The service was great! Everyone there was really nice. The food though was not authentic thai, more American flavor they didn't even have jalapeños. I was very disappointed. read more

Wish I lived in the same town. Bar far my favorite reataurant... Ever..... Hands down. Flavors are intense and ingredients are FRESH. Presentation is beautiful and appealing... So much so that you look to the person on your right and wish you would have ordered what they're eating even when yours is the bomb! read more

The food was really good but it took forever to get our food. Great spice and presentation. read more

Mango Thai - Tempura shrimp pad thai - Thai Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Good food if you in a company of few people. Not a place for large group (20+) - not made or occupied with a wait staff for it read more

We've been ordering take-out here for several years and have had our share of issues. Nothing major worth complaining about till tonight. They left out 1 of the two dishes we ordered and the crab appetizer was over-cooked and tasteless. When we went back to pick up our entree they refused to do anything about it. The manager wouldn't even come out to talk with us directly. After two trips across town, an hour initial wait, terrible customer service, and no apology...we won't be back. They just lost a long time customer. read more

Was in town for business and wanted Thai. Cute restaurant, friendly staff and the food was excellent. I'll definitely come back again.

Fast delivery, clean food packing, yummy. Good portions, too. I would definitely recommend!

I had such high expectations for this place after hearing great things on Facebook and Yelp.. My family and I came here for dinner, and it was a little awkward coming in because nobody greeted us and it seemed like nobody knew if someone were to walk in or not.. We just decided to sit down ourselves and then 2 minutes later, we got water and cold towels. We waited about 10 minutes for a server to even take our orders.. And the worst part was probably waiting over 40 minutes for the FIRST entree. The rest of the dishes came slowly after that... one at a time.. so slowly... I ordered the Pad Thai with chicken and it was way too sweet. Wasn't spicy or sour or salty. Just sweet.. Also, they never came around to fill up more water for us. The table next to us got their food way before us too, which was odd.. By the time they finished, my brother didn't even have his food yet. The portions are small for somewhat expensive prices, and I honestly wouldn't come again.. Maybe it was just an off night? read more

Mango Thai - Chicken Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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This is one of the worst Thai restaurant in the twin cities!!!! I don't ever write any reviews on any websites. After checking out Mango Thai, I had to create a yelp account just to write a review for Mango Thai. Have to let the twin cities know the truth. I eat lots of asian cusines, I can tell if they are authentic or not, like chinese, Japanese, korean, thai, Vietnamese, india, etc. 2 of us ordered 2 appetizers and 2 entrees. Avocado crab roll is tasteless and saggy. Had way better ones in other thai restaurants in town. Mango Shrimp salad is overpriced at $9.50 for a very small portion with 3 small pieces of shrimp. Very salty and overpowering dressing. Pad Thai is the worst I have ever had. People say that you can tell how good a thai restaurant is from how good their pad thai is. Well, let me just say their pad thai does not even taste anything like pad thai, it tastes like asian sweet noodles in soy sauce. I had better pad thai in non-thai restaurants, now that's sad. It had very few pieces of meat, it had a very few pieces of eggs. They put lots of bean sprouts and carrot strings to make the potion appear bigger, but the actual noodle portion is so small that you need to order 2 orders fo be full (I am not even a big eater). It is the WORST pad thai ever!!!! Pumpkin curry served in an actual pumpkin, the curry is not very good and with very few pieces of meat. For $20, not worth the price. The jasmine rice that came with the order is so so small (only 4 spoon full), if you want extra rice, it is $2 for order. Now, service: One of wait staff took our plates used for appetizers away and never gave us new plates, put our utensils on the dirty table. So we had to put our utensils on top of drinking glass for water, they came over to refill water and never asked why the utensils were on top of water glass, they actually looked at us weird for having done that. Did they really expect us to put used utensils on the dirty table!!!!! And my ordered beverage never came, I didn't want it that bad so never asked about it, well, it was on the final bill, had to ask to take it off. The decor is good but the place is very small. To me, The restaurant decor is not as important as the authenticity of the food. This is one of the WORST thai restaurant in town. If you are looking for authentic thai food, please be warned, do not go, or you can go judging yourself and you will be disappointed. If you are looking for non authentic thai food, this is your place. read more

I rarely post bad reviews. But their pad thai SMELLS. I literally opened my to go container ready to eat it, and I could not stop gagging. Seriously smells rancid and could not eat more than five bites. I've ordered before and it was great. Their mango sticky rice is delicious. But that pas thai was DREADFUL. read more

Nice staff. Good food. Cozy (small) room so call ahead. Prices a bit high for this genre.

