Quick stop today -- honestly, I wasn't even planning on eating out. But something told me I needed to try this place, and I'm really glad I did. Right away, the staff welcomed me and offered a beverage recommendation. I was perfectly fine with water, but they insisted the Thai Iced Tea was worth trying... and they were absolutely right. It did not disappoint. I was looking for something low-carb, quick, and healthy, so I went with the shrimp rolls and peanut sauce. The presentation alone had me drooling, and somehow the flavor was even better than expected. What really stood out though was the overall experience. The restaurant was extremely clean, quiet, and relaxing -- the perfect atmosphere to sit down, enjoy lunch, and get some work done. They even let me plug in my laptop while I worked, which I appreciated more than they probably realize. Sometimes it's the small things that leave the biggest impression, and this place nailed that. I already know I'll be back to try more from the menu, but what I had today was good enough that I had to leave a review immediately. If you're looking for a peaceful lunch spot with great food, amazing drinks, and a welcoming environment, don't miss this place! read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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I have been to this location previously. I remember a lot of takeout orders and a few customers inside. I pull up the sign in the window says Authentic. I enter the door the carpet is a bit frayed at the doorstep. I came around the corner nobody really greeted me. But soon someone in a calm pleasing voice said and guiding out their hand said take a seat where you like... I took one and went home.... lol no, but really I seated myself facing the outside window and fish tank. I order the Thai Ice Tea, they do it as good as any plus the Tom Kha Gai soup, a wonderful slight coconut cream flavor. I order the protein- shrimp... it was cooked perfectly. A nice amount of mushrooms, some onions- a bit heavy on the onions. Lemongrass, lime leaves, fish sauce, savory, spicy mid range quite hot. Excellent flavors bring it together. I see the have Khao Man Gai but I go for the Larb. The order arrives it is chicken oh I realize we never discussed which protein so they gave me chicken. A bit disgusting I could not finish it... my bad I talked to the waiter about the Khao Man Gai on the menu. The dish was plain.. piled with red onions... stacked with ground chicken... my bad.. guide the wait staff. I will say the music really mellow American Folk music. Odd but fitting nice vibe overall. Overall happy people sincere same as this place always has been that is why is has lasted decades. I didn't get any pictures but... go blind... I did. read more

Unfortunately, I have to warn people away from the quality of the food here, not the quality of the people, who are wonderful. I think the servers probably do their best. As in all things, it comes from the top, so this is really a message to the management and owners. The chicken satay was so tough that it barely broke apart, not like some chicken satay, which is expected, but good chicken satays have a tender center. This one was tough as an old shoe, and was unusually horrible tasting. It was as if it was cooked days ago and sat in a shoebox, then reheated and served. Even the only ok peanut sauce could not cover up the bad experience. The Tom Kha soup was also subpar, and a strange color. If you're looking for really good Thai food, I'd recommend Thai herbs in Multnomah Village. It is 100 times better, and not that far away. I don't want to contribute to putting these people out of business, but if they want to stay in business, they should really fix the quality of the meat, sauces, and the soup, The ambiance was alright for a strip mall location, but there needs to be more attention paid overall to the number one important thing --- the food. read more

Still great food, great service, nice ambiance. No matter who our server is, they're always friendly and fast.

We got our meal to go but the inside of this place is unexpectedly appealing, considering the mini-mall location. Somewhat modern, good lighting and above your average Thai joint decor. Anyway, once we got home and opened everything up, we were again pretty pleased with our orders - House Curry for her and Pad Kra Prow for me (Medium spicy). The portions were healthy and my Pad Kra Prow a bit spicier than expected but still a very nice blend of flavors with the ground chicken and bell peppers. The curry helped cool it down a bit too. Friendly folks at the counter and fast service. Nice. read more

My experience was overwhelmingly -- Meh! I ordered one of their specialties -- Lemongrass Chicken Pad Thai, which was too heavy on the fish sauce. My girlfriend ordered the Pad Se-ew which was too heavy on the soy. Neither of us were happy with our orders. If it were acceptable to ask for a refund, I would have. The Thai Tea was overwhelmingly sweet as well. Maybe this is what most people enjoy based on their reviews, or maybe they were having an off night...but we certainly didn't feel our experience was worthy of even 3.8 stars. read more

