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    Pad Thai Cafe

    4.6 (187 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    PAD THAI CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Immaculate and clean tables!
    Maryanne M.

    The restaurant is extremely clean! When you walk in the door, every table is set beautifully and the atmosphere feels very warm and inviting for being a smaller restaurant tucked away by the exit doors ofthe Talin market. Each member of the staff that I encountered was just as nice as the previous. Very welcoming and greeted us with a smile. Their prices are reasonable, and the food was absolutely fresh. They used white meat chicken in my drunken noodles, and their green curry with chicken was absolutely delicious ! You will be very happy that you tried this restaurant because it is probably one of Albuquerque's best kept secrets !

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    Konrad J.

    Pad Thai Cafe is the best Thai food we've found in Albuquerque, and we've eaten a lot of Thai. I got the Pad Thai with tofu, mild, and it was savory and delicious. Everything was cooked well, including the broccoli that had the slightest crunch left to it. The menu's description was: "Stir-fried rice noodle in chef's Pad Thai sauce with tofu, bean sprouts, green onion, eggs. Served with ground peanuts, and fresh lime on the side." There was nothing to critique about the dish, and it was well worth the $13.95. My hubby got the Thai Green Curry Fried Rice, which was stir-fried with green curry paste, coconut milk, green peas, basil, and kaffir leaves. He ordered it mild and it still had a kick to it, which was a welcome surprise. Again, well worth $13.95. The service was friendly and our drinks were kept full; we never ran out. We had our go-to spot before, but this is going to be our new one. I highly recommend it.

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    John S.

    The Pad Thai cafe is just to the left of the front entrance of the Talin Market in Albuquerque. The bathroom had lit candles and looked spotless. I met my friend from Oklahoma here on Thursday, April 21, 2022, for supper. Our waitress recommended the green curry, which I ordered in addition to the fried shrimp rolls. My friend ordered a side of the dirty rice. Four shrimp rolls come with large shrimp stuffed with pork sausage and wrapped in crispy spring rolls skins. The accompanying sweet chili sauce had more sweet than spice, but this turned out to be a light, delicate appetizer. My green curry I order super hot and it came out that way. Not intolerable but definitely delivered on the spicy. It came with beef bathed in coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce, salt, sugar, basil leaves, and bamboo shoots. This dish, coupled with the shrimp appetizer and dirty rice I shared with my friend really filled me up. They are generous with portions here and super friendly. I paid $5.95 for the appetizer and $9.95 for the green curry. Not a bad price for a great thai dinner. I'll be back since the spice level was exactly as advertised and the food good and fresh.

    Two vegetable egg-rolls, Drunken Noodles, and "Tofu-Stir-Fry" (more like veggies & white rice). Yummy!
    Nicole O.

    Holy-Moly! Good but HOT and not wholly accurate. Let me explain. We love a good Thai place that's open on Sunday and had good reviews. We choose this place today. We ordered: 4)Vegetable Egg Rolls $4.95 Six egg rolls served with sweet and sour chili sauce 32)Drunken Noodles Kuai-tiao phat khi mao () Stir fried wide rice noodles with fish sauce, chili, garlic, basil, baby corn, carrot, and broccoli 35)Stir Fried Tofu w/mixed vegetables $9.95 Tofu, baby bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and snow peas. We took our food to-go. They asked us "spice level" for the Drunken Noodles, scale from 1-5, we ordered a 1- it was HOT (and I'm Hispanic). It was good through! The egg-rolls, there were only 4, so that was strange-- not the best sweet & sour-- but ok. The Stir-Fried-Tofu was actually very liquid, the veggies came in liquid with white rice... that's not really stir-fry, but you know what? It was GOOD. Overall, they should update descriptions, clarify heat levels, and they will get 5-stars all the time. 10/10 will go again.

    The best pad thai ever!
    Emily K.

    The best pad thai I've ever had, hands down. I wrote a review for this spot back in July 2020 but feel like I need to update it to explain just how amazing this pad thai is. My boyfriend & I don't live in Albuquerque or even near Albuquerque, but we have driven out of our way to eat here 5 separate times now, including the last time when us & our friends ordered a total of 8 containers of pad thai so we could take some back with us. I have tried pad thai in Houston and Austin, and so far I haven't found a spot where the flavor comes close. My boyfriend has been to Thailand and claims this is the only spot where the taste is actually on the same level. If you live in Albuquerque, are on vacation, or just driving through - I highly recommend stopping here! We hope to be back again soon.

    Chicken cashew curry. Lotsa veggies
    Seema Z.

    Came for the lunch specials but not they don't serve them anymore. We tried the chicken pad Thai, chicken cashew curry and beef pad Thai. Thai ice tea was way too sweet and barely could taste the tea. Portions though are very generous and we had leftovers.