Really bad experience. Had to ask for water. But the burn was the food. Ordered shrimp, scallops, peapods. 3 shrimp, one scallop, some peapods and many sweet peppers. No flavor in the sauce, looked greasy. My friend ordered plain pad thai. She received shrimp and chicken in her dish. Run down restaurant. would never recommend. read more

This was my first time visiting Mango Thai and it was worth the visit. The atmosphere was a perfect place for an intimate date night and the the food was beyond amazing. The presentation of the food was beautiful, the best service from Mike (our server for the night), and the quaint atmosphere of the restaurant made this place an enjoyable experience for this contemporary and traditional Thai restaurant. I defiantly recommend visiting this place for couples or even a small group of friends. read more

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Excellent meal and friendly staff, we had three different dishes and they were all excellent, especially the shrimp, basil and chicken. Thumbs up. read more

I had the worst restaurant experience of my adult life at this restaurant. The food was mediocre. I had a lamb dish where more than half of the meat (which there was very little of) was fat that was inedible. Other members of my party said their dishes were bland. Apparently the laab salad was good but I can't recommend anything else. The "specials" at Mango Thai are $26-$30 whereas regular menu items are under $15. The wait staff pushes very hard to get their guests to order the specials but don't reveal the price. Unfortunately my large party of guests was on a tight work budget. Our out-of-town guests ordered the specials and only later did we find out that they were more than double the price of regular entrees and exceeded our budget. When I mentioned to the manager that they need to inform their guests of the prices of specials she told me that their patrons are "embarrassed" to hear prices and "don't want to hear prices" particularly because apparently many of their patrons are on first dates. This is the most ludicrous thing I have ever heard. My picky comment is that some members of our group received their food more than 10-15 minutes later than others, creating a very awkward dinner. I was really excited to go to this restaurant and can't imagine going back. read more

I have been here a number of times now. Based on past experiences, I would give it four stars. I really love their fried rice dishes. The Shrimp and Scallop fried rice is amazing! Decided to mix it up today and try the Spicy Basil Beef Fried Rice. Put in the order with the waitress today, who could not get it right. Hence, three stars based on my experience today. I was with a co-worker who ordered first and ordered the same thing I was going to order. She asked him if he wanted it with chicken. I think he was just being polite, when he said OK. I then also ordered the Spicy Basil Beef Fried Rice. She again asked if I wanted it with chicken. I told her no, I want it with the Beef as is described on the menu, but if they are out of beef then chicken is fine. She said beef would be no problem. She comes back ten minutes later, and she says she forgot what we ordered. Again, told her we both wanted the Spicy Basil Beef Fried Rice. She said OK, no problem. Dishes come out, and what do you know , chicken and no beef. Still very good, but downgrading from the four stars I otherwise would have given it, because I did not get what I requested despite two go-arounds with explicit instructions on my part. If you are out of the beef, just tell me so. I do not think it was a language barrier. read more

Mango Thai is one of my favorite restaurants in the Twin Cities. In my opinion, it is the best Thai in St Paul and is only rivaled by True Thai for the best in the entireTwin Cities area. The space is small and manages to be modern and cozy at the same time. The service has always been perfect when I have dined there, and the staff is very attentive. They bring you hot towels before the meal, which is a lovely touch. Now to the important part...the food! First, their springrolls are out of this world. They put both mango and avacado in them along with the usual suspects, and they can be ordered with shrimp or vegetarian with tofu. The peanut sauce is equally good, which is a nice change of pace from the lackluster peanut sauces that can be found at most Thai and Vietnamese restaurants around town. Next, you have to try the tofu satay even if you aren't a fan of tofu. It's fried to crispy perfection and served with the same delicous peanut sauce and I believe a second sweet and sour type sauce. Finally, the entrees are possibly even better than the appetizers. My favorite is the Chili Mint dish with fried tofu. I haven't seen this on the menu of other Thai restaurants, and it is a welcome addition to the usual staples. The mint is very noticible without being overwhelming and blends perfectly with the spicy chilis and pungent garlic. I have also sampled the massaman and ginger black-bean dishes, which were both excellent as well. So far, I have yet to try something at Mango Thai that I didn't like. If there is a downside to this restaurant, it is this: They do not yet have a liquor license. I haven't inquired if you can BYOB, so that might be an option. read more

