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    Nara Thai

    4.0 (146 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    NARA THAI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Intimate
    Romantic
    Good for kids

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    Lunch menu
    Tianna H.

    Large flavorful portions, prompt service, casual and clean dining room. I'd definitely come back.

    Sherman O.

    Note: this review is based on a to-go order of the crab fried rice. The food was prepared quickly. The staff were friendly. The fried rice was delicious. The restaurant seemed inviting. The parking situation can be tough as it's a busy retail area. I look forward to coming back and having a more complete Thai meal.

    Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodle) on top, Basil Fried Rice at the bottom
    Annie G.

    Came here for my birthday celebration. Love that you can veganize the menu by paying extra $1, haven't seen that before anywhere. They don't have any lunch specials but we were more excited about thier vegan options. The spring rolls were a little bland but decent. Man, the vegetarian spicy basil fried rice was amazing! Finely chopped vegetables, just how I like them. Very tasty. Thai tea & the noodles were good too. Would like to try thier curries sometime.

    Gilberto S.

    Always great to have a good Thai spot like Nara near by never disappoints great tafu as well

    Larb Gai no rice powder add cucumbers
    Lorena R.

    Love this place. We come once a week normally. Recommend, the Larb Gai add cucumbers, no rice powder. Also garlic chicken and pad see eue.

    Pad see ew

    I ordered from Nara before and thought it was pretty good but this last time I'm pretty shocked at what they charge and the portions they give. They charge 14 dollars for a curry that is about 1/2 the portion size of what I usually get at any other Thai restaurant. And for shrimp they charged me an extra 6 dollars and gave me 3 pieces of shrimp. I don't think I can ever order from this place again. It is a shame because the food tastes good but I can't justify paying 90 bucks for Thai food that is 1/2 portion sizes.

    Orange chicken
    Bryan L.

    We ordered from the Cypress location and have been extremely loyal however the past two times have been awful. We ordered the Orange Chicken (over cooked and only 11 tiny pieces and dry) fried rice (over cooked dry chicken and no flavor) and Pad Thai ( dry and had a very strange flavor) on top of all of that the portions were extremely small compared to what they use to be. Not pictured is the tofu they originally made for us and I had to drive over 45 min round trip and wait 15 min for my food. Extremely horrible experience, didn't once ask if they could compensate and refund our money. After the past two experiences I doubt we will be back after going to this spot for years.

    Orange chicken
    Joyce T.

    Great location, easy parking. Staffs are nice. Foods are okay, we like their mock duck, basil tofu and tomyam. Fried calamari were bad, the batter was too greasy and tasteless, the calamari was overcooked.

    Chicken Pad Thai Spice level 3
    Tee S.

    Food, service, and great cozy ambiance. Came in for dinner! We all got pad Thai with iced tea our usual order. Love that they customize the spice level to your liking!

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    Great authentic Thai food! This is our favorite Thai restaurant in Houston. Excellent food and excellent service.

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    Always great food and service! We order takeout here regularly. We've also dined in a couple of times and it was great as well!

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    Always fresh and good, love the flexibility of spice, I have eaten here often and will continue to dine here, well done

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