Wonderful food and very friendly staff. Our new favorite Thai restaurant. We had tom Kah, appetizer tower, pad prik khing, pad see ewe and panang curry. Everything was delicious and generous portions! read more

We (enjoyed ) our dinner at Pepper Tree Thai! We got the boat tower and a chicken and rice dish! 2 of us got 2 types of curries ! Pumpkin and Penang! Everything was very tasty ! read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - Appetizers ! - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Good Thai food and staff is pleasant Place was busy and customers all seem to be enjoying themselves If you like your food "Thai hot" best to order 5th level or a side of Chili I had a Thai staple Pad Kra Phow Moo And of course Singha beer read more

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I went with 3 friends. It took my meal 1 1/4 hours. My friends had long since finished. I went to the counter 3 times to ask about it because we never saw our waitress after she delivered my friend's food. Then they wanted me to pay for it as I was leaving. read more

The food is very good, about average for a Thai restaurant. Ambience is nothing special, also average. Our service was good but there was hardly any one there so the server wasn't pressed. We had salad rolls, tea, pad thai, pumpkin curry and pad prik khing. Nice size servings. $59.35 plus tip. Plenty of parking. read more

The food was not to standard. Smelled weird. No flavor. The chicken tasted like a foot sole. My husband couldn't even eat his meal. I ate some of my pad Thai and it made me sick and had to go to the bathroom (my stomach is sensitive to BAD food and has a good sensor when something is terribly wrong). Anyway maybe it was a bad day but either way not going back read more

Always delicious both for takeout and eat-in. Staff is friendly and the service is great.

We ordered delivery. It was a 3.5. I have not eaten at Pepper Tree in some time. Our food arrived quickly as ordered. Kid (who is just home from the hospital) sucked down a Thai iced tea, ate a tofu salad roll they proclaimed delicious, and promptly went to bed at 5:30pm before eating their noodles. Their noodles looked good but no verdict has been delivered. My extra pork pad see ew add mushrooms for $2 was a little bland tbh. It didn't have as much sauce and smoky flavor as I am used to but was also less oily so maybe that's good. The pork was very lean, the broccoli was cooked perfectly, there were no bean sprouts or onions or carrots or anything. I had asked for mushrooms for $2 and expected regular old button mushrooms and got a TON of straw mushrooms which surprised me. I really don't enjoy straw mushrooms. Texture thing. I know its weird. I really only enjoy garden variety grocery store mushrooms and maybe portabellos. So this pad se ew was not a win and it's kinda my fault. Also nothing was spicy and door dash didn't let you ask for spice. Usually we order medium spice. The "oh my god" appetizer, spring rolls stuffed with crab and cream cheese was just ok. I would pass. All in all it was just ok. read more

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My favorite local Thai spot! Love the yellow curry with sticky rice. Always delicious! Great service.

We ate in the restaurant and another evening got take out. One our family members is vegan. This restaurant does an excellent job of accommodating a plant based diner. The service for or family was excellent: friendly and attentive. The food is consistent and tasty. I like the curry! Our family ordered many things on the menu and the consensus was everything was delicious. We live in the area and plan to order quite often! read more

The food was extremely good! Went in for a light lunch so we tried to order the main dishes. The party combo appetizer was perfect as it let us try a bit of everything. The pad thai and fried rice was delicious and super yummy. The thing that really got me was the sweet sticky rice!! I made sure to leave some room in my belly for that because it was extremely yummy. The service was overall amazing; I dropped my fork and right before I asked she brought me a new one! Loveeee this place and will most definitely be going back. read more

Delicious as well as incredibly kind. They brought out a placemat and kid plate and cutlery for my small daughter, served water and juice in cups with lids, and adjusted the recipe to make sure it wasn't spicy (but it was still super tasty!). Even if you don't have kids, this feels like a good sign that they care a lot about people having a positive experience; we definitely did. read more

Very picky on Thai food, this place is absolutely top 5 I've ever had. You won't be disappointed!! Will visit there more often from now on

