I can't get over how amazing this food was. I love Thai food I've been to so many places all over the country and this surpasses them all. Not entirely sure why this place doesn't have full star ratings. It was so clean not a dirty dish in sight. The I had the pad Thai level 3 spice with no egg and tofu and it was amazing. Not dry at all wonderful flavor. We also had the green curry with beef and it was so flavorful. Lastly we had the coconut mango sticky rice and just about thought i was in heaven. Ambiance, food and service was out of this world for a wonderful price too. Albuquerque truly has a gem here. read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Pad Thai, green curry - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This was my first time back since the remodel. They updated the restaurant with more modern wall arts and moved the front counter. The walk arts are nice but it lost its charm. With the menu board, it feels like fast food less sit down style. Service has changed as well. Now, you place your order and PAY at the counter and seat yourself. You are asked to tip before you receive service. tipping is supposed to be base on quality of service. You do receive table service once your food is ready. The menu has changed as well. We loved the jerky and sticky rice, now gone! Fish cakes is new but it was too chewy and dry with little flavor. Shrimp cocktail and dumplings were good. This was the only Thai restaurant in town that served good Thai rice noodle soup similar to pho. Sadly it's no longer the case. It was bland! Traditional beef soup included meatballs, now gone. They also charge ridiculous prices for some add-ons such as crushed peanuts $2.00 per order!! Really, for 2 ppl we could have bought a whole jar. Service ended up being good especially since we were the only patrons. I low balled the tip at time of order and ended up giving additional tip in cash. Sadly to say, it's off our list of favorite restaurant in town. Probably will not go back. read more

I picked up my SelfLane order, get to my car and the rice isn't there. I go back in and say "Hey, I didn't get my rice." The kid who exudes bad attitude, said the Beef Salad doesn't come with rice. Good of him to immediately assume that the customer doesn't know what they are talking about and I'm thinking, " it comes with rice when I order rice and pay extra for it." But instead, I said it is on my receipt. He brings my rice. No apology, just attitude. That guy needs some serious customer service training. The food was good, but don't take customers for granted, or one day they may stop coming in. read more

Went with a group for lunch. Service was a little curt. Food was okay but probably wouldn't come back.

The food was mid, you have to tip up front and then they forget you exist. I had to walk up the the counter for everything. You can hear everyone's conversation so that is how I would describe the ambiance. read more

It's a shame. The food is not the same! No longer one of the best Thai restaurants in town. I do not think it's the same owner. Albuquerque food scene is terrible! Time to move to Denver. read more

Went here from online reviews. They have a lot of traditional thai choices. The interior is rather bland, maybe they could work on that. Tables are plain with nothing on them at all. So zero on ambiance. However, the staff was really nice and our food was excellent!!! Maybe use door dash because this area is really scary! We went at noon and it still wasn't great! read more

We really love their pud thai and pud see ew, it is delicious and portions are generous. they also have amazing mango sticky rice although it can be pricey for dessert. read more

I've lived in the neighborhood for 23 years so I was around when Orchid opened. We went with some frequency and really liked the place, though the service was lacking in quality at the time. Something happened, I don't remember what, and we stopped going. So it's been 10+ years easily since we've been there. We love Thai Cuisine II across the street. We were heading there for dinner one night and turned out. They were closed so we decided to go across the street to Orchid. Long story, short, it was excellent! I had the green curry with seafood & vegetables add pineapple. It was exquisite. The curry was silky and everything tasted fresh and done to perfection. Friends had the Mongolian beef & the pepper steak. The Mongolian beef was a favorite of mine back in the day. My friend who had it was very excited about the food and the place and expressed a lot of gratitude for introducing him and his wife to a new place that they look forward to frequenting. She also loved her pepper steak. I tasted them both and they were excellent. It's now an order-at-the-counter place. I'm guessing that, like so many other places, it's hard to get, keep & be dependent on wait staff these days. With that said the counter ordering service is nice. The last two times I've been there. The gentleman behind the counter was knowledgeable and very helpful to me in deciding what to order and what to add to it. The food arrival was timely and the server pleasant. The dining room is crisp & clean. The tables are well spaced, looks like remnants of Covid era. The decor is simple and comfortable. For what it is, I give it a 4+ out of five. read more

The young man that took our oder was so nice. You pay at the counter then they bring your food and drinks to you. I got the Pud Med Ma Muang Himpapan with shrimp and it was amazing. Great prices too. read more

