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    Pad Thai
    Jane C.

    To me, Thai food is like Chinese takeout. There are restaurants everywhere, but it's difficult to find a place that does it exceptionally well. On a night when my husband and I found ourselves craving some Thai food, we took a chance on the Yelp algorithm of suggestions and landed at the Thai Shack's door. The weekday lunch special is a great deal. A light salad and spring roll are served with some preselected entrees, and it's here I have to give the peanut dressing some hearty props. I don't know what they put in that sauce, but it was all I could do to keep myself from licking that little bowl clean. For our entrees, we both went with noodles. I was initially disappointed that the serving size seemed smaller than expected, but don't let the plate fool you - it's enough. At least, it was for me because I felt full well before I reached the bottom. My beef pad see ew was incredible, with tender pieces of beef and a delectable sauce that made me want to spoon it over rice. My husband also liked his pad thai, with lots of soft chicken pieces. If we had any compunctions with our meal, it was that our noodles were a little heavily sauced and teetering just slightly on the salty side. Service here is friendly. That, along with the cozily dressed interior, makes dining in a pleasure. I was especially appreciative that water glasses are filled from water bottles instead of tap (say what you want about food in Jersey, but the taste of its unfiltered tap water is absolute trash). The kind woman who took our order was open to small customizations (such as undressed salad and added spice in my pad see ew, which is normally presented as a non-spicy dish).

    Bea R.

    Eating a meal at Thai Shack is like eating a home-cooked meal from your mother or grandmother... made with love! I've been coming here occasionally since 2019. It's a small hole in the wall business located on Teaneck's Cedar Lane. There are only four tables inside, so it's more for take-out. Everything is reasonably priced, so you can get a delicious meal with big portions for a great value. My favorite dishes are any of the noodle and curry entrees. Recently, I was craving Thai food and stopped by for an early dinner. I was originally going to take my food to go, but I decided to eat in. I'm so happy I did because I finally got to meet and chat with Ting, the owner! AND GOSHHHH SHE IS SUCH A SWEET WOMAN. Very warm and inviting. She checked in on me throughout my meal. I ordered... *Pad See Ew with chicken (~$14) - One of my favorite Thai noodles dishes! It's stir-fried wide rice noodles with a sweet and savory flavor. The soy and oyster sauce gives it most of the flavor. My only complaint is that I wish there was more chicken in it. *Tom Yum Koong with shrimp (~$7) - This is a spicy herb soup with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice, and mushroom. I requested the spice level to be mild and it still had the perfect kick. The broth was also tangy, which I loved. I wish there was more shrimp though - there was only one piece and too many mushrooms. And to finish off, I ALWAYS sip on a Thai Iced Tea... always always always... and theirs hits the spot every time!

    Green Curry with chicken
    Monica D.

    Happened to find this spot through DoorDash and they delivered what was the best green chicken curry I've ever had! There was just something about it that is different than any other place I've had it at. Spring rolls were delicious too. Will definitely be ordering more from here.

    Pad Thai with Chicken
    Chris E.

    Solid Thai food and very reasonable prices. Honestly, it's hard to find Thai restaurants in this neck of Bergen County. They are definitely far and few in between, but when I stumbled upon Thai Shack via a Yelp search and saw all of the positive reviews, I just HAD to drop in to feed my Thai food craving! The restaurant, which still isn't open for dine-in (as of Feb. 2022), is located on Cedar Lane, which is a main road, in Teaneck. If you're here for pickup, which basically everyone is, street parking will be your only option when stopping by. What I loved most about Thai Shack, even before my taste buds had a chance to test drive their food, was the fact that they have a Lunch Specials menu! Not uncommon, but it's always my favorite way of trying out a restaurant. If the Lunch Specials are not good, I tend to just skip them. In addition, the prices of the Lunch Specials ($10-$11) here are shockingly on par or even less expensive than most fast food Thai restaurants. The Lunch Specials, which go from 12-3pm daily, and are served with a salad (w. peanut dressing) and spring roll, consists of the usual that you will see at other Thai restaurants - Curries served with Rice, Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Thai Fried Rice, etc - no surprises. We ended up ordering a few of the Lunch Specials to try - Pad Thai w/ Chicken, Pad See Ew w/Chicken, Massaman Curry w/ Chicken and the Thai Fried Rice.... you guessed it, with Chicken. The portions of all of the entrees weren't huge, but still very reasonable and filling for a single serving. The Pad Thai was quite delicious and tasty, even though it looked a bit on the bland side at first glance, DON'T LET LOOKS FOOL YOU. Typically, when food doesn't look tasty, it isn't, but not in this case! It had just the right balance of sweet-savory in it and I thoroughly enjoyed the noodles and chicken. Honestly, it wasn't the best looking or most elegant presentation, but it was solid. With the Pad See Ew, we loved the flavor and thought it was really good, but on first glance, unlike the Pad Thai, it actually looked as good as it tasted! As for the Thai Fried Rice, solid, but nothing out of the ordinary for a fried rice. It was good for fried rice. And the Massaman Curry w/ Chicken was exceptionally tasty too. If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely go for curry because of the strong flavors in them. Overall, a good option if you're craving Thai food. It's not going to blow you away, but it's Thai fast food and it'll hit the spot for you still. I love that the prices aren't overly inflated for the Lunch Specials and still around $10, which I will gladly pay in this day and age of inflation!

