A hidden gem off 82nd St! It sits back in an older strip mall, next to a fireworks store. The interior is very nice, with comfortable booths and tables. The first time I came here was with a friend who was staying in a nearby hotel. She invited me to go to dinner, and said this was her favorite Thai place in Indy. After my first visit I was happy to add Thai Orchid to my Thai restaurant rotation. My favorite meal here is the Eggplant Delight. I love the way the chef cooks the eggplant, and it has always been perfect. Today my friend ordered the Shrimp Volcano, and I of course ordered Eggplant Delight. We had ordered spring rolls for an appetizer, and they were crispy on the outside and very tasty. Service is excellent. read more

Thai Orchid - 61. EGGPLANT DELIGHT - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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If you are looking for an affordable lunch spot, and love Thai food, I recommend Thai Orchid! They have a shortened menu for lunch, and every entree is $10.99. With your entree, you also get a bowl of soup, small salad and small egg roll. It's a great deal for the amount of food you get and everything was delicious. We ordered the Thai Fried Rice and the Pad Thai, both of which I would recommend. The interior is clean and nicely decorated. Service was a little slow despite there only being a few other people in the restaurant. read more

Thai Orchid - 4. THAI FRIED RICE - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Our Indy Vegan/Vegetarian group came to Thai Orchid one Friday night for dinner, and it was an experience. The food was wonderful I will say that, but the service was very slow and not up to par. We were a large group of people, and there was only one server working on the floor, so it took a while for us to receive our food, and to get refills on water. The server was very slow as well and he could not remember our orders, so it took longer for us to get our food when it did come out since the server had to place the order with the right person. I did notice another patrons in the restaurant received their food quicker when it was just two people in the party, so I'm guessing since we were a large group of people, that is why the food took longer to get out to us. I ordered the tom yuah soup which was a coconut soup with veggies and the Pad Thai with chicken as my main entree. The coconut soup was amazing and incredible! It was probably the best soup I have ever had in a Thai restaurant in quite a while. The flavors of coconut milk and veggies were a perfect combination. It tasted like pure heaven in my mouth. The Pad Thai with chicken was wonderful as well. The texture of the noodles was perfect and a great combo of flavors with the chicken. The taste was a wonderful party in my mouth. The only disappointment was the service for this experience. If you come here for dinner, I would not come with a large group of people, because you will not get good service. If you come with one another person, then the service will be better. The ambiance is nice and cozy for a Thai restaurant, but not your traditional Chinese/Asian decor that you would find in other restaurants. It was still nice and I found the ambiance to be relaxing at Thai Orchid. All in all, the food was amazing at Thai Orchid, but the service was very slow and lacking a little professionalism. I know for next time, I will not come here with a large group of people, and just come with one other person. I will receive better service this way. The ginger tea is wonderful and the best I have had here in Indy, so I would recommend the ginger tea. read more

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Long-time customer. Consistently great food, great service! Can't beat the value of the lunch special.

I travel the USA in search of great Thai food. This one isn't it. The lunch price is very fairly priced. It comes with lukewarm soup with a few strings of noodles, a barely warmed crispy spring roll, a small salad and your entree of choice. The wait time was a bit long considering there wasn't anyone in the restaurant waiting for food. The curry was more on the salty aside and barely any hint of coconut. Just wasn't for my palate. read more

The food was so delicious! Our food came out so fast and the workers were so nice! Definitely would go again!

