Koong Thai

Love the garlic noodles here. It's the first place that I've tried this dish and I've gone back to…read moretry it with chicken, beef, and shrimp. All are tasty and my personal favorite is the shrimp. It's also a large portion. Egg rolls are crispy and delicious.

Definitely recommend! Everything I've tried has been great! Plus they have Sushi!!! If they don't…read morehand you a sushi menu ask for one!

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Gross dry rice

Prime Thai

4.3(83 reviews)

30.9 mi

Love this place! The owners, the food, and service are TOP notch! One of my favorite places in…read moreElkin.

The food here is really good, fresh, and fairly priced. The servers are very friendly. If you go at…read morea peek dinner time, expect there to be a wait!

Pad Thai

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Basil fried rice (without basil)

Thai Lotus Restaurant

4.2(51 reviews)

29.4 mi

Solid food for the small-town super white area. - Massaman curry (mild) - solid, but a bit thin…read morecompared to other places. Good flavors nonetheless. - Pad Thai noodles (mild) - decent and filling, but I've definitely had better ones in big cities.

I went with my family, party of 6 for our annual Christmas dinner. Every year, we picked a…read moredifferent restaurant to go to. Thai Lotus was the place we chose for this year. The place seemed cozy and quiet and the waitress was nice. However, when we received our food, I was very disappointed. The food that we ordered was okay but the portions were so little. We ordered like 8-10 different plates of food. How do you expect to feed 6 people when it's only enough for 4. Come on...It's almost like you have to order double and it's not cheap. As for the food, we didn't like much of the taste. When you are Asian, you know what good food is. For instance, I had the Tom Yum Soup. It didn't taste quite like Tom Yum Soup and the same goes for the Pork Curry. The whole time that we were eating there, my wife and I still think that Jin's Buffet by Walmart, should've been a better choice. Oh well, I guessed you have to learn from your mistake. After dinner, it's funny, the waitress asked if we would like some boxes for our left over food. I'm like, no we're good. What left over food...? My advice for customers: If you have never had Asian Food, you might think that this place is a good place to eat. However, if you did have Asian Food elsewhere you would know the differences when it comes to taste. Maybe you don't care, that's your business. I respect that. I'm just letting you know. My advice for the owner: Please be aware of the people you served. You can't serve 6-10 people like you would 2-4. You can't be greedy when it comes to food. People like it when you give them a lot of food. Your customers will be coming back even if the food isn't that great. As for me and my family, it would be a long time before we ever come back to Thai Lotus....

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To-Go papaya salad

Rice

4.8(92 reviews)

49.1 mi

Hidden Gem Stopped…read morein after realizing the new Catawba Two Kings Casino still has limited food options. Found this spot online, open on a Sunday evening, and decided to give it a try. It was packed just after 7 PM, but I was seated immediately. Drinks hit the table within minutes -- super efficient. The menu is huge, and they carry all the Asian beers (Sapporo, Kirin, etc.), which was a nice surprise. I ordered the crab Rangoon, Thai fried rice, and the shrimp teriyaki plate. Everything came out piping hot and incredibly fresh -- you can taste the difference here. Portions were solid, flavors were on point, and nothing felt rushed or sloppy. Service is a 10/10. You can feel the family vibe -- everyone working together in harmony, smooth, friendly, and the place is clean with good energy. Highly recommend. I'll be back on the next casino run

My husband and I went here on our anniversary. Some friends had told us it was a great place so we…read morewanted to try it. It was on a Sunday at lunchtime and it wasn't busy, just one large table of about six people. The restaurant is a small but cute and clean. We sat down and we both got water and our waitress brought them right away and also brought us out some ginger soup. I ordered the Taste of Thai mixed appetizer and my husband ordered the hibachi chicken. Our food came out fairly quickly and everything was very good. The reason I am giving it one star is because after we looked at our bank statement two days later we realize that they had added on an extra $24.78 to the tip after the fact. Our total bill was $28.25. My husband left a tip of $8.75 (Over 30%) bringing our total that we paid to $37.00 but they charged us $61.78. I have added a photo of the price of our food from their website and also a screenshot of our bank app showing the $61.78 charge and the $24.78 reimbursement. The food is good, but the integrity here is not, so we will not be back.

3. Crab Rangoon

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Chicken Phad Thai

Thai Sawatdee

4.2(165 reviews)

35.8 mi

Been going here for years and it has maintained its status as one of Winston's best hidden gems…read more Don't let the grocery store ambience fool you, the food is delicious every time and you can't beat their prices. It's been the same familiar and kind faces serving and cooking there for years and they've really mastered their craft. The masaman curry is my current favorite with its sweet coconut taste followed by a wave of heat. I eat here weekly and couldn't recommend it enough!

