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    PadThai Cafe

    3.8 (114 reviews)
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    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    PADTHAI CAFE ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Crispy Pork Basil (Spicy)
    Bridget L.

    Ughhhh I probably ordered wrong, but the crispy pork basil was so tough and hard to chew. I was really missing that fattiness from pork belly. Should've stuck to pad Thai (I mean that's what they're called!). Order at the counter, fast service. There's no AC or iced water, and it was stuffy in the summer.

    Basil Pad Thai
    Chris C.

    Hike in the wall Thai place has decent versions of Thai classics - I often have satay, satay salad, fresh rolls (which they are often out of) and pad Thai. A bit overpriced but literally across the street from work so good for a quick lunch to eat in or take out

    Thai Iced Coffee
    Caroline K.

    The pad thai was totally delicious and I really enjoyed it. It came out very hot and fresh. It comes with chicken, shrimp, and egg but it can be substituted for Beef, Duck, Seafood, or Tofu. The flavor was great and it was cooked perfectly. I also ordered a Thai iced coffee, which was not very sweet and was strong. I tried the Thai iced tea my friend ordered and it was much sweeter and milkier, so if you prefer something less strong I would choose that option. There is plenty of seating and free water. The prices were very reasonable too. It was $12 or 13 for the pad thai and the portion was great. I would definitely come back!

    Pad Thai Noodles
    Winni Z.

    I am so glad to have tried out PadThai Cafe. I miss eating at no frills restaurants and this place definitely hits the spot. Food was delicious. Pad thai was sweet and flavorful and the avocado smoothie was creamy and lightly sweet. I thought the soup was okay in terms of flavor, but it was very warm and made sense on a cold day. This is a self service restaurant, but the cashier is friendly. The best part is the prices are super reasonable for Boston. I will be sure to come back here whenever I am craving yummy thai food.

    Suzanne M.

    I went here with a friend before attending a concert at Fenway. There isn't a ton of seating, I am guessing most of their business is takeout. The food was good, I would say average for Thai - not the best, not the worst. The menu had a good selection, likely anything you are looking for. Counter service was fine. Just fine. Everything was fine lol. So overall - decent but didn't knock my socks off like the concert afterwards did.

    Country style pad thai
    E N.

    Tldr; Their country pad thai is the best pad thai of my life. This place is quite authentic! A good deal of their menu is in Thai. I ordered the *country style* pad Thai after staring at some photos on Yelp. Take my word -- this was the tastiest, best pad Thai I've ever eaten in my life so far. I finished my plate in 10 min while it was piping hot. The photo speaks for itself. Look at that color. Let's start with the lime -- it was super fresh and juicy. The plate came piping right off the wok with all that wok hei. The rice noodle texture -- thin, chewy, and each noodle enveloped in sweet, savory umami that was also the right amount of spicy (very hot). All ingredients extremely fresh and perfectly cooked. Shrimp was succulent and perfectly cooked, a long with the chicken breast. Came with fried tofu bits too. Drooling right now as I write this. Boston is so blessed with amazing Thai food. :''') When I'm back here in a few days, I'll be leaving with two orders, because I only paid $14 for this masterpiece.

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    Khristopher T.

    Authentic Thai on a random pop in While visiting Berkeley SOM had the Pad See Eu was yummy Thai service and lots of eating room Plug in hotpot tables ta boot Thanks!

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    Best Thai food in Boston and I'm Thai. Try boat noodle soup if you don't know what to order.

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    2 years ago

    Very authentic Thai food! 10/10! Sai oua sausage was mind blowing. Highly recommend Tom yum and coconut soup.

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    Unassuming restaurant. Not very large, but plenty of open seats on a Friday night. Service was very…read morequick. Noise levels were low for most of the meal, but at one point turned up to blast a rendition of "happy birthday" for another guest - after that, music stayed a bit too loud, which seemed to clash with the otherwise calm ambiance. They didn't ask for our preferred spice levels for the main dishes, and I would've liked everything a little bit spicier. We originally wanted the salmon spring rolls but they were out. We got Tod Mun (fried fish cakes) instead, and they were really tasty. They were smaller but greater in quantity than what I've seen elsewhere, and the sauce was good. I'm not a huge fan of the side salads, though this one surprised me with the spiciness in the dressing. We ordered the mango curry (which comes with chicken, and we added steamed tofu for no charge) and tofu drunken noodles. The noodles were really good, plus looked more appetizing than the similarly-popular pad thai. I was hoping the mango in the curry would be large, beautiful pieces of sweet mango on top, so I was a little disappointed that the small chunks weren't quite as flavorful as I was hoping for. However, I was still quite happy with the dish overall. It also comes with a (pretty small) bowl of rice on the side. The food by itself would be 4 stars for me, except that at the very end of my meal, as I was polishing off the curry, I found a long hair stuck to the bottom of my plate. It didn't match ours, so I know for sure it came from the staff. I know it happens, but the ick factor is hard to get over. Knocked off a star for the unfortunate hair.

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