Our very first time at this restaurant and the city too! We were hungry and the food was delicious! Tom Yum was what I was expecting with that lemony grass taste and the fried rice was to lick your fingers! YUMMERS! read more

Thai Orchid - Delicious TOM YUM and fried rice! Delicioso! - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I picked up an order to go recently with my sister. The interior was surprisingly atmospheric considering the exterior look of the building! I was impressed. We ordered a good bit of food for the fam, and it was ready to go when they said it would be. I had the Tom Kha soup, which is my Thai go-to lately. Theirs was pretty good! It didn't steal the top spot for my favorite one, but I was happy with the amount of chicken and vegetables they added to the soup. I'd order from Thai Orchid again! read more

Thai O has been here longtime. I used to frequent when I worked nearby before I retired. Stopped in for lunch - good basic Thai dishes - choose your spice level. On this visit, salad came with no dressing. I was in a bit of a hurry so didn't point that out. Likely an honest oversight. read more

Used to love this place. Ordered here all the time for work lunches and dinner, etc for past 15 plus years. In the last year, I don't know what happened...new mgmt or chefs? Horrible. I ordered pad thai tofu several months ago and couldn't believe it was the same place. No flavor, very oily, literally no spice even though i ordered medium hot. Tried again yesterday thinking maybe was just an off night for chef and got pad kee mao. Terrible again. They forgot to put any chili flakes on it at medium hit!! So sad when these restaurants go downhill (can't figure why) especially since they lose their longtime loyal customers. read more

Food: if you're looking for authentic Thai food, this is the place to go in the Castleton area near the Castleton Square, Mall. Environment: it's usually pretty quiet it can't get busy around lunchtime. Yesterday I went around six and we were the only one in the restaurant Staff: staff is always friendly, gives incredible recommendation. read more

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Have really enjoyed this restaurant while here for business. I usually like to try different restaurants while visiting, but I keep coming back. Staff are friendly and food is consistent with very reasonable prices. Crab Rangoon, Thai dumplings, spring rolls and salad rolls are all excellent! read more

I normally don't leave reviews, but this was serious. We were having dinner at Thai Orchid when my boyfriend bit into his food and found sharp metal pieces in it. It could have seriously hurt him. We told the staff right away, but they barely apologized and didn't seem concerned at all. No offer to comp the meal, no real explanation just shrugged it off. I was shocked at how casually they handled something that could have been dangerous. Definitely not going back. read more

Holy moly! Let's go Indianapolis!!! The food is dope af: I got the green curry and Thai dumplings. Perfectly balanced. The service was polite and prompt. The ambiance is great for a date or chill takeout dinner night, no judgement. 8 on 10, gotta be one of the best in Indianapolis. Go once, and you will return. read more

It's always fresh, hot, and delicious! We have experimented with many new delights. I love the red curry.

Service is great. Appears to be family owned. Food was flavorful and nicely presented. The lunch menu is a set price that is more than generous. A small bowl of soup, a small salad and a small egg roll are included with generous entree portions. The atmosphere is warm and quiet, not harsh and loud. We will be returning soon. read more

The food was very delicious. We were seated very quickly and we didn't wait too long. This place is always busy but not too busy that ur overlooked. read more

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Ordered lunch take out. #1 chicken pad Thai. Lunch special comes with spring roll total was $11.98 tax included. Fast and friendly service would recommend. Taste was amazing 10! read more

The best Thai food Ive ever had! Service was wonderful and food came nice and hot! Especially liked the veggie tempura for a starter. Really enjoyed the Thai sculptures and lighting, very pretty. read more

Thai Orchid - 17. Yellow Curry - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Exciting to have this gem so close to home. The service was awesome and the food fantastic. Apps included spring roll and Rangoon, not too shabby! Lemon grass soup was chucked full of veggies and delicious, went for the pad pad see ewe, Which was perfectly spiced and loaded with chicken, got the xtra hot which was not too much heat ( caution I love heat so for the amateur heat enthusiasts beware) excellent dinner, I'll be back read more

Thai Orchid - 25. Pad See Ewe - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I came to Thai Orchid for the first time today with some coworkers. It's definitely a hidden gem in Castleton! It will not be my last time there! I went for lunch. They have about 10 choices for lunch, which is great. Sometimes restaurants offer only one or two lunch options and you're out of luck if you don't like them. Not here. Then once you select your lunch option, you select the kind of meat and spice level. To complete your meal you get a spring roll, salad, and the most amazing coconut soup I've ever had! I ordered the pad thai, medium hot. The portion size was HUGE and delicious! I cleaned my plate! My coworkers all said they come multiple times a week and they haven't had a dish they didn't like. read more

