So I am a bit late with this review but we did enjoy the food. It was my first experience with Thai food and I was a bit reluctant at first. We encountered this particular food truck at an event at Ridge Community High School and I thought it an odd choice but we decided to give them a try. After reviewing the menu we spoke to the gentleman working the outside about the offerings. He explained that everything is made to order and we could special order however we wanted based on what they had available. We ordered the Thai Sweet and Sour with chicken and an order of Thai Egg Rolls. The first thing you have to realize is that is is all quite different from what most of us are used to when we get Chinese food in this country. There is some similarity and yet they are very different. You can choose the level of heat you want with this food. We went mild as I was sharing with my children. The food had wonderful flavor and we ate all of it between 3 of us. We each got an egg roll and they were also very different from what we were used to and they were fabulous. One of the big things for me is that it made me want to try more offerings from food trucks as they can offer more variety than most restaurants over time. Menus may be limited but the trucks I have tried from seem to all take a lot of pride in what they serve. Given the opportunity I would try more from this one. The food was awesome and the people working it were friendly and very helpful. read more

Sawadee Thai Food - Food Truck - Food Trucks Near Me - Auburndale, Florida

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This food truck was at the bok tower gardens for the plant and garden festival. Decided to give this place a try. I ordered a chicken pad thai. I asked for mild spice. I received my order about 20 minutes later. There was a clump of hot chili paste on some of the noodles. It was spicy. They threw the hot sauce on and didn't mix it. I have had better Thai food. It was ehhh for food truck. Had better quality pad Thai elsewhere for sure. I was super hungry though so I ate the majority of the pad Thai except for the clumps of noodles that had the hot chili paste. read more

Sawadee Thai Food - Chicken pad Thai - Food Trucks Near Me - Auburndale, Florida

Went over to Florida Polytechnic with my daughter simply because this truck was here. We grabbed food to take home. Between us, we got Pad Thai, Pad Se Ew, fresh rolls and spring rolls. Friends of hers also got boba tea and Thai tea. Her friends were pleased with the flavor of the drinks, but the boba could have been just a bit more done. Spring rolls were very good - light and crisp, and the sauce was flavorful - both sharp and sweet. We ate these on the way home. Super good. Wished I have gotten another order! Pad Thai was great - got, just the right amount of spice. My daughter was very pleased with it. Pad Se Ew - I had to fight my youngest daughter for his, once she got a taste. Very flavorful and good. I got medium heat. Was perfect. I put it over the jasmine rice. Really good. Vegetables were crisp and the chicken was very good. I was really happy with it. Fresh rolls are usually one of my wife's favorite things, I brought these home to her. This was the weak point of our experience. I'm used to krab, shrimp or chicken in these, but was just a ton of carrot and lettuce. Just too much carrot, really. Would have liked some vermicelli and meat in these. Overall, solid 4, which isn't bad for a food truck. Some people said it took a long time to get their food in previous reviews but we had everything in less than 10 minutes which seemed fine for fresh, burning hot food. read more

Sawadee Thai Food - Fresh rolls - pretty much carrot and lettuce. - Food Trucks Near Me - Auburndale, Florida

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I can only speak on the egg rolls and Thai boba tea BUT both were delicious!! I keep reading everyone's complaints on the wait but *real* food takes time- come on people! The couple is ridiculously friendly and so proud of their work. I saw the wife wrapping my eggrolls up and frying them on the spot soooo I'll take the small wait any day over previously made food! I'm also really impressed with their online ordering system. I was able to order my items and pay with ease. The system texts you when they're working on it, and texts you again when it's ready. Since this is during my lunch time, I really appreciate being able to skip the line. Plus, you can order & pick up asap, or schedule a pick up for when you're actually ready. I highly recommend that method to everyone complaining about the minor wait. ;) read more

Sawadee Thai Food - a cup of tea - Food Trucks Near Me - Auburndale, Florida

This food truck is on the Floriland Food Truck schedule. I love Thai food so I'm not sure what took me so long to try it. I'm glad I did though! The chicken pad Thai is amazing! They do no put any spice on your food. They leave it to you. The older I get, the wimpier I get so it didn't take a lot for me. The portion is generous and the noodles had just enough sauce. The chicken pad Thai is $9.50 by itself. The lunch special includes an egg roll and drink for $2 more. I really like Thai egg rolls, but I was not in love with the one I had from this truck. It was a little on the dry side. Next time around, I'll skip it. My coworker had the green curry. It looked and smelled delicious! She said she is not crazy about Thai food, but she had nothing but good things to say. I may try that next time around. I love curry. Give this food truck a try if you like Thai! read more

This food truck has been to my apartment complex several times and the times I have had it. I have never been disappointed. There's always a line and the owners are super friendly! They always talk to all of us and always makes sure they get your order right. The prices are a little higher than a local Thai restaurant but it's normal for a food truck.. The food is pretty good, the last time I had their drunken noodles. The noodles were the perfect amount of spice and were very filling. My friend has their pad Thai and they also enjoyed their dish, they asked for a medium spice and thought their dish was actually really spicy. They also got the crab Rangoon which was really yummy!!! I can't wait to have them come back so I can try more dishes!!! read more

I tried Sawadee for the first time when they were parked at my work a few weeks ago. No wonder this truck had the longest line out of the 4 that were there! The chicken pad thai was wonderful. Even though the line was long it only took about 5 minutes to get my food. The combo, with drink and egg roll, was $10 - not bad at all. I had the option of mild, medium or spicy. The medium spice was perfect. The portion was so big that I had enough for lunch and dinner. They also had all the condiments available that you could ever think of - duck sauce, soy sauce, etc. I hope they are back soon! read more

