Crab Rangoons were really yummy. Unfortunately, we came on a Sunday with all the takeout orders the service was slow. Chicken Fried Rice needed soy sauce. read more

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Highly recommended by local and most of food did not disappoint. Egg rolls were good as was general tao's chicken and Thai basil chicken. However, sizzling rice soup never sizzled and was barely warm. Wait staff was non-attentive and fully engaged on their phones even though we were the only dine-in customers. Plus, food took 25 minutes to be served. Maybe we hit them on a bad night? read more

Food was good. Service was nonexistent. Ambiance is causal. Nothing fancy. Eat there often. Food is always good. read more

Tao Asian - Breef and broccoli flied lice - Chinese Near Me - Pelham, Alabama

Decor was nice, quiet for good conversation with carpet and wallpaper to soak up the sound. Ladies rest room was spotless, which is always appreciated and rare nowadays! Food was good but Rangoon was not very hot. They need a heat lamp for keeping food hot as it is mentioned in other reviews. Friends come here werkly. It's their favorite. Their donuts were fabulous, hot, soft, with lots of sugar and plentiful. Eight came in one serving, so splurge for your table and leave happy ! read more

best chinese restaurant in birmingham- crab rangoons are heavenly !!! I also love the general tso chicken!!

My coworker and I ventured south on I-65 to try Tao Asian. We love Thai food, and wanted to try somewhere different. I found Tao Asian on Yelp, and it is a short drive from our office. The restaurant is located in the Publix strip center that is just east of the Highway 52 exit. The restaurant is a pretty typical layout. It's a narrow dining room with a hostess stand at the entrance. There are tables on both sides, and the kitchen is located at the back. The restaurant is decorated nicely, and the carpet gives it some warmth. I especially liked the beautiful Asian wall paper. We both ordered from the lunch menu. It contains the standard list of Chinese and Thai dishes. My coworker ordered the Drunken Beef Noodle. It was a big portion that was garnished with a lime wedge and fresh cilantro. The dish had a nice flavor, and she enjoyed it very much. I ordered the Yellow Curry with chicken, and I thought it was very good. The curry is served in a covered dish and a separate bowl of white rice. The curry sauce was on point with it's flavorful blend of spices and coconut milk. The dish was not "Thai spicy", but had a delicate kick. Service was okay. The young lady who waited on us was efficient, but not very friendly. read more

Tao Asian - Drunken Beef Noodle - Chinese Near Me - Pelham, Alabama

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Shrimp Spring Roll (1) I asked and it was said that it was a cold roll which was exactly what I wanted. It came hot low the others and due to the language barrier it couldn't be rectified so it was sent back. Maybe another time Egg Roll (1) the most delicious egg roll I've had in a long time. It was full of stuffing. Piping hot and flavorful as hell. The duck sauce which I usually don't eat made it even better. Bangkok Spring Roll (2) crispy deliciousness. They had two small shrimp inside of the roll. They were hot but also packed with flavor. I was stuffed when I left just off the rolls. Would definitely return. Glad I found this place near my apartment. read more

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This little Thai restaurant has the freshest food and attentive service. The Crab Rangoon is a family favorite with a generous filling made tastier with pieces of green onion. The Green Curry Tofu comes in a heated dish full of sautéed tofu, eggplant, and green peppers in a coconut curry sauce. Delicious. read more

First time here and super pleased! The restaurant is small and we were the only ones in there at first, and despite that it seemed to take a while for someone to get our drink order. After that, things were fine. We ordered the crab Rangoon and veggie spring rolls to split and they were both served hot and crispy. The crab Rangoon was arguably the best I've ever had, with actual little pieces of crab,lots of cream cheese, and chopped green onion inside that gave them a great flavor. The veggie spring rolls were good, very large and full of veggies. I ordered my meal from the Thai Menu. The Panang Chicken was DELICIOUS! The portion was large and I had plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. I'll definitely be back!! read more

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Delicious! The only issue is deciding what to order! So many choices and all we have ever tried were amazing! Portions are very generous. Don't miss the egg rolls or spring rolls-they are something special! read more

Their food is great. I love grabbing them for lunch or dinner. Their portions a worth the price.

