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    Ruby Thai

    2.6 (54 reviews)
    InexpensiveImported Food
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Robert K.

    Pretty good fast food at the mall. I liked the Thai chicken as it was really good. It was pretty spicy too with the jalapeños they put in the Thai chicken. If you are at the mall you will have to check this place out. It's probably been there the longest of any other fast food place in the food court. You can tell the people who own the place out a lot of work into making their food taste good.

    Fried rice and chicken
    Xtra L.

    This place actually has pretty decent food for the most part. The part that makes me give them two stars is because the lady that runs it is absolutely so rude. I watch her treat multiple people with complete disrespect even though they are giving her business. The guy that works there is nice and if he ran it by himself they would be much more successful. I used to go there at least 3 to 4 times a week and now I only do about once or twice a month. All because of her customer service and terrible attitude. Sad

    yeah, this place is in a mall.
    Keith K.

    Okay, you're in a mall, and you're hungry, what do you really think your choices are gonna be? Located in Vancouver Mall's food court, Ruby Thai has one of several outlets for their variation on Thai food. Like a poor man's Panda Express (which is oddly right next door and probably should be your first choice), Ruby Thai serves similar fare with a slight leaning towards Thai style foods, but not by much. This is not where you are going to find delicious Thai food, remember you're in a mall. I ate here before ever reading any of the Yelper's reviews on this location. For the Yelper who found a piece of metal in their meal, yeah, that's just not acceptable from ANY food vendor, and that info is enough for me to never eat here (or any of their other locations) again. That said, I had none of the issues mentioned in these other reviews, the employees were attentive towards me and happily gave me several samples. And the food wasn't that bad*. It was low on flavour (read: watered down), something really necessary with Thai food, but the portions were large and I did not find any foreign materials in my meal. Ruby Thai holds a low bar for Thai food, but then again, we are talking about mall food here. It's also a bad sign when a restaurant has failed to claim their reviews on Yelp. This all adds up to yet another reason you should really avoid eating in malls under most circumstances. Barely one star, not recommended. * UPDATE - I realized after eating here that I had gotten some sort of stomach bug from their food, it has taken a couple of weeks to work its way thru me. I've moved my review down to less than one star and Highly Not Recommended. As for the four or five-star reviews here, yes, there are a couple of them, they are obviously from either friends or employees of Ruby Thai, or else from people who got very lucky when they ate here. Even the Health Department doesn't review this place well.

    Spicy beef and noodles soup.

    Pretty good for mall food court selections. I saw the spot next door was selling roughly the same type of food, but opted for this one because of the soup options. While I got a basic two item box to go (the standard rice with broccoli beef and honey chicken), the wonton soup was calling my name. I feel a cold coming on and some warm broth seemed like a good choice. The menu shows that their soups typically come with noodles in addition to the wontons, but I asked the woman behind the counter if she could omit them. She winked at me and said she would add extra wontons. Super sweet! My boy loves spice and noodles so he went for a spicy beef and noodles bowl. The soups are apparently made to order because it took about 7 minutes to be up. Not a problem. It was piping hot! The kid and I snacked on some of the honey chicken and rice while we waited for the soups to cool. (Sorry, forgot to get a picture of that.). Good flavor. Not super greasy or overly fried. Light on the salt and sauce. Just the way I like it but the kid wanted more of the sauce. After a few minutes, we were able to grub on the soup. Each came with noodles or wontons, green onions, broth, and bok choy. Again, the boy also had spicy beef. Quite a bit in the to-go bowls they're served in. Good thing they came that way too because we both had leftovers. Sturdy containers thankfully that made it home and to the fridge. The price was decent with the average cost per dish being $7.70. Our total bill for two soups, one 2 item to-go plate, a bottled water and a medium soda was $27. I wished the food in the to go container had been warmer. We snacked on that right away and it was not hot at all. It was tasty though so I was able to partially overlook that. Overall, I give the place 4.5 stars. One thing to note, this place is not Thai food! I think they label it that way to separate themselves from the business next door but really, it's not that much different. No herbs and spices that you typically find in Thai food restaurants were found in our dishes today.

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    i thought the food was good and get it often but today i found multiple bugs in my soup!!! caterpillar type things and little beetles

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    Whenever I'm at the mall I stop by for a Thai Tea! They have the best around. It's super sweet and reasonably priced!

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    Owner lady rude af. Don't expect customer service from this place. Get your food and go.

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    It's food court food and barely resembles thai, but I like it better than Panda Express if it's ethnic I am craving.

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