Was... okay. Upon walking in, you just smell kitchen grease, and the inside just seemed too warm and stuffy. Got the chicken satay, beef pad see ew, and a Thai iced coffee. Chicken satay seemed fine, and I liked the small bit of cucumber salad on the side. The pad see ew was mediocre - noodles fine, but broccoli over-cooked, and the beef just tasted... bad. :( The Thai coffee seemed fine enough. Was looking forward to trying, as reviews in general seemed good, but came away disappointed. Will likely not try again. read more

First time and we ordered take out. The online ordering process is extremely easy and intuitive. Note: the "Accessibility Menu" (Control +U) by UserWay, allows you to increase the font size, adjust the contrast, text spacing, and claims to be Dyslexia Friendly. You chose your pickup time and they send you an email so you can track your order. It's pretty cool. I'm also happy to see they do their own deliveries, in addition to the usual suspects like DoorDash, Grubhub, UberEats, etc., which I never use as I want all my money to go to the restaurant and staff and not corporate third parties. I know, but that's how I roll (I won't use self-check out machines either). But I digress. I started with the homemade deep fried vegan spring rolls, four for $6 with plum sauce. The egg rolls were excellent and I'd order them again but what I got wasn't anything like a plum sauce. It was just chili sauce with sugar, watered down a bit. My entree was Pra Ram ($15) with $2 extra for brown rice: perfectly steamed broccoli, carrot, cabbage, zucchini and cauliflower with a side of peanut sauce. The portion was huge and I had enough leftover for another meal! The peanut sauce was a tad too sweet for my taste. It tasted like smooth peanut butter mixed with sweetened condensed milk, and that's OK, but I like a little "zing" and this didn't have that. I also chose tofu as my protein and it's usually deep fried every other place I've had it. This was just firm tofu cut into large dice and placed on top of the veggies. I think a little more effort could have been made by the chef on this one. My husband ordered the Tom Kha, extra spicy with extra seafood (shrimp, squid, and mussel) ($19): a spicy and sour soup with coconut milk, tomato, mushroom, lemongrass, cilantro, and green onions. He declared it "perfect." Portion was very generous but he had nothing leftover. All in all, the ingredients were very fresh and the food is delicious. Many vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free choices. The dessert menu has one of my favorites, Banana Rolls: deep fried bananas rolled in spring roll pastry topped with caramel and chocolate sauce. A scoop of vanilla ice cream on top is mandatory. Inside dining is very clean and there's lots of room between tables (post-COVID?) Staff are friendly, with helpful customer service. I'll look forward to dining in next time (yes, there will be a next time, gotta try those banana rolls...) read more

I ordered pineapple fried rice with pork and specified"no spicy" What I got was soggy fried rice with literally two pieces of pineapple and chicken instead of pork and it was spicy. in case these people don't understand let me explain... Fried rice should be fluffy not soggy you can't call it pineapple fried rice if you put two pieces of pineapple chunks in the entire thing Pork come from pigs not from chickens And when someone asks no spicy that means no spicy Horrible food I will never return read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - Allegedly pineapple fried Rice with pork - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I'm visiting Oregon and notice not a lot of Thai places in the area have Pad Woon Sen, this place did. I'm a little iffy if the places doesn't have at least 4 stars and this place had 3.8 but we really wanted Thai and they had the dish I like. We walked in and were greeted right away. It's smelled amazing too. Our server was very friendly. The salad rolls and egg rolls were delish. I of course got pad woon Sen and my friend got the pad Thai. Both were DELICIOUS! And there chili oil is very flavorful. They had nice music playing and very clean restaurant. read more

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I'm honestly so surprised by the negative reviews here! I LOVE Pepper Tree Thai and had their food so many times since I work close by. Each experience has been as great as the last, delicious food and friendly customer service! This day, I tried the red curry (mild), but was disappointed by the increasing prices (used to be around $10, then jumped to $12.50 not too long ago. Now it's $14...). I was fine with the $12, but now it's getting a bit too expensive for this entree. I used to come here a lot, but now it'll probably only be occasionally due to the increasing prices. Some recommendations: -Pad thai -Pad kee mao -Basil fried rice -Green curry Get the medium heat if you're up for some spice! It really is very spicy, so I prefer mild :) read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - Red Curry ($14) - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

