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    Ban Thai

    3.2 (104 reviews)
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    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Chicken Satay
    Daniel K.

    Not a prime example of Thai food, and you can certainly find better in St. Paul if you drive out little further. This place is tucked on 3rd St in downtown White Bear Lake. Don't expect a parking lot, in this area you'll just park right on the street, but there should be plenty of spaces all around the area. I ordered 3 items: Chicken Pad Thai, Chicken Satay and a side of jasmine rice. Pad Thai: Frankly, this is the first Pad Thai I've ever eaten with cilantro in it. Pad Thai is a staple and usually the most approachable food item for first time visits at a Thai restaurant. Its supposed to be a blend of sour, sweet and salty. The dominant flavor in the Pad Thai was sour. You get the brightness of the lime, but the main sour component comes from the tamarind. I wish that it was more salty and sweet. I felt like the earthienss of the cilantro took away from the other flavor components and kept it relatively muted and one dimensional. Also, the Styrofoam takeout box was stained orange on the bottom. Not entirely sure why, but after seeing that, I didn't really want to finish it. Next time I'd skip on this and get something else. Chicken Satay: I got 5 plump skewered pieces of chicken that were surprisingly very juicy and flavorful. I enjoyed this the most. It comes with a peanut sauce, but unfortunately it was underwhelming. It was quite watery, compared to a thick peanut sauce that I'm accustomed to eating. Usually it is also accompanied with lightly picked cucumber in a sweet vinegar sauce, but here you'll just find sliced cucumbers and carrots that don't really do much for the satay. Side of "Jasmime Rice": What was packed in the little takeout box was not jasmine rice. It was parboiled white rice. I know because I got this stuff at home and didn't want to eat it so that's why I ordered jasmine rice. I was disappointed because I was served something else. Please do your customers a favor and serve what you say you're going to give them.

    Vegan fried rice, add fried tofu and broccoli or asparagus
    Sheila N.

    I own a vegan bakery a block away and always get my lunch or dinner here. There's isn't much time for me to cook or run to get vegan food near here. I call the owner/chef Mama Oh, because she cooks so many of my meals! I always have long conversations with her when I go pick up my food. She can basically make any dish vegan. Just ask. Never gives me any grief. Loves to accommodate. I love cilantro, so I always ask for extra and now she just automatically adds more when I forget to ask! I've had vegan pho, pad Thai, fried rice, curry, fat noodles, skinny noodles... A lot of things. I recently tried romein. I think it's ramen and lomein. I don't know, but it hit the spot right on. I usually request fried tofu in my dishes. They have mock duck too. Inside dining is clean and spacious. Food is great. Owner is super nice. Her daughter and husband work there too. I'm usually starving by the time I get my food so I haven't taken many photos. If you're in White Bear lake (and vegan!) and want Thai food , definitely stop here!

    Chicken Pad Thai 2 Star

    Chicken was nice and tender. Sauce was a bit different than expected. Good! But different. Fast service!

    Chicken egg roll
    Mai Y.

    Over priced for salty food. Also as a restaurant giving out plastic food ware. Waited forever to get my food. All the while the owners were cussing and swearing back and forth about charges. Very disappointed and highly dissatisfied! Not coming back to here. Don't waste your time either.

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    This is one of my favorite Thai restaurants. The Gang Panang and Tom Ka Gai soup are my favorites that I get every time.

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    Very yummy Thai food! Service was excellent and fast. I will absolutely be eating here again.

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