If you're looking for the Ole' Bancock Spice, just forget it-it's gone & never coming back. Very Lower quality food, Cleary not made wok fresh-like previous owners did, the prepped hours before dried out chicken sat like garbage in my GREY stuck together in lumps rice which was tasteless. Pad Thai had NO PEANUTS (should be a crime) Sauce was Way TOO Sweet like they poured it out of a jar from Market Basket. Noodles were TOO thick & undercooked-& too many unwelcome added fillers of Chinese veggies no one likes or orders on the side-EVER. Only other place I got pad Thai this horrible was "Thai Sweet Basil" in Andover, MA which something tells me they bought a second location-I also DON'T Recommend wasting your money at. UGH! Cheap Food, Cheaply prepared, overly sweet sauce, unneeded veggies, no peanuts & 50% more expensive. R.I.P. BANCOCK SPICE-Hope your family is happy back in Thailand This 25 year customer is going to miss you terribly. read more

Pretty good no frills Thai restaurant. The basil pad Thai was amazing and I would definitely give 5 stars based on that dish alone. We also got duck in some Thai style thing, and while flavorful, the saltiness was definitely noticeable. The pad see ew used the same noodles as the pad thai rather than wide noodles as you'd expect, and it basically tasted like the pad thai with less flavor (would not recommend). read more

Bangkok Spice Thai Restaurant - Basil Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Reading, Massachusetts

This is one of the best THAI restaurants in the area! They have friendly staff and many hard to find dishes. I love them and it is cozy and has a warm interior. Don't be fooled by the exterior location it is well worth your time when you are in the area! read more

What a great find while on a work trip in the area. This hole in the wall, mom and pop authentic Thai restaurant had amazing food. I got the Tom Yup Soup with Shrimp, Thai Spring Rolls, and Duck Panaang. Everything was delicious, reasonable, and large portions. I will be back next time I'm in town! read more

Are they open? Who knows. They close whenever they feel like it and go on vacation a lot. I have stopped going because it's a 50/50 shot they're closed even when the website says they should be open. Pho #1 in Woburn is much better. read more

Divine chow -- fresh veggies all over that garden salad! Yum, I ordered the dumplings -- supple & scrumptious. The noodles here are outstanding & succulent, also. Fresh -- yes, very fresh. The chicken was also very well cooked. (Applause to the kitchen!) Spices were spicy. Satisfying. Seems like a great, local, family-owned biz. Staff rocks + food is dynamite! read more

Love the lemongrass chicken and basil pad thai! They have big portions and reasonable prices. A fun place to eat family style and the service is always great too. read more

The food was delicious! We ordered 2x pad Thai, pad see ew, massaman curry and 3x Thai iced tea. Pad Thai was our favorite! Pad see ew did not have the wide noodles we are used too, but still good! Wait staff is very friendly. We would definitely come back again to try pad Thai basil and yellow curry as recommendations from fellow diners read more

Bangkok Spice Thai Restaurant - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Reading, Massachusetts

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Very small unassuming place serving very decent Thai food in the middle of nowhere, i.e. Reading, which we were in only because the Wallyworld there is closer than the one in Saugus. Just one server, who was very nice, and maybe 1-2 people in the kitchen tops. So the food wasn't made super quick, but that's actually a good sign if you think about it (means it can't be pre-made Sysco crap but possibly made to order and from scratch). I won't claim this is the best Thai food I've ever had, but it certainly wasn't the worst. Portions were quite generous and we had to take half of the noodles and fried rice home, which means solid value. Even more generous: there seemed to be more meat/shrimp than rice/noodles! My only quibbles: the Tom Yum soup was a bit too sweet and not sour enough (plenty spicy though), and the "tamarind duck" was unfortunately battered and deep fried, which the menu listing failed to indicate. I ordered the latter because I was curious, having never had duck in a Thai place before...I won't again, as deep-frying duck = it ends up tasting mostly like boring, bland & dry CHICKEN, not deliciously juicy & fatty & flavorful duck in all its natural glory. The sweet and sour sauce that accompanied the duck in a beautiful bowl of assorted veggies helped a lot, though it really tasted more like Chinese sweet-and-sour than Thai...don't think there was much tamarind. Ergo, in the future I will restrict my duck ordering to the Chinese BBQ place in Chinatown. Coulda shoulda woulda...sigh. However, that is not enough to deter me from coming back here next time I'm in town. Just will stick to the tried and true Thai standards. read more

