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    Charm Thai

    4.3 (47 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Sushi Bars
    Open 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed

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    Phad Kra Pow chicken
    David L.

    Don't understand why this place only has 39 reviews. Perhaps it's why I consider them a "hole in the wall" gem. I always tell myself I should try something else but I keep ordering my favorite, the Deep Fried Catfish with house sweet chili sauce on a bed of steam mixed vegetables. Oh my goodness... Yom Yom Yom Yom! Matthew got the fried rice which is pretty standard, but with their thai twist and it was also delicious. This is just an update to my original review a couple of years ago and they are still one of my top Thai places in Birmingham. They are a hidden gem. Service can be a little slow when they are slammed, but food-wise, they will not disappoint.

    Chicken Pad Thai--tasty but VERY little chicken :(

    So far the best Thai around Hoover but the meat portions are very slight. I've tried the Pad Thai and Woosen.

    Linda R.

    My husband, son and I visited Charm Thai last night. We got a table quickly which was great, however, it took a little while to get our food. I did understand because there was a big table who had just ordered ahead of us plus we were told some of the servers had called in sick. The food was great. I enjoyed the Pad King with shrimp. It came with a salad and rice, and the ginger sauce was so good. The ambiance with soft music and low light made it nice and relaxing.

    The miso soup
    Tabetha C.

    I was not impressed with this restaurant at all . I got Chicken pad Thai . Was originally Chicken and shrimp I omitted the shrimp . Well thought I'd get extra chicken but nope hardly any chicken was in this dish . Like 5 small pieces for a whole plate of pad Thai . Definitely not like Hoover Food Mart ( the best Thai in Hoover ) we got an appetizer of miso and chicken wings . Wings were not good or fresh just frozen chicken. The soup wasn't good either ( they didn't charge for the soup) . And the wait for our food was ridiculous. At least 30 min for our food . My husband had the Hibachi chicken and steak and he said it was really good . But we won't be back because I was not impressed.

    Drunken Noodle
    Martin D.

    The drunken noodle was very good. It had plenty of meat and vegetables. Most places don't put broccoli in their drunken noodle, but Charm Thai has it along with all the other typical ingredients. Big portion too. Highly recommend.

    Larb salad with chicken
    Marc W.

    Good service. Delicious Thai food. Presented in an appetizing way. Easy to get to. What else can you ask for?

    Phad Kra Pow Ground Chicken with Fried Egg Lunch
    Paul C.

    I loved this new Thai and Japanese restaurant in Hoover. Wife and I had lunch on Saturday. The small restaurants is elegantly quaint. It has been opened for only a couple of month, and was not crowded for lunch on Saturday. Our waiter told us Friday night was very busy. I ordered from the lunch menu. Lunch includes a bowl of soup, and today the soup was popular Thai coconut soup. The soup was good, but it was only luke warm. I ordered the Phad Kra Pow Ground Chicken with Fried Egg and I was quite impressed. It was very tasty, and my request of "medium" spice level was just right for me. The portion was huge and I brought home leftovers for later. Besides Thai dishes, the menu included a wide variety of Japanese hibachi entrees and sushi. The worker told us that they have not yet hired a sushi chef so it not yet available. Also, I believe they are still working on getting license to serve alcohol. I recommend this place and look forward to returning to try other Thai dishes.

    Virginia H.

    I do feel like Birmingham could use another good Thai restaurant and this place honestly has a LOT of potential. We went for lunch and there are a good number of lunch specials with prices about on par with what you expect these days. The restaurant is cute and I really like their canvases on the walls and their pretty menu cover lol. Lunch specials come with a soup (different ones depending on the day of the week). While it could stand to be hotter (temperature-wise), it was tasty and had a good amount of stuff (tofu, mushroom, and tomatoes) in it instead of just broth like most Thai complimentary soups We ordered their masaman chicken and another dish that I can't think of the name. It took about 10 minutes or so for the food to come out, but the entrees were fresh. We were impressed with the portion size! Much better than the Taste of Thailand. Much. Again, they were not stingy on the ingredients. In fact, there were some stuff in my Masaman chicken that I wasn't really used to because there was so much variety in it! Chicken, potato, sweet potato, carrots, avocado, peanuts, etc. It was good overall though I would suggest cashew instead of peanuts for texture purposes. Also, more importantly, the sauce was just too thin. I would love the dish instead of just like the dish if the sauce was thicker. Should be an easy fix, I am hoping they read this and fix it lol.

