I've been knowing about this place for years, but as of recent years I have started eating here. There's not many Thai places in Waco, but I would say that this is one of the best Thai places you'll find in Waco. I've been able to try a few of their dishes, like the Pad Kee Mao, and as of recently, their Pad Thai, which I had with shrimp. Every time I've had food from them I have been very impressed. There are foods that I would have been hesitant to try in the past because of unfamiliarity, but thanks to how they make everything taste, I'm eager to try everything. I really love their shrimp pad Thai. It was the best pad Thai that I've had so far! I'm not a huge dessert fan, but they have nice desserts such as the banoffee and fruit sando. If you are a banana pudding lover or a fruity dessert lover, I recommend you try that. They also have great appetizers as well! read more

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I went to Curry Up & Wok This Way (cute name!) while I was visiting Waco. It's in one of the corners of the Union Food Hall. There are a few tables and chairs that are clean though a bit uncomfortable. Service was great - everyone working was really friendly! They had a dessert banoffee pie in a cup that was fantastic. As for my meal, I ordered the green curry with tofu and veggies. It was incredibly sweet. This is my go-to order, and I've never had one this sweet. It wasn't pleasant. It was also unclear if it was vegetarian or not (with fish sauce or not). My boyfriend got a noodle dish and really enjoyed it! I would say it's hit or miss - with the other options in the food court, I may try something different if I return! read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Green Curry - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

Ambiance is food court. Service was friendly and quick. Food is good. Portions could be larger for the price compared to other Thai places we have been but it's ok. I would eat here again read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Drunken Noodles - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

I was in between 3 and 4 stars. Service was very quick and friendly, and they did a good job of explaining the options. This is in the Union Hall food terminal, so it's not like a traditional restaurant with servers, but it's good for a quick meal or if different people in the group want other options. The food itself was a bit heavy on oil and a bit light in my opinion on meat and veggies, but it tasted good. I lived in Thailand for two years and have had variations of this dish many times. This one was tasty and fast, but I would have enjoyed more meat and veggies. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Pad Kee Mao - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

I've been to Union Hall before and I've tried a couple of spots (one of them no longer in rotation) and I've made it a point that this place would be next on the list for whenever I was coming through again. And then here I was! Their menu is limited - understandable, given they're in a food court sorta spot, they have a small kitchen. I went for the Thai style fried rice with beef topped with a fried egg. I popped my digital wallet to pay and whomp-whomp: their POS was down. I asked if using a card would help instead - we tried that three times and that didn't fly either. I offered to pay cash - cash no bueno here. In the meanwhile, a line was forming behind me. What a fine time for technology to fail. It took a few minutes, but they finally figured it out. The line behind me got a little bit longer, but I took that as "Wow, they have a following." I was told it'd be about 10-15 minutes before my food was ready so I went to another spot for a drink. Grub was good to go at the allotted time I was told - except the egg was missing. They realized that before I even got the chance to say anything, so yay. VERDICT: Made to order food is always a plus. The beef was soft with great seasoning and it was commensurate to the amount of rice. There weren't a lot of fillers so nothing was taken away from focusing on the beef and the rice. FOOD: 4. Delicious and plenty to share with another. SERVICE: 3.5. VALUE: 4. Worth it and then some! PARKING: located inside Union Hall. They have a small private lot. Street parking also available. OVERALL: 3.75. Curious about their curry and noodle dishes, so it's safe to say they are on my radar for the next time I come back around! read more

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I came by and picked up a quick lunch here and I was extremely impressed with my meal. I got the Pad Kee Mao with a hot spice and it was perfect. I really like the way the veggies in the dish are prepared - bite size. When it comes to Thai places I judge them on their Pad Kee Mao which is my favorite Thai noodle dish and this place gets a gold star for it. My only note that I will leave is you do have to pay extra for any spice level over the basic mild but all that did was make a $12.50 dish into a $13.00 dish which is extremely reasonable for the food quantity and quality delivered. If you don't like the idea of paying extra for heat, think if it as a discount for those who like spice less food. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Pad Kee Mao - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

