proteins including beef, chicken and shrimp dishes. The fresh papaya salad is a must; order one for the table unless you really want your own sizable bowl. The tom yum beef noodle that's included is massive as well! I'd order one per two people to share. The only thing I would work on is finding a way to keep the food warmer during service. The noodle dishes and especially the fried items suffered from being served colder than I'd like. The warmers just weren't doing their job. Other than that, I love this place! The food tasted very authentic, the staff was endlessly friendly and attentive, the decor is lively and enticing. And you know how they say you know a place is good when the locals of the ethnicity support the business? Kacha has that by way of customer and staff! You really do feel like you're in a true Thai restaurant! I'll be back for the takeout/dine-in experience for sure! read more

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Thai person here! I know Thai cuisine. This place is legitimate. Over 20 years I've had Thai in every corner of SE Michigan and none have satisfied the requirements of real Thai food. This is the most authentic Thai I've had in metro Detroit, and best of all it is delicious and the dining atmosphere is very pleasant. Most telling is their boat noodle soup. It is authentic and it seems to have real blood which gives the soup its rich meaty flavor. It is delicious and rivals any good ramen dish. read more

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Kacha Thai Market is authentic down to the decor and food. The server is really nice and made some recommendations between Lao papaya salad and Thai papaya salad. I loved the Lao papaya salad but be forewarned if you are sensitive to smell and taste of things fishy. I love it but not everyone will enjoy it. I see it was a new place and was hesitant to try but I'm so glad I did. We order the Tom yum soup which we loved. I would suggest to owners to put in the menu what the up charge would be if we wanted to add shrimp. I knew there would be one but just so it's not a surprise to other guests. Correct me if I'm wrong but I didn't see what it would be for a small bowl. We also ordered the Thai Basil fried rice with chicken. I personally order this to see if the restaurant in general would be good or not. Silly, I know but fried rice is not as easy to make with the great taste of the hot wok in the rice. I'm a fried rice snob but I have to say their fried rice was absolutely delicious. My husband has been looking for some crispy pork belly. We went to a Chinese restaurant and was not up to par. It came soaked in sauce which made the pork belly soggy. We loved this pork belly though. It has a nice crispy crunch to every bite. If I lived closer, this would be my go to Thai restaurant. I would definitely recommend this to any Thai food lovers. Anyone new to thai food, try to order mild or no spice if you can't handle the heat. I am one of those and mild was the perfect balance for me. read more

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Kacha Thai Market is so good and authentic! I ordered the Crying Tiger Combo and Laab Gai, both were flavorful and delicious but I love spicy and wish the nam jim jaew sauce for the steak was spicier! The inside of the place is so colorful and inviting. On top of that, the service was quick. I will definitely be back! read more

Kacha Thai Market - A12 Crying Tiger COMBO & Y8 Laab Gai - Noodles Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

The staff at this restaurant were very friendly, attentive and gave good suggestions. I got the pineapple fried rice and it was presented beautifully with the fresh cucumber and pineapple on the side. It was good, but I wish that there was more chicken or veggies in it, there was a lot of rice. They have mango sticky rice on the menu but only in the summer, which was kind of a bummer. The plate was large and filling so I took some home. read more

Kacha Thai Market - Pineapple fried rice - Noodles Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

TLDR : A taste of Thailand in our back doors! Wonderfully crafted, Bea authentic. Kacha Thai Market offers an enchanting dining experience with its beautiful ambience, transporting guests to the heart of Thailand. The service is truly excellent, with attentive staff creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. As for the food, it's nothing short of fantastic - each dish bursts with authentic flavors, showcasing the chef's skill and dedication to delivering an unforgettable culinary journey. A definite five-star gem for Thai cuisine enthusiasts here in Royal Oak! read more

Kacha Thai Market - Noodles Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

Preface: the 2/5 is mostly due to individual preference and not due to the quality of the food/restaurant. I really wanted to like this place - recently opened and good initial reviews - and had high expectations. When we entered there was loud thai music playing - rhythmic and vibrant but a little too loud for me. I saw relatively far away from it and wanted the volume lowered but that was not done. No big deal as it was a fun environment. The menu is well designed. Pictures for most food items. Stars for recommendations and two stars for ?double recommendation? 1 page front and back to keep it simple. I like that. After much debate we went for a small tom yum soup, green curry with vege and pork, and boat noodle soup. The tom yum came out fast, not too fancy (few mushrooms, scallions) but lived up to the essence of the soup - sour, slightly salty, umami. perfect for small. *** Now is where I started having issues. Both dishes, curry and noodle soup, were way. too. sweet. I even told the server I don't want sweet dishes and even then these dishes were recommended to me. No where on the menu does it mention "sweet" (e.g. curry for green curry or soup for boat noodle soup), NOR did the waitress say they were sweet, PLUS I said I don't want a sweet dish. The green curry, despite a chili pepper symbol, was slightly spicy but was OVERPOWERED by sweetness (I'm guessing sweetened coconut milk?) and the boat noodle soup I felt like I was drinking SUGAR beef broth. Yes, the flavor was there. The meat was tender. The quality of ingredients good. But the level of sweetness killed it for me. I brought this issue up for the boat noodle soup, had it remade, but it was STILL too sweet - did they do anything to it? I was then brought a condiment tray with spices, vinegar and told to add some to decrease/balance the sweetness. That did not work and made it taste off instead of decreasing the sweetness. I'm sure other dishes are 5/5 but the food and service did leave a bad taste in my mouth. I might give them another try with this experience in mind. Again - individual preference. you may like curry and soup bases sweet. I not only don't but also was misled. Hence 2/5. read more

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This is by far the best Thai place around. Very authentic. The place looks amazing inside and the food is outstanding. It is extremely fresh and served HOT! Tom Yum Soup was one of the best I ever had. Medium spice is pretty hot. Just saying. I usually do medium on my first visit so I can judge it from there. The wait staff is extremely friendly and efficient. This is now on my "must-return" list! I cannot wait to return! read more

When we got there it wasn't busy. The atmosphere was great with up lifting thai music. The staff is really helpful and nice!! We started off with the crab rangoon's and they were amazing!! usually when I get crab rangoon i'm disappointed with how little filling it is but these were PACKED!! and the sauce complimented really well. I was in between the pad thai or pad see ew but I ended up getting the pad see ew (N2) and wasn't disappointed at all!! the noodles are nice and chewy and have a great flavor. The veggies were also cooked to perfection. My bf got the Massaman curry (C3) and it was absolutely delicious. such a nice balance between sweet and savory and the veggies were amazing. We both got mild for our dishes and they were the perfect amount of spicy. overall this is a great place to stop and get food. I will definitely be back with more people. read more

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Food was good. Curry was a little too heavy and did not have a lot of protein. Overall a good meal. read more

Kacha Thai Market - Noodles Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

Amazing Thai food! My friends and I came on a Saturday evening and were seated promptly. The decorations inside were very colorful and well-placed, which created a cozy atmosphere. I ordered the panang curry with medium spice, and it was absolutely delicious. It had the perfect amount of spice and flavor, and it offered a generous amount of meat and veggies. My friend ordered the boat noodle soup, and I was impressed by the depth of flavor the broth provided. Overall, a great place to go with friends or for a date night! Looking forward to my next visit! read more

Kacha Thai Market - C4 Panang Curry! - Noodles Near Me - Royal Oak, Michigan

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Visiting Royal Oak and stopped in Kacha Thai Market to find the freshest authentic Thai cuisine I've had in a while. Thai basil fried rice (Thai style) and papaya salad were delicious. Stopped back in on our way home to grab take out for later. Will be back, highly recommend. read more