I'm somewhat surprised by the highly positive reviews. Yes, food is fresh, yes, of course it's cooked to order, and the folks are very nice. The food itself is what I would term "decent." I've had the pad kee mao, pad see ew, pad woon sen, and pad kra prow. Also have had the egg rolls and my friend has had the pad thai. In all cases (except the egg rolls), the food was very very sweet. Maybe that's just how Thai food is supposed to be, but I've had a lot of Thai food at different restaurants and this was a level of sweetness that was the highest for me. I also like my food spicy. Not Thai hot, but American medium-hot. I've asked for my food to be spicy EVERY time, and it's always mild. The last time, there were small bites of very hot so I thought maybe they didn't mix in the pepper flakes or sauce enough. The next bite was when I figured out that it was just a few very thin, green, very hot peppers that were scattered throughout. So it wasn't a spicy dish, it was mild with a few crazy-hot bites because there were chunks of very hot peppers every few bites. If you're in Lyons and you don't want to go to Boulder and you're good with mild Thai food that's sweet, go for it. But I've had better, and there are several places in Boulder that I think are much better. read more

Best take-out place in Lyons! They get so busy that if you don't order before 6:00 you end up waiting for almost an hour for your food. But it is worth it! The pad thai is amazing and all of the curries are tasty too. One of our favorite places in the whole Front Range. read more

Oh mv goodness. No kidding, this is the best Thai food I've ever had. Don't be too brave though. Ask for mild if you will pay the price. Be patient...the food is worth the wait. read more

Finally got the chance to go here after being told how amazing it was. My wife really loved it. I thought it was ok. She appreciated the obvious freshness and quality of the ingredients. I like things extremely spicy, and even though I explicitly asked for "thai hot", the Pad Kee Mow was kind of bland. But I agree with her that the ingredients were super fresh. read more

I was expecting a lot from this place, and boy did it disappoint. As I opened my chicken pad Thai I was excited because it's my favorite dish to order from my local Thai place in St. Louis. But when I took a bite, it had the same taste as literal vomit. I smelled and took another bite to see if it was just that, and it was all the same. It was not the pad Thai I was expecting. And I was saddened to have to experience this situation. All in all, I can say the pad Thai tasted the same going down, as it did coming up 20 minutes later. read more

Wonderful atmosphere and amazing food! Fresh and beautiful and tasty! Big portions and affordable prices. I had tom yum which was so good and beautiful. I also ate a shrimp Thai salad which was bursting with flavor. Order a spice level above what you want. read more

I had the mango spring rolls with chicken, my son had pineapple curry. We both had fried banana rolls for dessert. Excellent meal great service. Will come back. read more

One overworked but patient waitress. Good Thai. Not the kind you get in the big towns with Thai chili peppers, and the amazing Tom Kha and Tom Yum soups, but it's ok, and the waitress zoomed from table to table. read more

I moved to nearby Longmont about a year ago. Somewhat disappointed with its restaurant options, I've broadened my orbit out to include Lyons and other places. I will say that this is honestly some of the best Thai food I've had in the US. They offer a wide variety of curries (including pumpkin and avocado), soups, and noodle dishes. The ingredients are always fresh and made in house by the owners. My only forewarning is that it usually takes about 30-40 minutes to get your food, but the atmosphere is cozy and the food is worth the wait so bring a close friend and enjoy the experience! read more

My Friend had the Pad Thai and I had the chicken sweet and sour Stir Fry. The food was outstanding especially the fresh veggies and the delicious sauce and our server was extremely personable; If you are looking for a quick meal this is not the place as the service is slow but they take very good pride in their craft. This would be my first stop if I drive through again! This place is much better than any Thai places I have found in South Denver read more

We eat here all the time. I've been to Thailand and had authentic thai food, so I definitely can tell you that theirs is amazingly delicious! They started making sushi recently, which is my ultimate favorite, so I'm pretty happy about that. I love Julie, and family. They are so friendly and kind. read more

Each time I go here I like it even more. Service is always good and food is cooked to perfection and tasty. I had a dish with shrimp and Japanese noodles, had carrots, broccoli etc. stir fried altogether but the veggies were nice and crisp. The two people I was with had delectable dishes as well but forget the names of them. Veggies are always super good! Lunch is also very affordable and good portions, I think it is $8 and $9 depending upon whether you choose shrimp or chicken/meat. read more

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I moved to Boulder a few years ago and it is FULL of half ass thai food. My husband and I just moved to Lyons and tried this place the other night. I HAVE FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE PLACE!!! Not only are the servings huge and the prices SO CHEAP, but the food is excellent. Authentic, fresh, delicious thai food. I will be back a ton for sure!! read more

We love Julie's Thai... Thank you for making such awesome food (our kids gobble it up) fresh, real... You can't go wrong!