Thai Orchid - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

ROACH on our table. While sitting waiting for our food, a small roach came out from under the table. When we told the waiter he didn't seem to care much. He said it was up to us if we wanted to stay or move to another table. Makes me wonder where else they might have roaches. We walked out. Will not be going back. read more

The food was very good. The crab Rangoon was very full and really good presentation. The Pad Thai lunch was also a very big lunch and came with a soup as well. I got the pad Thai with no nuts. -!: it was still very flavorful and a very large dish for lunch as I had to take part of it to go. The service was definitely not very good. Neither myself nor the other person I went to lunch with received refills, and at $3/ per drink we weren't happy, but the food was phenomenal and sometimes the staff are busy! So this place still gets 4 stars because the cook deserves it! read more

Thai Orchid - 5. Crab Rangoon - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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The pad thai had zero flavor. I ordered mild because I am not into super spicy things. As I ordered (through door dash), I saw there was peanut sauce as a side. They were charging $1.99 for it so I figured maybe that was for extra sauce. Apparently not. This had absolutely NO flavor. I've had pad thai from several other restaurants that were incredibly flavorful, this was awful. Besides the few bites of the noodles I took to figure out what was going on with my pad thai, the only thing I ate from it was the shrimp, hence no shrimp in the pic. I would give a one star review, but the only thing that saved it from being a one star was the spring rolls. Even then, I ordered spring rolls with chicken and got the vegetable spring rolls instead. Highly disappointed and will not try again. Waste of money. read more

Thai Orchid - Pad thai - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

I really love their drunken noodles! We order maybe once a month or so, because it's my favourite take out. Have also tried their duck curry, yellow curry, Tom kha... everything we have ever had was good! I don't really think you can go wrong. I do feel like when you order vegetable instead of tofu or meat they don't put any extra veggies in it, so if you are wanting extra veggies I would ask specifically for it. read more

I absolutely love going here on the regular for some authentic Thai food. Their portion sizes are always so generous and the food tastes amazing. They never lag on spicy when i order hot or thai hot. Their papaya salad is the best I've ever had! Also you have to try the thai iced tea! Sometimes the service is slow since there is normally only 1 server. Overall, I definitely recommend coming during lunch or dinner! They also have an amazing lunch special where you get soup and salad with your entree! Great deal! read more

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Our go-to Thai restaurant! Consistently good! We always get pad kra pow and massaman curry. read more

Been a customer well over 10 years. Worst meal/experience ever! Checked menu online BEFORE ordering to see how much the lunch special is now ---- $10.99 --- for entree, spring roll, soup & salad. Great! Ordered and had a friend pick it up --- cold, tiny, mushy spring roll in the box with the entree. NO soup NO salad! Immediately called and asked what was up ---- carry out gets spring roll ONLY!!! What??!!! This b.s. combined with the lousy Thai basil gummy, gooey fried rice pile of crap. Not going back, the end. read more

Thai Orchid has been my primary Thai restaurant for more than a decade. But, over the past year or more, not so much. Quality and quantity have both slipped. Recently we ordered beef and broccoli and it was nothing less than terrible. Tough and tasteless beef, over-cooked broccoli in a flavorless broth. Red curry is still great, but always short on bamboo. This may seem like a little too fine a point, but anyone who spends as much time with red curry as I do, notices these things. Point is, I'm probably not the only one to notice. Thai Orchid - you can do better. Please step up your game. read more

My family eats here about every six months when we want some reliable Thai food. I get the Seafood Madness which is always sizzling hot and delicious. My husband usually gets the green curry, which is always good. They get their spice levels correct which I know from trying a tiny bite of the Thai hot level. Phew! The decor is nice and the service is always polite and accurate. read more