I was in the area and actually used Yelp to find this place. It's very easy to find, not far from I-65 and situated in a large strip mall between a exercise gym and Publix in Pelham. From the exterior, Tao Asian looks small and simple (see pictures), but when we entered, we were pleasantly surprised. The interior was nicely decorated with nice clean carpeted floors, laminated wood tables, and uniquely decorated lights. There was one large screen tv but no bar. My son and I were there at lunchtime on a Tuesday. It wasn't crowded, but our hostess was multi-tasking answering the phone and taking care of take out orders. Her dine-in patrons didn't suffer because she was more than attentive. We started with their Phuket Fried Calamari for an appetizer. It arrived quickly, was hot and served on a bed of lettuce. The calamari pieces (tentacles included) were lightly battered and deep fried. I found their calamari to be too chewy and probably could've been taken out of the fryer 30 seconds earlier. The sweet and sour sauce that accompanied the calamari was pretty good. My son ordered the Shrimp and Lobster sauce from the lunch menu. I ordered the Drunken Beef Noodle also off their lunch menu. The Shrimp and Lobster sauce arrived in a bowl! I have never seen that before. It was a novel idea as most lobster sauce is very "soupy" anyway. It tasted very good! It arrived hot with about 5 large and perfectly cooked shrimp mixed among the water chestnuts, peas and egg white. My son scooped out most of the lobster sauce onto his ball of fried rice and went to town. The fried rice was ok and his dish was complemented with an egg roll which also tasted ok but could've used more cabbage. My Drunken Beef Noodle was also hot (I despise cold food) when it arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at the portion size. If this was a lunch portion, I would imagine the dinner version would be pretty big. There were ample slices of beef which were marinated and cooked perfectly. It was stir fried with wide flat rice noodles in a delicious brown sauce. The slices of carrots and cabbage completed the dish. After I squeezed the lime into the dish, it tasted even better. I thought this was going to be another typical asian take out/dine-in, but I was pleasantly surprised. From their comfortable decorations to the taste of the food, this is one of those "special" hole in the wall type places that you will fall back on for good affordable dining. read more

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Waited almost an hour after we ordered and no food. We finally left. It looked like maybe the parents were out of town and the kids were running it on a Friday night. We may give it another chance, but quite disappointed. When we left, the kid at the front just said ok, like he understood. He didn't ask if there was a problem. read more

Terrible customer service. The young man working as a host is very rude. Tao Asian has lost a customer.

Soooooooo good!!!! I got the general tasó shrimp. The food was so good!!! Great customer service with very little wait. Very cute restaurant too. I will definitely revisit! read more

How have we lived here 20 years and found this place in 2019. Fantastic Chinese and Thai. Really really good. Only thing I wish is that they offered their lunch menu on Sundays ( i'd be there every Sunday) Great value on the lunch menu read more

Pretty delicious, great egg rolls , lettuce wraps my friend had orange chicken loves it . I'm very pick with Togo orders ( ppl are sloppy and cheap) this place is not . Great job read more

The front cashier was completely rude and the food was cold. Gross. The environment was terrible because it smelled like old carpet.

My whole family was sick one was throwing up and the others I don't even want to say on here. But it looked good and mine tasted funny but no one was in there on a Friday night at 5:00pm I will be filing a report with whoever I have to do they will be investigated which is a first for me also with everyone getting sick is scary. Don't not go here!!! I would recommend anything else read more

I ordered chicken lo mein and sesame chicken for pick up from Tao Asian and I am very satisfied. I didn't have to wait long to get my food, it has good portions, and a reasonable price. Not to mention it's delicious. All in all, a very good experience read more

Tao Asian - Sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - Pelham, Alabama

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A Chinese-Thai restaurant? Okay. Make sense like a German-Italian restaurant I guess. I visited for dinner with a friend who says she really likes this place. I ordered pork with black bean sauce, which was listed as a spicy dish. It was after I covered in Shirachia sauce. The dish was more sweet than spicy or savory. Maybe if I ordered this Chinese dish Thai hot? So, the verdict is, food is okay, service is okay, restaurant is clean but not fancy. Solid 3 star establishment. read more

Tom yum soup!!! Was really yummy! The calamari was very generous lots of calamari arms or should I say legs anyhow the sauce was very good the calamari was very crispy lots to share with very good price at $6.95 also the eggplant stirfry with garlic sauce was exceptionally good and also five star rating because it was really really yummy!!!We cleaned all of our plates it was really good have to try it. read more

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Easily my favorite Asian restaurant in the area. Their yellow and red curry are the best I have had anywhere. The staff are always fast, accurate, and nice. Highly recommend. read more

Go for the Chinese food; skip the Thai. Stopped here for lunch on our way through to Florida, based on the good Yelp reviews. Hubby got the sweet & sour chicken, I got Kung Pao chicken and the kiddo got pad Thai. I thought the Kung Pao was very good--flavorful brown sauce, good ratio of chicken to veggies, and nice little side of fried rice. The lunch specials come with an egg roll (contains pork), but they subbed it out on request for a vegetarian spring roll for only $0.25 extra. Hubby thought his sweet & sour hit the spot too. We both tried the pad Thai, which is a regular family go-to, and neither of us liked it. The sauce was very thin and sour. Kiddo usually wolfs pad Thai down and he just picked at it. The place was empty on a Saturday around noon, expect for a couple carry out patrons coming in and out. Service was efficient. Good value on the lunch specials. Would definitely recommend for the Chinese food. read more