Everything is made fresh and is very taste. Perfect spice, friendly people, affordable prices. Not a large seating area and naturally slow given its freshness and small size but worth the wait. read more

Good, consistent food. Plenty of options. Very nice staff. Food generally takes 30-45 min to prepare (especially take out) so plan accordingly. A great choice for food in Lyons. read more

The absolute worst service and longest wait time I have ever experienced at any restaurant in my entire life. Over TWO hours for food? And no apology, no comp for waiting so long. The server clearly avoided our table all night as the kitchen was a shit show. Every table around us was also waiting. This is the third time we have come here and every time is the same. We will not be back. I wish I could get the hours lost here back. Don't waste your time. read more

I love Thai food so much and I make Thai food all the time. I heard there was a new Thai restaurant in Lyons and that's why I got to eat here. The little boy got my order wrong and the food was so sweet. I didn't even tell them that the food was wrong. People there are very nice and finally I believe it was his dad came over and asked how my food was, I finally told him he got my order wrong and he wanted to make a new one for me but I didn't want that. I just wanted him to know that the order was wrong. The food was really sweet. Everything I ordered was sweet. I love their deserts though. It's delicious! Just tell them not to make it real sweet if you order something. read more

Love this Thai Restaurant!! Great pad thai and my husband loves the pineapple fried rice. It is a quiet and quant place to enjoy.

Finally got a chance to eat here a few days ago and the food was superb. The Panang chicken special was fantastic, 1/2 a chicken marinated for a few days. Even the white meat was tender and juicy. All the vegetables were fresh and cooked to perfection, no mushy veges here. They also don't load their entrees with green peppers as many Asian restaurants. They only used red. The mochi ice cream is a must, very flavorful. read more

Their Pad Thai is the bomb! Best around. I've made Julie's a weekly fav. Do yourself a favor and stop in and check them out.

The food was excellent. I had the pineapple fried rice and we also had pad Thai. The service and wait time for our meal was horrible. This was a Saturday night, no apologies or compensation was given. This was the worst restaurant experience ever and we will not be back. The male waiter should really move on to another career. read more

Awesome Thai food! The best I've had in a long time. I'm front Kansas City. We have many Thai restaurants at home. This is better than any I've had at home. read more

The food is always off the charts great, but the TWO hour wait times we have had at ALL three of the visits to this restaurant do not make up for it. Inexcusable. Offering coconut ice cream is hardly a measurable way to fix this issue. We have also had reservations upon every one of our visits to this establishment. At least comp something off of the bill. We will not be back. read more

Julie's is the best Thai food we have ever eaten, and we have eaten at Thai restaurants across the country. Everything is so fresh! As for hot, Julie uses fresh hot peppers for heat, so like many peppers some are hotter than others. I read other reviews saying it wasn't spicy enough... perhaps due to the peppers. We got thai hot several times and then she got a batch of really hot peppers... we opt for regular hot now. Wait times can be very long, due to everything being fresh and a high volume of to go orders. So if you don't see a lot of people dining keep in mind they do a lot of take out! Not to mention this is not a fast food restaurant where everything is precooked. Our "go to's" include spring rolls, red curry with duck, pad thai, and tom kha soup. Panang curry and green curry are also fabulous. I also love the papaya salad! read more

This is my favorite Thai place in all of Boulder county. Excellent food, large portions and good prices. I've tried lots of things there and have loved it all. Very good service. read more

Occasionally the service is slow, thank you prop 64, but certainly one of my favorites in Boulder County. Maybe even a bit better than Khow Thai on the hill. Ambience is slightly improved overtime with tapestries and a wall against the kitchen. read more

Stopped through Lyons on vacation with the wife and Julie's Thai Kitchen was recommended. Food was excellent! Would definitely recommend. read more

I eat here so often I am kinda embarassed to put a number on it. Let's just say most of the staff know me by name and I have only eatin sit down once, otherwise I am a take out guy. The food here is by far amazing and hands down the best Thai I have ever had! I would call this the best restaurant in Boulder County, especially if you factor in the amount of food you get for the price you pay and all top quality crisp not over cooked delicious veggies! The food is very flavorful while lightly spiced and sauced. It is a testament to how good food can be with minimal spice and sauce when the ingredients are top notch to start!!! Wonderful people as well! I wish them nothing but the best of success! read more

What a great discovery in tiny Lyons! We shared a Panang Curry and Papaya Salad. Both were elegantly served, delightful gourmet presentations. First class. Yet very reasonably priced. With different tolerances for "hot", they brought us a medium Panang, with side sauces for adding "hot to taste". So everyone was happy. Would go back in a heartbeat whenever in Lyons. read more

For being such a small place, the flavors are BIG!!! Everything is so fresh and this place has really changed my opinion of Thai food. We frequent here at least monthly. read more

Don't be in a hurry for diner I had three beers before dinner came. Be t the food was amazing the medium is kinda bland. Get the hot it will be just right. I would of given 5 stars but for a small venue of 10 tables. Two beers is a good limit before food comes. read more

Not my kind of Thai food at all, however friendly staff. Long wait is pretty usual. Never ate there, always TA.

