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    Thai Time Cafe

    4.4 (262 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Noodles, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Basil stir fry
    Lynnet P.

    We were pleasantly surprised at this little gem! Food was absolutely delicious. The crispy duck was absolute perfection and the basil stir fryer flavor profile was on point. Great service too! If we lived here we'd be regulars.

    Thai Tea
    Violet S.

    This was a little place a ways off the highway. The cool thing is that it has a drive-through, but it's easy to accidentally go into the adjoining parking lot. You pay right away at the counter and sit down. The thai tea ($4) was okay, a little watery. I wasn't a huge fan of the chicken satay either. But the Lion City noodles was surprisingly good. I've never had anything like it before. Think Singapore noodles or pancit, but spicy and with thai spices instead. I loved it.

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    9 years ago

    Great place to eat in Joplin. Had the dumplings and curry and was impressed. Excellent service, great decor, full menu.

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    9 years ago

    Overpriced. horrible parking. Staff was nice. Food was ok though not great for the money.

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    10 years ago

    Love it! Their Thai is the best in town. Small inside but still enough seating to go in and have a decent dinner

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    13 years ago

    An amazing surprise at Joplin. I'm very satisfied with the food here. I'd recommend their pad see ew

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    10 years ago

    Tried the Lyon city noodles and fried rice both with shrimp. Really good flavor

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    13 years ago

    Awesome. Get the spicy pad Thai for your first visit. Cozy, deceiving exterior, but cozy, nicely decorated interior and great food!

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    11 years ago

    Mango chicken, ordered spicy, was absolutely delicious. I don't live in Joplin, but if I did, I'd try to eat here very often.

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    11 years ago

    Fantastic lunch spot with awesome pad thai.

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    10 years ago

    The food and service are great. The staff are very friendly. I enjoy the quality of food here. My personal favorite is the duck.

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    10 years ago

    Very good food and service best Thai place I have ever had ...very nice waitress and service friendly and fast and fresh ..:

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    13 years ago

    Wonderful service + fantastic food!!! The Red Curry is delicious!

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    12 years ago

    Gra Pow was incredible with chicken. Food for our family of four came out very quickly.

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    10 years ago

    Love this place! Ive been here several times and go every chance I get! The waitress is always super friendly too!

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    10 years ago

    Although a bt pricey it is our very favorite. Restraunt.....even the ten year old loves it and that's a hard sell!

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    Kim's Kitchen

    Kim's Kitchen

    4.8
    (13 reviews)
    2.1 mi

    We used to come here when it was a Mexican restaurant and reluctantly avoided it because we liked…read morethe old place. Like many restaurants in Joplin, the outside is often nothing to get excited about and as someone who works in graphic design and advertising I'm heavily influenced by presentation and packaging. Don't judge this book by the cover! The inside looks really cute, upscale and trendy with an Asian vibe but not over the top or kitschy. This is a palce I would be happy bringing clients, friends or a date night dinner. The inside would fit right in San Francisco, LA or Chicago. The menu is shorter but still has plenty of choices. I highly recommend trying the soups as they serve several traditional Thai and Vietnamese along with the typical Chinese-American soups. My wife had a beef fried rice dish and I had the beef and meatball Pho. Sort of my starter test, if they do well on the Pho I will come back and try them again. The Pho was simpler than others I've had but still very good. I thought it was a bit mild, not in a spicy hot way, but in seasoning. If your looking for a comforting warm broth on a cold day this would hit the spot. Adding a little balck sauce (always on the table) was just enough added flavor. However I felt the Pho needed more vegetables; carrots, cabbage, bok choy, onion etc. It may just be their still but although very good it was basically broth, meat, sprouts (which I love) and sweet basil (instead of cilantro). Again, it was still very good but why I only gave them four stars. My wife's dish was elegant, and I'd even say fancy. Instead of dumping everything in a big bowl and calling it fried rice each element was presented seperately and generiously. Her dish was far more flavorful and complex than mine. She honestly had made a better selection and perhaps I ordered something that was not their best dish. I think my wife would have rated them five stars. Last we also ordered the fresh translucent spring rolls with the peanuty dipping sauce. It was perfect, fresh, cool, crisp and always fun to see through the translucent wrap. The sauce was so good we wanted to eat it with a spoon after the spring rolls were consumed.

    The food actually resembles the pictures on the menu! The service was professional and efficient…read more The restaurant was Zen in color and design. My husband has alpha gal. It is an allergy to mammal meat. For this reason we don't order spring or egg rolls. However, our waiter had the cook make spring rolls for us with shrimp only. They were great! I ordered extra to take home. Also, we had chicken and noodles. It was fresh colorful and my husband finished it off. We will return to Kim's Kitchen.

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    HuHot Mongolian Grill

    HuHot Mongolian Grill

    3.5
    (53 reviews)
    1.5 mi
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    This place is easily the biggest bang for your buck. I would sell all of my 13 children for one…read morebowl of those glorious soft noodles and luxurious tender meat. The service is always insane, those cooks can make any substance a 5 star meal. I would hire all of those men AND women to cook my final meal if I was about to be slaughtered in prison for horrendous crimes. The environment is amazing and I love all the music and conversations you can hear. I would tell everyone in my life to go and have the best experience of their lives. However after you experience it once everuthing in life is just not as exciting. Best food in town Sincerely Fredrick Leonard

    We went here because my wife was craving this food. This place is all you can eat. I only got 2…read moreplates of food because I learned not to stuff myself too much as we had to drive to our next destination which was in Kansas City. Prices were not too bad as it was $16.99, but soft drinks are not included and you have to pay extra. They have a good assortment of food and they tell you the recipe to make some of the sauces. I ended up having a bowl full of vegetables and meat the first shot. Then, I ended up getting some noodles and making my own version of a supreme pizza which did not taste bad at all. If it does get busy, beware that it does take some time to cook the meal. If you give the cooks a tip, they do a song of some sort like at Cold Stone. Service was good and our server was friendly as they cleared out the tables fast. Even though the receipt says an extra charge, she did not charge us for it and we ended up giving more tip.

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