    Red Dragon Roll All Day
    Jessica M.

    SO GOOD! Red dragon roll us served looking like a dragon! Service is always great and so is the pad kee mao. This is our favorite restaurant hands down

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    11 months ago

    Love the Thai food here. Always fresh and delicious. The coconut soup is amazing and the appetizers are good as well.

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    Good restaurant the one time we went when they were open. We've been 3 other times and it was closed because owner/cook didn't show up.

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    Food was very good. Service was good but not real attentive. Lunch prices were good. Finding the restaurant was a bit of a challenge.

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    This was my first time visiting this location excellent food, Excellent service. Will visit agan and recommend to family an friend.

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    Yum Yai Street Thai - Fresh Basil Shrimp Rolls

    Yum Yai Street Thai

    4.7(191 reviews)
    8.1 mi
    $$

    Another excellent addition your list of Thai restaurants in Birmingham!…read more They've only been there for 6 years and I finally made it. Even though I didn't dine in, I appreciated the beautiful decor and the attention to detail. Gone from their early days during the pandemic when they were take out only to their newly renovated and larger dining area. There's nice bar with stools nearly centered in the restaurant. Employees are more friendly than you can imagine. Located on 280 near the Greystone entrance, YYST is on the right in a small quaint strip shopping area that's raised "above" 280. So if you're driving by you can see YYST by looking up. There's no outdoor seating, but plenty of tables and chairs inside with seating at the bar. They are quite proud of their Yelpies 2025 award for "Beloved Birmingham Business" which sits at the front entrance. Their menu is comprehensive with the right amount of dishes to satisfy. Every "Thai" place seems to have their own take on most dishes and YYST is no different. Their "recommended" entrees include Mango fish, Pad Thai Chakangrao, Massamun Short Rib, Pad Thai Wings and Panang New York Strip. Then they also have "Signature Plates" whose menu descriptions had my mouth watering. There's also stir fry, curries, salads, and even a lunch menu. Since I wasn't dining, I was going to do my litmus test and try their version they call Beef Drunken Uncle noodle. I also ordered their Fresh Basil Shrimp Rolls, and Bangkok market fried rice. I waited at the bar for about 10 minutes when my packaged meals arrived. I was offered a glass of cool water as I waited at the bar. The rolls were wrapped in saran wrap and I would guess were probably made a couple of days ago. Nothing wrong with that except I got unlucky and rice paper wrapper was almost crunchy. They were a little heavy on the use of lettuce, but each had 4 large fresh shrimp. The taste wasn't anything spectacular BUT their version of the dipping peanut sauce saved it. Yom Yom Yom! The fried rice was delicious. Tossed in a wok with eggs, onions, chinese broccoli and their house sauce, I had beef added as the protein and it was delicious. My Drunken noodle was very good! This traditional street food inspired dish is a classic. Wide noodles tossed with snap beans, garlic, onions, bell peppers with thai chili and basil, their version is quite good! It had great flavor and an excellent representation of the drunken noodle. Next time I might have to pay extra for a fried egg on top. Yom Yom Yom Yom! I'm glad I finally visited YYST. I am looking forward to returning and this time dining in. The Panang New York Strip and Mango Fish have my name on them!