Our go-to restaurant whenever we're in a jam or running late.....or whenever we want great, healthy food. There's a reason - lots really - why they've been in business so long. read more

Very good food. We got Spicy Bamboo with beef which was very tasty. The vegetables in the dish were yummy. The beef could have been cooked till more tender. It was too chewy for me. We had an appetizer, golden triangles, that were okay. I bet they would be better if there were 2-3 larger ones rather than many smaller ones. They reminded me of tiny Indian Samosas. The sweet chili sauce was perfect. The service was great. Atmosphere is that of a small place with about 10 tables. I would return for sure. read more

Bangkok Spice Thai Restaurant - a plate of food - Thai Near Me - Reading, Massachusetts

The food is so perfect . The service is so good and very nice too! This place is probably my favorite .

Local Thai restaurant, with a good waiting staff and ambiance is great and can accommodate almost any size party!! The food is always great! read more

Great family business, pleasant service, quality of the indigents and taste give this cozy place charm in a suburban setting

The BEST PAD TI AROUND!! Everything is so fresh and Delicious!! Good. Portions very nice people. read more

I've been wanting to try this place for quite a while. I stopped in for takeout on a Saturday night. The place is very small, less than 10 tables and it was packed on a Saturday night around 7. There is really no waiting area/place to stand for pickup. I awkwardly waited a minute while they ran my credit card in back and gave me my food. The food was really delicious. I had Golden Triangles (they ran out of Thai rolls) and Green curry with Chicken with a side of rice. The Green curry included bamboo shoots, peas, broccoli, string beans, zucchini, green peppers, eggplant, carrots & fresh basil leaves. The veggies were super fresh and I liked that they were crunchy, even the next day with my leftovers. The green curry was really tasty- not too spicy, just the right amount of kick. Plenty of food, almost 2 full meals from one order. Not sure if I would sit and have dinner but this seems like a really great option for takeout. read more

Bangkok Spice Thai Restaurant - Thai Near Me - Reading, Massachusetts

This Duck dish is delicious. Ordered to go. Only reason it's not a 5 . Need to be spicier. What's a Thai dish without the kick. Maybe because I didn't specify but they didn't ask. Also, what Thai restaurant doesn't include rice with their dish!!! They should at least ask if I want rice. So if you try this dish, ask for rice. It would be perfect with some Jasmine. read more

Bangkok Spice Thai Restaurant - House Duck - Thai Near Me - Reading, Massachusetts

very good food super reasonable prices Very good portions they cook authentic Thai not American taste thai so expect their spicy to be very spicy food is made pretty quickly too For me one entree is two meals easily unless I'm completely famished. small place maybe 10 tables but the locals know this is the spot! very friendly staff Limited hours hard working small family owned read more

Really great food, friendly staff. The scallops sweet and sour combination plate was so good with some veg fried rice. I definitely would return and try the Tom Yum soup. The prices are great. Street parking if there is a space available. Definitely worth it for take out. read more

Have been coming here for take out for a few months. Food is always great, portions are perfect and staff very friendly. Prices are reasonable. With more than a few very good Thai places in the area this has become our "go to" place. read more

Absolutely love this Restaurant. Have been coming here with family and ordering take out for over 10 years. Great authentic Thai, always consistent, great portions for price. Never bland and happy customer service. read more

Stopped in for lunch with a friend. I've been here once before a few years ago. The menu was full of great choices so I pulled my signature move and asked the server to ask the kitchen to make me their best dish. It ended up being a fantastic Pad Thai! Very tasty with just the right spice level. Prices were great as our meal came to about $22 for two...not too bad for lunch out! read more

Authentic and delicious! A gem of a restaurant. Fast service, especially if you're on a lunch break.

I had to look some time before a doctor's appointment, so I came here. They are definitely good for the lunch crowd. It's small... Only maybe 7 tables. It's packed at lunch. I walked in at noon, within 20 minutes there were no more seats. It's also fast. I had my food within 5 minutes. I was in and out in less than 30 minutes. I was hoping to linger a bit because I still had time to kill, but there's no lingering here. The food itself was excellent. Very flavorful, and a decent price. I'd come back and is recommend it. read more

