Yummy food and wonderful human beings! The perfect combo! A nice menu with a lean towards Thai, although a few other influences appear as "special guests" -- Tasted the Bulgogi, a Korean beef dish which was super tender and flavorful! But if you don't like onions, stay away -- I love them! Paired with some Tom Kha Soup for a filling, fresh and flavorful meal. All ingredients fresh and tasty. The Service and people were the best! Super friendly! I left my credit card -- Doh! and they had it waiting for me when I arrived the next day to pick it up. With all the goofiness in the world, so nice to know there are people who care and take care of you! Fully recommend Mai Phi! Southern Pines and surrounding area lucky to have such a place and people as part of their community! read more

We have gone back several times since our bad visit and the service has definitely improved from the sad day. I have waited four more visits before updating my review because I want to give them a fair chance because the food is good. The restaurant has redeemed itself on service. And our food is always good. read more

Lovely local Thai spot, came highly recommended from the hotel I was staying at. I ended up getting it to go because I had a long day and noticed portion sizes were incredibly smaller compared to if I had dined in. Also placed an order as soon as they opened and they didn't start working on it until I arrived to pick it up. Great flavors though, would recommend the Thai chilli wings and orange chicken! read more

We stumbled upon this place when we were passing through Southern Pines. Very impressed with the quality and authenticity of each dish. We got the papaya salad with cashews instead of peanuts since I'm allergic, and it was so fresh and flavorful with plenty of citrus lime. It came with sticky rice in a traditional bamboo container which was such a great touch. Also got the pad see ew with beef and the flavored were great as well. Loved this place with a beautiful Thai interior. read more

I had pho and it was excellent. The wait staff is polite and service is fast . I come here several times a month

Awesome in all respects. Service was friendly and quick. Seating was clean and fresh. Oh and everything we had was full of taste and exceptional. prices are over the top reasonable. We are moving here from up north and will make this a regular stop when we move in. read more

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Took my mom there for pho, it was delicious! The service is fantastic, the young man is very friendly with polite smile. Overall great experience! read more

Highly recommend eating here. Food came out piping hot. Spring rolls to start. My husband had the ginger stir fry with shrimp and rice. I had pad see ew with chicken. Both were the best we have ever had! The inside is really nice and clean. Service outstanding. Greeted right away. Water continuously poured. Food brought out immediately. They seemed to do a steady takeout business (not surprising!) Can't wait to go back and try more items. read more

Friendly folks work there. Service was quick and the Pad Thai is very very good. Just the right spicy.

This is a cute, small Thai restaurant located right next to a Gentleman's club. Lol, I just thought that was interesting. The service was good. The food was good. I was honesty a little skeptical when I didn't receive chopsticks and I wasn't asked how spicy I wanted my food. Mai-Phi fried rice- really good. Lots of flavor. Rice is fluffy and good amount of chicken and veggies. Pad sa ew- noodles nice and chewy. Good flavor. Nam Khao- this had great flavor, but I wish it was served traditionally with lettuce & other herbs to wrap it with. Chicken wings- good seasoning but oil seemed old? Tom yum- had big juicy shrimp. Broth isn't sour. read more

my favorite place ever!! the food is so authentic and I love their Thai tea. the staff is so nice and very attentive.

I was in town for business and had a taste for curry. I found this place in Yelp top 10 for local restaurants. The reviews look great so I headed over. The staff is very friendly and polite and seated me promptly took my drink order. For an appetizer, I chose spring rolls. They were crispy on the outside and piping hot inside. The dipping sauce was out of this world. For my entrée, I chose the green chicken curry with vegetables and jasmine rice. It was also very good. Watch the spice level because I ordered mine mild, and it was pretty spicy, But all around great food and service. I will definitely be back. read more

Mai Phi - Menu 4/2/24 - Vietnamese Near Me - Southern Pines, North Carolina

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Food was mediocre with little to no flavor. I'd recommend other Thai restaurants first.