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A great family runs Thai/Lao deliciousness in Alburquerque. Excellent services and delicious food to boot Passing through on the way home from California and stopped in to visit and an old friend; stopped in to have us some delicious Lard Na, chicken sate, Lao Papaya salad, and chicken wings. All were delicious and when travel in that direction, we will definitely stop in again read more

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Cold day, time for soup - or something close. So Thai fits the bill and we're close to here so a stop is in order. Entrance is in the back so we had to drive around the block to get to parking and the entry. It's a walk up counter to order and menus are in a stand so you can decide before you get to the counter. We got Imperial rolls (4 to an order) to start, Red Curry with pork and Green Curry with chicken. Both ordered with medium heat. Plus the obligatory Thai Tea - it was smooth, not overly sweet or bitter. The Imperial Rolls arrived, followed by our entrees. The Red Curry was well spiced, loaded with pork, & flavorful. Heat was lower end of moderate. Likewise the Green Curry. I wasn't a fan, not caring for the taste. The wife liked it so... Overall decent lunch, enough to insure I didn't leave hungry and someplace we look forward to enjoying again read more

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The FOOD? Oh my! It is outstanding. Orchid on every plate. Everything my dining companions selected was, without a doubt the perfect selection. I so wanted to ask to trade, or just have a bite or two, but I wasn't willing to give up a single morsel of mine. If you had seen and tasted it you would understand why I was being selfish. It was that good. The solution is to come back and try all their dishes. The SERVICE? Polite, professional and fast. Couldn't ask for anything more. Our server never missed a beat. The AMBIANCE? Comfortable. A little stark. Tile and metal. But clean and without a doubt their concentration is on the outstanding food - where it should be. Orchid now sits right on the top of my list for Thai cuisine in ABQ. Perhaps anywhere. It deserves at least a 5 star review. In my opinion a few more stars wouldn't hurt. read more

Great clean food...fresh everything The service is friendly and super helpful. We got the eggplant and the a chicken+ rice noodle dish... Everything is delicious read more

I've lived in Albuquerque for several years, and this was the 1st time I've tried this place. The food was amazing! I had the red curry with chicken that comes with some rice. You can pick the spice level, which is a plus. There is off street parking and a dedicated lot in the back. The lot is gated, which is a plus due to the location (on central). Staff was friendly and explained ingredients on a dish if needed. read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Red curry - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

First time to this Thai place. Wife got yellow curry spice 2, I got the Thai Basil fried rice with chicken. No pictures, totally wasn't thinking snapping one, but the curry was beautiful and the rice was a lot of food!!! Oh my, both were awesome!! Service was great and cool little chill spot. read more

Counter service, but everything I have had here has been delicious and the orchid garnish really makes it feel special.

A good local "hole in the wall" that has been here forever for good reason. But don't let hole in the wall deter you. Despite the location the food service and ambiance is very nice. You order at the counter then sit where you'd like. I have been here three times now and have not tried anything I do not like. Recommend the Pupu platter for a little Instagram worth pic! read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Fried rice and more - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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An amazing Thai restaurant for sure. I ordered the shrimp pad Thai three days ago, and had three delicious dinners since. The portions are HUGE and they aren't stingy with the shrimp either. The restaurant itself was impeccably clean for it to be so close to closing and the staff were very friendly. Definitely a great place to eat! read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Shrimp Pad Thai (center), Pud Woon Sen (left), and Pineapple Fried Rice (right) - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Time for another ABQ restaurant review... this time at #orchidthai (Orchid Thai). It looked small but inviting from the outside but as soon as you walked in it was very spacious and had a nice, comfortable ambiance with family vibe. The cashier's young niece was even helping the day we went and she was Uber sweet and shy. The cashier herself was quite friendly and helped us choose our orders. We ordered the imperial egg rolls to share, my order of Pad Thai, and his order of silver noodles. Everything was delicious... and the portions were large, but... especially after three hours of exercise, not too excessive ;-). Absolutely delightful! 4 stars ;-) #gourmetrecovery #restaurantreview read more

