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

This unassuming little restaurant has big flavors and a surprisingly beautiful interior! I didn't expect much from the modest strip mall entrance but was so pleasantly surprised. We arrived at around 1:30 and the place was packed. After a tiny wait, we were seated. The service was so kind and swift, and they did it all with only 2 servers inside. I didn't feel rushed or wanting for anything. Amazing! The dishes we tried were all simply incredible. This might be my new favorite Thai restaurant! We wanted dumplings, but they were out by the time we arrived. Instead, we tried spring rolls and shrimp blankets. So good! Both are completely homemade, not from a box. Our entrees were delicious, too. I got a curry and my daughter had Thai chicken with veggies. I loved hers, the chicken was lightly fried and the sauce was somewhat spicy. The veggies were just cooked enough not to be too crisp but not falling apart. Can't wait to go back to sample those dumplings. If they were sold out by 1:30pm, they must be awesome! read more

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I went with my family, party of 6 for our annual Christmas dinner. Every year, we picked a different 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.... read more

Quite charming atmosphere and attentive service. They let me customize my masamun curry with veggies of choice. The dish was very flavorful with a generous amount of shrimp. The real star was the crispy tangy papaya salad. If you haven't tried this you are really missing out. Extra points for bringing me my own bottle fish sauce and it's the same brand I shower my food with at home for that skanky umami taste am addicted too. I look forward to returning read more

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Eat here at least 4 times a month. Great food and portions. It's definitely worth trying out.

I love great Thai food. This fits the bill. I had a Red Curry Tofu. I enjoyed the Tofu Soup that came with the Lunch Special. There is something for everyone on the menu. There is something for omnivores, pescetarian, and vegetarians. Something that people might not consider ordering is Thai Tea. This is a black tea, with spices, served over ice with condensed milk. This is not traditional southern "sweet tea" or traditional southern "unsweet tea. " Do yourself a favor and head out for the lunch special and order some Thai Iced Tea. read more

Food is good but beware. They add 3.5% to each item regardless of whether you are paying with credit or cash. Had we not noticed we would have paid the extra when we paid cash. Pretty dishonest. Won't go back. read more

Blanket Wrapped Shrimp and Panang Curry The blanket wrapped shrimp were perfectly cooked, with a lovely sweet nutty sauce and underneath a thai slaw. The Panang Curry was flavorfully spicy with a side of jasmine rice. The service was excellent and read more

Thai Lotus Restaurant - Bar Area - Thai Near Me - Hickory, North Carolina

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This a gem of a restaurant in Hickory. From the outside, this restaurant doesn't look like much, but walk through the doors and you are in for a treat. Delicious Thai food, wonderful staff, and great prices. I had the Ginger Stir Fry (vegetable) and my husband had the Wild and Bold (vegetable). Both dishes were delicious and generous portions. read more

Best Thai food in the area. Ate here many times and have never been disappointed. Service is great so is the food and prices

Great fresh food. Ate here on one of my business trips. Loved it Yummy, lots of options on the menu. Vegetarian options read more

I would highly recommend Thai Lotus. Their food is always on par and the service is fantastic.

Had lunch a few times at Thai Lotus and the food was delicious. My favorite Thai Restaurant for lunch.

This was really good Thai food! I enjoyed the Penang curry at this restaurant. The service was wonderful. I will return and recommend this restaurant to others looking for Thai food in the Hickory NC area. read more

Food choices are many and the Thai Tea is excellent. The atmosphere is quite but attractive but it's the food we go for.

Me and my partner always enjoy eating here and visiting again with the friendly owners and waitresses! The food is always fresh, delicious and good portions! I recommend the curries, pad prik king, ginger and crying tiger are my favorites! Try the papaya salad! Please consider coming here on nights when you know there will be a waiting line at most places! You will make a habit of it! I assure you! So comfortable and enjoyable! read more

They do NOT deliver. I like that they line your takeout containers with parchment paper to prevent greasiness. Got the drunken noodle w/ tofu. Pretty authentic in preparation and cooking; however, drunken noodle was bland as it had zero spiciness. Drunken noodles are supposed to be HOT. Finished with the mango sticky rice. Not too sweet (which is awesome) and fresh. Except mango was overripe and browning so got kind of mushy. read more

My husband and I were out looking for something different when we stumbled upon the Thai Lotus restaurant. We were out without our son and wanted to eat something we love that he doesn't like. We decided to give it a chance and I'm so glad we did. The food was AMAZING and Molly, the owner, is one of the kindest, sweetest people I have met in a long time. We have been back a few more times and have even gotten takeout as well. We live in Lincolnton so, we don't have any Thai restaurants at all and I gladly drive the 20-25 minutes to Thai Lotus because the food is always delicious! I also have a hard time choosing what to get sometimes and Molly gives the best recommendations! My fave dishes are the Vegetable Pad Woonsen and the Crispy Chicken Rama! So good! I highly recommend eating here if you love authentic Thai food and the cozy atmosphere is an added bonus! read more

Food is really good. I think this is the best Thai place around Hickory. But the service is bad. I wish they would hire more than one server. Curry is good and pad Thai is good! read more

The pad Thai is amazing! The noodles and flavors are so delicious! The soups are also really good!