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Pad Thai didn't come in pork flavor. I picked shrimp and hot seasoning. Not much shrimp and not hot at all. Seasoning was just put on top instead of cooked in the dish. If they're going to serve it in a food court it should be good. No service to speak of. read more

My fav things on the menu are curries and the noodle dishes! The Thai fried rice is delicious too. I never have to wait too long for my order. My food is excellent every time. read more

I don't normally leave negative reviews but my Uber Eats order left me feeling pretty ripped off. The portion size of the Pad Kee Mow was about half of what I would normally expect from a Thai restaurant (and also compared to the photos of it available here). I finished all of it in sub-5 minutes. It was also cold, not even lukewarm. The noodles were so stuck together and dry, probably because they had been sitting for long enough for most of the sauce to be soaked up. I'm resorting to making some spam fried rice to complete the rest of my dinner not sure if this is the usual experience from this place. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

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The food was amazing The service is super Duper good and the ambiance is getting chime cozy

First time to eat here. Ordered Panang curry, fried rice and Pad See Ew. Panang ordered at Thai spice level by a True Thai Girl. She said it was good but it's funny bc it's not run by Thai people. My rice was just fine. My husband said it was decent. A good meal. Interesting tho. My husband's dish was way spicier than mine and we got the same spice level. The Thai spice level was not that much hotter than my husband's. It came with no accompaniments like soy or any kind of sauce and NO napkins. They had to go get some from somewhere and the hubs got tired of waiting for the employee to come back. It also took way longer than what they told me originally. I asked because I wanted to go get some tea. I also wanted to add that the amount of rice they gave to go with the panang was pathetic. Here is a pic of the amount of curry left over and no rice. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Panang curry and rice - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

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Located inside Union Hall, you might miss this Thai spot since it isn't in the main section of restaurants. It's definitely worth a look if you're craving Thai / Asian food. When I walked by one of the chefs was really welcoming and even offered me small samples of their Penang and Green curries. I liked the curry enough to order it for lunch. I'll say it's on the slightly sweeter side, which is personal preference. ***Important note: The spice level is real here. They aren't kidding when they say spicy, it'll make your face burn (in a good way if you're into that lol). I appreciated the hospitality and the true spice levels. I plan to visit again next time at Union Hall read more

My favorite Thai place! The Owners are GREAT and they really know how to make some incredible Thai food. Will be going by again this week! read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Basil chicken - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

The noodles were homemade, and the vegetables were fresh (although I wish there were more of them!). And the tofu was prepared _very_ well. It was a little pricy for the portion size, although commentate with other places at Union Grove. read more

Amazing Drunken Noodles/Pad Kee Mao. The noodles were perfect and the service was fast. They let you pick the level of spice and mine was just right. It's tucked away in the back right corner of the food hall so I almost missed it but luckily my wandering ADHD led me back there. read more

This place has some really good Thai food. I ate the Pad Thai and my husband ate the Pad See Ew, they both were delicious. Noodles were perfectly cook which seems to be a problem at other places we've been to. We will definetly return so I can try the curry. read more

Some of the best Thai food I've had in a long time. Authentic tasting. Sweet people working. Amazing flavors. We wished we lived closer, we would eat there all the time. Give them a try! read more

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If you like Thai, this is the place! Traditional food! Super good! 100% chance I will be back to hurt myself again! read more

I lived in Thailand and this is legit! Best Thai food I've had since moving back. Delicious!