Orchid Thai is a counter-serve Thai restaurant off Central. There's ample parking in the back that's off the main road, which is nice. Inside, seating is at tables with chairs instead of booths, so wheelchair users will have no issues here. Orchid Thai serves a variety of alcoholic drinks along with the standard sodas and teas. The entree menu is large, and they had an item I've not seen in my years of Thai dining: a Green Tea Curry. Unfortunately I'm not a fan of green tea flavors, so I skipped this dish. I got the Pud Thai (usually spelled "pad"), which consisted of a protein choice, rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, peanut sauce, crushed peanuts, broccoli, steamed squash strips, and a lime garnish. I ordered the dish medium, but they forgot the spice and it came mild without a hint of added heat. While the portion sizes were quite large, the food itself was mostly just fine. I'd describe it as "doing the job" since I was hungry, but I wouldn't crave what they served. There are other Thai places around that are much better and are less expensive. It seems the focus here is on quantity over quality. read more

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The food was good. But my table ordered vegetarian eggrolls and the pork eggrolls and they came mixed up on the plates. I've been vegan for 14 years and have never eaten pork in my life, so biting into a pork eggroll wasn't a great first impression of this restaurant. If you have strict dietary restrictions, go somewhere they're more diligent about cross contamination #barf read more

The most polite young man helped me on the phone. We are staying across the street at the De Anza apartments, so everything was piping hot. We tried the red curry with beef, green curry with chicken, and an order of the spring rolls. Everything was absolutely delicious, and the portions were so large we both got 2 meals each from what we ordered. We will definitely order from Orchid again. read more

I adore this place :) I got the pad thai and pineapple curry. I loved them both, so much food. I wasn't expecting the potato in the curry, it was so good!! The service was really kind and attentive! It's also really cool that you come in through the back door, it feels like a secret. There's also a really cute atmosphere with a waterfall on the wall. I can't wait to come back. read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Pineapple curry and pad thai - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This place came recommended to us as we were visiting Albuquerque from Los Alamos! We're so glad someone mentioned it, because the service was amazing and the food was even better. We got spring roll appetizers (10/10) that came fresh and hot out first. An order of the pad Thai noodles with shrimp which were flavorful and really delicious with the lime (8/10) only because I wasn't too keen on the thin noodles. And I got the drunken noodles with shrimp spicy 4/4 which were so flavorful and delicious, I couldn't put my fork down (10/10). When you walk in, you order before you sit down and she'll either hand you your drinks or bring them over with your order number. Very shortly after, she'll bring out the plates and double check everything is okay. She had really great service throughout our meal even though it was paid for first. We will be back not only for the great food, but for the warm and welcoming service as well! read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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This was the only place open on New Year's Day came in for a warm dinner. I order my basic chicken pad thai to be safe since it was my first visit. I was pleasantly surprised by the portion size and how balanced everything was. This is one of the best pad Thai meals I've had in awhile. Prices are also reasonable but service was a bit slow. Inside there is lots of color with artwork and painted murals on the walls. There are some spots that are very tight though. The waiter sat me and my friend in a corner and my chair was touching the other person's chair back and my friends chair was right against the wall. They need to space the tables more it was kinda uncomfortable where we sat. read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Pad Thai and Spicy rice with chicken in back - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Very tasty Thai food! Loved the ambience and super authentic! They were quick in serving and hot dishes as well read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Panang curry Drunken noodles - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Orchid Thai was great! The drunken noodles and pud Seiew were very tasty. Food was ready exactly when they said it would be. One star off because I think the pad see ew was a bit dry. Still good though and would order again! read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Drunken noodles - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Authentic Thai food. Gosh, do I miss it. The sauce for the papaya salad was a perfect 10. I have been making my own because it is so hard to find. Next time, I will ask them to add shrimp (the sauce did have dried shrimp which is a MUST ingredient). The one thing I would suggest is to add more crushed peanuts but that's a personal preference. The Basil Chicken was delicious. We ordered it mild but should have got medium...the mild was "American mild.". I also appreciate the pickup system they have during covid-19. Posted pictures. Looking forward to trying more favorite dishes there! read more