This is my go-to place for Thai. Friendly people, nice atmosphere. Took away one star because of 2 dishes that I wasn't crazy about. Drunken noodles needs more, a lot more, sauce. Shrimp were beautiful though and perfectly cooked. Fried rice needed more fry and flavor and the large pieces of pork should be smaller. The red curry with shrimp and Tom Yum chicken were awesome! Again the chicken in the soup should be cut up smaller. read more

I think this is the best Thai food in Hickory. I love Golden Triangle, Larb Gai, Beef Salad, Tom Yum soup, chicken Pho noodle, Thai lotus fried rice, Lad Na. The owner lady is very nice and professional. But other than her the service is below average most days. Every once in a while I get a good/decent server but most nights I go I am not surprised at below average service. Still some weeks I go and eat there twice a week because their food is so good!! read more

WONDERFUL food and atmosphere. Very friendly service. This was my wife and I first tome here. Will definitely be back.

Had never been here until a friend recommended recently. Ordered take out...dumplings, crispy chicken, chicken pad Thai, and crispy basil duck. Everything was delicious...such that we commented on it multiple times while eating. And the portions were so large that we ate it as a meal again the very next day. We'll be back! read more

Wonderful Thai food in an unassuming location. To the left of the Food Lion on hwy 127, behind McDonalds. Ethnic food can be difficult for me because i have a serious food allergy and the language barrier can sometimes keep me from trying what's probably an excellent restaurant. This wasn't an issue here and my choices were extensive. But this review isn't about my allergies, it's about the food. Papaya salad is the best I've had since Tia sold her place. At least as good. The Massaman curry is the best I've had this far South. Perfect mixture of spice and the richness of coconut milk. Apparently they grow their own herbs and after the spring roll I believe it. I swear it tasted like the contents had just been picked. Tofu fried to perfection. etc. Everything was excellent, and very clean. We will be returning often. read more

I love there curries, they are amazing. I also love there pineapple fried rice. I'm always craving this place. I have recommended this place to multiple friends and family and they have liked this place too. I am so glad they have many vegetarian options. read more

As good as it gets. Fantastic Thai food. This was our second visit. We have not been disappointed at all. We eat Thai fairly often, and Thai Lotus is number one on our list for Thai Food! read more

Excellent food and staff! We had a great lunch and will be returning. The Thai basil rolls are delicious!

The food has been very good the two times I have eaten there. The first time we dined in and the staff was very polite and attentive. The second time we carried out and it was still hot and fresh when we got home and sat down to eat. No complaints at all so far. I just hope they keep it up and only get better, The only reason why I don't give it a 5 star rating is because I reserve that for the absolute best of the best, Again, it's great, just not life changing. I will be eating here again. You should too. read more

I'm giving Thai Lotus 5 stars. I rarely give 5. But I can say without a doubt that your dining or take out experience is worth every penny of a reasonably priced menu. The service staff are such warm folks. They're always ready with recommendations for people not accustomed to Thai food. The restaurant is clean and tasteful. The decor is your usual ornate SE Asian. I just hope it doesn't end up with 8 big screen TVs on every wall. Spicy food with sweet service. read more

My go-to Thai restaurant. For an appetizer, we order their Chicken Satay. I love their Chicken Panang Curry. Typically order a Jasmine Green Tea to drink. Always had a positive experience at Thai Lotus. The staff is very friendly and very helpful. read more

If you love thai food then this is the place to try!! Super yummy and great lunch deals! Love the customer service there and they're extremely friendly read more

I'm so glad I gave this place a chance, now I'm addicted! We eat here 2 times a week. The food is always fresh and the service is always on point. My favorite is the pad Thai with beef. It is out of this world! read more

I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. The food was fast, fresh and good. Service was great. Their hours are a bit weird as they close for about 3 hours during the middle of the day. read more

Well after living in Thailand we were hoping for some authentic Thai food. Very disappointed to say the least. Very little traditional Thai veggies or herbs and although the food was made Thai hot at our request, we were surprised there were no Thai chillies in the preparation. Many of these ingredients are available at the Asian market, but this place fails to follow tradition. Americanized versions do not cut it for expats or patrons who have traveled to this beautiful exotic country. The service was very slow and un attentive and the food was spiced up with cayenne pepper. A big disappointment. read more

Sadly ownership has changed along with the chef I appears. Not so great anymore, really a shame.

I've eaten Thai food at a lot of places in the US, and this is very good. The waitstaff also are very friendly. The one time that I had a complaint about a promoted special, they immediately took care of it. read more

I am very happy to have found this quaint establishment! First off, the decor is so cute, and very clean. I like the table cloths and quality thought put into it. This is a small, cozy establishment. The hostess was warm, and very gracious, the waitress was so sweet, attentive, and walked you through the menu. Truth in point, there is a scale of 1-5 in heat. 2 to 2.5 is spicey! Whew! Hubz decided to go for 4, I was laughing so hard, as I knew what was going to happen! I loved the presentations and the quality of food is exceptional. I loved my curry shrimp, though I may go to a 2.0 not a 2.5....fanning mouth!! The quality is very good, and the attention to detail, along with attentiveness to staff. A must try if you like Thai! It may be Americanized, but I cannot imagine taking the heat that most Thai do! Love this place, this is a little gem hidden away, go look for it! read more

My husband and I happened on this restaurant while visiting family in Hickory on Halloween night. He ordered cashew chicken and I, the tom yum soup as well as the red curry chicken. They made the cashew chicken to my husband's liking - he doesn't care for snow peas and cabbage. For myself, the soup and curry were great - enough to warm me up since there was a chill in the air. I ordered both dishes medium spicy. I should have ordered mild - because it was hot even for me. The service was great! We would go back. read more

Love their pad thai but when i order a papaya for $6 and its was so small smh. I expect to get more papaya but there was more lettuce than papaya. read more