Waited 20 minutes for my order, and there was only 3 people ahead of me. I ordered the Pad Thai with pork. The noodles were dry, and truthfully, I couldn't tell if I was eating chicken or pork. Usually they are so much better than this. read more

Delicious food truck I had the opportunity to try at a Fourth of July celebration in the community where my brother lives and it was amazing. The pad Thai was great as were the rangoons. The bubble tea topped everything! The flavor was amazing and the boba were perfect. Even if you've never tried Thai food, this is an amazing food truck to try. read more

This FOOD TRUCK ROCKS!! This is some of the best Pad Thai I have ever had and I have eaten alot of Pad Thai in my life. It's a little bit of a wait, but well worth it. Great food takes time to cook. DEFINITELY check this truck out if you're in the Tampa/St. Pete area. read more

Sawadee Thai Food - BEST Pad Thai I have ever eaten!! - Food Trucks Near Me - Auburndale, Florida

Service, price and cleanliness are superb, unfortunately I can not say the same for the food. The food lacks a lot of that funky thai flavor we thai lovers expect. They do a great job with the heat levels an offers everything from mild to thai hot and do a good job delivering what they promised in the way of heat but they miss the mark on that unique balance of salty, sweet and sour that thai food is known for. What is even more disappointing is that they do not offer extra fish sauce, Nam Prik or even limes as condiments but instead offer packets of tradition chinese condiments such as soy sauce, duck sauce and hot mustard. I have eaten there 3 times and the best thing that I have had so far has been the Phad Thai and that was just so okay for the reasons stated above, perhaps your mileage may vary. read more

Let me just begin by saying that I'm very well versed in Thai cuisine, having worked as the only non-Thai in a Thai restaurant for five years and having spent several months vacationing in Thailand. This is not only the worst Thai food I have ever come across; it's also the worst food that I have ever paid for. The truck came by my workplace today so I decided to grab some lunch. Menu selection was decent for a food truck, including Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao, Pad Se Eew, Fried Rice, Panang Curry and Pad Kra Pow (Basil) as entrees, and several appetizers. I went with the Pad Thai with chicken as my protein, and a Thai tea with boba to drink. I knew immediately upon opening the styrofoam box and seeing the Pad Thai that it was going to be a train wreck. I am 100% sure that it was not cooked fresh when I ordered, based on how incredibly dry and lukewarm it was. The texture of the "sauce" also drew my attention. This was not house made Pad Thai sauce, and I'd wager it came from a powder packet. The noodles and chicken were caked with powder, which was either be from a seasoning packet that was not well mixed, or it was an excess of paprika (used by many restaurants to give the sauce a deeper color). Disregarding how unappetizing the dish looked, it was the dismal flavors that made me throw away more than 70% of it. There was no tamarind flavor to be found, nothing that even remotely resembled the flavors of Pad Thai. If I'd closed my eyes and taken a bite I would honestly not have been able to tell that that's what it was. It was dreadfully salty (ummm???) and so dry that the noodles were almost al dente. The chicken was sliced into awkwardly big slices and was as dry as jerkey. It was so horrid that I wondered if those cooking it in the truck had ever even tasted Pad Thai before creating a recipe for it. The Thai tea was watered down and the boba's texture indicated that it was massively over boiled. A coworker of mine had the Pad Kee Mao (drunken noodles) and it literally looked like a glob of boiled rice noodles and vegetables with soy sauce poured over it. Coworker stated that it literally tasted only of soy sauce. There was absolutely no evidence to show that any of the ingredients ever touched a wok. I also have to mention that the only form of dried Thai chilies that they offer is packets of Italian crushed red pepper. Seriously. To top it all off, not even 30 minutes after eating their food I made my first of MANY trips to the restroom. I'm still not out of the woods even as I type this review. This is bordering on food-poisoning levels of stomach issues. I wish I was joking or exaggerating. This is not Thai food. This is not even American-Thai food. This is a travesty. You simply will not ever find worse food than this, regardless what type of cuisine. read more

*******SLOW******** The reason I am giving them 2 stars is because they were somewhat nice, however food is just okay nothing to brag about, the wait was out of this world, I ordered egg rolls and two fresh rolls and it took over 45 min. Hoping the rolls were good, I started eating them and the fresh rolls were bland, and very sticky. The egg rolls weren't too bad but had a lingering after taste... I will say I like the confidence they have in they're food however they should be able to live up to the expectation. I tried a crab Rangoon my friend got and it was definitely DIFFERENT! Not bad but not good. The guy taking orders stated that we should have ordered online if we thought waiting was too long... I didn't think that something the was deep fried and something that's wasn't cooked would take over 45min. And lastly they totally skipped my other friend's order and she was there for over an hour waiting... they need a better system. That's all! read more

I love their egg roles! Their Thai tea should be bigger for how much it costs, and their pad Thai was....not that great. It's powdery

I really enjoyed this food truck. They are getting a 5 based off of their quality versus the other food trucks that have come to our office building at work. I tried the chicken pad kee mao and the chicken pad si - lo at their second hottest spice level. I will probably go with the hottest next time but both dishes had a nice level of heat. This was the first time I have tried pad si - lo. The description says it is salty with a touch of sour. I was concerned that it would be really salty but it wasn't. You could taste the soy sauce but it was balanced nicely with the other flavors. Pad Kee Mao is one of my favorite Thai dishes and this one didn't disappoint. The Thai basil was great and it was nice and spicy. I will happily go back again the next time they are here! read more