I am a local Lyons resident and I am absolutely in LOVE with Julie's Thai Kitchen. My family gets take out from there at least once a week. Even my two year old daughter loves it. You can order any dish mild so it is great for kids. My favorites dishes are the famous chicken teriyaki, pineapple curry, spring rolls, and vegetable stir fry. The restaurant itself is very small and the service can be slow if you dine in at a busy time of the day, but its absolutely worth it. My family eats out a lot and this is by far the best restaurant in Lyons. The dishes are so flavorful but are not heavy with sauce. The chicken is white breast meat and not some weird fatty concoction you find at some asian restaurants. The best part though are the vegetables. Every dish I have had is LOADED with fresh vegetables that are cooked to perfection. Broccoli, zucchini, snow peas, carrots, bean sprouts, tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions... all loaded into every dish. Its really amazing and as someone who loves Thai and asian food, fresh vegetables that are properly cooked are hard to find! After eating a big dinner from Julie's, I always feel great. No food comas that you tend to get after indulging in sticky and fatty Chinese food. YUM! read more

We stopped here on our way from hiking at Twins Owls, Estes Park. We had the best meal, from sushi to start, hot tea and cold Thai iced tea with cream on top, to three different curry dishes, and finally, great service from Jake. Our dishes came with beautiful presentation and were a good size for a lunch serving. Each red, green, and panang curry had a very distinct and delicious flavor. We will return to eat here when in the area. read more

We are in town for a few days and based on the things we read about Julie's Thai Kitchen and bc it was one of the places recommended by our BNB, we decided to come here after a day out at RMNP. I ordered the Tom Yum soup for myself as a starter, the shrimp pad thai for my fiance, the shrimp basil fried rice for me and the three sauce fried fish as a dish for us to share (a lot of food but we couldn't help ourselves, everything on the menu seemed delicious). The tom yum soup was good but the shrimp pad thai and the shrimp basil fried rice stole the show. My shrimp basil fried rice had 7 pieces of huge shrimp in it, which is pretty unusual! Restaurants typically don't give that many shrimp in a dish! The rice was super fluffy and very flavorful. My fiance's shrimp pad thai was really awesome as well. The noodles were cooked to perfection. The only thing we did not like was the fried fish. We each took a bite and it was realllllly salty. So much where my mouth was a little numb after the bite. We told our waiter and he told the owner Julie. Apparently that's the way it is usually served. The waiter told us that she doesn't batter it herself? Not sure what that means. Anyway, we couldn't eat it so they offered to send us home with another dish or replace it. As tonight is our last night in Colorado (we are flying home to Texas in the morning), we asked them if they could just take it off the bill, which they graciously did. This is why I am giving them 4 stars still. If we are ever back in Lyons, we will definitely visit Julie's again and get the shrimp pad thai and the shrimp basil fried rice! read more

Excellent Thai food, with a few non-Thai oriental dishes thrown in for good measure. The restaurant is small and cramped, but the food makes up for this. If you go, go early as the small kitchen can't keep up with all of the in-house and take-out orders than pile into the restaurant at 4:30 when they open. read more

A solid option for a casual, quicker dinner. The food was great but I could have used a little more spiciness - recommend asking for something hotter than "medium" if you're used to Thai food. Being seated next to the open kitchen was a little odd; some restaurants it's better just to keep the preparation veiled. read more

Really great Thai food, what a find! We visited twice while on vacation in the area and would be a weekly regular if this restaurant was in our area. Everything we tried there was excellent. read more

This was the best Thai I've had in a long time. The appetizers, soup, salad and entrees were all delicious! The dishes were exceptionally flavorful & beautiful in appearance as well. My son and I were both very pleased with the large selection of food that the restaurant offers. I liked that the service was slow & relaxed, allowing the food to be prepared fresh to order. This family and staff do put love into the food as the menu says and it can be tasted. We live in Boulder, but we'll definitely be making the drive out to Lyons for Thai food read more