I stopped by Rolling Wok this past Saturday night after coming back into town after a trip to…read moreBoone. It's right off of 141 just North of the QT. It wasn't my intent to review this visit to Rolling Wok. But things change... I just know I really like their food, I was hungry, and it was on the way. A perfect storm some would say! I first tried Rolling Wok during the pandemic and their ability to offer pick up via a drive up window on the North side of the building was a great fit for that season. The food and service has always been on point! I sure wish I made it over there more often than I do... Everything comes out of the kitchen hot, fresh, and the depth of flavor is always impressive. The business is in a strip so parking is easy. It's seat yourself. Seating is a small bar and low top tables and chairs. Standard table service for ordering and payment. Love the decor and vibe here. Modern but with a hint of traditional. The menu is front and back and varies from Thai and other regional dishes, including curries, to a few standard Chinese items. We ordered the following: 2x egg rolls 1x Drunken noodles lo mein style with chicken (4-vey hot) 1x Shrimp and beef fried rice (1-mild) 1x soda (Coke products) 1x unsweetened ice tea Abby was serving us last night and she did an amazing job. I'm assuming Abby as that was what the receipt said. Even though she's helped me before I'm not sure we've ever formally introduced ourselves. I need to be better about that... I do know she's the owner's sister. As far as I could tell they were probably a staff of two last night. She was working the front by herself and I'm sure there was at least one person in the kitchen cooking. The food was great as always! The drunken noodles lo mein style is a favorite of mine! A level 4 or 5 really brings the heat... But Abby is the star of the show! So patient and personable...! Couldn't ask for a more amazing host! If you haven't been... Rolling Wok is well worth you making the short trip out to Grimes. https://rollingwokgrimes.com/

FLAVOR! Wow! I was I. The mood for something with noodles in it. But, when I looked over the menu…read morethere were so many things I wanted to try. I asked the server about the papaya salad combo and once she told me it's her family's recipe and the Lao sausage was her fav, I had to have it! My food came out perfectly! Sticky rice was perfectly made, the papaya salad had the exact amount of spice and the sausage was sooo tasty! I'm in town for business, but if I'm back again I would definitely try more of their dishes.

Checked in and STILL DELICIOUS as always! Got the Catfish…read moreCurry and it did not disappoint. Fried catfish with a red curry base. Hot and fresh. Friendly atmosphere and service. Mr W got his favorite pad thai with chicken. Level 2 this time. Wonderful amount of medium spice and flavor. Love coming here. Always quality food and good service.

The fresh authentic well portioned entrees of Eat Thai tempts you to try their Tom Yum a noodle…read moredish in broth similar to Pho. My dish had a freshness that was very tantalizing. The wait staff was very friendly explaining how the dish was put together with such enthusiasm. The atmosphere was customer friendly with only a slight noise of a very active little one who was over joyed about the environment.

Perfectly seasoned hot and sour soup. Friendly service. Enjoyed the Fried Rice Noodle Dish.read more

Great food! We found this place during COVID when we visited in Des Moines and now that we're back…read morewe love going here for lunch! They don't do dine in. I think it's all take out though. She's so nice

4.4/5! Got food…read moreto-go - so I can't comment on the restaurant vibe itself - and ordered at 8:30. We were grateful the staff took our order considering they close at 9! We went inside to get our food but you can do a curbside pick up option, which is nice. The food travels well and tasted great! You can also choose your spice level for each dish. I enjoy spice and got a spice level four. I didn't think it was too spicy. If you don't like spice, still consider spice level 2. The only complaint was the amount of noodles in the curry noodle. I felt it was more vegetables, less chicken and noodles. Otherwise, it's a great place to order takeout!

Hello First things…read morefirst! They have ine YUGE menu! Sushi, Rolls, Vietnamese food. I had the Drunken Noodles-recommended in the menu. It was very good. Chicken and noodles with peppers, onions in their drunken flavors. Chicken was tender and noodles done right. I do like things with a little spice. Not over flavoring the food though. I ordered a medium and it had no spice! I had to remember I am in IA and yiu have to make things midwest non spicy probably so you dont have many people complaining. So my point is. If it is not spicy enough ask for some chili oil! Yum yum. The dumplings were very good. They aervice was very friendly! Go give them a try. I am sure locally owned. Just hop in that large menu and start swimming!! I forgot one thing. They seem to have Gluten Free options.

Me and some of my coworkers went here last night. We didn't have to wait long to be seated,…read moreeveryone didn't have to wait at all. Everyone got different variables of dishes and drinks. They had 13 levels of spiciness, and I went with level 7. The restaurant was very clean, the restroom was clean, and the service was excellent. The food was great too. I would give this place 10/10.

the food was exactly what i wanted and we had great service!…read more We got seated in the middle of a bunch of other tables but it ended up not taking away from the experience at all! Cant wait to go back !

A beautiful cozy change of pace in this small town. Not the typical Asian restaurant menu you're…read moreused to seeing. The chef does an awesome job in the meticulously selected items. It's great for a date night or if you'd like a quieter place to dine

Overall - 5/10 Tom Ka - 7/10…read moreGreen Curry - 5/10 Egg Rolls - 6/10 Crab Rangoon - 6/10 Spring Rolls - 7/10 Restaurant - 6/10 Service - 1/10 Not trying to be too harsh as we were happy to find a Thai place in this area. Ordered Tom Ka as medium heat, and was way low on spicy. Ordered green curry as medium heat, WAY too much spicy. Couldn't even eat it. The food overall is edible but average. The service on the other hand was absolutely non-existent. The front is run by, what we guessed it the cook/owner's teenage son. He said literally three words to us during our entire time there. He couldn't be bothered to look up from his phone. We had to go up to the desk to get anything and everything we needed. It was really bad. I gave a point for his dad busting his ass in the back and basically running the entire place by himself.