I have eaten Pad Thai from the East coast to the West coast. This place is definitely in my top three of all time! Found this place on Yelp! Service was fast and excellent! When you walk in you are automatically greeted with a smile and sat down quickly! We sat at the bar. Had a great conversation with the manager. This place is super cool to have lunch or dinner when you don't want an Uber fancy yet affordable Thai food! The building is lit perfectly with quaint booths to enjoy your food! We will be returning here! read more

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The food is very very slow! And service is slow too! I ordered food at 6:35 just one soup. It says pick up in 30mins, when we arrived here it turns out to be one hour. And we are trying to cancel it. Still very slow response!!b read more

We got food delivered to us, figured we would try something new. It was so good!! We got the Massaman, Pho Chicken, and Yellow curry (with no meat.) Each dish was amazing!! I'll rate below: Massaman: I had never had this before and it did not disappoint. It's a curry not heat spicy, but a creamy buttery texture with fragrant spices. It was a big portion, can be split between two people with rice easily. But...I may not next time it's so good! :) Pho Chicken: this type of dish is very easy to do wrong but they do soooooo right. Perfect broth made with love. The chicken and vegetables very perfectly cooked, as were the glass noodles. That sauce is spicy though!!!! Try a bit on a spoon before pouring into the dish. lol. We would have eaten it anyway but just a heads up. Yellow curry: this curry has some heat to it. Back of the throat in a pleasant way, that doesn't build up to hot but compliments everything else. All in all. Solid. 10/10. read more

Service was good but the Food was way too sweet. I was looking forward to enjoying pho but was disappointed

We've been here twice in the past month, the food is so fresh and so good. The server was very friendly and helpful with offering his favorites on the menu. It's also a clean, cute little spot, don't let the outside fool you. I need to try some other places when I visit Southern Pines but this place is so good, I don't know if I can. read more

The food is very good, the Pho/Phi is delicious. I definitely recommend them for takeout; I've never had table service there. read more

This Thai food will satisfy a craving. We ordered the papaya salad and red curry. It wasn't as authentic as we were hoping but it curved my cravings for Thai food. read more

Service was great. Bulgogi not like I remember how it should be. It was really wet and I prefer it a drier texture. Flavor was good but also not how I remember. read more

Oh my gosh My meal was delicious!! I went yesterday for lunch and brought home more than enough for dinner. It was all white meat and very fresh tasting. Can't wait to try other items on the menu. Cute atmosphere and very friendly staff read more

Mai Phi - Orange Chicken with Jasmine Rice - Vietnamese Near Me - Southern Pines, North Carolina

Ownership changed of this place and I heard good things so I went back. After my first three experiences here were just...not....good I was a little trepidatious. BUT. The menu is amazing. The FOOD was SUPER. And the service was friendly and fun. Have gone back three times in the last three weeks and will make it a regular spot. read more

I went back a 3rd time to try it again.... Flavors just weren't there anymore. Overall a good mediocre Thai place. Sausages weren't as good as before anymore also. read more

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Great takeout service and very attentive/polite at the pickup. Food didn't appear to be up to the usual standards especially the Orange Chicken lack of spice and sauce. Still a great Asian fusion choice! read more

My husband and I went for lunch today. We had a very good meal. My husband had bulgogi steak and he enjoyed it very much. I had the orange chicken and it was very good as well. We shared an order of spring rolls and crab Rangoon's. Both which we enjoyed. I had a Thai tea and it was great. We did order too much food, but we were able to bring some home with us. I would recommend this restaurant to anybody, that was interested in some good Asian cuisine. read more

Mai Phi - This was the gulgoli steak and the spring rolls - Vietnamese Near Me - Southern Pines, North Carolina

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This is the best Tom-Yum soup I've ever had. The waiter was very attentive. Excellent customer service. I highly recommend Mai-Phi! Great and relaxed atmosphere as well. I will be coming back very soon! read more

Mai Phi - This is the best Tom-Yum soup I've ever had. The waiter was very attentive. Excellent customer service. I highly recommend Mai-Phi! - Vietnamese Near Me - Southern Pines, North Carolina

Food was not very good. Flavor was off, I had the green curry. Which is my favorite Thai dish. There were great reviews, but maybe the typical chef was off the day I ordered. The staff was friendly though and the location is convenient. I may try again the next time I'm in town. read more

Wow this is some of the best Thai food I've ever had and the service is just as good. It is so nice to find a place that we can go to on a regular basis. The atmosphere is really nice too. Also the menu has a great selection of dishes and made it difficult to choose from because I wanted to try several of them. read more

We did carry out today. Went inside and the place is very nice and so was the staff. The food was excellent. Will be ordering again.