I have never once given a review before, but this place deserves one. One star, only because I couldn't give zero. Seriously, they sat us and then didn't actually talk to us for 20 minutes when we asked a waiter for service. He got us water, and then we sat for another 15 minutes. We had just gotten up to walk out when the waiter finally came. Nice enough guy, but he proceeded to get the order wrong, then never once had water refilled. It wasn't a really busy night, either. Just a bizarre experience. I think they forgot that they were running a restaurant. All in all, a lousy, lousy experience. read more

My family and I went to dinner at Mango Thai when my sister last came to town. It was great food and a pretty fantastic dining experience. First, I love that it's BYO. We brought a couple of bottles of wine, settled in to our nice cozy corner table, and ordered from the model posing as our waiter. Seriously. My sister and I have a theory that Mango doubles as a modeling agency. Everyone that works there is really, really ridiculously good looking. I'd say it's a front for a modeling agency, except for the food was delicious and the service was SO good. Our waiter was extremely funny and personable, not to mention knowledgeable. So it can't just be a front! It was warm, dimly lit, we got to relax on plush cushions...did I mention it's BYO? Order the green tea ice cream for dessert. read more

This place may have good food but the service is pathetic. I went with my wife and one of her friend (we are all non-white) and you can clearly see the discrimination. For a diverse city like St. Paul this is unacceptable. The person in charge of seating seated other customers, who looked, and talked like her before she even got to us. she promised to call us in 20 minutes when the table became available but after 1 hr, we were still waiting. We went there because the food was good the first time and will never set foot in that place again. It just made us cringe that even in this day and age people, who are in the service industry do not know what service means and treat people like its 1945. Even though I spoke with the person and gave her a piece of my mind, because they were unapologetic and the extent of discrimination, an official complaint was filed under "discrimination of services" with the St. Paul government. read more

One of my favorite St. Paul lunch spots. A small and intimate place with excellent ambiance make this a great place to catch up with a friend or two during lunch. The service is great, the food is wonderful, and plating it taken seriously. This restaurant is a great overall value and everything I have eaten there was exceptional. read more

Good Thai food, presented nicely. Unfortunately we waited 40 minutes for our order and then not everyone (5 of us) was served at the same time. There were very few other diners at the time since it was on the early side. The waitstaff was fine but something must have been going on in the kitchen. read more

Two bites into her rama spinach peanut curry, my wife reacted badly to something in the dish and almost coughed up a lung. I sent the dish back, explaining that my wife was in distress, and asked for something else on the menu. Management refused to provide a replacement dish and insisted on charging us for the mostly uneaten plate. We refused to pay for it, paid for the rest of the bill (no tip) and left. We will never eat there again. read more

An amazing menu, artistic presentation of food, incredible blending of flavors and tastes. Know that it is BYOB. There is a cute wine shop 2 blocks further East on Selby. Prices are very reasonable. Many dishes are less than 10. I think the most expensive was 13. The interior design is disjointed, but everything else outweighs. Hope to go back! read more

Well I just moved into the neighborhood and my first order of business was to try the closet Thai restaurant I could find. So I ordered the panang chicken for take out, upon receiving my bag I thought it felt a little on the light side for the price I was paying but I'm hungry so I ran home. I was a little shocked at the small size of the portions, a scoop of rice and what seemed like a small bowl of panang chicken. As I tasted it though that all went away, this was one of the best panang's I've tasted, spicy but not too spicy, the sauce is watery not thick(although I like them both thick and thin). By the time I was full I still had a little bit left, perfect for a next day leftover. If I had to critique some things I would say to cut the chicken pieces a little smaller and add peapods or bamboo shoots to the mix. All in all I would go back, the food is well worth it, can't wait to try something else. read more

