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    Thai-U-Up

    3.8 (195 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids

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    Rice.

    Worst Thai restaurant in Burien. I ordered Coconut shrimp and chicken Pud Thai. And 1 Iced coffee. I placed the order inside their restaurant thru their computer. The kid who brought the pud thai said they were out of shrimp. No silverware was brought over. I had to ask for it. The $2.50 i paid for white rice was never delivered. I asked for it and when it came it looked like it was scraped off the floor. Photo included. It's only my opinion, but like I said, worst Thai restaurant in Burien. Borderline gross.

    Crispy Garlic Chicken so good and the stawberry milk is so goooddd 10/10

    Foood was so gooood I just straight up inhaled it 100/10 and its family owned nothing better then supporting family owned places !' I recommend I got the garlic chicken and it's nice you can pick your spice level I got I think level 3 . Super delicious and doesn't feel too fatty as in oily love it here will be coming back and not to mention my food came out fast and the strawberry milk Thai was delicious !!!

    service was impressively quick and the pad see ew was definitely made fresh and soft - i had the tofu and maybe that's what made it have a little less flavor than i would want so i would recommend getting it spicy for a larger flavor palette

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    The Tom Yum was very flavorful, but some of the chicken was dried up, and the cook who prepared it came right into the kitchen to the back where you can see, took off his jacket and went straight to the kitchen, put on gloves and began preparing orders. The gloves do no good if you don't wash your hands first! The establishment is rated "Okay" by the Kc Health Dept., the 2nd lowest rating before it could be closed down! Yet it is very popular and a very busy place, orders being phoned in & picked up like crazy! The majority orders are phoned in & picked up, so those customers don't see the behaviors. The order-taker-cashier-server kept touching her nose & hair and she was sneezing & nervous. I politely requested she wash her hands, which she did. I paid an extra $2.50 because my food did not come with the rice. I purchased to go. When I got home, the rice was cumpy and scorched, apparently coming from the bottom of the rice cooker, and mixed with dried out portions of rice. I've had better from there before! I spent more than $35 for my food altogether. Images are after servings were taken from the containers.

    July 3 my mango sticky rice is blue tinted lol
    Julia M.

    inconsistent fast casual counter thai spot next to 7-11. sometimes it was delicious, sometimes it was gross, all times it's not very friendly and welcoming but all times it's fast. conclusion: there's better options. side note: why my mango sticky rice always have odd color hue of random colors ?

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    Belldandy O.

    This was my first time trying Thai-U-Up and we ordered through Door Dash for delivery. We ordered the Tom Yum Soup, Pad Thai, and Pad See Ew. From my first visual impressions upon receiving and opening the containers, the food looked good, but the containers made it seem like there wasn't that much food. Of course after actually indulging the food, I found out it was plenty and quite filling. We ended up having to save some to eat later because we would have probably had a food coma after eating it all. My only complaint is the food tasted a bit sweeter than what I am normally use to tasting when comparing it to other Thai restaurants.

    Eggplant Delight, Yellow beef curry, Pad Thai w/chicken, Pad see ew w/ beef
    Amy A.

    I ordered 6 dishes (only 4 shown in photo) for my friend's baby shower. I worked with Ao who's the owner. She was great to work with! The food arrived hot and nicely plated. Everything was absolutely delicious and the portions were very generous! They delivered it to my friend's home which was also in Burien and because of the close proximity, they waived the delivery fee. On top of that, Ao sent a complimentary large tray of fried rice. So kind!! Every dish we ordered was so flavorful, nicely spiced and the meats were so tender! I highly recommend Thai-U-Up!!! Absolutely delicious Thai food and Ao and her team are just the nicest people to work with. We hope to visit their restaurant someday soon.

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    Way too sweet of the kee mao noodle, which is supposed to be spicy, but it's coated in sugary greasy sauce.

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    Best Pho I've ever had. The chicken was very moist and didn't get dried out. Service was quick and kind.

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    Spicy Thai basil with mixed veggies is absolutely delicious!

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    Definitely worth a come back!! Amazing Crispy Garlic chicken, great Pad Thai and my fav Pad see ew.

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    8 years ago

    Fast service. I call on my way home from work and pick it up! I get the spring rolls and pad kee may...Delicious food!

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    Best Thai food, fast and nice service. Try the crispy garlic chicken, tasted really yummy. love it ;)

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    the food is okay, neither bad or good.

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