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4.2 (55 reviews)
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Very disappointed with this shrimp pad Thai. Maybe the worst I've ever had. Barely tasted like anything other that plain linguine and a few shrimp. Very little egg. Not one bean sprout!!! Not one piece of tofu!!! No visible garlic!!! Had some peanut and a quarter wedge of lime. Two half inch pieces of garlic chive!!!!! Unreal! No sauces on the side. I feel like I went to a Chinese place and they made me a make believe pad Thai. Nice people though. Food not so much. Dueces I hated having to write this btw. Not my style but way to much money to spend on something I threw out.

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I was looking forward to trying this little restaurant after passing it so many times. I had a craving for pad Thai and stopped in. The place is very cute and the staff couldn't be nicer. I ordered shrimp pad Thai and the papaya salad to go. When I got home and opened the pad Thai I didn't recognize what I saw. It was a big block of very wet noodles in a red sauce with just a couple of tablespoons of chopped peanuts on the side and a wedge of lime. There were six very large and tasty shrimp. And what looked like possibly some small strands of egg. I revisited the reviews for the restaurant and did see that people were underwhelmed with the pad Thai and felt it was too sweet. I noticed that the proprietor said that this was authentic pad Thai. So I looked online for recipes and couldn't not find anything that looked like this pad Thai. It tasted good but there were so many noodles in this red sauce that I ended up throwing out most of the dish. I expected some tofu, drier noodles with a nice tamarind sauce, some greens, visible egg, maybe some bean sprouts. The papaya salad was fresh and tasted just OK. All in all I spent nearly $40 for a take out lunch that was very disappointing.

The kitchen goddess!
Andrew P.

My wife and I stopped in here for lunch on our way to the Jersey shore. Oh my god!!! We had the sampler, pad Thai with chicken and pad kee mao. My god, you didn't know what to eat first. They also gave us a complimentary soup since they are celebrating their anniversary. We couldn't stop talking about the food the rest of the ride down. Such a great family vibe and we even took a pic with grandma. Can't wait to stop in again when we come down to the shore. The dining room isn't open off season but they let you eat your food in the dining room. Such a great bargain from such a great family.

spicy thai basil with ground chicken, with a fried egg on the side. (Pad Krapow Gai)
Bikram D.

I love Thai food and after a relatively long stint in the Los Angeles area for 7 years, I came back to NJ and tried to keep up with my Thai food journey. LA offers a lot of Thai cuisine but not NJ. I was driving by Rt 36 at Sea Bright when I saw the sign for Moo Yai Thai and came here for lunch the next day in the afternoon. Now the core: Ambiance : 3.5/5 Service : 4/5 Taste / Flavor / Authenticity: 4.75/5 Presentation of the food: 5/5 Price: $$$ pricey place. Plus they charge over 3% if you use your credit card. I'll give 2.5/5 Price of Spicy Thai Basil ground Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai) was about $18, which seems on the higher side to me. Others may have their own opinion. Also I felt the Jasmin rice didn't have that aroma. Flavor - on point excellent. Bottom line - I'll go there again and it is one of the best in the area.

Golden garlic shrimp
Ferman C.

Update: Moo Yai Thai was featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives. Season 42 episode 21. Watch On Demand. This place opened on April 2019. They started off with basic Thai dishes. Drinks, my current favorite is the coconut water with coconut meat. Also try the traditional Thai iced tea or the Thai tea with lime juice. Apps, I love the curry puffs. The pastry is very light and the stuffing is delish! Actually get the Moo Yai sampler and that will include the puffs, chicken satay, pork skewers and dumplings. Dumplings by the way has good portion of ground pork. Let me just state my favorite dishes Pad Thai chicken Steak salad Coconut soup with chicken Pineapple fried rice Seafood fried rice (good portion of crab meat!) Specials (dine in only) Steak cut in strips Crispy duck Pork cooked 2 ways Chicken with peanut sauce (similar to chicken satay) Garlic shrimp which is the number one favorite special Desserts you both enjoy the fried bananas and mango sticky rice. I go there many time you might see me there Enjoy!

Thai Iced Tea. VERY sweet. Which you'd never hear me say. But refreshing.
Jamie-Lynn T.

Casual BYOB restaurant with a max capacity of 25. Fairly small. Friendly service. While they did come to our table and take our order it feels more like a counter service place. In the summer they open these little garage door windows which is nice. I've had three meals there and they are all great. Every time I ordered I was told it'd be spicy and it was. However, I have noticed that every meal kind of taste the same with the same spice and level of spice. I ordered the Thai Fried Rice, Pad Kee Mao, and Pad Prik Khing and while great they kind of tasted the same with different ingredients. Overall I'd recommend though.

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Everything on a skewer is great! They also manage to fry without greasiness, if you like crispiness this is your spot. Pad basil rocks.

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Always delicious and the owners are lovely. Wish they delivered but it is worth the ride over.

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The website says they're open drove all the way there and they are closed. would have loved to tried their food. Looks really good.

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Had delicious noodles. Only down side is there was no sit down service, only take out. But we ate it on the beach so really can't complain.

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Food was delicious. we truly enjoyed the appetizer sampler. looking forward to returning. well worth the one hour drive.

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3 years ago

Dinner cost $62. for 2 dinners, 1 pint of soup & 1 appetizer. The food was tasteless. Straight to the trash.

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The Curry Puffs were awesome! So happy to stumble upon this place! Loved the Mango Sticky rice!!!

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Best Thai food around and the nicest people own it and work there. My favorite is drunken noodle.

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Red Curry with Jasmin Rice dish was out of this world. I am definitely ordering it again.

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