Thai Orchid - 60. Seafood Madness $16.99 - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Good place for Thai food. We were seated immediately. Good variety of options on the menu. We ordered the Thai dumplings as an appetizer and Pad Thai with chicken and mussaman curry. The food came out quickly and portions are generous. The dumplings are fantastic. The pad Thai was good, the sauce was a bit too sweet for my taste. The curry had good flavor, would have liked more potatoes. Dine in service was just ok. Our order was taken promptly, and we were served water promptly, but had to flag down service for more water and to get our check. read more

Went during lunch this week. It wasn't busy at noon, but business really picked up about 12:30. We all got something different and everyone was super pleased. Next time I will take the spicy up a notch. I got it "medium " but wasn't as spicy as I would have liked. Service was great, considering there seemed to be only one person working the front of house. He was super friendly and doing his best, despite being in the weeds. We will definitely be back! read more

First, thanks to the restaurant for being open on Labor Day. I was out exploring the northeast side and was getting hungry. So glad I used the bookmark feature on Yelp to help me find this place! And it is easy to find. Located just south of 82nd Street, there is a convenient stop light at their entrance which takes out the worry of being located on such a busy road just west of the interstate. Plenty of parking outside in their private lot too, so I grabbed a spot and headed in. The dining room is large and open. There were booths along the sides and larger tables in the middle. I was greeted and seated promptly, brought a glass of ice water and my order of Jasmine tea. I decided to go with a lunch special ($7.99) that included a spring roll with sweet dipping sauce, soup (warm coconut), and side salad (ginger dressing). As usual for my first time at a Thai place, I go with the Pad See Ewe to be able to compare it to the other Thai places I've been to. The soup was brought out almost immediately. The coconut flavor was somewhat sweet and the temperature was between warm/hot which brought out the flavor while not being so hot that I had to wait. I could eat it right away. There were a few small veggies bites in the soup as well though I couldn't see them through the opaque white liquid. I recognized some other Yelpers in the dining room and as soon as I returned to my booth, my entree arrived. The spring roll was veggie filled and had a really good flavor with just a hint of heat in the sweet sauce. It was a little less than crisp, but not soggy. I assume the steaming veggies inside had something to do with it. The salad was small and because all the dressing is on top, it is hard to get a balance of dressing and veggies in each bite. The Pad See Ewe comes with meat and tofu options and also five levels of heat. Medium was listed as the second heat level from the bottom, so I went with chicken and medium. The noodles were wide and flat and looked house made. Cooked just right. The heat level at medium was immediately noticeable (I could see the red pepper flakes) but though I was aware of the heat, it didn't make my sinuses react. So for me, that was perfect. I don't eat to challenge my tolerance levels. I eat to find wonderful taste and this level allowed me to enjoy the sweet and savory flavors paired with the moist chicken and cooked veggies. The sauce that the dish covers all the items without becoming heavy and thick. No pooling. Just another fine meal from this restaurant that also has a sister business in Plainfield. Water was topped off and my bill was brought out promptly even though my waiter was tied up serving someone on the other side of the room. Good food and lots of options for dialing in a meal that suits you. Review #2953 read more

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This is one of my favorite Thai restaurant in Indy. Parking is easy. It's located in the strip mall. It's close to off the 82nd exit on highway. Service is always good. Food is consistently good. I always enjoy my food. I tried crabmeat fried rice for the first time at this location and it was really good. Many other places are too salty or too little crabmeat. But this time, it was really good. If you go during busy hour during lunch, waitresses might get to you little late to take an order but you get seated as soon as you walk in. Overall I enjoy going to this restaurant during lunch because lunch specials are very reasonable price. read more

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Had Massaman curry from lunch menu. I try same dish at most places so I can compare. This was the best Massaman I have had. I'm not sure what the soup was, but it was also very good. Amazing quality and potion for the price. read more