It's funny, Pepper Tree used to be our primary take-out for Thai when we started eating it about 20 years ago. Fast forward a few years and we discovered other Thai places like Dang's, Thai Bloom and Thai Peacock. We kind of RE-discovered it a year ago when I met a client there for lunch. Since then, I've been back multiple times and feel it is easily in the same breath with those other places with better value and really good, friendly service. Love the salad rolls with shrimp, Khao soi with chicken and pad Thai with chicken and shrimp. This is a great go-to Thai place in SW Portland. read more

Went here for the first time today and it was absolutely delicious! The server was very nice, responsive and helpful. Everyone at the table loved their dish and appetizers. I came for the gluten-free labeled menu and was ecstatic with the number of options - had no cross contamination sickness either. We also had a toddler with us and they went above and beyond for him bring out kids dishes and a placemat as well. read more

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The most friendly staff, fast service and delicious food. Great lunch and dinner options as well as takeout!

The food was good but not life-changing, the service was prompt and friendly. Wish they would take me seriously when I say spicy, but that's pretty typical. I'll go back and try other stuff. Do wish they had more off-the-shelf vegetarian options, though- I can (and did) order things without the fish sauce, but it's always nice to be able to order without having to make things a special order. read more

Very good! Love the chicken curry, the panang curry, pad khi mao and Thai fried rice.

Quick lunch and as it was my first time here and noticed the clean and remodeled space. Members in my group have been before and said this place is now owned by the former owners (back in Thailand as she retired) sister, so within the same family though it's new management. Lunch menu starts at $9 based on the protein and was served quickly. We got tom yum noodle soup, pad thai with chicken, beef, pad see ew, and tofu red curry. The waters were brought out first then as our food arrived we got utensils. Server was wearing gloves. The noodle dishes except the tom yum had a decent amount. The curry had a good amount as well. Think the portion for the tom yum shrank a bit as mentioned by my group. A quick bite was satisfactory and do think it can keep me full as I try other things on the menu later on read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - Lunch menu for red curry with tofu/vegetables - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Beautiful ambience, loved the tiny detaiis in service, delicious food. This is our favorite Thai restaurant in Portland.

First time customer. Variety of food selection was great. Food preparation and how the food was presented was fantastic. One dish with wide noodles were really gummy and tasted over cooked. The noodles in the pad Thai dish were also gummy and stuck to the plate. We will go back and try different dishes. Fried rice dish was one of the best we have had in the Beaverton area. read more

Our goto dishes: lemon grass chicken, red curry, khao soi. Note that lemon grass is less main stream and more provincial. The chicken meat has very good texture and well marinated without the normally rough lemon grass. To stay authentic, I normally ask for the lemon chili sauce. It comes with a good bed of vegetable that are perfectly cooked. Khao soi comes with the authentically provincial pickled vegetable that I have never seen anywhere else except at home. It is these little touches that bring out the authentic note of their cuisine. On the other hand, Pad Thai is too sweet. read more

Consistent good quality Thai food. Friendly staff prompt service when not crowded. Menu clearly states which dishes are wok fried, steamed, baked, etc. Ordered Pra Ram the peanut sauce was on the side and veggies were steamed and piping hot. Generous serving of brown rice too. Always forget this gem of a place. Happy every time I get there. read more

Love all of their Currys, they have really good pad Thai, and the people here are so nice. Plenty of room for big parties, chill vibe.

Good food, good price, good service. Everything is clean.. delicious. I ordered Pad kee mew, Khao soi ( my favorite) I thought i choices was good read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - S-3 Khao Soi - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Amazing food! Authentic flavor & easy to navigate gluten free & vegan options. MUST TRY!! read more

Never disappointed with the quality of food and service here. Thank you for another wonderful experience Pepper Tree Thai read more

Pepper Tree Thai Cuisine - Cashew Vegetable Stir Fry - Thai Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Meh. The Pad See Ew was bland, no spice for medium spice and soupy. Many many other Thai places around with better flavor read more

Food is great service is fast and friendly, salad tools and chicken satay are excellent. The price is reasonable and you will not regret stopping by. read more