This was honestly some of the worst Thai food we've had. We could tell it wasn't going to be good just by looking at the plates of food. The curry was damn near flavorless and had no spice, and was a pretty underwhelming portion. The Pad Thai wasn't much better, was salty as hell but had not much other flavor. Flat out not good. We grabbed a couple slices of pizza on our way out instead. This place is brand new, so hopefully they put some time and effort into improving cause they need it. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Pad Thai w/ Chicken & Shrimp - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

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I have to be honest, I was not impressed by this food stall one bit. First of all, finding parking for Union hall, especially on the weekends, is very tricky! Took me a while and I had to kinda drive around in circles til I got pretty far out from the hall, and had to park on the street and walk back to it. Not convenient at all, especially if you want to just take your food to go! Then when I got there, I found this little Thai style food stall, and was checking out their menu. The menu is quite limited. Then one of the workers stopped me and asked me a couple questions about what kind of food I like, and tried to offer a suggestion. I'll give him credit for making that effort. I took a minute and figured out what I wanted. Finally I stepped up to the counter to order. They took a while to notice I was there and finally came over to the register to get my order. The transaction was simple enough. The guy said it would be maybe three minutes, and my order would be ready. I was like wow, ok! I proceeded to wait around while they made my food. Ten minutes later, I was finally getting the alert that my order was ready. Either the cook was new or just took his sweet time to make that. Not three minutes as I was told! Kinda lame. Then I took my food and had to walk all the way back to my car, and head out. Got to where I was going to enjoy my meal and tore into it. Had a pretty good flavor but was a lot spicier than I had expected. I ordered medium spice and this was definitely hotter than that. Was uncomfortable to choke down my food, and not really enjoyable. Then maybe 3-4 hrs later, the final surprise hit me. That food messed up my guts so bad that evening! Not cool. I am not sure if it was food poisoning, or what, but it was definitely from that meal from Curry up. On a side note, the dude who rang my up was kinda creepy and gave me a weird vibe. I don't know. Overall I had a poor experience and doubt that I will ever go back there to eat again. No thanks read more

Just the best place to eat. Very original. Love the curry dishes and my favorite is still Pai Tia with noodles and shrimp. Also can get with rice. Owner is so helpful. read more

Really Really bad! I was looking forward to some Thai food and talked my granddaughter into trying some Thai fried rice. We both took two bites and it was so bad. I got the chicken Pad Thai. 30$ in the trash! I think it may have been an off day? I have never thrown away food like that before. So disappointed The girl at the counter also was not very nice. We tried the Vietnamese place instead and it was good and the guy working there was super nice. read more

Employee taking my order was extremely disrespectful. I am always very respectful of food service workers as I am in the line of work as well, but this person was just mean. The food was awful, worst tasting Thai food I've ever had. Absolutely no flavor read more

This was honestly some of the best thai noodles I've ever had in Texas. First I got the Pad Thai, which had a nice pleasant tartness to it! My friend got the Pad See Ew, and I loved it SO much that I got one for to-go. The portions could be bigger, but honestly I was so impressed by the flavor that it was fully worth it to me. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Pad See Ew - flat noodles with chinese broccoli and tofu - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

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The food is great but the service is terrible I ordered on the Toast app for pickup and when I arrived the blonde worker said Door Dash already picked it up. He argued with me about it and I showed him both my email receipt and the Toast screen that said nothing about Door Dash and had no delivery address. So Mr Attitude says "I can make it again for you if you want it." Well yes I do, and he gives me this. 1 inch of Panang curry. I asked is this all I get for $6.75? And he says yes. This is not the first time the same guy has argued with me over what I ordered. I won't go back. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

Delicious! Fresh, high quality ingredients made to order, and you can taste the skill and heart that goes into it. Great service too. I messed up and forgot to order "white lady" level of spice, and they remade it for me. Will definitely be back. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Pad kee mao (drunken noodles). - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