Thai Sawatdee is my family's go-to for Thai food in Winston! It hits the spot everytime…read more My husband loves the spicy noodle dish. He asks for it super spicy, and it delivers on that request! Great heat!! The pad woonsen had great flavor, and I really liked how many veggies it had on it. The broccoli could have been cooked a little more, but it was still fine to eat! We picked it up for takeout, and the service was relatively quick and friendly. I think I only had to wait an extra 5 minutes after my estimated ready time.

Interior

Pad Thai, 6. Steamed Dumplings

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Thai Iced Tea

Phoenix Thai & Japanese Restaurant

3.9(177 reviews)

14.9 mi

They are under new management I think. The quality of the food has increased as my children say…read morethe steak is really great. I love the vegetarian tofu plates. The place is clean and the employees are really helpful and nice.

Noooooo! They just re-opened and the Thai food is completely different. The old pad Thai was…read moreincredible with complex flavors, the soup was amazing. Now it's like the Thai food you'd get at a Chinese restaurant. To the new owners: Please contact the former owners and ask for their Thai recipes. Please!!!!!!

Mmmmmmm!

Sashimi Moriawase Martini

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Cherry Blossom

Thai Thai Cafe

4.1(211 reviews)

15.7 mi

First time dining in since the refresh. Feels light and airy inside and the exterior looks nice as…read morewell. There's more booth seating now and even new silverware. The new menu is labeled for GF and fish sauce. Service was friendly and accommodating. I had the Thom Kha soup with tofu and fresh spring rolls with tofu instead of shrimp. Everything was fresh and delicious!

We ordered thru DoorDash and was really pleased. I order the Pud Thai and Chicken Satay. Very…read moreflavorful. Would eat here again.

3. Chicken Satay (4) 3/10, chicken is very dry

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Fried Banana and ice cream

Monsoons

4.4(42 reviews)

76.5 mi

This place is in the middle of nowhere and has excellent food. The egg rolls are particularly good…read more The service is excellent and friendly. They don't accept debit or credit.

A friend and I ate lunch at Monsoons today because of all the great reviews. Not really sure…read morewhether these reviewers have ever eaten in a real Thai place, but I was not impressed. You order the food and pay for it and then they bring it to your table. The man who took our order was extremely rude and nasty. He was so busy watching the television that he could barely take our order and when we asked him questions, he barked at us to look at the booklet with the pictures. I almost walked out right then, but since we were there, I held my displeasure in and I thought OK well hopefully the food will be better. I had Pad Thai and my friend had drunken noodles. My Pad Thai was basically noodles with peanut bits in it. Not any type of peanut sauce like it's supposed to have. It was tasteless and disgusting. But the portion was huge. So if people just want a plate full of noodles that have no taste then I guess this is the dish for you My friend who had never eaten Thai food before liked her drunken noodles with broccoli. So I guess if you have never eaten Thai food, you might really like the huge portions they give you. But for those people that have eaten at a Thai restaurant before will know that this is not real Thai food. No spices. No sauce. No taste. Will I ever be back? No, I will not.

Spicy sauce homemade

Coconut Soup is a refreshing treat at the end of a hike in the Appalachian. Trail.

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Lemon grass soup

Thai Tair

4.5(43 reviews)

20.8 mi

Updated review- My husband and I used to love this place…read more It was the best we could find in the whole Charlotte area and we frequented it often. Unfortunately the two chefs left the restaurant and now it's just become another so-so Thai spot. It lacks spice and everything we've had for the past few months has been bland and underwhelming. So disappointing! We really loved this place a year ago! Pfttt

I came here because of all the great reviews, but after my experience, I honestly don't understand…read morethe hype. From the moment we walked in, we felt unwelcome. The host/server didn't greet us or say hello--instead, she looked confused that we were even there. When we asked if we could sit at the bar, her response was, "Um... yeah, I guess," which immediately made us feel like we were inconveniencing her. After we sat down, she continued staring at us as if we weren't supposed to be there. The service only got worse from there. She was rude while taking our order, then spent most of the time sitting directly across from us on her phone. She never once checked on us, asked how the food was, or if we needed refills or anything else. It was some of the most inattentive and unprofessional service I've experienced. Unfortunately, the food didn't make up for it. It was mediocre at best. The vegetables in my curry were clearly freezer-burned, which completely ruined the dish. I also ordered soup with tofu in it, and the tofu tasted like it had been fried in oil that hadn't been changed in months. It had an old, rancid, greasy flavor that made it almost impossible to eat. Overall, the poor customer service and disappointing food made this a terrible experience. I won't be coming back, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it.

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Great food and good service have never had a complaint. Always clean and calm just an over all great environment.

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