    Menu 5/2024
    Kent K.

    Good amount of serving food. Priced at average. Taste good. I'll go back there again!

    Pineapple fried rice but it had too much curry powder in it.
    Tayler E.

    This place is really good!! It's been so hard to find a Thai spot that actually makes authentic Thai food. I ordered the drunken noodles and i knew from the moment i opened the container and smelled the spice i knew i had finally found my go to spot. It was incredible! Flavor was on point and they give good portions. Second time i went i got the pineapple fried rice which i was not a huge fan of , however it was still tasty. It wasn't really the traditional pineapple fried rice I'm use to. It had a lot of curry powder like make someone accidentally added too much. It was very overwhelming. My fiancé ordered the thai fried rice and that was really good! Oh and we ordered spring rolls too which were okay. I know there's better out there but for the area and the price this place isn't bad i would definitely go back.

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    I loved the shrimp pad Thai! I haven't really had pad Thai since COVID but they were amazing! Extremely sanitary and required masks

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    Food is fresh and delicious! I would recommend the drunken noodles and the pad Thai dishes!

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    3 years ago

    Very good Thai food. Perfect for a lunch date with friends and family. Parking is a little hard but well worth the visit.

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    I ordered pad Thai and have been the best I have tried. Love it. And the have excellent customer service

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    3 years ago

    Best thai in nj, hands down. Excellent portions for the price, especially lunch. A little difficult to park.

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    3 years ago

    I'm a big fan of the Thai Shack. Food is always tasty, note that it's still only take out. No eating there.

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    5 years ago

    Delicious every time, great service too. Really nice that this restaurant is here in Teaneck!

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    Service was good. Food was average at best. Pad Thai noodle was undercooked a bit. Fried rice was just ok.

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    Love this place. Food is always on point. Place seems clean and they are constantly good.

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    Wonderful flavors. An excellent option for Thai food in the area. Will definitely visit again.

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    4 years ago

    The drunken noodles were the best ive had around here. The only negative thing is theyre closed on monday :(

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    The Green Papaya

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    1.7 mi
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    We haven't been here for only God knows how long - in fact, my Yelp review of the Green Papaya in…read moreRiver Edge was 12 years ago (!!!) - but I remembered having fond memories of the place. So my husband (who btw was my boyfriend in my 2013 Yelp review) treated me to dinner at the Green Papaya tonight after work. We started with homemade crispy tofu and veggie spring rolls. Then for entrees, we ended up getting Malaysian Curry dishes. I wanted a soup - so I went with the noodle soup dinner. The coconut curry broth was delicious! My husband went with the curry entre (over rice with a small salad on the side). He said it was very good. The host was great; she was so friendly and welcoming. The food, hospitality, and overall vibe are what bring in the regular customers. We were surrounded by regular customers, as we kept hearing people at other tables rave about the place or say "good to see you" to staff there. It feels very cheery there. Nothing from my original Yelp review has really changed - except now I'm giving it a 5 stars! The Green Papaya is one wonderful Thai-fusion eatery!

    THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ Food was super fresh and delicious! ++++ Roti - Was OK. A bit on the small side, but it was only $5, so you figure that would be the case that it was a small serving. The curry was a bit watery though. ++++ Tropical Mango with White Rice - Solid. Lots of mango slices and 6 pieces of large shrimp. Also, lots of tropical, sweet sauce, which made it delicious. ++++ Pad See Ew with Beef - Fantastic! Came out piping hot and fresh with plenty of beef and veggies. Portion was pretty big too. Personally, one of the best Pad See Ew entrees I've had in NJ still. ++++ Chinese Broccoli with Chicken and White Rice - Excellllllent. The chicken and Chinese broccoli had LOTS of sauce and there were carrots and mushrooms mixed in. The chicken was surprisingly pretty tender for chicken breast. + Employees were very friendly and prompt, always filling our hot teas. + Food came out blazzzingly fast, within minutes of us ordering. + Not a huge restaurant, but still plenty of tables and seats. + Private parking lot to the side. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - Nada. MIXED THOUGHTS --------------------------- = Nada. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Came on a Saturday evening from 5:45-7 and it was quiet at first, but a steady stream of customers came in - mostly families - however, there were still open tables. CONCLUSION -------------------- - Unsurprisingly, the food during our dine-in experience was even better than when we did takeout! Definitely a solid Thai food option in the area!

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    Pho Thai Lao Kitchen

    3.8
    (406 reviews)
    2.4 mi
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    My friend loves this place and maybe it was an odd night but...would not repeat…read more Spring rolls, so oil logged you could physically squeeze them and oil would pool on the bottom of the container. Crepe? An amalgamation of textures that likely shouldn't exist? Soggy mushy texturally just unappetizing and wet, the bottom of the container had a solid coat of water on it so everything inside was just mushy. Green curry, curry flavor good but that's where it ended for me. The tofu was totally mushy. Lychee juice, I love lychee but this tasted artificial and very watered down. We did door dash so I can't speak on service or ambiance but my friend will have to enjoy this on their own

    Our visit was a mixed bag of some highs and major lows. I'm not sure there was anything that wowed…read moreus to entice a return visit any time soon but if you find yourself here, I can at least recommend the massaman curry and pad woon sen noodles. The massaman curry here is insanely creamy and tasty, with a hearty helping of vegetables. We ordered it with tofu, which came in cubes of the soft, unfried variety. Paired with rice, this was a winning dish. The pad woon sen - a savory glass noodle dish - can also be ordered with one's choice of protein. We liked it well enough with the chicken, and found it to be well-seasoned. Our server brought us some hot chili sauce on the side, and the spice lover in me was only too happy to heap spoonfuls of it over everything. Our interactions with servers were...interesting. One of our servers seemed rather terse and cold, while the other hovered a little more than I would've liked. When he saw me taking out my camera, he reached in to take my fork. He used it and his bare hands to rearrange our appetizers, seemingly for the pictures. It was a raised brow moment for us, as was finding that our coconut shrimp neither tasted remotely close to coconut and that it was still frozen in the middle. We pointed this out to our server, who apologized and took it back. But instead of bringing out a fresh plate, it turned out they'd just refried our original pieces, even the ones we'd half eaten. Much as I'd hate to raise alarms for such a small and homely business, we couldn't help but wonder about whether it was sanitary to recook eaten food in their deep fryer. This restaurant has been described in lots of other reviews as a hole-in-the-wall, which feels true. While it's more spacious on the inside than it seems on the outside, there's a smallness and intimacy to the restaurant. The menu is also fairly short and streamlined to a few categories. There's no dedicated parking lot, but we were able to find free street parking without too much trouble.

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    Lao Crepe vegetable ( 1 piece )
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    Khao Thai Cuisine

    Khao Thai Cuisine

    3.8
    (28 reviews)
    2.5 mi

    Englewood's main Street isn't short of restaurants and eateries. Tons of cuisines are represented…read moreon this short set of blocks, and there's a good selection of chains and small businesses. But when it comes to Thai food, there's just two, and Khao Thai is one of them. Inside, the space is fairly large but it's kept relatively quiet and intimate with lots of two-tops. Our crispy calamari appetizer was a bit of a letdown. While hot and crispy, they seemed to have been breaded and fried as clumps. Even the accompanying sweet chili sauce couldn't mask that tough, rubbery texture. Entrees fared just a little better. My pad see ew was a little bland but perked up with some chili sauce dribbled over the plate by the spoonful. I chose beef as my protein and while there weren't a ton of beef pieces, the few I had were wonderfully tender. Service was friendly and lovely. Our server (who I also assume is the owner) welcomed us warmly and was quick to check on us. I was endeared by the owner's young daughter who came by to help and made sure all our water glasses stayed filled. I know we're riding the giant inflation wave, but the serving size felt a little paltry for the prices. Even after an appetizer and two entrees, we both had enough stomach space after dinner to fill up with nuggets at a nearby fast food restaurant.