Came here on a business trip with my colleague and or first meal after touched down. The restaurant…read moreis big with ample parking. We were the only two customers on a Monday 5:30 and we needed help with the menu as everything looks foreign to us. Server was nice to explain and we got what we wanted. Tasty noodle soup!

I really love their fermentedtea leaf salad. It's so unique and refreshing. Tonight I got the…read moreeggplant curry. At first bite I was disappointed thinking it was a little greasy not that special but... when mixed with steamed rice some kind of magic happens! The rice cuts through the grease and the curry tastes so rich... eggplant is fibrous and filling so it ended up being enough for 2 meals. My mother ordered the tomato salad which was bland. But the vegetable soup was clean and healthy and light. My son had some chicken coconut noodle soup and liked it. It was a big portion enough for 2 bowls at least maybe 3. My husband got pork belly and potato curry. He seemed very filled and satisfied. It was rich and hearty.

Terrific Thai food, served quickly, efficiently, and kindly in a cozy environment…read more Table seating, they also do take out. Server Akaya is nice and knows her products. Loving their Pad Thai and Garlic Noodle chicken dishes. They season so uniquely and solidly, so careful of your spice level request!

Wanted to try a new to us Thai restaurant in the Des Moines metro area and gave this place a shot…read morebased on reviews here. Sadly disappointed. We ordered the Dynamite Shrimp appetizer and shared Tom Kha soup with shrimp and the Tom Yum Pad Thai with tofu. The Dynamite Shrimp was a nice start -- crispy dumplings with flavorful shrimp filling. The Tom Kha included nicely sized shrimp but the soup's flavor was lacking. No hints of lemon grass, galangal or lime leaf. But it was packed with large pieces of onion and nearly past their prime mushrooms. The Pad Thai enticed with its menu description of Tom Yum spice, but sadly was also filled with too much onion and mushroom. There was no other vegetable in sight and no color other than the almost sickly sweet orange sauce which overdressed the noodles. We ordered medium spice on both dishes but felt no spice at all. Good service was the saving grace.

Went here the other day for lunch after looking up sushi/asian in West Des Moines, and honestly I…read morewas a bit underwhelmed. The good: - Service was good. Very friendly. - Seaweed salad was pretty good too. The not great: - Outside of the seaweed salad, the food was not great. - The edamame was overcooked and shriveled up. - The rainbow roll came without shrimp or salmon (kind of a bummer since i was sharing with my daughter and those are the two types of fish I know she eats). - California roll was on par with what I would expect to buy at the grocery store. Overall a "meh" experience, not one I'll be repeating anytime soon.

Finally checked out Banana Leaf! A friend of mine had gotten them catered a few times and said it…read morewas good so we decided to show up & check it out in person. Very cozy and welcoming atmosphere. Lovely hostess doing a fantastic job. Tried a tuna poke bowl and it's my new favorite. My friend had the spring rolls & a sushi roll which were very fresh & good as well. The prices were also reasonable for a location in West Glen and I definitely appreciate it. Will definitely be back again! Did not check out the restrooms, sorry.

Stopped in during their lunch service and it was a good time! Our server was super friendly and the…read morefood came out super fast. We came in around the end of their lunch special so it was a little busy. Goes to show they're pretty popular and get a lot of regulars! The ambiance is pretty open and had a lot more room than I expected! I ordered the pad Thai with beef, which is one of their lunch specials. I asked for level 2 spice but I didn't notice anything when I ate it. I did hear it kinda varies depending on the staff so maybe I need to order a higher level. Otherwise the food was pretty good and a great spot for lunch!

Des Moines has just expanded it's offerings of food so much in the last 30 years…read more I think Liam Anivat is still the major owner of.this restaurant and I remember his food at Thai flavors on East 14th Street long ago... I used to go to that restaurant once a week. That restaurant is the mother ship.. I would rotate between Cafe Fusion and Thai Flavors. Liam has become quite a entrepreneur of Thai restaurants he is the major owner of Cool Basil Banana leaf, and Thai Flavors on Ingersoll. He is really worked hard to have very large restaurants that serve delicious Thai food. It's conveniently located along East 14th in a strip mall with limited parking It can be a busy place so depending on the time of day lunch or dinner you may have to walk a little from your parking spot to the restaurant. The restaurant is clean and.older but the food is still great It is similar menu items to his other restaurants. On this particular day I had red curry chicken, I.have had it at all his restaurants and it's consistently good. I always like to support a locally owned business. Liam has developed quite a system and serving large amount of people at all his restaurants although the East 14th restaurants still has that old mom and pop kind of feel. When he first opened this first restaurant there were not that many Thai restaurants around town. Now he's open many himself and there are other many quality Thai food restaurants around town I think all of his restaurants have some healthier menu including fresh vegetable dishes. I believe they all have vegan dishes as well. Of course the restaurant has pot stickers basil stir fry, pad thai, and other traditional Thai restaurant dishes. There is lots of variety in the menu. It's also about expectations, everyone is under staffed, so I always appreciate the service staff who are working. Having said that the service was fast and efficient . It's also about being realistic about the food. The food was served quick and hot. I would definitely check this place out. If you're in the area it's well worth a visit It was fun to visit an old neighborhood friend