What's surprising is the inconsistency. I came here a week ago for lunch and had got their lunch special pad thai, which came with a soup, and really loved it. Priced for lunch too, at $8.5, you can't really go wrong. I came in today to pick up a pad thai to-go around noon. The place was packed, as in, there were no free seats. A sign read that tables of 4 may need to be shared for single or double diners. So business is booming. And it's great that we have a good Thai restaurant in Reading. But the noodles were not nearly as good as I remember today. Kind of dry and tasteless. Not terrible. But definitely not as good as I remember from last time. I'll definitely give them another try and thank you to Bangkok Spice for adding to the dining diversity of this area. read more

Walking distance from my house, what a great spot. First off, unexpected find their the chicken wings- they are double fried and delicious. My family and I finished our plates that night all getting savory dishes from red curry to basil pad tai! Highly recommended the Tai hot tea too! We will definitely be back for more! read more

Small, cozy restaurant space, but I've primarily ordered takeout from here and it never disappoints!

Excellent food, plenty of choice in the menu, wonderful service whether eat-in or take-out. Our favorite Thai restaurant on North Shore.

Awesome food out of this world Pad Thai and the fried rolls with chicken/vermicelli/vegis to die for. The food was extremely heat hot And definitely fresh the rice noodles were NOT over cooked like many restaurants do. The young lady waitress was so bubbly and happy she greeted everyone with a smile. Don't get fooled by the inside appearance it's tiny and needs updating for sure maybe that's why the food is priced nicely and affordable I can't wait to go back there yes it's worth my 25 minute ride down there to just take it back home . I spoke with a couple who appeared to have frequented this place many times the new the menu and shared their love for this place too saying their duck dishes as well as the Beef are out of this world and the wife said she loves their curry especially the butternut squash curry. YUMMMM can't wait to go back down there soon. Happy 4th Of July everyone read more

This place deserves 5 stars. Authenti,delicious Thai food. Literally everything on the menu is excellent and you get your $ worth. Great portion sizes and overall quality. They usually close for a month between early November-early December to call before you head down. read more

I've been a customer since they opened, I've never had anything but delicious meals there!

This is a small, casual spot, with pretty low prices relative to the area. We had the chicken satay, pad thai, and red curry. The chicken satay was not the greatest, and weirdly wet, but the pad thai and red curry were fine. I've certainly had much worse attempts at asian food in the area. If you want a fantastic meal, this isn't place, but if you want cheap and pretty good, it'll do just fine. I'll probably be back plenty. read more

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The food here is slightly above average. It has the typical suburban Thai menu, but with lots of flexibility. The sauces are used delicately, which is why I say it is slightly above average. The restaurant lost two stars because the cleanliness standards have me worried. When we sat down, we had the large decorative plate with the smaller plate for appetizers set inside. We had been there for a while. I had clearly touched my plates. But, we did not order appetizers. I noticed that the waitress returned both plates to the clean plate stack and then put them on other tables. I also noticed that unused wine glasses were returned to the unused glasses section. (Perhaps not as terrible.) Maybe this is a common practice and I don't see it at other places. But, I don't like the idea of plates that other people have handled without washing their hands. The service was generally poor. Food was brought out when it was convenient, even if some people did not have dishes ready. We were never asked if we wanted coffee or dessert. We won't be coming back. read more

The pad Thai portion is disappointingly small and there isn't much flavor. We heard good things so tried it a few times but never lived up to expectations. read more

First time customer (take-out) - ordered pad thai - was very tasty.

The best Authentic Thai food around here. One of our favorites here is the house fried rice, glass noodles, Pad Thai, tofu pad Thai and Penang curry dish is fabulous. read more

I was in the area and was looking for a Thai restaurant and this one popped up. I decided to give it a try. I ordered the traditional Pad Thai and Tom Yum soup. The soup was pretty good, but a bit sweet. It definitely smells good though. I personally don't like to eat that soup plain so I ordered a small rice bowl for $1. The pad Thai was average. I definitely had better. All in all, this place was ok and I would come back if I was in the area. I see most people get takeout probably because the restaurant space isn't very spacious. read more

Bangkok Spice Thai Restaurant - Tom Yum soup - Thai Near Me - Reading, Massachusetts

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This was my first time ordering from here...they were very nice, the dumplings were delicious and fresh, the Thai iced tea was so good, the chicken pad Thai was good but very dry...will definitely try here again! read more

Love this place. Best Thai food. Have been coming here for years My favorite is the pad Thai, the house fried rice and the salmon curry. read more

I've been going to Bangkok for a few years now. They are the best Thai restaurant I've found! The staff is extremely attentive and provides excellent service. The inside is very clean. The food is consistently delicious and you can tell it's fresh and homemade! read more