We got the green papaya salad, panang curry with chicken, tom yum soup and pad kee mow. I think our total came out to roughly $60 which I think is a little more than most Thai restaurants I've been to, but perhaps it's because of the location. The panang curry was absolutely delicious. Do not get the green papaya salad. It was not good. The pad kee mow was good. I've never been a fan of tom yum soup so I can't really give a review on it. Service was great. It's a small place so it is kind of tight. Nice atmosphere though. It's street parking. We went there at night so finding parking wasn't an issue. It was a good experience overall. Definitely recommend this place. read more

The atmosphere was quiet and very comfortable; a bit of contemporary feel. The presentation is elegant, the flavors and aroma are vibrant. My favorite cold weather Thia food - Edamame appetizer, ginger roasted duck & Massaman curry for entree. read more

Personally, I find it overpriced and small portions for the cost. It's good food but too expensive for the food quality.

I live in the neighborhood and stopped over to pick up some pad Thai. Well the food was okay very Americanized too sweet for my taste. The price was ridiculous for the amount of food. Not stopping there again. read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE this place! I have lived in the area for a few years now and I have tried all the local thai places, Mango Thai is the best! The crab avocado rolls are one of my favorite things to order from any restaurant. I also love the Red curry and Pad Thai! My husband and I recently got a gift card to Mango Thai, however we lost it. I informed the staff and they were able to locate the card transaction and they honored it. The staff and management were very helpful and provided GREAT customer service. I would recommend this place to anyone! read more

We ate takeout from the St. Paul location and the service was horrible. We had to use the website from their Rochester location b/c their St. Paul website was inactive. For a large order they forgot the three most expensive items that totaled more than $50. We called to remedy and they were extremely difficult. They wouldn't get us our food and a request for a refund was refused. Even with a receipt they refused to credit us the amount that they didn't deliver. Past experiences have had poor service, but this was the final straw for me. Especially for the high prices here, I'd suggest that you try any one of the dozen other Thai places in town. read more

I have to second what all others have written about the service at Mango Thai. I was craving Thai when I arrived at my usual local, I found it was closed. So, I quickly searched on my phone for the nearest Thai place and was referred to Mango Thai. Since I was already hungry, I decided to call and order ahead, to pick-up. I placed my order, spring rolls and Pad Thai and was told it would be 20 minutes. I ran an errand and arrived at the location promptly 20 minutes later. There was one other person ahead of me in line at the counter, no one was helping him and he looked frustrated. We waited and waited for someone to even acknowledge us. The other gentleman also had ordered take-out. It took the employee more than 10 minutes to ring us up and he ended up charging the other persons order to my card (and vice versa) so we both had to wait from him to cancel the charges and re-charge our cards. By the time I got to eat my food it was very cold and extraordinarily disappointing. The pad thai was chalky and flavorless. To top it all off, the disappointing take out cost me over $20.00. Mango Thai should focus on improving their customer service and food and not worry so much about their trendy decor. read more

This is the best Thai restaurant I've ever been to. I love the size of the place. I felt like I was in Europe, as the interior is spare and calming and rather diminutive. Having never been here before, I was surprised to see families with grown and small children, couples on dates, groups of friends and girlfriends. My take on that is that the food is so good, people don't go just for dates or appearances, they really enjoy the food. I ordered the Thai iced tea, which is sweet and tasty, I don't know what is actually in it. My entree was a spinach dish with bean sprouts in a spicy peanut sauce. It was so delicious. I also shared a sushi "appetizer" with my dining partner, but it was a really large portion, with 4 pieces of nigiri and 8 pieces of some kind of eel roll, but better than I'd ever had before, with a little salad in the middle. Every dish I saw coming out of the kitchen looked amazing. I saw a beautiful piece of fish, I saw some tempura vegetables that looked excellent, it looked as though the table next to me was having some kind of hot pot. I went here on a whim so was delighted to find this place! read more

My wife and I stopped here for lunch one day to try the place out and came out disappointed. The food here is about average but the portion is definitely below average. There is only one server for the whole place and service is very slow. It took more than 10 min just to get our water. The place is dark and badly arranged. Also, they charge for rice and charge a lot for a tiny bowl. We will not be coming back. read more

Went back and the food was even better! This place has become my favorite restaurant. Fresh ingredients and wonderful presentation!