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    EXCELLENT , I love curry. They have great food, good service . I love love love Thai food . Good tea

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    Excellent food, the pot stickers were sooooo fresh as was the pad tai (tofu) not much ambience but a great stop in for lunch and enjoy !

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    Good Thai food in Albuquerque!!! confirm by Thai people I ordered a pad Thai, tumkhagai, papaya salad

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    I visit every six months or so from the east coast. Best Thai food I've had in years when I'm here

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    Most delicious tomyang place in ABQ! My colleques also like this place:) Their fish source is another hidden card!

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    Thai Spice - Green curry chicken!

    Thai Spice

    4.4(451 reviews)
    6.9 miBusiness Parkway/Academy Acres
    $$

    We ate here for dinner last night. When we walked in, the restaurant was pretty full, but we were…read moreable to get seated right away. Our waitress came over, took our drink order, and we ordered a couple of appetizers. We got the chicken spring rolls and chicken satay, both of which were gluten-free. I didn't try the chicken satay, but I had the spring rolls, and they were really good, nice and fresh. For our meals, I ordered the gluten-free drunken noodles. My daughter, who is also gluten-free, ordered the spicy fried rice gluten-free, and my son ordered the yellow curry gluten-free. My husband had the Tom Yum soup, and my daughter-in-law had the Massaman curry. All of the food came out hot and was absolutely delicious. Everyone really enjoyed what they ordered! For dessert, we shared the mango sticky rice, which was also really good! Overall, we had a great experience and would definitely go back!

    Returned here for the first time in a while and unfortunately didn't like the food as much this…read moretime. I called in to place a takeout order ahead of time and they were pretty quick so that was a plus though Pad see ew w/ tofu: 3/5 I ordered this same exact dish last time but this time I thought it was a little bland. The tofu was also pretty broken up Papaya salad: 3/5 this was decent. I would maybe order this again depending on whether or not I'm craving it Thai tea: 5/5 I liked this a lot

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    3.7(257 reviews)
    1.6 miNob Hill
    $$

    Went here from online reviews. They have a lot of traditional thai choices. The interior is…read morerather bland, maybe they could work on that. Tables are plain with nothing on them at all. So zero on ambiance. However, the staff was really nice and our food was excellent!!! Maybe use door dash because this area is really scary! We went at noon and it still wasn't great!

    This was my first time back since the remodel…read more They updated the restaurant with more modern wall arts and moved the front counter. The walk arts are nice but it lost its charm. With the menu board, it feels like fast food less sit down style. Service has changed as well. Now, you place your order and PAY at the counter and seat yourself. You are asked to tip before you receive service. tipping is supposed to be base on quality of service. You do receive table service once your food is ready. The menu has changed as well. We loved the jerky and sticky rice, now gone! Fish cakes is new but it was too chewy and dry with little flavor. Shrimp cocktail and dumplings were good. This was the only Thai restaurant in town that served good Thai rice noodle soup similar to pho. Sadly it's no longer the case. It was bland! Traditional beef soup included meatballs, now gone. They also charge ridiculous prices for some add-ons such as crushed peanuts $2.00 per order!! Really, for 2 ppl we could have bought a whole jar. Service ended up being good especially since we were the only patrons. I low balled the tip at time of order and ended up giving additional tip in cash. Sadly to say, it's off our list of favorite restaurant in town. Probably will not go back.

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    Orchid Thai Cuisine - Shrimp Pad Thai (center), Pud Woon Sen (left), and Pineapple Fried Rice (right)

    Shrimp Pad Thai (center), Pud Woon Sen (left), and Pineapple Fried Rice (right)

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    Tokyo Bangkok

    Tokyo Bangkok

    4.0(200 reviews)
    4.8 miBusiness Parkway/Academy Acres
    $$

    Really good dishes and fresh fish. Service is quick and easy and the place is nice overall and very…read morewelcoming.

    Disappointing first experience…read more Why would you call a customer and not leave a voicemail? For a first experience with Tokyo Bangkok, this was incredibly disappointing. My husband picked up an order that I had placed online. About 30 minutes after he picked it up, I noticed I had a missed call from the restaurant. The only voicemail left was essentially, "It's like a robot." Yes--that's the call screening...but why not leave an actual voicemail explaining why you were calling? Since I was still at work, I asked my husband to call the restaurant. We then learned that the main item we had paid for was never included in our order. I appreciate that you offered a refund for the missing item, but my husband specifically asked if the missing food could simply be delivered since it was the restaurant's mistake, and that request was declined. That was particularly frustrating. If the restaurant realized an item had been left out, why not clearly communicate that when calling? And if we hadn't noticed the missed call or followed up, would we ever have been notified about the missing item? Mistakes happen, but it's how a business handles those mistakes that makes a lasting impression. Unfortunately, this was our first experience with Tokyo Bangkok, and instead of leaving us excited to order again, it left a very bitter taste. I hope this was an isolated incident, but better communication and customer service would have made a significant difference

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