The food was delicious and the server Sho was so nice and knowledgeable! The food came out quick, hot, fresh. The restaurant is so cute inside. read more

Mai Phi - Combo Appetizer - Vietnamese Near Me - Southern Pines, North Carolina

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I took my 91 year old mother out for dinner here. The food was wonderful and the prices very reasonable. The staff was very friendly. The restaurant was not very busy, especially for a Saturday evening. We really hope that they succeed! We've already told several friends about our experience. Thanks for the great food! read more

The Tom Yum soup was very good, perfect amount of spice without adjusting the standard. Definitely will be back when in town!

Best crab ragoons ever Spring rolls a bit dry but serviceable Thai Tea, amazing and delicious Sticky purple rice w/ mango very good. Highlight of the meal Main course was missing bean sprouts and cucumbers but it's possible with the COVID19 stuff and their recent reopening that all the ingredients weren't available They didn't have vegan/vegetarian spring rolls which was a bit of a letdown. read more

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There are 3 Thai restaurants in the area, and this one is hands down the best. As someone who has lived in Thailand for many years, I know what traditional Thai food should taste like, and Mai Phi's nails it. It's the closest thing to actually eating at a restaurant in Thailand. So if you want to eat a true authentic Thai dish, eat here! If you want kinda, sorta, maybe authentic. Go somewhere else. read more

This is the first time eating at Mai-Phi since the change in ownership. Our first visit with the previous owners was off the charts great. This visit was very good with some exceptions. I will get to the point. My dinner, orange chicken was perfection. It was what you would expect, tangy, overly sweet and crispy. I had them add some heat to offset the sugar and it worked beautifully. The heat level was not what I wanted. I like it hot. But the flavor of the chiles they use was so good. My wife had the beef bulgogi. And it was equally as great, with loads of succulent beef on a sizzling hot platter. Our friend had Tom Yum soup. It was loaded with shrimp but beware, the large is large. She absolutely felt the soup was spot on. The only entree that did not make the grade was her husbands peanut curry chicken. It looked good to us but he thought it was a bit soupy and he said it had no taste of peanut. He also asked for it hot and it came very very mild. The rice that came with the dishes was perfect as well. Even the house Pinot Grigio hit the spot. So what did not end up so good... is the appetizers. The calamari was only giant rings, no tentacles and I know the brand they bought. It is of course frozen but good quality. Where it failed was the breading. It really felt like the breading you get on frozen onion rings. Which on onion rings works. This not as much. Next were the fried pot stickers. The original ones we had under the previous owners were hand made. These were small, store bought frozen one's. They were small, flavorless and dry. Our one friend had the fresh rolls. They were certainly big but but she thought they were missing ingredients on the menu. After reviewing the menu before writing this, she was wrong it was all there although the shrimp was not as much as one might expect. Still I certainly though it looked great and they are a meal in themselves. Her husband had the papaya salad which he asked for some heat on it. It came mild but they both agreed it was good. So in conclusion, yeah we will be back, but perhaps not order the appetizers. If it can be frozen, it is frozen. BTW, orange chicken was invented by Panda Express in Hawaii and rarely can be found in Asia. True. read more

Best Authentic Thai Food. I ordered Tom Yum Soup and it was delicious. Their food selection are different comparing to other typical Thai restaurants. read more

Mai Phi - Tom Yum Soup with Shrimp - Vietnamese Near Me - Southern Pines, North Carolina

My go to place for Pho. Always a great meal. Both the chicken and beef are excellent. Even the takeout containers are nice.

We have been searching for an Asian restaurant that reminds us of our travels, and this one consistently hits the spot. The servers have always been joyful as they make recommendations, and the food is delish! I always order the avocado chicken curry, but have been known to steal a bite off of my children's and my husband's plate. read more

Amazing authentic flavors from an unassuming location. Just excellent service and atmosphere! We will be back