So, sad because 1) the prices went up 2) not enough food. I ordered a Pad Kee Mao which usually fills me up at any other Thai restaurant. I paid $14 and I'm a small person that doesn't eat much and I didn't get full. I normally take my food home and I ate it all and I was still hungry. The price could have been fine if it was enough food but sadly it wasn't. Unless their portion increase I don't plan on spending that much on that little. The flavor is on point but I would have to order another plate and that would be almost $30. My husband ordered their expensive plate and he too didn't get full. I think this place is no longer for locals since it advertised for tourists that hardly eat and have money to spend. My husband and I spend $38 for lunch without drinks. That's ridonculous!!!!! We could have gone somewhere else fancier and gotten full bellies for that price. Unfortunately, extremely sadly heading home with less money and still hungry. A ramen noodle will have to do. Go to Royal Bangkok it's better on prices and the flavor is kickn!!!! read more

Get the Pad See Ew, but don't add the shrimp to anything. It was $2 for 3 pieces. The flavors were incredible, some of the deepest Asian flavors I've had around Waco. This particular dish wash featured on the cover of the Wacoan during October 2021. read more

Curry Up & Wok This Way - Pad See Ew - Thai Near Me - Waco, Texas

Some of the best panang curry I've ever had, just so happens to be located in a food court. Beats every other restaurant inside by a large margin. They take their spice seriously read more

First for Union Hall itself, not impressed. Parking in the area limited, many food stalls were not open. For Curry up itself, we ordered Pad Thai with Tofu. It was a bit pricy, comparable to a traditional sit down restaurant. The taste was good, and the quantity was enough to satisfy us. The best part was listening to the Chef interact with customers and with his staff. Great guy with excellent management skills. Some of the staff was clearly new and in training. The Chef is why I rated 4 stars in stead of 3. read more

I love this place! I always take a lap around Union Hall to see if I wanna try something new but then I always pick Curry Up! Their Green Curry is always so good and it never disappoints. The Pad See Ew is also really good too! read more

Worst lunch we have ever had in Waco. Both myself and husband threw our $13 lunch away after 2 bites.... Unbelievable they would serve that to customers. read more

No need to look further when it comes to authentic Thai food! This is where you'll find me at almost every visit to Union Hall. The Panang Curry is a heavenly creamy blend on rice. The spice is always on point! read more

Was craving some good Asian food in Waco and this place definitely met my cravings. Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines and curry up delivered. Everything I have order here has always been flavorful and delicious! The only downside is that they are located inside a food hall and wish they were their own restaurant! read more

I visited Curry Up in Union Hall and got the stir fry veggies with tofu. It was amazing! So flavorful, well portioned, and fresh. The second best Thai food I have had in the US (first honors to go Dee Dee in Austin). read more

Every time I order the pad krapow here I get so disappointed that it doesn't come with a fried egg and they don't give you the option to when ordering online. It would be nice if they can change this because it would make the meal complete. read more

First time to Union Hall. Read the rave reviews for this place and was greatly disappointed. First, the young lady at the register was on the phone talking an order over the phone. When she finished with the call, she looked up at me and didn't acknowledge me. Just stared at me waiting for me to speak to her. We had a stare down. I finally spoke and asked if she was ready to which she replied, "are you ready?". I ordered. She took my name and telephone number to text when my food was ready. After 20 minutes of waiting I walked over to ask about my order. And there it was. A sad plate of chicken fried rice. I asked if this was my order because it didn't have my name but someone else's. She said yes. I asked how long was it sitting there (the rest of my group was just about finished with their meals at this point). She said a little over 5 minutes. I was annoyed. I asked if I could bring it back if it's cold since it's been sitting there getting cold. To which she responded, "it's only been 5 minutes ".I picked up the plate to walk away and there was condensation on the counter and the bottom of the plate was soggy . As for the rice, it was dry as was the chicken in it. Learn from my experience. It was bad. Really bad. read more

The most authentic Thai food in Waco. Incredibly flavorful and takes well to go (good portions). Truly hope this business succeeds and continues to offer incredibly good food. The Penang Curry and Pad See Ew are amazing, shrimp are quality prawns and beef is tender. Help this small business succeed and try it out! read more

Panang Curry was hands down the best curry I've ever put in my mouth- and I love curry. 10/10 definitely recommend! The staff is So Kind too! read more