    The space is lovely and the server was very attentive. The menu has a nice assortment of…read moretraditional Thai dishes, some with unique spins. I started with the duck duck larb and ordered drunken noodles with shrimp for my main and ordered both traditional thai hot. The prices are significantly higher than other Thai restaurants I have visited but I certainly don't fault them for making a living. The larb was a bit dry for my tastes and lacked the richness of duck fat It was beautiful but fell a little short. There was no fish sauce or lime to be found. Larb should be vibrant and fresh and it was just bland. Despite ordering Thai hot, there was literally one dried pepper on the dish. The drunken noodles were gorgeous and nicely plated with perfectly cooked shrimp but again, no heat. Pad Ki Mao is traditionally filled with fresh beans, onion, bell peppers and chilis. This was just sweet noodles with only a few vegetables. While both dishes were good but way off the mark and certainly not the spice level I ordered. After watching me add several spoonfuls of peppers to the noodles, the server admitted they didn't do Thai hot as I ordered but instead "American Thai hot" which seems to be no spice at all. It felt very disrespectful bordering on racism that Americans can't eat spicy food and they somehow knew more about my palate than me. Had she told me they don't serve Thai hot when ordering, it would have been fine and I could have gone elsewhere. Especially at the high price point of the menu, Yum Yai greatly missed the mark for me and I will not return.

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    Masaman Thai Kitchen - Spicy Chicken or Tofu Coconut Soup

    Masaman Thai Kitchen

    4.5(221 reviews)
    4.5 mi
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    We had checked in at our hotel a bit later than planned and hence were hungry. My wife found this…read moreplace listed as the closest Thai place, so we drove there. It is located in a large plaza that spas both sides of the road. The opposite side looked more like a small shopping mall with higher end restaurants, but we didn't explore it. The side where this restaurant is located is anchored by a Publix. There was plenty of parking in the shared lot. I don't think that this place was what either of us expected, which was a restaurant where you ordered from your table. Instead, this place had a more 'hole in the wall' vibe, but in a generally good way. They had about 6 tables total in a fairly small space. You ordered at the counter and they brought the food out later. They were almost constantly fielding phone-in orders for to-go food. They had limited drinks available (including water) but no alcohol. The staff was friendly. The food came out before long, and we both agreed it was very good. My curry was quite flavorful. My wife liked her vegetable dish as well. So, just know what to expect. If you want to impress someone on a first date, this may not be the venue for you. If you are just here for the food, then this is a great choice. If I lived in the area and wanted Thai take-out, this would absolutely be my first pick.

    Ordered takeout for lunch today. Each plate was 8.99 and it was UNBELIEVABLE good. My go to lunch…read morespot for now on. 5/5 Wife Score: 5/5

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    Surin 280 - CRAB ANGEL

    Surin 280

    3.7(282 reviews)
    6.0 mi
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    It was fantastic! I ordered the fried rice, drunken noodles, and a side of Thai curry sauce with…read moresteamed rice. Everything tasted amazing. The flavors were rich and authentic, and the portions were satisfying. The drunken noodles had a nice level of spice and were packed with flavor. The fried rice was cooked perfectly and paired well with the rest of the meal. One thing I really appreciated was the service. I asked the waiter if I could just get a side of Thai curry sauce with no vegetables or meat--just the sauce--and she understood exactly what I meant. She brought exactly what I asked for without hesitation or complaints, which made the experience even better. The ambiance was also really nice. The restaurant had a warm, relaxed atmosphere that made it comfortable to sit and enjoy the meal. I would definitely come again because it was best Thai food I ever had and still have more things I would like from the menu

    We have been driving past this place for years. Decided to give them a try the parking lot said…read moresomeone's liking it. Going East on 280 it's easy in and out, I will not even try going West. Nice clean and comfortable booth and table seating. Service was a star, pleasant and knowledgeable of the menu and entrees. Dim Sum and sauce was ok if you like chewy blandness. Submarine Roll was again ok, I love Yellowtail & Salmon this one left me wondering what was missing. Succulent Catfish was not Succulent! Fried ok kind of tasty but after 3 bites it needed the Thai ginger sauce. I wish it would have helped. The one thing that saved this experience was the coconut soup. Very Good. We doubt we will return here for Thai.

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    Surin 280 - I ordered beef with rice but this is what they sat in front of me. It's beef with noodles in a soup bowl with lettuce

    I ordered beef with rice but this is what they sat in front of me. It's beef with noodles in a soup bowl with lettuce

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