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I've been going to this place for the longest time even during my days as a broke college student. It has always been worth it! It's a little pricier but the food is fresh and the portions are huge. Over the years I've tried a multitude of their dishes: the noodles (love their crispy ones), Thai curries (their green curry is a thing of beauty), the fried rice (basil fried rice I swear, is one of the best Thai fried rice game in town) and their many appetizers. I am not the biggest fan of their potstickers but love their egg rolls and their chicken satay. The husband has tried a bunch of their specialty shrimp/seafood dishes and their soups. He doesn't sing their praises much.. so there maybe some areas where they aren't spectacular as I think they are! Coming back to the singing of the praises, I have to add a note about their delicious Thai tea which I absolutely have to get everytime I come here and also the mango sticky rice. Both have ALWAYS hit the spot for me and the husband as well! A few improvements could be made, possibly increasing their staff so the wait times are less. I seem to remember them being always backed up even during pre-COVID times. Possibly a thing to consider but almost everyone I meet including myself don't have too many qualms about waiting an extra half an hour for the delicious food. The ingredients have always been fresh and the leftovers make for a great lunch the next day. The fried rice doesn't keep as well as the other dishes possibly due to the egg component. Their huge and tasty portions are definitely a winning factor for them! read more

Orchid Thai is one of those places you'll drive past over and over again and wonder about. Well, we finally tried it and are thrilled to tell you that Orchid Thai is amazing!!! Unfortunately, we don't have all the photos because it is so delicious so let me list the dishes. The veggie egg rolls - to die for!!! So good! The chicken skewer appetizers - so tender and the sauce is delicious! My husband literally drank the sauce! The chicken pud thai - exquisitely made! Tasted exactly how you want it too! The sautéed eggplant - oh my! This was be surprise! It's probably the best I've ever eaten! The mango with sticky rice - by far the best we've ever had! So freaking good and a giant portion! The restaurant itself is beautiful and very inviting! The portions are large for the price and everything is perfectly cooked. A surprisingly good place for a date night! read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Chicken pud thai - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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If I could give six stars, I would! Fantastic Thai food with an extremely covid-safe online order and pickup/carry out. I'm vegan and ordered basil fried rice, no egg, with tofu and extra veggies. Husband ordered house fried rice, extra egg, and white chicken. We got spring rolls and imperial rolls. Everything is delicious. I backpacked across Thailand and this tastes really authentic in my opinion. I can taste the lemongrass and basil and other spices. I liked how they had checkboxes for all options on their website. I could omit egg by checking a box and add veggies by checking another box. There's tons of parking behind the restaurant to wait in your car for your text that food is ready. The worker at the carry out window was wearing a mask and a face shield, so I felt very safe. She checked the order for all items before handing it over and was very kind. read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Basil fried rice with tofu and extra veggies! - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Great food and portion sizes! The drunken noodles and Thai coffee were fabulous. I had lunch there and didn't need dinner. Fabulous and friendly staff! You order at counter and parking is across or on the street. I will go back for sure! read more

Orchid Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Took my husband for father's day! Best Thai food ever! Everything was so flavorful! Portions were so big we easily could have shared one plate but we love food and got 3! The duck curry was amazing! The seafood curry was packed with scallops, muscles, squid and shrimp!! The pineapple fried rice was also delicious! And the plating was beautiful!!! read more

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It's been a while since I've been back to this place and since then it's been remodeled, great layout, place order and pay first which I live, no more waiting for your ticket! The food is delicious, so fresh and large portions. And such friendly staff! read more

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I've heard raving reviews about this restaurant so I decided to order take out. Apparently, they have been around for years and they have remodeled it. The remodel is excellent!! I wish I would've stayed for dine in because it looked so peaceful. When walking in, the hostesses happily took care of us and had our order ready to go:) The food was great and I will be returning for dine in!! read more

Love this place. I like that you order and pay for your food first and then sit down. It's a very casual environment. Food was great! I had the green curry and dumplings. Large portion and very tasty. The staff are also very kind and warm. Definitely gonna visit them again when I go back to Albuquerque! read more

They offer Thai iced tea with soy milk if you want to have a vegan option-and I do! We've had takeout from Orchid Thai many times and each time has been consistently good. read more

The food is good here, better than most places in ABQ (which isn't saying much), but they now have a counter that you have to order at and their portions have gone down by about 25% since the pandemic. The atmosphere and service were much more inviting before the changes. I miss the old Thai Orchid! read more

This is one of my go-to Thai restaurants. The lighting is dim and the atmosphere is the right amount of cheesy and elegant combined. Mostly, I come here for the friendly service and hot curry that comes in a pineapple. Oh-so good. And I love that every dish comes with fresh orchids on every plate. Makes me feel like they care. Also try their massaman curry - some of the best in town. read more

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