I'm from New York city and I have been looking for a good Chinese/Thai restaurant for over ten years. While in NYC, I had access to authentic cuisine in Chinatown in Manhattan. My adopted children, Shaun and Karen recommended this place. Today I ordered the General Tso's chicken and the Thai Basil chicken. It was as if I was eating from a popular NYC restaurant in an yuppie neighborhood in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Absolutely delicious and perfectly seasoned! I have found my new spot! Thank you Tao Asian. read more

This is my second time I visit this restaurant the food is fresh the only reason I give them 4 stars is because I order for pickup the Mongolian beef I have no problem paying $12-14 dollars the quality of food was great I also give them $1.00 tip and when I got to my car and open my food container I notice there was only 3/4 parts of food in the container, most of the places I go they fill it up to the top! If the owner is reading this comment I suggest you should take action and do things right, ain't big deal just fill up to the container this way you will have your customers coming back at your place is all common sense. So I decided to give them one more chance I will return and I will order the same food hopefully change will be done ! read more

Always awesome. Always friendly. Support small businesses. The pan Ang curry is my favorite. Also the have several vegetarian/vegan options

The Panang curry is outstanding haven't gotten past that to try anything else but I'm sure it is good. Clean place friendly staff

IMO, the food here is so good. I go here as often as I can. Panang Curry is my go to order.

A hidden gem. I found this restaurant because another was closed and wow. Their Thai curries are off the chain and their Chinese very true to form. Had Anna and the King which was awesome. And also the Green curry. Like I said a hidden gem and a family owned and run business. read more

For me chasing the flavor that I love about Chinese food and a specific flavor from one of my favorite places to eat in California I found here and I don't even live in Alabama delicious read more

BEWARE OF TAO ASIAN RESTAURANT IN PELHAM !!!! We ate there tonight & while the food was pretty good, service was not! We have one of the coupon books & tao is in there. Coupon states buy any entree, get one of equal or lesser value free (up to $10.00). No exclusions or certain days !!! So we ordered a large soup, 2 entrees & 2 drinks. When we present the coupon they refuse to honor it, because we ordered seafood. No where on the coupon did it exclude certain meals. We will not go back !!! read more

My go-to Chinese spot in Birmingham. I've eaten at every "best Chinese spot" in the area and this by far is the best. Owners are great and the Panama Curry, extra spicy, is my absolute favorite! read more

Two words, Panang curry! I discovered this dish here at Tao well over 6 years back. Since discovering it, I have tried it at every Thai restaurant I eat at, and not one single place has even come close! The other curries at Tao are great, but their Panang is a symphony of flavor. I could honestly just eat the curry sauce over rice but add in the chicken and veggies and it is that much better. The Chinese portion of the menu is hit and miss but the Thai menu is all amazing! We mostly dine out, as the ambiance isn't great, but I promise it's some of the best curry in Birmingham! read more

High quality chinese food. Fresh to order and fabulous sesame shrimp. Sauce was awesome and not that commercial taste. Very impressed with decor and service. Even more impressed that they offered Chinese food on the kids menu! My kids loved the visit as well! The young woman that waited on my table was very appropriate, kind and attentive. Will certainly make Tao Asian our go to Chinese restaurant from now on! read more

Read reviews and looked at pictures and just knew my meal would turn out great... Disappointed. I ordered Drunken Noodles and Thai Fried Rice and both were BLAND AS HECK. The rice literally had ONE basil leaf. The rice looked like regular fried rice. I paid $25 for my order =[ I also ordered Kung Pao chicken for someone and he said it was disgusting. Will not be back. However, the young lady that took my order was nice and sweet. read more

Great Thai food and service here to not have to go to Birmingham. The panang curry chicken was little spicy but good stuff!

We keep eating here/ordering takeout because the food is delicious for very decent prices! Like many other people, the Thai Chicken Panang is my top favorite...I get it Thai spicy and it's just the right amount of heat. Serving portion is very large too. My daughter always gets the kids Teriyaki Chicken and the meat is very tender and flavorful; it's her favorite from any Chinese restaurant and she's a picky eater. Atmosphere is small and quaint; we've never had to wait more than a minute or 2 to be seated. read more

Tried this place out for the first time tonight. General Tso's dinner combination with chicken. Came with 2 crab rangoons and I ordered an egg roll. I planned on eating this tonight and again tomorrow, but it was so good I finished every bite. I'll definitely be back to try some of the Thai dishes as well. read more

If you eat here go in and order. DONT PLACE ORDERS OVER THE PHONE. You order the meat and rice combo which is less than $10 but over the phone they write it up as the large family meal. They won't reverse it when you get there to pick it up. They say you ordered it wrong. This has happened to me 2 times and will not happen a 3rd. Lost my business read more