Thai Orchid - Thai Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Got lunch from here. I know a couple of people that do like this place. I thought it was okay, nothing too special, but I did like my food. It's like any other Thai food place. My favorite that I tried was the spring rolls. Pad prik khing was good, but the green beans have been a bit softer. I do like a crunchy green bean, but not too much crunch. The salad it came with was only a few pieces, so it could have just not bee. Put in my bag. I'm not sure of the soup that they give you. I think it was coconut based. It wasn't bad, but it just wasn't my taste. In the end I would try something else from here again. read more

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The crab rangoon was overpriced and scrawny. The Mussanan Curry was good. Good portion for one person including white rice. I got mild spice and it was still plenty spicy but edible. It took me a while to eat it and was not able to finish it all. I would order the curry again. The meal for both items was $25-30 for one person. read more

Looking for a place that was open at 4:15pm for an early dinner one Friday when my family was in town. Mom wanted Thai, so I pulled up my Yelp app and realized this place was just around the corner...and open! Once again the Yelp Gods were smiling upon us. We arrived at Thai Orchid around 4:15pm and were the only table there for a short while which meant we kind of ended up having 2 servers (this becomes important later, so hang in there). We got a complimentary bowl of cabbage-type slaw topped with peanuts to start soon after we sat down. Our drink orders were taken and we looked through the menu. My mom and brother both opted for the Drunken Noodles - mom with pork, spiced mild and Bro went vegetarian and Thai hot. I opted for the Tofu Delight medium-hot. All of our food was prepared well, hot, fresh, and tasted amazing. My brother (AKA king of spice) sweated through the Thai Hot -- and added more spice from the condiments in little crocks they brought to the table. I fell in love with the spicy sweetness of my Tofu delight prepared medium hot, and will step up the heat next time. The tofu in my dish was cooked perfectly and they had the foresight to prop it up on top of the veggies so it didn't get soggy swimming in the sauce. Portion sizes were excellent -- and a good value as most entrees are priced around $10.99. We had a pleasant experience our first go round and didn't feel rushed at all. We were presented with a check from one server, and I placed my credit card inside and waited. We were then presented with a second check from the second waiter -- for the same amount so that was good, just odd. We sat and chatted for about 15 more minutes as my husband swung in to say hello after work. We got up to leave and I didn't realize they had not brought back my card nor slips to sign. One of our waiters brought me back my card while we were still outside, so I went back in and closed out our ticket. Of note, I took my left overs for lunch the following Monday, and they were still as tasty. I loved the tofu dish so much so that I convinced the Hubs to go back in twice in the same week! I got the Tofu Delight again my second visit and went for the veggie Drunken Noodles on my third visit. All really tasty. I will say we did get the Salad Roll with shrimp app, and these rolls are good, but less like their vietnamese cousins as these Thai rolls are aptly named -- there is a BUNCH of lettuce and only a few rice noodles. Kind of like a reverse/inside-out version of the Vietnamese spring rolls we are used to. Each time we have been in, service was interesting -- but not a deal breaker. One particular server forgot our drinks until our meals arrived on one occasion and we waited for our meals while the table behind us ordered, finished, and paid another time. Just be prepared for a wait -- or not -- and enjoy the food. Obviously, we will go back. That Tofu Delight is calling my name already...and I heard that the crab rangoon and coconut soup are a must try. Next time. Other notables: + "Happy Hour" was written on a free-standing chalkboard inside the door when we arrived. It noted that Happy Hour is from 4-6pm daily with $2 domestic beers, $3 imports, and 20% off bottles of wine. + There is a hand-written paper sign in the window that they close to take a break from 3-4pm, but this is not reflected in their hours online anywhere, so just a heads up. read more

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A pure epicurean delight. Seasoned to your request. Great selection and service. I try to go at least once a week.

Very nice and clean restaurant. Staff is very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be going back soon. I especially loved the lemon grass soup. Give this place a try you will not be disappointed. read more