OMG is all I can say. After a little shopping at BlackBlue, we ventured 2 doors down to this lovely Thai restaurant for a impromptu dinner. It was the BEST Thai food I have had in years and it's right in our backyard! We had mango spring rolls that were delightful w mint and other interesting tastes. Then had Pad Thai and another noodle dish w fried tofu and spicy- delicious. Give yourself a treat and try it out if you haven't been before. The decor is minimal but soothing and the background music was equally enchanting. Our server was attentive and informative and passionate about the food they serve! BRAVO. read more

Amazing food. We are vegetarians and most of the food on the menu was non vegetarian. However they said they could customize every dish to vegetarian. And they did. The food is awesome. Would definitely return for more. The peanut sauce is the best!! read more

I really want to like this place, partly because I love Thai food and partly because its within walking distance of my house. My wife and I went to Mango Thai for the second time after a fairly decent first impression. We entered the building and stood waiting for someone to greet us for almost 10 minutes. 2 different employees came by and told us someone would be with us as tables sat empty and uncleared, there was only two other tables in the restaurant so they weren't busy. Not a big deal but didnt set things off great. We were finally sat by a nice gentleman. We ordered spring rolls and two entree's (Pad Thai and Pad See lew). The spring rolls have Mango in them that was very mushy and not fresh tasting at all. Overall the spring rolls were not fresh tasting and lacked flavor. The price was almost double what you'd expect to pay on University Ave at one of the other Thai Place. I'm fine paying the additional for the location but not when they are sub standard. My Pad Thai was not good either, noodles were overcooked and chewy and the sauce had little flavor, no fresh herbs or accouterments with the dish like at most traditional Thai places. My wife had the Pad Se lew which was much better than mine but strides off from our favorites on University Ave. Prices are about double what you pay other places for authentic Thai cuisine. To top it off, the temperature in the restaurant when we arrived was unusually warm. Rather than opening a kitchen door or a window the staff decided to open the front door. Now it wasnt cold out (around 40 degress) but the room quickly cooled off and made our dished cold. The staff was sitting huddled on a table trying to cool down from what I assume was a warm night of work but it was very off putting as we were seated near the door. I didnt mention anything so thats kind of on me but it was obvious that it was cooling off quickly in the restaurant. I wish I could give a better review but after two tries I unfortunately wont be going back. I'll continue to frequent the traditional Thai restaurants around St. Paul for a great value and great Thai food, Mango Thai is neither of those anymore. They also do not serve any alcohol which is a bit odd to me. No beer or wine even. Not that I need a drink when I go out but its nice to have the option. read more

BYOB with no corkage fee!! I've been several times and the food is outstanding. It's a tiny place but that's part of the charm. I've eaten at several Thai food restaurants in Saint Paul and this is by far the best, in my humble Thai food loving opinion. read more

A difficult review to write, as I have been a customer since Mango Thai opened and enjoy their food. However, the shoddy service that I had always hoped would improve has only gotten worse. It is now to the point that I will no longer go back. On my last visit, I had called ahead for takeout. I was told it would be about 20 minutes. I showed up 25 minutes later. My food wasn't ready, which is fine, but the same server who had taken my call rudely told me that it will be another 5-10 minutes and that I should probably go somewhere else and come back later. I decided to wait there instead. The server avoided me for another 40 minutes before I finally got his attention. He then tried to blame me for relying on his approximate wait time. Finally, another server stepped in and took care of the problem. Unfortunately, I got home and discovered that they had forgotten my rice. Had this been a one time occurrence, I would be more forgiving, but it is only the worst of my recent trips. Table service is spotty at best (the place is tiny, yet somehow you can go 20 minutes without seeing your server), the chairs are falling apart, and their handling of the waiting list is a mess (during my wait, I saw two groups come in that had put their name on the list, only for the staff to have no idea who took their names or where they were on the list). While Mango Thai was a nice addition to the neighborhood, the food is usually good, and some of their staff is helpful, their growing pains should be over and consistency in service and meals should be expected by now. Particularly as they see fit to continually raise their prices. read more