    The portion size is quite small. I just had Thai at another location earlier this week and this is…read morea stark difference. Flavors were okay. The pad Thai was way too sweet. The waitress wasn't rude but she didn't come back after bringing the food. Another person, maybe the manager or owner (and adult whereas the waitress was a teen or very early 20s) came out and never even spoke to or looked toward our table. I guess if I was desperate for Thai and nothing else was available I might try again but I'm not. I don't plan to return. The pad Thai is very one note which is the opposite of what makes Thai food amazing to begin with.

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    Khao Thai (Englewood, NJ) interior
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    Bangkok Station NJ

    4.5
    (37 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    Love this place and the owners are so nice. The dragon…read morenoodle is my favorite but everything I've ordered I have enjoyed.

    I decided to try this place because of their very reasonably priced lunch specials. The place was…read moreso homey, we felt like we were dining at someone's home. There was a friendly server and the owner/chef also came out. He let us know he's been there for 6 years. I would have tried them sooner, but I'm no longer in my Thai food phase. There was a time when I used to have Thai food about once a week. I was quite impressed with the freshness of the food and what you get for $15. I thought the portions were right there, but if you need more food, an appetizer might be a good addition. We were there around 12:30 and were the only ones there, but people started slowly coming in and by 1:15 most of the tables got filled. One weird thing was that they use disposable cups for water. Perhaps it's a more of a to-go place or not enough man power to wash cups? My friend and I shared the chicken pad khee mao and chicken with spicy basil sauce. Each dish comes with a spring roll, but somehow no dipping sauce! However, if you ask, they have them in little to-go cups. My friend can't handle too much spice so we went with regular spicy, which to me wasn't spicy at all. The vegetables were crunchy and I liked that the noodle still had a good chew and not gummy. Basil sauce was right on the edge of being salty but with rice, it was okay. The food was flavorful, not greasy, and I'm sure would have tasted way better with more heat. The lunch options are pretty basic, but the full menu has a lot more interesting dishes, and based on the taste of the lunch dishes, I plan on trying different dishes in the near future if I'm in the mood for Thai.

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    Masaman Curry -  Coconut milk, peanut massaman curry paste, onion, potato, bell pepper and carrot. Served with Jasmine rice.
    Masaman Curry - Coconut milk, peanut massaman curry paste, onion, potato, bell pepper and carrot. Served with Jasmine rice.
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    PingYang Thai

    PingYang Thai

    4.7
    (21 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    4/18/26 Not sure reg. hours but on this Sunday they did not…read moreopen until 4:30PM. 1st time trying this place. I think they were previously in Belleville that's why it's a 973 # (This was the old hot dog place on State Street). We called in a pick-up order. They estimated 30 min was done in 22 min didn't have to wait. There's a public municipal metered Parking across Essex Street or I believe for pick up you can park on side or back of building. Ordered: -Thai Ice Tea (not pictured) -Sm Tom Yum soup w shrimp & mushroom (not pictured) -Thai Dumplings -Shrimp rolls -Spring Rolls -Crispy chicken w/Cashews -Shrimp Fried rice We asked for everything not spicy. The Thai Iced Tea was very good (I kept stretching it by adding lactose free milk & it was perfect it never lost it's flavor) The Crispy Chicken looked like it could have been mushy but it wasn't - it was perfect crisp with perfect sauce adhered and a perfect bite size all fresh vegetables with good crunch not soggy. Both spring roll & shrimp roll were not greasy they were light and flavorful. The shrimp fried was also not greasy and the shrimp in the rice was cooked perfectly not rubbery or overcooked. Dumplings had a nice consistency, nice flavor and were fully stuffed wrapping was light not heavy or too doughy. Did not try the Tom Yum soup w shrimp & mushroom yet but looking forward to it! Definitely going back well try dine in next. NOTE: These things I saw on previous menu seem to no longer be offered. Chicken Satay or Pineapple Fried Rice. But you can ask...

    Wonderful thai food and family run business. Came in a few months ago to dine in and the thai iced…read moretea here is outstanding! Really good, deep flavor. Had to try the pad Thai of course with shrimp and beef pad see ew. Everything here is delicious and authentic. Not too crazy expensive either. Will be back to try some rice dishes

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    Garlic Thai Chicken Wings
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